Episode 180: What It Really Take To Live Your Dream – Honest Notes From A Digital Nomad with Amanda Kingsmith

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What does it take to create the life that you dream of?

We're joined by Amanda Kingsmith who has spent the better part of the last 6+ years travelling the world with her husband while teaching yoga and running her online business as a yoga business coach and podcaster.

This digital nomad life certainly sounds like a dream.  Maybe it's your dream to travel around the world while you work as well!

But how can you make it happen? 

Even if travelling isn't your jam but you have another dream of your own that seems kind of wild, this episode will help you because we talk about what it takes to actually create your dream life.

One of the big things is that it doesn’t happen all at once! Amanda didn’t just up and start travelling and that was that. There were little steps that got her there and definitely some confusion to work through as well.

So if you’re also feeling confused and maybe a little stuck about how or where to start on what you want, this conversation might just spark some ideas for you!

I have the topic summary below but first a little bit more about Amanda:

Amanda is a 500-hour RYT, a yoga business coach & studio manager, the host & founder of Mastering the Business of Yoga (M.B.Om), and a world traveler. She blends her background in business with her love of yoga and is passionate about helping yoga teachers create careers that they are passionate about and that are sustainable. Amanda is also the co-host of The World Wanderers, a podcast on travel and travel as a lifestyle. When she’s not practicing or teaching yoga, you can find Amanda traveling the world with her husband, Ryan, hiking mountains, or curling up with a cup of tea and a good book.

If she seems familiar to you already it’s because she was on the Curious Monki podcast for Episode 28: Master The Business Of Yoga.

Topic Summary:

  • How to let the feeling of ALIVE-NESS guide you

  • The challenges she came across like resistance from loved ones

  • What to do when you are trying to follow your heart but friend and family may not be supportive

  • What it was like to swap her high paying corporate job for retail jobs so that she could pursue the life of a digital nomad

  • How she built her life from there to become financially sustainable

Resources:

So many podcasts for you to discover! Amanda is the creator of a whole podcast network (Wanderbarn). I’ve been on a few of her podcasts including:

Now you’ve got your earbuds full - happy listening!

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Key Nuggets:

How did you become a digital nomad?

Amanda always had a love for travel - it’s what made her feel alive. She discovered this when she was young and traveled with her family. It felt even more alive when she started to travel by herself. During one of her bigger trips, she and her boyfriend decided that they just couldn’t go back to the 9-5 working life and wanted to travel as a full time thing.

How did you humbly trade your high paying corporate job for a retail job?

Part of Amanda’s journey was that she loved travelling but decided to settle down and find a “real job” because you know, #adulting. She tried it for a while and it just really didn’t feel right. Like she put it “it’s like a dress that looks right and nothing’s wrong with it. It’s just that it doesn’t seem to fit quite right”.

In the episode, she takes us through the journey of quitting her job, trading it up for a retail job at Lululemon and eventually becoming a yoga teacher and starting the successful World Wanderers podcast.

What challenges and obstacles did you face when starting this digital nomad lifestyle?

There were many opinions from friends and family about what she was doing. Some showed resistance, some showed concern (was worried that she was trying to run away from something) and others were confused.

Amanda shares how she managed these various opinions and how she navigated the changing relationships.

*Side note - I want to point out that in your transformations (there will be many transformations that you go through in this journey of growth) your heart will inevitably call out for something that is unconventional and maybe never been done before within your social circles. Some people may support you and some may not. The fear of losing your loved ones can even be great enough to stop you in your tracks. Don’t let it! Instead, learn to navigate the changing dynamic in your relationships instead. Amanda shares a really great method to creating the space that’s needed as this happens.

One of Your Biggest Lessons So Far:

Trust yourself, your gut and intuition.  If I listened to other people in this journey it’d look very different because then I would be living out their visions, not mine.

What is one nugget of wisdom that you would share with fellow seekers who are on this journey of growth and transformation?

Look at who you spend time with because you’re the sum of the 5 people that you spend most time with!

Find people who are going through something similar as you are. For people who are in your current circle who doesn’t quite fit where you’re going, move them to a further out bubble

Resources:

So many podcasts for you to discover! Amanda is the creator of a whole podcast network (Wanderbarn). I’ve been on a few of her podcasts including:

Now you’ve got your earbuds full - happy listening!

Links:

If you have any questions for Amanda or want to learn more, connect with her through:

Website:  www.mbomyoga.com or www.amandakingsmith.com

Instagram: @amandakingsmith or @masteringthebusinessofyoga

Facebook: @amandakingsmith or @masteringthebusinessofyoga