Be your own boss
It all started with an adventure. An adventure that helped me get back the confidence I had lost. That gave me the headspace to think about who I was and what I wanted to do with my life. Which equipped me with useful skills that would help me build a career – resilience, a step-by-step mindset and an ability to think outside the box.
During my first big adventure – hiking the length of Israel – my blog started to grow a following. Excited by this I threw myself into blogging and started giving interviews and talks at events and festivals.
“I never even considered that being my own boss was an option. That I could create something from scratch and build a career from my passions. But in the space of just a couple of years, i did just that”
Shortly after, noticing the lack of women in the outdoors, I had the idea to create a women’s adventure community which I called Love Her Wild. Within the space of 2 years, the online community has grown to over 6,000 members. I’ve organised all-female adventures and events all round the world, run a mentoring program and supported dozens by providing free spaces on adventures to women in need.
I can now call myself an award winning sponsored adventurer…..?!
I’ve learnt a huge amount along the way and I want to use this space to share my advice and guidance for anyone who wants to build something – be it a side-hustle, a blog or a career.
I’d recommend you start with – my messy career path to adventurer – which reflects a bit on my background and my earlier career.
Making money
So how do I actually make money from adventuring?
- How do I earn a living as an adventurer?
- 2018 Income report; how much does an adventurer earn?
- Spending report
- Different ways you can make money as an adventurer
- How do I afford to travel and adventure, full-time?
A game changer for me income wise was launching Patreon (you can check out my Patreon page here). For content creators and leaders this is a really fantastic platform. Check out my top tips:
Building a blog
At the basis of everything I built was a thriving blog. It took about 12 months to get my monthly traffic tipping almost 10,000 unique monthly visitors. That gave me an audience and a following that helped me build my adventuring career.
Build a brand
A brand isn’t just a product or organisation. An author, a blogger or an influencer is also a brand.
Digital nomad
I spent almost 3 years living as a digital nomad (travelling full-time while I worked on the move) which was an amazing experience – although not with out it’s challenges.
Check out what I think are the Pros & cons of being a digital nomad and why ultimately I Why I’m quitting being a digital nomad
Be your own boss top tips
It’s certainly not an easy journey running your own business. I often say that the best way to succeed with your ideas is to spend time working on you, understanding your weaknesses and your self-limiting beliefs. There have been some useful tips I’ve picked up along the way.
Sponsorship and press
Working with brands really helped get my name out there. It’s a great option for supporting a project, event or even you individualy as an influencer.
- How to get sponsorship for your adventure
- How much do my expeditions cost
- Sponsorship proposal template
- My top tips for securing financial sponsorship
- How to write a sponsorship proposal
Getting your name in the papers can help you raise awareness and drum up support for your project:
