The Design Thinker

To get the result you want, you have to start by looking at the end. That is how Katerina Suchkova, a design thinking facilitator, wants you to approach designing your ideal life.

Design thinking is a tactic used by companies to solve problems in creative ways. It starts with understanding the ideal outcome and works backward from there.

Similarly, to create your ideal life, you have to first understand what you want that life to look like. Only then can you start to take the steps needed to get you there.

Do you want to work from home, have a more flexible schedule, travel the world while making money Anything is possible, and Katia has some great advice for how to get started.

In this episode of the Wandering Workers podcast you’ll learn:

How to use design thinking to design your best life
What questions you should ask yourself to get started
How to overcome the potential fear associated with a big life change

We also talk about how you don’t have to know all the answers to get started. The important thing is to follow your own curiosities. If you do that, you will learn new skills along the way that will help you better understand the opportunities available to you and eventually play a part in whatever you decide to do.

Below you’ll find some resources mentioned on the show and a handful of starter questions. This is not a change that happens overnight. You might reflect on some of these questions over time. But if you start now, you are one day closer to living your ideal life.

Design Thinking Resources

Questions to Help You Get Started

How do I want to live my life?
What does my ideal day look like?
Where do I see myself?
What is the potential that I am not living up to yet?
What do I want most out of life?

And one of Katia’s favorite questions is “what if…”

What if…

I moved to Argentina and studied tango while still making an income?
I only worked 30 hours a week instead of 40 AND kept my income the same?
I could pick up my kids from school every day?
I didn’t have to start work until 10 a.m.?

Learn more: Listen to the episode.

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Until next time…happy wandering!

About the Show

The Wandering Workers podcast features stories of people who are living life on their own terms. Many of the guests on the show incorporate some form of travel into their lifestyle. More importantly, however, is that they have all devised a work scenario that makes their dream life possible. These stories are proof that it is entirely possible to create and live the life you’ve always imagined.