Learn about the largest festival in human history that happens once every 144 years, and how to become a remote writer. In Part 2 of this episode, Lolly Spindler talks about her personal growth and healing journey in Mexico City. She then describes her trip to India and Nepal, the incredible hospitality she experienced, and her experience attending the largest festival in human history, the Maha Kumbh Mela, which only happens once ever 144 years. Lolly then talks about getting certified in trauma-informed yoga so she can teach it to prisoners. Next, she takes us on her journey of how she developed her politics and her socially conscious travel lens. Lolly then gives tip for becoming a freelance writer and explains how she optimizes her productivity and designs her lifestyle. Finally, Lolly makes a number of free offers, including a special Pride Scholarship for people in the LGBTQIA+ community to take her writing course at no cost.
344: Attending the Maha Kumbh Mela in India, Developing a Socially Conscious Travel Lens, and How to Become a Remote Freelance Writer with Lolly Spindler
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About the Guest
Lolly Spindler
Lolly Spindler is a location-independent entrepreneur, world traveler, and the founder of Crea Content Marketing, a fully-remote freelance writing business that she has run from 30 different countries over over the last 10 years. She traveled the world for a year with me on the Remote Year program in 2016, where we lived in a different city each month for 12 months across 4 continents. She is currently based in Mexico City and now coaches other creatives who are looking to build a fully-remote 6 figure freelance writing business so they can travel the world and live their best life.
What You'll Learn
- What it’s like to attend the the Maha Kumbh Mela in India (the world’s largest festival)
- How to become a fully remote freelance writer and scale your business
- Tips for optimizing your productivity, creating work-life separation, and designing your lifestyle
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[1:35] Personal Growth and Healing in Mexico City
[4:38] Reflections on Traveling through India and Nepal
[7:58] Attending the Maha Kumbh Mela (the world’s largest festival
[1:35] Personal Growth and Healing in Mexico City
[4:38] Reflections on Traveling through India and Nepal
[7:58] Attending the Maha Kumbh Mela (the world’s largest festival)
[10:38] Teaching Trauma-Informed Yoga to Prisoners
[12:05] How Lolly Developed her Politics and Socially Conscious Travel Lens
[19:29] Tips for Becoming a Freelance Writer
[24:22] How Lolly Optimizes Her Productivity and Designs Her Lifestyle
[27:51] How to Work with Lolly
[30:44] Pride Scholarships Available for the LGBTQIA+ Community
[32:29] Get a Free Content Brief, Freelance Contract Template, and Lifestyle Design Webinar
[34:46] What Travel Means to Lolly to Today
[36:13] The Lightning Round
[44:54] How to Find, Follow, Connect or Work with Lolly
[10:38] Teaching Trauma-Informed Yoga to Prisoners
[12:05] How Lolly Developed her Politics and Socially Conscious Travel Lens
[19:29] Tips for Becoming a Freelance Writer
[24:22] How Lolly Optimizes Her Productivity and Designs Her Lifestyle
[27:51] How to Work with Lolly
[30:44] Pride Scholarships Available for the LGBTQIA+ Community
[32:29] Get a Free Content Brief, Freelance Contract Template, and Lifestyle Design Webinar
[34:46] What Travel Means to Lolly to Today
[36:13] The Lightning Round
[44:54] How to Find, Follow, Connect or Work with Lolly
