With the increase of digital nomads and the expansion of the lifestyle’s popularity, there’s been an overwhelming push for corporate companies and local startups to build virtual offices and hire more remote workers.

The move counters the daily costs of running a well-oiled professional base, while accommodating to a generation of millennials savvy enough to work from their creative and professional spaces of comfort. However, the myths linked to the lifestyle have set a dark cloud over seasoned and newly established DNs. 

Being a digital nomad is more than just a LinkedIn headline, hashtag or slightly enlarged resume title.

For many DNs, it’s a dream-filled lifestyle, one that’s brought about some of their most memorable experiences. Some have spent months, even years, preparing to become a digital nomad. And through their moments of success and failure, few regret embarking on a life of location independence.

To be a digital nomad requires work, like a lot.

Often, people are blinded by the idea of nomadism. The allure of crystal white-sand beaches and images of people working shortened hours poolside before heading on a day’s expedition is what draws in traditional nine-to-fivers. These people want to obtain a similar lifestyle.