In Part 2 of my interview with Brian David Crane, we're discussing having homebases and essentials that any successful digital nomad shouldn't go without. Make sure to check Part 1 - The Importance of Community and Relationships In Expat Life - if you've missed it.

Brian David Crane offers an interesting perspective on digital nomad lifestyle as he has since 2014 lived on 4 continents and travelled to over 40 countries. He's currently based in Asia on the island of Bali. 

To find out more about Brian and his business, please check these websites:

http://www.briandavidcrane.com/

https://www.callersmart.com/

If you're a location independent entrepreneur, digital nomad or plan to be, you can't miss this one. Make sure you also check Part 1.

In Part 2, we are discussing:

00:18 - Ideal way for digital nomads to spread their time between the countries

01:29 - Working in your home: Treadmill and standing desks 

02:10 - How moving affects your brain at work - walking and productivity

06:18 - Laptop friendly places and uncomfortable chairs

07:32 - Ergonomic keyboard

08:26 - EU beneficial laws: Roaming, warranty and plane's missed connection

10:05 - Brian's homebase in Bali - experience building his villa

13:20 - Bali traditional building-blessing ceremonies

15:11 - What draws westerners to Bali

15:48 - Brian's Company - CallerSmart - and his distributed team

17:18 - CallerSmart app awesome features and uses

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In this exclusive interview with Brian David Crane you'll discover how he, as a successful digital business founder, handles the challenges of living the expat lifestyle, especially when it comes to community and relationships, but also with growing business and teams while travelling.

Brian David Crane offers an interesting perspective on making connections as a digital nomad as he has since 2014 lived on 4 continents and travelled to over 40 countries. He's currently based in Asia on the island of Bali. 

To find out more about Brian and his business, please check these websites:

http://www.briandavidcrane.com/

https://www.callersmart.com/

If you're a location independent entrepreneur, digital nomad or plan to be, this episode will offer you some valuable insights on expat community and relationships.

Stay tuned for part 2 release in which we're discussing homebases and essentials for a successful digital nomad.

Here are some topics you'll hear us discuss in this part 1:

02:51 - Keeping in touch with people via social media vs. old school calling

04:50 - My psychology studies and study on the impact of proximity when making friends

07:07 - Being nomadic and the importance of live contact with friends

09:00 - Long-term thinking about the expat's community

09:30 - Culturally influenced work-life balance: EU vs. US

11:36 - Coworking spaces and the community elements

12:33 - Office work advantages

13:30 - Remote working - results vs. hours based perspective

14:10 - Hiring people based on your need for community

14:38 - Building a local team advantages

15:37 - Conferences and speaking events and their impact on digital nomad's motivation and perspective

17:01 - Single expats vs. expat families

18:37 - Different expat types: High-level expats vs. people who don't like their own culture; the impact of exposing their kids to a different culture

20:21 - Language barriers and their impact on an expat's personality and level of intimacy in relationships

21:41 - The importance of enough cultural similarity for mutual understanding in friendships and dating

22:54 - Wealth gap in international dating and possible difficulties with establishing a genuine connection

25:05 - How I met my Czech girlfriend

26:51 - Vancouver visits and my community

27:35 - Long flights, Munich airport sleeping hubs and Estonia airport capsules

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I've recently received a question from Lilla who is marketing her business by cold emailing new clients. How to send cold emails to get more clients while keeping your sanity in the process? 

When you're a freelancer working for yourself and marketing your business by cold emailing, you might get discouraged, especially if you are an idealist personality type like ENFP, INFP or INFJ.

In this episode I want to talk about my perspective on this and share some useful cold email tips and advice.

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Are you, or someone you know, suffering from ENFP?  If so, you should seek immediate non-medical attention. Introducing: ENFP Unleashed. Click here for more details.

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If you're considering starting a business partnership or looking for a business partner this episode will give you a few questions to ask and considerations to take into account before taking the leap and making a life-changing decision.

Partnerships in business can lead to great business opportunities, especially for a small business and startups. But before you enter a business partnership agreement, consider the entrepreneur advice in this episode.

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Are you, or someone you know, suffering from ENFP?  If so, you should seek immediate non-medical attention. Introducing: ENFP Unleashed. Click here for more details.

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If you want more freedom and financial independence, you need to master yourself and develop your ability to get things done…and this ONE change may be the easiest and quickest way to instantly DOUBLE your productivity (not to mention save your sanity!). This approach will work wonders for just about everyone, but is especially helpful for creative people and creative types like ENFP, INFP, and INFJ personality types. If you're a writer or an artist, well, you definitely can't miss this one.

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Are you, or someone you know, suffering from ENFP?  If so, you should seek immediate non-medical attention. Introducing: ENFP Unleashed. Click here for more details.

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Discovering your calling and getting motivated to make it happen isn't always easy. If you can understand and harness intrinsic AND extrinsic motivation you'll be able to pour fuel on your fire and energize yourself to take action and make things happen. Don't miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | Google Play Music | Stitcher | TuneIn | RSS/XML

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Are you, or someone you know, suffering from ENFP?  If so, you should seek immediate non-medical attention. Introducing: ENFP Unleashed. Click here for more details.

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Irene left a comment "I find that I feel guilty if I try to earn money, if I am not contributing to the greater good in some way."

Does Irene have some serious money issues, or is her desire to contribute the key to saving humanity?

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If you want to follow my travels or catch some shorter videos and updates I share, you can find me on Facebook (DreamsAroundTheWorldHQ) | and as TheDanJohnston on Instagram and Twitter | I publish new videos weekly on YouTube as well. 

Are you, or someone you know, suffering from ENFP?  If so, you should seek immediate non-medical attention. Introducing: ENFP Unleashed. Click here for more details.

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There's this feeling usually after lunch when you're not really able to concentrate and think clearly…Wait… what was I saying again?

Oh…Seriously, this is called BRAIN FOG and in this episode I talk about how I cured it and WHY and HOW you should too. 

Later in the day our energy level dips and we might struggle with focus and finishing the things we do.

Feeling foggy can seriously affect your life and in this episode I talk about its causes and suggest some tips and advice on how to reduce or fully eliminate this brain fog and regain mental clarity.

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Are you, or someone you know, suffering from ENFP?  If so, you should seek immediate non-medical attention. Introducing: ENFP Unleashed. Click here for more details.

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If you're an ENFP struggling with procrastination and wondering how to just take action and get things DONE...wait, you're still here? I want to share some advice on how to stop procrastinating in this episode.

As an ENFP personality type, we need a special kind of motivation to get us to DO things and finish what we start. How can ENFPs defeat procrastination once and for all?

If as an ENFP you've been avoiding getting things done, in this episode you'll find some helpful ENFP tips on how to eliminate this procrastination problem.

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If you want to follow my travels or catch some shorter videos and updates I share, you can find me on Facebook (DreamsAroundTheWorldHQ) | and as TheDanJohnston on Instagram and Twitter | I publish new videos weekly on YouTube as well. 

Are you, or someone you know, suffering from ENFP?  If so, you should seek immediate non-medical attention. Introducing: ENFP Unleashed. Click here for more details.

If you enjoy the podcast and would like to submit your own question for a future episode, you can do so here: www.DreamsAroundTheWorld.com/ask-dan/

And if you haven't already, be sure to check out my free training on turning your personality type into an incredible life, The Life Design Approach. Get it here: www.DreamsAroundTheWorld.com/freetraining/

To travel for FREE sounds like a DREAM...But it's very real and possible and here's how! 

Whether you're a digital nomad, location independent entrepreneur or just like frequent travelling, with the cheap travel tip I share in this episode you will discover how to travel the world with almost no money!

Here's the website to this awesome travel service and my #1 travel secret:

https://www.homeexchange.com/

You can thank me later…or now in the podcast review. ;)

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If you want to follow my travels or catch some shorter videos and updates I share, you can find me on Facebook (DreamsAroundTheWorldHQ) | and as TheDanJohnston on Instagram and Twitter | I publish new videos weekly on YouTube as well. 

Are you, or someone you know, suffering from ENFP?  If so, you should seek immediate non-medical attention. Introducing: ENFP Unleashed. Click here for more details.

If you enjoy the podcast and would like to submit your own question for a future episode, you can do so here: www.DreamsAroundTheWorld.com/ask-dan/

And if you haven't already, be sure to check out my free training on turning your personality type into an incredible life, The Life Design Approach. Get it here: www.DreamsAroundTheWorld.com/freetraining/