by Erin Elizabeth Wells | Jan 21, 2020 | Course Update
The story of our most recent road trip begins several months before. A year ago during our cross-country road trip from Massachusetts to Arizona we stopped for two nights in Santa Fe, NM and loved it. By the time we left town 36 hours later, I had found an Airbnb...
by Erin Elizabeth Wells | Jan 14, 2020 | Action & Execution
Many digital nomads have a bit of a love/hate relationships with making plans. Part of what we love about this lifestyle is the freedom, but as we all know… in order to travel, you do need to be able to show up “on time” for your flights, trains, etc. I see this...
by Erin Elizabeth Wells | Jan 7, 2020 | Vision & Direction
Usually, around New Year’s, folks get excited about doing more strategic planning. Last week I shared my recommendation to pitch your “Yearly Goals,” and what I now do instead. However, that doesn’t mean that this isn’t a great time of year to spend some time doing...
by Erin Elizabeth Wells | Dec 31, 2019 | Vision & Direction
Around New Year’s many people start thinking about their annual plan… What are my goals for next year? What if I tell you that I’ve completely stopped setting annual goals. Are you shocked? I know, a productivity expert who doesn’t set yearly goals! For years I was...
by Erin Elizabeth Wells | Dec 24, 2019 | Energy Management
It’s “that” time of year, and whatever you happen to celebrate… Happy Holidays! The road from Thanksgiving to New Year’s is full of family and friends for us most years, but there’s one part of this time of year that I particularly enjoy… the DOWNTIME! Stepping away,...
by Erin Elizabeth Wells | Dec 17, 2019 | Course Update
We’re back in New England, and as Brian said, “We only been in Massachusetts for 3 days, and I’m already shoveling snow.” So, yes, we’ve already had a taste of snowy New England days, but I have to start this update with our final weeks in Tacoma, WA… because I...
by Erin Elizabeth Wells | Dec 10, 2019 | Workspace
Before we had our digital nomad family “launch,” I had a rather simplistic view of what this roaming life would feel like in action. Basically, I figured there would be three phases each time we went somewhere: Landing, Living, & Leaving. Now that we’ve been slow...
by Erin Elizabeth Wells | Dec 3, 2019 | Energy Management
I finished my Junior Year abroad in Ireland at the end of April, and then I started the most magnificent summer of my life traveling solo through Europe for 4 months. But, by the time August rolled around I had been fast-traveling for over 3 months, changing locations...
by Erin Elizabeth Wells | Nov 26, 2019 | Action & Execution
Getting Things Done or GTD by David Allen has been one of the leading approaches to task management for almost two decades. There is no question in my mind that David Allen’s work has helped millions of people (myself included) to recognize and understand the complex...
by Erin Elizabeth Wells | Nov 19, 2019 | Course Update
Pumpkins, The Halloween Tree, and beautiful fall leaves have been abundant for the past month. When I last shared our last Course Update we were at the beginning of October, and the biggest news was that we’d started potty training. I’m pleased to say that with only a...
