We gave a presentation for aprox. 100 students and talked about our lives as digital nomads. There is soo much you can do with (or even without) a masters degree that you don't learn in college. The world is your playground, you only have to decide which part you want to play.

1. LIVE AND WORK ANYWHERE
LUNCH LECTURE: THE WORLD IS YOUR PLAYGROUND
WELCOME

4. VAN CORPORATE CARRIÈRE
NAAR LEVEN IN VRIJHEID
OUR FIRST PROJECT TOGETHER
2007/2008

6. WHO ARE WE?

7. DIGITAL NOMADZ

8. DIGITAL NOMADZ

9. OUR LIVES DID NOT ALWAYS LOOK LIKE THIS

10. OUR LIVES DID NOT ALWAYS LOOK LIKE THIS

11. FROM THIS.. TO THIS…

12. WHAT DOES A DAY IN YOUR CURRENT
LIFESTYLE LOOK LIKE?

13. CORPORATE CAREERS ‘IN THE SYSTEM’
MSC, WORKAHOLICS AND PROUD OF IT!

14. 06.30 - the alarm goes off
07.00 - snoozing again
07.10 - force myself out of bed
07.15 - brush teeth, splash water in my face and dress quickly
07.25 - rush off to the car, eat an apple on the way to the office
07.35 - last traffic light, I do my make-up
07.45 - arrive at the office, I am the last one as usual
07.50 - boss’ office, learn what’s new
08.00 - first round of phone calls
08.30 - first meeting in house
10.00 - present status update new accounts and leads to team
10.30 - second meeting in house
12.00 - in the car to drive to first external meeting
12.15 - have lunch while filling up gas at the gasstation
13.15 - start of three external meetings
17.00 - end of external meetings
17.15 - drive back to the office, return missed calls
19.15 - traffic jams. arrive back at the office
19.30 - catch up with boss, return emails
20.30 - going home
20.45 - go to AH for groceries
21.00 - cook and eat dinner
A day in a corporate job
06.45 - the second alarm goes off
23.00 - done with work, watch tv
00.00 - go to bed
21.30 - answer big pile of emails

15. SO WHY PICK THIS CAREER?
BECAUSE IT IS WHAT ‘EVERYBODY ELSE’ IS DOING, BECAUSE
WE WANT TO LEAD TEAMS, HAVE RESPONSIBILITY, HAVE A
CAREER AND TRAVEL THE WORLD

16. FOTO WERELDKAART MAASTRICHT
GEDEELDE DROMEN….
2009

17. WHAT WOULD YOUR PERFECT DAY
LOOK LIKE?

18. WHAT WOULD YOUR PERFECT DAY
LOOK LIKE?
OR

19. WHAT WOULD YOUR PERFECT DAY
LOOK LIKE?
OR ??????

20. WHAT WOULD YOUR PERFECT DAY
LOOK LIKE?

21. SOMETHING LIKE THIS

22. SO WE HAD TO GET

23. SO WE HAD TO GET

24. SO WE HAD TO GET

25. LET’S START WITH THE BIGGEST AND CRAZIEST DREAM
WE HAVE
TRAVEL THE WORLD INDEFINITELY

26. LET’S TRAVEL FOR AT LEAST A YEAR
AND WORK REMOTELY

27. LET’S SELL ALL THE STUFF WE HAVE
NEED LESS MONEY

28. LET’S PICK A DATE
DECEMBER 6TH 2011

29. LET’S START IN MEXICO (AND TAKE IT FROM THERE)
EXPERIMENT, EXPERIMENT, EXPERIMENT

30. LET’S DREAM BIGGER
LIVE, WORK AND TRAVEL IN A VINTAGE VW VAN

31. LET’S VOLUNTEER
AND GIVE BACK INSTEAD OF PAYING TAXES

32. LET’S LEARN TO HUSTLE
AND EXCHANGE OUR SKILLS FOR FREE STAY

33. LET’S NO LONGER BE AFRAID OF MONEY
TRUST THAT IT WILL ALL WORK OUT

34. LET’S LIVE ON A TROPICAL ISLAND FOR A YEAR
IN EXCHANGE FOR A WEBSITE, PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO

35. LET’S GET MARRIED AT THE BEACH IN MEXICO
IN EXCHANGE FOR A WEBSITE

36. LET’S GO TO INDIA AND THAILAND
BROKE BUT SKILLED

37. LET’S GO TO INDIA AND THAILAND
BROKE BUT SKILLED

38. LET’S TRAVEL INDIA AND THAILAND
BUILDING OUR COMPANY WONDERLIJK WERKEN
AS WE GO

39. LET’S HAVE OUR BABY IN MEXICO
THREE MONTHS OF OFFLINE QUALITY TIME

40. LET’S DRIVE TO COSTA RICA
WITH A FAMILY OF THREE

41. 3 THINGS WE HAVE LEARNED:

42. SUCCESS CANNOT BE MEASURED

43. IT CAN ONLY BE FELT
SUCCESS CANNOT BE MEASURED

44. LIFE WILL BE TOUGH, WHICHEVER ROAD YOU TAKE

45. SO WHY NOT TAKE A CHANCE ON THE ROAD THAT LOOKS THE MOST FUN?
LIFE WILL BE TOUGH, WHICHEVER ROAD YOU TAKE

46. THE WORLD IS YOUR PLAYGROUND

47. AND YOU OFTEN DON’T NEED A MASTERS DEGREE TO PLAY YOUR PART IN IT
THE WORLD IS YOUR PLAYGROUND

48. THANK YOU!

49. STEVEN ZWERINK & DIANA VERMEIJ
THANK YOU!

50. STEVEN ZWERINK & DIANA VERMEIJ
THANK YOU!
WONDERLIJKWERKEN.NL
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