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Jodi Ettenberg
It was wonderful having Jodi Ettenberg on the show. She’s
an articulate, strong and fun woman who for 8
years has been successfully doing what many dream of:
traveling the world, leaving a demanding job behind and making
a living as a travel and food blog writer.
It all started with a planned year-long sabbatical to
Siberia from her job as a lawyer. Her intention had been to
return to work, but after a year came and went, she realized that
she had outgrown that path in life, and would prefer to remain on
the road.
Her travel blog, Legal Nomads, was also starting to gain some
traction. She had initially started the
blog so her mom back home could keep up to date with her
adventures, but lo and behold, it caught on with people who loved
her genuine and sincere personality.
8 years ago when Jodi started her journey, the travel blog
space wasn’t as saturated as it is now; growing a
following was easier than it is today. But she does have some
advice for those who wish to live this lifestyle: Build
skills. Figure out your goals, and build
skillsets that will benefit you and put you on the
path to those goals. Ask yourself:
“How can I get better at what I do so I can use it
for my life’s work?”
Her passion and commitment led Jodi to revenue
streams that she never even had to pursue or seek
out. Freelance writing, books and public speaking gigs
stemmed from people being attracted to her personality
and authentic writing. Equally important,
Jodi cares about her brand so much that she never puts
anything out there that she isn’t willing to stand
behind, as she knows that the internet is
forever.
We talk about the fact that even though Jodi has been all over
the world, she prefers the city life most. She feels at
home in places like New York, Bangkok and
Saigon. The energy in these places is
just fun and there’s always so much going
on. “You can fall out of your front door and into an
interesting situation immediately.”
One word of caution that Jodi wants to pass on to anyone
interested in nomadic living, is that travel doesn’t
fix any of your problems. People often think
that their problems will melt away as they travel and see the
world. Nothing could be further from the truth!
Wherever you go, there you are, so if you don’t work on fixing
what’s inside you, you’ll just take your problems around the
world.
“If you travel to escape darkness, it’ll find
you.”
Jodi has many exciting projects on the horizon. She’s
currently developing detailed translation cards for many more
countries to help people with celiac disease eat
healthy as they travel. She also has some exciting
public speaking gigs coming up, including a speech on storytelling
at a Denver conference. And more food maps are on the
way!
We chat about living a bold life and she tells me, being
bold is unapologetically believing in something and educating
people about how you’ve done it, but not being aggressive in
how you do so. Not shoving it down their throats.
Believe in yourself and do what you care about. That’s Jodi
in a nutshell.
SOME QUESTIONS I ASK:
intentionally creating a similar lifestyle?
earning opportunities?
following?
a transient lifestyle?
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN:
passions into profits
lifestyle
much
inspirations to her
travels
DON’T STOP HERE…
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Jodi Ettenberg
It was wonderful having Jodi Ettenberg on the show. She’s
an articulate, strong and fun woman who for 8
years has been successfully doing what many dream of:
traveling the world, leaving a demanding job behind and making
a living as a travel and food blog writer.
It all started with a planned year-long sabbatical to
Siberia from her job as a lawyer. Her intention had been to
return to work, but after a year came and went, she realized that
she had outgrown that path in life, and would prefer to remain on
the road.
Her travel blog, Legal Nomads, was also starting to gain some
traction. She had initially started the
blog so her mom back home could keep up to date with her
adventures, but lo and behold, it caught on with people who loved
her genuine and sincere personality.
8 years ago when Jodi started her journey, the travel blog
space wasn’t as saturated as it is now; growing a
following was easier than it is today. But she does have some
advice for those who wish to live this lifestyle: Build
skills. Figure out your goals, and build
skillsets that will benefit you and put you on the
path to those goals. Ask yourself:
“How can I get better at what I do so I can use it
for my life’s work?”
Her passion and commitment led Jodi to revenue
streams that she never even had to pursue or seek
out. Freelance writing, books and public speaking gigs
stemmed from people being attracted to her personality
and authentic writing. Equally important,
Jodi cares about her brand so much that she never puts
anything out there that she isn’t willing to stand
behind, as she knows that the internet is
forever.
We talk about the fact that even though Jodi has been all over
the world, she prefers the city life most. She feels at
home in places like New York, Bangkok and
Saigon. The energy in these places is
just fun and there’s always so much going
on. “You can fall out of your front door and into an
interesting situation immediately.”
One word of caution that Jodi wants to pass on to anyone
interested in nomadic living, is that travel doesn’t
fix any of your problems. People often think
that their problems will melt away as they travel and see the
world. Nothing could be further from the truth!
Wherever you go, there you are, so if you don’t work on fixing
what’s inside you, you’ll just take your problems around the
world.
“If you travel to escape darkness, it’ll find
you.”
Jodi has many exciting projects on the horizon. She’s
currently developing detailed translation cards for many more
countries to help people with celiac disease eat
healthy as they travel. She also has some exciting
public speaking gigs coming up, including a speech on storytelling
at a Denver conference. And more food maps are on the
way!
We chat about living a bold life and she tells me, being
bold is unapologetically believing in something and educating
people about how you’ve done it, but not being aggressive in
how you do so. Not shoving it down their throats.
Believe in yourself and do what you care about. That’s Jodi
in a nutshell.
SOME QUESTIONS I ASK:
intentionally creating a similar lifestyle?
earning opportunities?
following?
a transient lifestyle?
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN:
passions into profits
lifestyle
much
inspirations to her
travels
DON’T STOP HERE…