Laptop in Barcelona: 6 Strategies to Design Your Future

Who is this guide for?

It is for women who want to set up their future for success and build the life they want.

• This guide is meant to support the growth of creative and driven women.
• This guide is for those interested in a semi-digital lifestyle.
• This guide is for those who are dreaming of financial and location freedom.
• This guide is for those who want to carve a new path for themselves.
• This guide for those who want clarity and confidence in the midst of societal and economic turbulence.

What is semi-digital lifestyle?

Digital nomads are known to travel all the time and work on their laptops to fund that lifestyle. Semi-digital people have a main residence, but perform their work or business online. They establish their life in one place to start, but they stay open to travel and experiencing other cities on a short-term basis (days, weeks or months). Those trips are for weddings, family visits, vacations, site-seeing purposes, work or business trips. The goal of a semi-digital lifestyle is to stay open to adventure and investment opportunities outside of the main residence while not sacrificing the comfort of home.

Who is the author?

My name is Anne-Marie Mulumba. I am the founder and CEO of Wabala Studio
(https://wabala.studio), a black and female owned user experience (UX) and design strategy company based in Montreal, Canada. I built a profitable business in my twenties. We work with North American technology clients in HR, public service, fintech and investment tech, wellness tech and beyond. We partner with them, use data and guide strategic business outcomes. Over the years, I have been working to build business skills. I am interested in future proofing my career and my business. With a background in design and a career built uncovering data for the tech space, my goal is to share insights I’ve gathered, so we can all benefit.

Why did I write and share this?

We live in turbulent times. The economy is constantly shifting, AI is taking more space in our day-to-day and is putting pressure on our careers. Political instability is rising. It is getting a little scary out there. I want to provide valuable insights on how individuals can prepare for the future of work. So, after having these ideas and strategies sitting in my head for months, I decided to share them openly as a guide for those who are:

• eager to learn
• eager to grow and orient their lives how they see fit
• eager to stay focused and motivated in midst of any challenges ahead.

What topics do we cover in here?

This 30-page guide focuses on 6 strategies that will positively impact:

• Your mindset,
• Your finances,
• Your network,
• Your identity.

What else this guide contains?

• 3 exercise templates to help you concretely plan the life you want.
• Quotes from remarkable individuals
• My story and how it could relate to yours
• Multiple prompts to level-up your thinking