How to Build a Business That Lets You Live Abroad

What does it actually take to build a business and a life that allow you to live abroad?In this episode of UnCultured: Work + Relocation, Shauna K. sits down with entrepreneur, global business consultant, salon-system founder, retreat host, and longtime expatriate Monokia for an expansive conversation about relocation, international income, entrepreneurship, wealth, family expectations, and global citizenship.Monokia shares how a prayer to work anywhere in the world led to an opportunity in Thailand—and ultimately to living, working, teaching, consulting, and building community across countries including Thailand, Bali, Colombia, Ghana, Morocco, Cuba, and Mexico.Together, Shauna and Monokia explore why relocation requires more than a desire to travel, how your existing expertise can become a global asset, and why the people closest to you may struggle to support a life they have never experienced.They also discuss the difference between vacation and relocation, how tourism changes a destination, why your American citizenship carries different meaning abroad, and how international living can expand your understanding of money, community, opportunity, and yourself.In this episode:How to build work that allows you to live abroadCreating international incomeMoving to Thailand and living in BaliEntrepreneurship and global consultingTurning your existing expertise into a portable assetOvercoming family fear and resistanceRelocation as a spiritual decisionWhy your support system may not understand yetBlack American identity abroadInvesting and doing business internationallyThe difference between vacation and relocationChoosing the right country for your daily lifestyleWhy travel changes your mental capacityBecoming the cycle breaker in your familyMoving before you feel completely readyIf you have been telling yourself that your job, family, income, or responsibilities make living abroad impossible, this conversation will challenge you to examine whether those are permanent barriers—or problems that require a new kind of decision.Welcome to the Uncultured Show's Work and Relocation Mini-Series, featuring first guest speaker Monokia Teaira! Tune in next week for our next guest speaker and episode. Please visit my website for more information: https://www.shaunahenson.com▶️Learn more about the show: https://www.shaunahenson.com/show