The Dirtbag's Guide to Life: Eternal Truth for Hiker Trash, Ski Bums, and Vagabonds by Tim Mathis

Author:Tim Mathis [Mathis, Tim]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Boldly Went
Published: 2019-01-26T20:00:00+00:00

Resources to get you started.

The first step is always the hardest, but when it comes to making a career change, these resources will make it easier.

Get professional direction from someone who’s done it

I used to be a huge skeptic about life coaching, but when Angel and I made our major shift away from full-time work in traditional jobs into a dirtbaggy existence of travel and adventure and making a living doing things we’re excited about, coaching was instrumental. Figuring out what to do with your life is hard because every person’s skills, passions, and situation are different. A coach’s job is to help you identify your own and figure out how to make them all fit together in a life that’s satisfying. In other words, they’re professionally trained to get to know you personally and help you get your shit together in a way that makes you happy.

If you’re interested in talking individually with someone about making a career or life change, I personally recommend getting in contact with Rob Zimmerman, at www.findyourinnercompass.com.

He was my go to consultant on this book, and is an excellent resource on the dirtbag dream life, because he’s gone through it. He quit his career path on the East Coast a few years back and started building a dirtbaggy DIY existence in Tahoe more focused on carving fresh pow than buying new stuff. As part of that process, he’s trained professionally as a coach to help other people make similar big changes.

Get a Job

If you’re ready to dive in and get to work, there are plenty of great online resources to help you find a new career.

For interesting job postings in general - jobs outside, jobs in cool places, adventure jobs, National Park jobs, travel jobs, guiding, and more - check out Cooljobs.com and Coolworks.com.

If you’re interested in non-traditional schedules and employment structures, Flexjobs.com is the recognized go-to resource.

For getting started as a digital nomad, search for an article on the Journo blog, titled “Jobs for Digital Nomads,” which includes great links and advice on how to find entry level work.

One of my favorite travel bloggers, Nomadic Matt, wrote the most helpful article I’ve read about “Finding Work Overseas”. It includes advice on the easiest types of work to find abroad, and how to establish yourself in a professional career in another country. Search that one out on nomadicmatt.com.

Set up a Side Hustle

I should give more attention to the topic of “side hustles” - the emerging trend in American life of figuring out strategies outside of our main careers for making money. Our first major intro to side hustling as a lifestyle came when we were travelling in Latin America, where in many countries people don’t have “hobbies” so much as multiple jobs, some of which they enjoy more than others. You could read the fact that this a popular trend in the U.S. as a sign of the decline of the empire, and a rebranding of having to work a second job in order to make ends meet.

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