One random Tuesday in November 2017, I decided, in the middle of the night, that I wanted to move to Asia. Specifically: Thailand. Even more specifically: Chiang Mai. Had I ever been there? Nope. But everyone said it was cool, and I had never had a bad time anywhere.

I was on my 5th promotion in 3 years, and still - I was so bored. And the boredom confused me: This was my Dream Job. I got to consult for Fortune 500 companies on improving systems that would help stop terrorist financing and sex trafficking. I was actually helping companies be less shitty. I made great money. I got to travel as much or as little as I wanted. I had an expense account just for coffee - so I could take people out and “build relationships.” I was given the green light to hire an entire team, so outside of critiquing their deliverables an hour or so a day, my days were wide open. HOW COULD I NOT BE HAPPY?

But I knew that I should be striving for more that just "doing a really great job at work." I was frustrated because I had other passion projects, and if I wanted to work on them, I had to sacrifice sleep. I was exhausted from trying to balance family commitments, friends, and trying to be the perfect domestic woman. I was burnt-out on happy hours and schmoozing and face-time.

I was kind of fed up with my work, my neighborhood and even more – I couldn’t understand why everyone around me seemed okay with settling for an average existence.

I knew that there was more to life than just being a really good consultant, and I felt like I was missing it.

And to be clear: I wasn't kinda sorta thinking about moving - I wanted to book a flight the next day. I had spent the past 5 years investing over half my income for early financial independence (#retireby30) and I was willing to spend it all. I was desperate to get out of there.

But, around December, my logic kicked back in: I had been consulting since 2011, and I spent years building my reputation and client relationships. I couldn't just peace out on a random Thursday. And my financial independence fund was not for spur-of-the-moment trips - it was for my future kid's trust funds, and to buy an island, or a place in Europe, and pay for the wedding of my dreams, and to buy really elaborate gifts for my future husband, and to have enough to be able to cover my parent's healthcare if they needed in-home care as they got older and couldn't afford it.

I couldn't just throw it all away to swim with elephants in Koh Samui.

I had to be a little less impulsive, and way more strategic.

How could I leave to go follow my dreams without risking my financial security?

How could I quit and still leave my network in tact?

How could I create a fail-proof system, and then 5 more back-up plans just in case?

And how could I avoid starting from scratch if I wanted to come back?

I dedicated the rest of 2017 (and most of 2018) to answering these questions. I spent thousands of dollars on consulting and experts to advise me and help me create a roadmap, and hundreds of hours absorbing all the information I could. I cold-emailed people, I interviewed people, I listened to every good podcast on the topic, and I read every (valuable) article. I also filtered through a lot of trash and scams and empty filler material.

But 12 weeks later, I made the leap. I gave away most of my things (RIP books), packed everything into one suitcase, and booked a one-way flight to Bali, Indonesia (not even Thailand - I know. I'm annoying).

This year, I've lived in almost 10 different countries, and not only did I not spend a dime of my savings - I have more money than when I left.

But more important than that, I have a totally different perception about what's realistic and what's not.

I've built a sustainable system to work and travel and live FOREVER, if I want to, while still retiring by 30 (I love work way too much to actually retire but it's nice to have options), fully maintain my nonexistent kid's trust funds and live virtually wherever I want, for however long I want, while only working part-time. Like, part-part-time. Like, 10 hours a week.

(Disclaimer: I work way more than that by choice because I'm having too much fun, but from a purely financial standpoint - I could drop everything to a couple of hours a day....and still comfortably invest four-figures a month while visiting a few different countries every year).

But what was more astounding were all of the assumptions I had that were completely wrong:

I've discovered that I wasn't "throwing my career away" - quite the opposite. My firm actually offered me:
- 100% remote employment
- a sabbatical
- ANOTHER bonus in the amount of my choice
- ANOTHER RAISE\
- and (once I declined) freedom to come back whenever I wanted, at the salary of my choice.

This only strengthened my desire to go solo: I made my firm over half a million dollars in 11 months. Surely, I could make myself a million dollars in a couple of years.

My clients offered up jobs on any given team of theirs whenever I return. And I still get offers from strategy firms on LinkedIn to this day.

But most importantly, I've discovered a completely new way of life:

I've discovered that life outside the US, despite fear-mongering, is actually really pleasant.

I've discovered that loneliness shouldn't be feared- there are expat communities everywhere I go, and even barbers and braiding shops (In fact, my social calendar is too full. I turn down invites constantly).

I've discovered that the best part of semi-retirement is not the absence of work, but the addition of meaningful work. I feel ridiculously blessed that I get to work on projects every single day that excite me, and say no to whatever doesn't.

With 195 countries in the world, I realized that I didn't have to settle for a quick "Round-the-World" trip for a year or two - I could do this forever. I also realized that actually, 10 countries in one year is exhausting, and I get the most out of the experience when I slow down and stay in a place for at least three months and truly make connections with a community.

After fielding dozens, if not hundreds of questions, I designed this service because I want to personally work with you to design a system that works best for you. Because we all deserve to live the life of our dreams. After our time together, you’ll be completely equipped to start your new life abroad – indefinitely.

I’m sharing the details of everything from logistics (where will I send my mail? how can I keep my phone service?), destinations (where are the best places to go?), finding housing in another country, and of course: work and money.

You’ll get tested scripts that you can use with your boss to negotiate a sabbatical or a remote work arrangement.
You’ll get a library of resources dedicated to sharing the best marketplaces for finding a remote job, and a strategy for you to find a back-door into those jobs.
You’ll get how-to guides for how to start a career in another country.
You’ll get introductory guides to freelancing and consulting with a list of HIGH-QUALITY marketplaces - not race to the bottom places like Fiverr where you'll have to make your rates $1/hour to compete.
You’ll get a repository of already-validated side hustle ideas that can be done from anywhere in the world.
You’ll get a running and ever-growing list of destinations, factoring in things like friendliness to foreigners, cost of living, wifi quality, and availability of high-quality medical care.

In fact, the only thing I haven't included is how to start a business - because I take my recommendations seriously. No half-assed advice - I would want to demonstrate years of solid and growing revenue and testing on thousands of other entrepreneurs before I could call it a system. We're still several years out from demonstrating growth and sustainability.

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