Location independent work

[benji]

One final question. What IT Skill is the best for working remotely? This could be a vague question but i'm looking at a few things and wondering what courses to do which would suit working remotely.

I'm not sure there is a "best" one for working remotely.

Still, server administration and monitoring, network admin where you remote monitor instead of deal with connections on-site, web development and so forth can all be done remotely. The only real challenge to doing remote I.T. work is if you have a really crappy home or traveling internet connection where it is so bad that you can't get work done.

My internet was so awful in Manila at the hotels and malls, that I had to camp out at Burger King to get any work done and it was still awfully slow. Make sure you plan for reliable connections so you don't lose your job due to downtime!

Thanks for the reply John Michael Kane, is doing this type of work remotely hard to come by in your opinion?

 

[John Michael Kane]

It depends upon your skill level and connections, like any job. If you search on Youtube, there's a host of videos explaining jobs that can be remotely, with links to websites that promote remote work. I would personally apply for and get hired at one of these types of jobs BEFORE traveling so that you're not running out of bankroll, traveling in a foreign country and trying to find a job all at the same time. Now would be the time to start your search prior to hopping on a plane IMHO.

 

[Parzival]

The problem with pursuit of income (outside of working for another person) is that unless you are a creative person capable of seeing a problem, devising a solution, developing that new idea into a finished product and then creating a successful sales and marketing plan, you're unlikely to ever succeed at anything other than working for other people (who have a combination of those skills or money to afford to hire people who do).

This is a very good point. I see it at myself. After some time I see many patterns in a system and how to operate inside it or make it more smooth for me. In some cases I see improvement to the system trough some experience from other fields I have. But that's it, its an improvement.
I'm great with people, that's why I work in sales and I catch up things very good. Sometimes a little bit slow but then I go deeper then most - goes back to the pattern thing.

So I know the how to do but not what to do. There is my question for you. If I'm correct you did develop your idea since you went to China as a teacher. How do you think change your environment did help you to improve those skills of be creative?
When I look at German / Austrian society compare to others, we are well organised but we lack fresh and new ideas. Because the people are to scared and keepers of the things they have. So when you change the country / culture you maybe have more opportunities to see that you mostly hold back or just don't see in an over used environment.

 

[Suits]

There is my question for you. If I'm correct you did develop your idea since you went to China as a teacher. How do you think change your environment did help you to improve those skills of be creative?

I've actually spent about half of the last 12 years living in China, so it's the environment that seems most normal to me at the moment.

Solving problems is simply in my DNA and its what I'd want to do no matter where I lived. I don't think my location has anything to do with my level of creativity. Often when you travel to a new place, you have a burst of focus where you have a million new ideas, but that doesn't mean that any of them are valuable.

Rather, I've simply spent my life looking at things and thinking, "I could make this better."

Of course, most of the time, you don't have the opportunity to prove it (for example, even if you think you could improve public transport, its unlikely that anyone in an actual position of decision-making is going to implement your ideas.

Fortunately, in my very last 20's, I identified a niche that I did have the power to make better.

 

[asdfk]

OP, start applying to any and all job that is remote, pays you enough to get by and helps you develop valuable skills. There are many job offers on the “digital nomad” boards.

Don’t start a business without working experience, unless you have a high IQ, high discipline and high money management skills. Realize that most nomads fail to thrive financially. The obvious reason is that they overestimate the value they have to offer, their self discipline or how well they can handle money.

If you just want to have a remote job that pays minimum wage so you can go abroad for a year and have some fun, by all means. If you want a future as an international playboy, focus on getting valuable skills and salesmanship - and than realize that for every success story you’ve read 100 people have failed.

The overwhelming majority of people who try lack some skill or talent they need to make it work. Don’t let this be you. Play it smart.

Worst case scenario: find a shitty remote job that pays a lot and build savings to fund your travels.