{"id":3730,"date":"2018-07-27T08:15:02","date_gmt":"2018-07-27T08:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/blog\/what-i-learned-about-business-after-being-a-digital-nomad-for-a-month\/"},"modified":"2018-07-27T08:15:02","modified_gmt":"2018-07-27T08:15:02","slug":"what-i-learned-about-business-after-being-a-digital-nomad-for-a-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/business\/what-i-learned-about-business-after-being-a-digital-nomad-for-a-month\/","title":{"rendered":"What I Learned About Business After Being a Digital Nomad for a Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pTS91Nrsntg\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Read more lessons from my trip: http:\/\/okdork.com\/trip-to-israel\/<\/p>\n<p>Recently, I traveled to Israel for a 1-month sabbatical.<\/p>\n<p>I wanted to step away from my routine in Austin, TX and think outside the box.<\/p>\n<p>As an entrepreneur, it&#8217;s easy to get trapped inside our routine:<br \/>\n1) Wake up<br \/>\n2) Start working<br \/>\n3) Go to sleep<\/p>\n<p>Rinse and repeat day&#8230; after day&#8230; after day.<\/p>\n<p>The problem: This can cause a business to stagnate.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re not growing, innovating, and pushing new ideas \u2014 then someone else is.<\/p>\n<p>Today, I want to share with you 3 entrepreneur lessons I learned stepping away from my normal routine for a month.<\/p>\n<p>Use these lessons to start and grow your business, be happier, and find more success in your life.<\/p>\n<p>My 3 main tips:<br \/>\n0:05 focus<br \/>\n1:18 clear goals + autonomy<br \/>\n2:04 take time away<\/p>\n<p>Resources:<\/p>\n<p>my podcast with world-class experts:<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.okdork.com\/podcast<\/p>\n<p>grow your email list and get more customers:<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.sumo.com<\/p>\n<p>discounted products to help you work better:<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.appsumo.com<\/p>\n<p>exclusive marketing tips on my personal blog:<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.okdork.com<\/p>\n<p>behind-the-scenes pictures on Instagram:<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.instagram.com\/noahkagan<\/p>\n<p>my favorite tips to grow your biz on Twitter:<\/p>\n<div class=\"newsmag-video-container\"><a class=\"twitter-timeline\" data-width=\"600\" data-height=\"900\" data-dnt=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/noahkagan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">Tweets by noahkagan<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h3>More info on What I Learned About Business After Being a Digital Nomad for a Month<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ss-local-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/cn.bing.com\/news\/search\/?q=What+I+Learned+About+Business+After+Being+a+Digital+Nomad+for+a+Month&amp;qft=sortbydate%3D%221%22&amp;format=rss\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"rss_title\">What I Learned About Business After Being a Digital Nomad for a Month - BingNews<\/a><br \/><span class=\"rss_description\"> Search results<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul>\n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6637b60f9cf644f3a40813cd288a8348&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msn.com%2Fen-gb%2Fmoney%2Fother%2Fwhat-s-it-s-really-like-starting-a-business-with-no-money%2Far-AA1o7HPz&amp;c=748947509397364186&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat\u2019s it\u2019s really like starting a business with no money\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. 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