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Things To Look For When Planning Your Work Retreat
Kirsty Furniss, facilitator on our Bali Coworkation, explains why Bali is such a unique environment for inner enquiry, and how we will go about it on our retreat.
Work ON your business not just IN it
The daily grind can be fast-paced and non-stop as we frantically pursue success in our business. Focusing on the next task on the to-do list we can fall into the trap of neglecting our longer-term objectives. Sometimes we need to take a back step and take a look at the bigger picture.
Learning to Live with Freedom is a Task in Itself
“Work/Life balance no longer, it’s all just living” declared the legendary Richard Branson.
Yet, with the changes in the way we live and work – with the increasing fusion between the two – it can bring a deeper complexity to our lifestyles.
Location Independence…it’s about LIFE
Location independence is not a panacea for the unfulfilled. It does not guarantee happiness. It has inherent pros and cons…
My “WHY” behind Freedom X Fest
A conversation in a pub in London was when the seeds for a festival/conference to unite the Location Independent Movement was sown in my mind…
Teaminess – Balsamiq’s “Know-How” of Organizing the Distributed Team
Balsamiq has been a fully remote company since they were founded in 2008, so they know first hand the many challenges and benefits involved in managing a distributed team and the self management required for remote workers.
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My “WHY” behind Freedom X Fest
A conversation in a pub in London was when the seeds for a festival/conference to unite the Location Independent Movement was sown in my mind…
Teaminess – Balsamiq’s “Know-How” of Organizing the Distributed Team
Balsamiq has been a fully remote company since they were founded in 2008, so they know first hand the many challenges and benefits involved in managing a distributed team and the self management required for remote workers.
5 Things To Bring While Working Abroad
When you work abroad, there’s a certain value to getting unplugged, so to speak, from your ordinary surroundings. Granted you’ll likely spend much of the time in meetings or office buildings, but you also get the chance to enjoy a new area and free yourself from the same old surroundings of your home. So – what should you bring along with you for the trip?
BE CHALLENGED, BE SCARED, BE INSPIRED!
Stu, our Coworkation founder, chats with Nomad Capitalist's Marija Kovacevic, about his travels, gives some tips for digital nomads... and having a $1500 bounty on his head in Portugal in this interview as part of the Nomad Week series. What is Nomad Capitalist, and...
LESSONS FROM THE ROAD
LESSONS FROM THE ROAD #1Perceiving situations in a positive way.A French airport strike (just for something different!) somehow means a two hour delay from my flight between London and Barcelona (thanks Frenchies!). To kill time I read the travel section of the paper,...
Why do people love to travel?
Why do people love to travel? Why do people leave their homes and travel all over the world? The reasons why people love to travel are varied. For some travel’s a dream that comes true once a year for the annual vacation. For me, travel has been an...
The Technical Side of Things for the Digital Nomad
The Technical Side of Things for the Digital Nomad When you’re living from your suitcase and the world is your office, it’s hard to find that place of permanence that will include a credenza or two to keep those client files and happy memories safe. In the year 10BI...
LET’S TALK ABOUT LOVE!
Yesterday, Valentine’s Day, was a day of love... and we are still feeling a little sentimental here at Coworkation! Let’s talk about love. “Really?!?! What’s that got to do with location independence” It goes to the heart of the matter (pardon the pun!) There is a...
Virtual Virtuoso – A Guide to Navigating Virtual Offices
Businesses, large and small, are either finding more appropriate office space or abandoning the traditional office altogether.
The Annual Digital Nomad Migration
One of the (many) things I love about location independence is the ability to escape winter. That is why there is two hemispheres, right? Once the cold and rain hits Europe in November then it is time for the herd of digital nomads to head to warmer pastures....
Christmas & New Year Newsletters
Now, THIS is a Christmas present! Christmas might be over...but the presents keep coming! And here is your post-Christmas present from the Coworkation Crew. 50% off our Bali coworkation trips in May and October, 2017! You can also enter our Christmas...
How Coworkation came to the rescue… of its founder!
It wasn’t supposed to be about me. Yet, if anybody was in need of a dose of clarity and inspiration it was me! Coworkation needed to come to my rescue!