Nov 3, 2020
Dels Ogun talks about growing up between Lagos and London, the Afro-Beats music scene in both places, and her Nigerian identity as an international world traveler. She shares her journey going from a minimum wage worker to becoming an international lawyer, world traveler and, eventually, a location independent entrepreneur. She explains the steps she took to start living abroad as an ex-pat in some of the world’s most epic cities and, then, making the transition to starting her own business. She gives her tips on the first steps to changing your life direction, how to recession-proof yourself and your career, and how to land your dream job abroad. She also talks about how and why to build an personal brand, how to design your 9-5 career transition plan, and the most important mindset shifts for doing it effectively. Dels then talks about what world travel means to her and how it transformed her life. She shares some of her travel highlights and then gives her tips and reflections on “Traveling While Black”. She also shares her personal techniques for optimizing productivity and reducing stress as an entrepreneur. Finally, Dels then recommends her #1 most influential book, her top 3 favorite travel destinations, the bucket list destinations that are highest on her list, and her top 5 Afro-Beat artists of all time. FULL SHOW NOTES AVAILABLE AT: www.TheMaverickShow.com