#9 - Work-life balance in a remote world w/ Lavinia Iosub

In today's episode, I welcome Lavinia Iosub, the Managing Partner of Livit International, an ecosystem of support services for entrepreneurs, startups, and remote workers who build exciting tech/digital businesses. Livit has been incubating and nurturing remote-capable teams, projects, and companies for the last 10+ years. They’ve worked with over 1000 clients from across the world, and their partner portfolio at any given time spans 10-25+ countries. Lavinia is also the founder of the Remote Skills Academy, an education platform for Indonesians who want to learn to work remotely, and a founding member of the Remote-First Institute. Livit is a top 3 Best Workplace in Indonesia in 2022 and a top 25 Best Workplace across Asia & Middle East according to Great Places To Work®. Lavinia has lived in 8 countries on 4 continents and explored 40+ others. She is a fan of jazz, heritage architecture, food, and nature, and a future of work enthusiast. She is based in Bali for a part of the year, and a part-time digital nomad for the rest. In this episode, we discuss the importance of having the support of a coworking community for remote workers and digital nomads. Lavinia emphasizes the importance of clear communication and trust in building a great team and highlights the need for remote workers to have a disciplined approach to work and establish an ideal work environment and routine. She also talks about the shift in mindset from dependency to taking responsibility in transitioning to self-employment. Lastly, Lavinia provides tips for introverted individuals to make friends in a co-working space and recommends the book "How to Win Friends and Influence People" for timeless advice on making connections. Connect with Livit & Lavinia Individual & Team Workations in Bali (20% Off): liv.it/tns Instagram: instagram.com/liv.it LinkedIn Livit: linkedin.com/company/livit-ecosystem LinkedIn Lavinia: linkedin.com/in/laviniaiosub Connect with Gabe The Free 3 Newsletter: gabemarusca.com/newsletter Website: gabemarusca.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabemarusca/ Twitter:https://twitter.com/GabeMarusca Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/GabeMarusca/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gabemarusca YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@gabemarusca Until next week, Pura Vida!