107: Designing Your 9-5 Transition Plan, Recession-Proofing Yourself, and Traveling While Black with Dels Ogun

Dels Ogun talks about growing up between Lagos and London, the Afro-Beats music scene in both places, and her Nigerian identity as an international world traveler.  ____________________________________ Subscribe to The Maverick Show’s Monday Minute Newsletter where I email you 3 short items of value to start each week that you can consume in 60 seconds (all personal recommendations like the latest travel gear I'm using, my favorite destinations, discounts for special events, etc.). Follow The Maverick Show on Instagram ____________________________________ She shares her journey going from a minimum wage worker to becoming an international lawyer, world traveler and, eventually, a location independent entrepreneur. She explains the steps she took to start living abroad as an ex-pat in some of the world’s most epic cities and, then, making the transition to starting her own business. She gives her tips on the first steps to changing your life direction, how to recession-proof yourself and your career, and how to land your dream job abroad. She also talks about how and why to build an personal brand, how to design your 9-5 career transition plan, and the most important mindset shifts for doing it effectively. Dels then talks about what world travel means to her and how it transformed her life. She shares some of her travel highlights and then gives her tips and reflections on “Traveling While Black”. She also shares her personal techniques for optimizing productivity and reducing stress as an entrepreneur. Finally, Dels then recommends her #1 most influential book, her top 3 favorite travel destinations, the bucket list destinations that are highest on her list, and her top 5 Afro-Beat artists of all time. FULL SHOW NOTES AND DIRECT LINKS TO EVERYTHING DISCUSSED IS AVAILABLE HERE. ____________________________________ See my Top 10 Apps For Digital Nomads See my Top 10 Books For Digital Nomads See my 7 Keys For Building A Remote Business (Even in a space that’s not traditionally virtual) Watch my Video Training on Stylish Minimalist Packing so you can join #TeamCarryOn  See the Travel Gear I Use and Recommend See How I Produce The Maverick Show Podcast (The equipment, services & vendors I use) ____________________________________ ENJOYING THE SHOW? Please Leave a Rating and Review. It really helps the show and I read each one personally.  You Can Buy Me a Coffee. Espressos help me produce significantly better podcast episodes! :)