Sometimes all it takes for a break moment is a conversation with an old friend.
Gabe Marusca, was born in Romainia, and started on a typical life. Low paying job, dreaming about doing something else. Then a friend shared his entrepreneurial knowledge and changed broke Gabe path and changed his life forever. Now Gabe is known as The Nomad Solopreneur, was a freelancer for nearly 6 years. In 2016, inspired by a new outlook, he started his solo web design business, Digital Finest, becoming a solopreneur.
For over 4 years, Gabe has managed his business while exploring the globe.
He has lived in 10 different countries and visited 26, giving him a unique perspective on remote work, which he believes is the future of work.
Gabe's mission is to help 10,000 freelancers escape the "time-for-money" trap. He shares actionable resources on that through his social media channels and weekly newsletter. In January 2023, he launched The Nomad Solopreneur Show. A podcast where he challenges his guests to find solutions to freelancers' everyday challenges.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN:
- Nomad Solopreneur - where Gabe is now, how he decides where to go next
- Gabe's BREAK moments
- How Gabe decided to start a side hustle and later go full-time on his side hustle
- How Gabe's family and friends reacted to him taking his side hustle full-time
- How Gabe prepared to go all in on his side-hustle
- What pulled Gabe toward being a digital nomad
- What Gabe does today and his mission to help 10,000 people become freelancers and build their own 1 person business
- Gabe's thoughts on the future of freelancing
- How Gabe is using AI in his business
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BOOKS AND RESOURCES:
- "What if you go all-in on something and it doesn't work? You can always go back to your job." - quote from Gabe
- Fear setting - an exercise from Tim Ferris that Mike mentions
- "What's the best thing that could happen?" - a question that Gabe asks himself
- "If you want to work for yourself or explore working for yourself, step 1 is freelancing." - quote from Mike
- How To Become A Key Person Of Influence - book that Gabe mentioned
- The Art Of Thinking Clearly - another book that Gabe mentioned
- Connect with Gabe on his website, newsletter, podcast, web design services, LinkedIn, Threads, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok.
