

How To Find Balance in a Slow Travel Lifestyle While Working For Yourself with Chelsea Riffe
8 snips Oct 16, 2023
Chelsea Riffe, a podcast creator and digital nomad, shares her inspiring journey from working odd jobs in Australia to launching a thriving online business. She discusses the challenges of balancing travel with work, emphasizing the importance of time management and setting boundaries. Chelsea also reflects on the lessons learned during COVID lockdown and how her podcast became a business channel. She offers insights on cultural adaptation, making friends abroad, and her favorite travel destinations, all while promoting a sustainable, slow travel lifestyle.
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Quitting Corporate For A Messy Transition
- Chelsea quit corporate America, moved to Australia and took odd jobs like scooping gelato and teaching yoga to get by.
- Those jobs paid the bills while she learned skills and pivoted into podcast coaching.
People-Pleasing Killed Motivation
- Chelsea realized her corporate work involved people-pleasing and politicking more than meaningful creative output.
- That perspective pushed her to start a business she could control.
Own Your Working Hours
- Audit your time and design working hours that match your energy and time zones.
- Set boundaries and stop doing 2–3am calls just because someone else is awake.