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Tried and Tested! Life as a Digital Nomad

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Transitioning from a corporate career to that of a full-time writer involved many changes and adjustments in my life, both professional and personal, but one of the most intriguing things I found myself contemplating was the idea of a digital nomad approach to working. As an office-bound worker for all my career to date (business trips aside), the whole idea seemed like a some sort of mystical fantasy that would be always out of reach, and perhaps was not all it was cracked up to be anyway, “yes, just keep thinking that”, I thought. As I went through weeks, even months, of adjustment it became apparent that it was no longer out of reach but also beckoned with a strange sense of allure.   In a gallant effort to manage the tug-o-war between discipline and temptation, I pushed away the siren calls and convinced myself that the relevant question which needed answering was whether this was a really a productive way to work and achieve one’s goals, or was it something that people did who did

One Small Step, One Giant Leap: Exiting Your Comfort Zone

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Part of the story behind the writing of Palace of Ghosts is my own journey from life in the top rung of corporate executives running Western companies in Asia to going it alone as a full-time writer. Familiarity is a beautiful thing. Comfortable, stable and secure. Stepping out of this comfort zone is daunting but it tempts us with new horizons, new experiences, and opportunities to explore ourselves and our world. Growth and development are, of course, unique to each individual, so there is no one-size-fits-all manual on this. As I reinvent myself and work on making a success out of my new career as a writer, several people have asked me what I have learned from making such major career transitions, what qualities are required to make such a transition a successful one and what skill sets are transferable. After graduating, I started my career as a researcher in a London based business consultancy, a role in which I continued for about 6 years. Since then, I have made three major car