Divorced? Earn a Living While Living Your Life
One word that often comes to mind after a divorce is…FREEDOM. Suddenly your life is your own - it’s no longer shared with someone else. Your day-to-day life can often become, well, quiet..to say the least. Whether you have kids and a shared custody agreement or you have no children, you suddenly find yourself with more free time than you often know what to do with.
Your thoughts and feelings towards this new-found freedom will undoubtedly ebb and flow. I remember days where I felt like a weight had been lifted…like I was suddenly free to do any and all of the things I had always wanted to do. When my kids were at their dad’s I had so many ideas of places I wanted to travel to, things I wanted to see and do and plans I wanted to make. Then….on other days….I hated every bit of my quiet house and the freedom I now had. Ebbs and flows WILL be a part of your healing journey - this is both inevitable and necessary.
The way you handle it all is ultimately based on your perspective. You have more free time now whether you want it or not. What matters is what you choose to do with it. I know that when I was going through my divorce and our new custody arrangement, the worst thing for me was staying at home. Home was quiet on the days my kids were gone. Home was where every corner I turned was a memory of my marriage…or a toy on the floor that reminded my that my kids would no longer live at home 100% of the time. Home was a hard place to be for awhile.
So what did I do? I shifted my perspective. I used my new free time to work on ME. I started traveling more, seeing friends more, spending more time outdoors, and I learned to find and love myself again. I stopped sitting around the house feeling sorry for myself and I committed to staying busy while listening to what my mind and body needed from me. Sometimes that was rest, yes. But other times it was to get out and live my life.
What if you could work from anywhere in the world? Or maybe just from the cute coffee shop nearby in town? Maybe with this new life you realize you no longer want to be tied to that office job or a schedule dictated by someone else. Maybe you have a full-time job but want to travel and have a side gig that makes you some money while doing it.
I know it sounds gimmicky and unrealistic but the opportunities to work remotely or start an online business have never been more plentiful and popular as they are right now.
I recently became familiar with the term “digital nomad” - essentially it describes a person who earns a living working online in various locations of their choosing. That’s it. Simple and straightforward. Then I found this book explaining HOW to become just that.
Making a living while having the freedom to live life on your terms sounds like a great idea…almost a little cliché, even. But the idea of where to start and how to do it can be both overwhelming and scary.
But let’s be honest - you just went through a divorce. You’ve already experienced overwhelming and scary! And you can do hard things!!
This book is a fantastic resource for where to begin and how to get started. There really is so much information online that it’s enough to make you go completely mad then quit looking altogether. I get it - I’ve been there. Focus on the life YOU want to live. Come up with a plan. And let this book be your guide.
It’s called “Digital Nomad Lifestyle” and it provides a wealth of information on how to have the freedom to make money where, when and how YOU want.
Remember what I said, this new post-divorce life is here whether we like it or not. Our PERSPECTIVE is what will determine how we live it. We only get one - let’s choose to live it well.