In this chat with Lauren Schuivens we will talk about her experience as a digital nomad, her work on mindfulness and meditation and her experience at Mindvalley. A great intrapreneurial / entrepreneurial / introspective journey that we can all benefit from ! She offers us a full vision of what it means to have an international lifestyle…remotely. She also discusses her interest in mindfulness and meditation and talks about her company that she has just launched. Discover my website here: https://butzi-speaker.com Here is the time reference: Lauren's compagny website: https://samavira.com 00:00 Intro Lauren 00:20 The Digital Nomad 01:19 Lauren’s journey around the world Being a digital Nomad 02:22 How is living this lifestyle? 03:47 Lauren’s community 04:34 “I also never feel lonely or alone, you get to know each other and we spread all over the world.” 05:05 An international lifestyle Working as a Digital Nomad 07:02 How does Lauren work abroad? 08:20 “Having a fixed job abroad doesn’t define you as a digital nomad.” Who is this lifestyle for? 09:30 The Need for security and stability 12:31 The Grounded Digital Nomads People and relations 14:11 Having kids as a digital nomad 16:35 How to connect with a community of people? 17:58 “It doesn’t matter what you do, but do something, put yourself out there.” 19:20 A Young People’s Game? 20:33 The Challenge of long-term relationships Decision-making 21:26 “It’s all about choices” 23:43 The importance given to glamour lifestyles 24:54 “The Best realization is the one you have after trying out something.” 26:50 Having a place to unpack Taxes and business 27:40 What about taxes? 28:53 Cutting the cord with native country 30:02 Starting a business in the US as a Digital Nomad 31:31 Mind the double taxation MindValley 32:59 How MindValley started? 34:15 Setting up a remote team 35:20 What is Mind Valley? 38:35 Building a community of likeminded people: The MindValley University 39:04 MindValley: A good place for Digital Nomads Samavira 39:57 Lauren’s company 40:40 Lauren’s vision: Becoming an international wellness brand for meditation 42:30 Building a community 43:30 Mindfulness vs meditation 46:10 Making meditation more pragmatic 48:24 The entrepreneurial journey 50:20 Combat sports and fighting athletes: a target? 55:17 Using meditation to prepare for intense workouts: hyperfocusing Conclusion 56:38 What’s Next? 58:11 www.samariva.com 59:18 Conclusion Find her on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauren.schuivens/?hl=fr Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-schuivens/?originalSubdomain=nl