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Hello and welcome to the Profitable Nomad

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Couple podcast . This is a show where we

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share all of our secrets about building a sustainable

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, location-independent lifestyle .

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We're Austin and Monica . We're a digital nomad

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couple here to help you develop an entrepreneurial

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mindset , ignite your passions and

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develop a purpose-driven online business

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.

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Get ready for weekly insights and inspiring

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stories to empower you to live

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life on your own terms .

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So are you ready to unlock the nomad mindset

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and embrace a life of limitless possibilities

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? Let's dive in .

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All right , you guys , welcome back to

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another episode . We are so excited you're

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here and I just need to take a second and

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thank you guys for being here week after

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week . We've recently realized

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that our podcast is in the top

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5% of podcasts globally

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and that is in large part because

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of you guys for being here every single week

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, for listening to our show , for supporting us

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, for sharing our episodes .

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So I just want to give you a huge , huge

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, huge shout out and a huge thank you from

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both of us yeah , that was super exciting

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news to get , so we made a new friend

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online who pointed this out to us , and

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it really is because of you guys listening . So

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thank you very , very much , and we

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want to continue getting this content

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out to more people . If you have friends who you

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haven't shared this with , like , go ahead and send them a link

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to this episode that you're listening to right now . I

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want to thank Monica , who's been obviously

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a big part of this , and we also want to

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give a quick shout out to my brother , josh , who

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has been in charge of editing our

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podcast for the past maybe 10

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or so , and he's been killing it . So

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thanks , josh .

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I think this is the closest we'll ever get to

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a Grammy award-winning speech , so

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thank you for joining us here . I like

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it All right , you guys , today we

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are super exciting , super

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exciting .

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I hope you find this exciting , but we're excited

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to be announcing something new

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at the end of this episode , something

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new that Monica and I have been putting together for you

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and something that we genuinely believe

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is very needed in this space

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and becoming a digital nomad . But

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before we get to that reveal and before we talk

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about what it is , we have a couple of things we want

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to bring to your attention .

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Yeah , I would say , having been in the

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digital nomad space for a while now , one of

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the saddest things to me is

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people who are right on the edge , right

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on the cusp of taking this leap , taking

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their lives into their own hands and

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really creating this financial

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and location freedom that they've been wanting to . And

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then they get to this point where they're ready to jump off

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and then they just like get stuck and come

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to a full halt and it's because they get

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so overwhelmed with all

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of the different decisions they need to make , with all

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of the different possibilities , with all

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of the unknowns , and then they just kind

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of sit there teetering on the edge and I've actually seen

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some people kind of back away and just kind

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of give up on the whole thing , which is so

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sad .

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Yeah . So when Monica and I first got started

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working online , we were kind of in that same boat

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. Monica was looking up places

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like ways that we can work online . I was not

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connected mentally completely . So

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Monica was doing a lot of the work at this point and

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we had basically two options

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that we could find becoming a virtual assistant

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or becoming an Instagram influencer

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. So we went the virtual assistant

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route but we literally had no

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idea what else was out there . We genuinely

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thought those were the two options and

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we had no idea the expansive world

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that's out there of different ways you can

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work online and we had absolutely

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no idea like if we had

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been told of all the other options how

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we could have gotten there . So I luckily

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had a Monica . That's just one thing

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that we've seen like a big roadblock

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for people , and I think for me this was really highlighted

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when Monica and I put together our

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Facebook group and our goal there is to help

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people get started becoming

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a digital nomad and we ask a question

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to everybody who joins this group and

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we ask them what is the biggest challenge

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in your way of becoming a digital nomad ? And

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that's when it was really highlighted to me that

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things like a lack of clarity

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, not knowing where to start , just not

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knowing how to make money online . Like how

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common those things are for people

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and how big of a roadblock it can feel when

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they want to get started and feel like

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they don't know where to go .

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Yeah , by far . Hundreds

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of our people coming into

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our Facebook group said things like their

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biggest questions they had were like how

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can I turn a new skill into a job

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that can support my travels ? Or what did

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digital nomads even do for work ? Or where

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do I begin ? Or how can I actually make money online

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. And there's so many misconceptions

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and , as we've been getting in conversations with these

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people , a lot of them have said things like man

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, I'm just so burned out

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with MLMs and scams and

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everyone trying to , like you know , just

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try to get me to join their business

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, but nothing seems legit

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. And then they get scared off and kind

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of back away and they're like you know , I don't even think

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I can do this , I don't even think it's real , I don't even

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believe there are digital nomads out there . But

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it is so heartbreaking and

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it's been so interesting to

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just see these themes come up over

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and over and over again with the hundreds

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of people that we've been getting into conversations

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with .

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The stat I just read the other day is

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that there's about 40 million digital

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nomads worldwide . So it's working for

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people and it's definitely a lifestyle that's attainable

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. We just got to figure out how to make that

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happen . But the consequence

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of these feelings of not knowing where to start

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, of feeling overwhelmed , confused

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about making money online , the consequence

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is well , one of the big ones is

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analysis , paralysis , analysis

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, paralysis is you have all of these choices

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and you don't know , like you're trying

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to figure out which path to

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go down , and so , when you

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have so many possibilities

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and you're just not sure about a

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clear path for you , you're not sure what's going to make sense

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for you . You spend all of your time researching

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and reading and asking

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questions from people without really taking

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concrete action . That's one of the big

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problems . Is you just keep

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researching and keep researching and keep researching

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and reading , and you're watching YouTube videos and listening

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to podcasts which are great , by the way

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but at some point you have to

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take an action , you have to do something

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, you have to move your foot forward .

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Yeah , the most vivid analogy I've ever heard

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along the same lines is

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that you cannot learn how to swim by

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reading a book . At some point you have

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to jump in the pool and you have to give it a go

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. And that is so true when

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it comes to making money online . At some

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point you have to just give it a go . You have

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to figure out what skills you have , what

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excites you , and then just

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start moving forward to

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make that happen .

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Another big consequence is all

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of the missed opportunities . So let's say that you

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spend the next two or three years

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trying to figure out how to get started and you're in

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a job that you don't enjoy and you feel

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like your life is wasting away . And

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you spend that whole time dreaming

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and thinking what if ? And you're researching

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and creating this plan without taking

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action . That's two to three years

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that you could have gotten started and two

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to three years that you could have been out there traveling

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and could have been starting your business and could

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have been building these things up

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, but instead you were planning , and

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planning is great . It's like there's nothing wrong with

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making a plan . You need a plan , but

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when you spend time only planning

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, you miss so many chances and

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so many opportunities that you could have been enjoying

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, could have been building from .

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Yeah , and I definitely have seen

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this happen with us and with tons of

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other people . We've been talking to that . As you work

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towards getting yourself in the room

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with other digital nomads , with other entrepreneurs

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, you just open yourself up

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to so many more opportunities that

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you're not even able to say yes to all of them . You're

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gonna have to start like picking and choosing what

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opportunities you take , and it is the most

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exciting thing . It's the most exciting

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place to be in , but while you're sitting here

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just in planning phase , all

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of these opportunities are being given to somebody

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else because you're not there to

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receive them .

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So what is the solution

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? How do we get through this ? And , like

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I hinted at before , the answer is

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get yourself a Monica . So

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Monica and I have been working hard to create

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a program that gets Monica unleashed

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out into the world . So we've

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put together a month-long sprint

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and it's called the digital nomad Kickstarter

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and basically we wanted a place

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to not only give you the information

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that you need but also help you take the

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actions that you need . So this

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is a , like I said , a month long

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sprint and it's going to give you

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all the tools and strategies that

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you need to get

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started as a digital nomad . So let

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me walk you through real quick month

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or sorry , week by week , what this month is

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going to look like for you . So the

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very first week is just doing an assessment

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of where you are . So monica and

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I talk all the time about how important it

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is to figure out your why , like why

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are you traveling and why are you starting a business

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, but also doing some what

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we call vision casting . So you're looking

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forward to the future and you're planning

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out what you want it to look like and you're being really

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intentional about where you want to

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be and what you want to be working on and

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how you want your work-life balance to

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look like . So we're going to do

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there's a whole bunch of exercises that we have around

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those . We're going to help you identify what your strengths

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are , what your skills are

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, because another common question we've gotten

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is like I don't , I feel like

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I don't have any skills that can be

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translated into online work , so what can I do ? So

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we're going to help you figure that out , explore

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all the different options that are out there . So week one

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is kind of a self-assessment and an exploratory

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phase . Week two , we're

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going to dive into identifying

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who your clients are and crafting

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your offer . So this means basically figuring

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out what's the solution that you , as

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a business owner , are providing

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. What's the problem that you are fixing for people

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? Who are the people that you're fixing

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it for ? What do they need ? What does it feel like to

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them ? We're going to help you figure out , like , how to

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put together your offer in a way that makes

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it appealing to people and they're going to want to buy it

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. Week three is

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addressing the big question of how

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do I get clients . So that's probably

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the next biggest question we get is

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how do I get clients online . If

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you don't know what you're doing , that's especially

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hard . But even if you do know what you're doing , it's

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really challenging . So we're going to talk about how to land

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your first client . We're going to teach

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you some basic marketing principles and different

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avenues to do that . On um

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, how to build a portfolio If you've never

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had a portfolio before . So , like , if you

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let's say , for example , you want to be a

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web designer but you've never been a web

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designer before , what do you put in your portfolio

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? So we're going to talk about that and how

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to use that portfolio to get even more

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clients . And then week four

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this is one of my favorite parts of this whole sprint

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. Week four is focused on

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presenting what you've put together and

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networking with other people in the group . So

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we're going to give you guys a

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chance to share with everyone else

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that's in this month-long challenge with you , like

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who your clients are , what your offer

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is , give you a chance to basically talk

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about , like give your elevator pitch and talk about what

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you're doing . And this is going to do

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a couple things . One , it's going to help you

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get comfortable talking about what you do , because

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that's a really challenging part is just getting

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comfortable saying out loud who

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you're helping and what you're offering . And

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two , it's going to give you a chance to get

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connected with other people who are also

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in that same stage , and maybe

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they have people that they know that need

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what you're offering and vice versa , and so it's

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going to be a really good networking

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opportunity with other beginner

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business owners and freelancers .

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The whole goal of this entire month

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is going to be that you leave this program

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with clarity , with a direction

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and with a solid plan to help

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you learn how to make money online and transition

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into a nomadic lifestyle . You

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are going to build the confidence through this program

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to pursue freelancing entrepreneurship

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, building a business , taking

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the leap jumping in the pool . You

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are going to have the skills , the strategies that you

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need to just get started

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, and we're going to give that to you through weekly

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calls with us where we're doing live trainings

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. We'll answer your questions . We'll be there with

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you . You'll get access to an exclusive

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Facebook group where you can have direct

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access to us throughout the week to ask us questions

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, to ask your group

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, your cohort , questions and to get their feedback

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. You're going to get exclusive resources

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, including videos and workbooks to help

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you get through it , as well as

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networking and collaboration opportunities

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with like-minded individuals . Like Austin mentioned

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. Week four , especially , is all about that

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. I'm so , so , so excited , because it

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really does take a village to build a

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business and we're going to be giving you

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a village of like-minded people through

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this program . And then we're also going to be

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including pop-up trainings throughout

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the month . As you know , if we

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see lots of people asking the same question over

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and over and over again , we will definitely just pop

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in , do a live training , make sure that

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everybody can get access to that

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. So the more you ask

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, the more you participate , the more we will give

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to help you along your way .

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So , if this is something that you want to join

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and want to be a part of , we

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are kicking off on May 6th , so it's going to be the whole month of May that we're doing this . You

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can get started by going to austinandmonicacom

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forward slash digital

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nomad kickstarter and , of course

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, we're going to have that linked for you to make it easier . But

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if you head there , we're going to have that linked for you to make it easier . But if you head there , you're

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going to get all the information that we've just talked about . Um , you're going to . There's a couple

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other things that you can look up and find out on that page , and then you can either get on a call

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with us if you want more questions answered

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or if you're just like ready

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to sign up and we're into go , you

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can sign up right there on that page .

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You guys , this is your month to

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make it happen . This is your month to get out

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of planning phase and into action

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phase . This is your month to

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put all of your dreams together on a

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paper , to really come up with a plan

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, to work with us . It's going to be

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a blast , you guys . I am so , so excited

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for you guys to join us for Digital Nomad Kickstarter

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. So definitely go reserve your spot today

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and we will see you in May .

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And here's the thing , you guys . There's

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a couple things that we want to make sure you're aware of

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. One , it's starting May 6th

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, but we're closing the doors before that because

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we want just a specific

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group of people going through this all together

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. So it's not going to be open to join

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at any time . So make sure , if

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you want to join , come before May 6 . And

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two , there are a limited number of spots

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. This is not open ended for an unlimited amount

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of people . So if you want to be one of the

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people that's in this group going through it , make

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sure you snag that spot before they

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fill up . Yeah , so on that note , you guys go ahead

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and check out that page and we are

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going to see you on this podcast next week . You

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guys go ahead and check out that page and we are gonna see you on this podcast

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next week . Thanks so much for joining us here on the profitable

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nomad couple podcast .

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we appreciate you listening to us today if

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you enjoyed this episode , share it on instagram

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Until next week , remember that you have the power

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to shape your own path . So

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stay curious , stay adventurous and stay

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