Should You Become a “Digital Nomad”?

There are a lot of misconceptions about two things I do: being an entrepreneur/business owner, and being a digital nomad. Many people hold ideas about these roles that are far from the truth. This is one of the reasons I’m motivated to share and document my journey.

A few days ago, I watched a video from Gary Vaynerchuk titled “Entrepreneurship is Hard & Lonely“… Adrian Molina shared it with me, asking, “Is he talking about us?“

I feel that for the past 10 or 20 years, being a business owner has been somewhat idolized. The rise of social media has played a part in this, giving us glimpses into people’s lives. But business owners also contribute to this by sharing only the highlights and wins of entrepreneurship, often overlooking the rest. We all want to inspire or portray a positive image online. If you look at my wife Rosie’s Instagram or YouTube, it might seem like we’re always traveling, experiencing amazing things, or relaxing by the beach. But, like many, she shares the highlights. She doesn’t show the boring days we spend in a dingy hotel room or working for 10 hours straight at the local Starbucks—where I am right now on a Sunday afternoon.

But the reality is that these moments are the real, predominant part of our lives.

As a business owner, you spend little time receiving praise, and only a tiny fraction become financially rich. For most of us, it’s about hustling countless hours to “make it” (whatever that means)… spending days and nights, weekdays and weekends, working on something you deeply believe in, often sacrificing time with family and friends, and sometimes, too often, your own physical and mental health.

It’s far from the glamorous life that some business influencers would have you believe.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining. I love what I do. Just last weekend, Rosie “forced” me to take time off and I found myself complaining because I wanted to work—I enjoy what I do, and I love the hustle of trying to make Warrior Flow School more financially sustainable.

My point is simply that there’s a lot people don’t see. Being an entrepreneur isn’t just cool and fancy—it’s hard AF, lonely, discouraging at times, frustrating, and stressful. I think you need a very strong WHY and a touch of craziness to keep going.