The world's foremost "handstand queen," Marysia Do, explains how she built a successful online yoga business (with zero technical skills) while traveling the world - including many life lessons and what she's learned through the ups and downs of entrepreneurship.
At the end of this episode, follow along as Marysia walks us through one of her original "chair yoga" techniques for people who work from home or just sit at a desk a lot!
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS - WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
ONLINE BUSINESS:
- How to create your own job
- Should you work in your passion or not?
- How to build an online business without tech skills
- How to pivot during the pandemic
- How to "show up" every day when you don't feel like it
- How to grow your business through word-of-mouth
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL & LIVING ABROAD:
- Going with the flow versus planning: pros and cons
- How to find work in a foreign country (Singapore)
- How to defy racial and cultural stereotypes and fit in abroad
- Getting deported from Australia
- How to decide where to travel next
MENTAL & PHYSICAL HEALTH:
- Marysia's morning routine to combat burnout
- How to manage your time and energy as an entrepreneur or world-traveling digital nomad
- How to deal with problems and panic
- How to overcome crippling self-doubt
- The link between Chinese medicine, yoga, and personal development
- How "endless patience" can be the key to contentment
YOGA:
- Teaching yoga in the Middle East and Iran
- How to get in tune with your body's innate wisdom
- How Marysia built her Yoga App
- How Marysia's YouTube channel grew from 5,000 to 45,000 subscribers
SHOW NOTES & RESOURCES:
- Chair Yoga for Remote Workers
- Clap Slap Clap Handstand Technique
- Pool Press to Handstand
- Handstand Grandma
- Simon Sinek
- Dr. Joe Dispenza
- Marysia's Yoga Retreats
Two things all digital nomads, remote workers, and world travelers need:
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