Trying to get started with becoming a digitial nomad? I like to start with small experiments. There are a few things to adjust to, and starting small makes things easier. For example, you will likley need to downsize. Many of us are used to an extra monitor or two. We have printers and external keyboards….
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When you work in an office setting your presence alone sends a message: I’m here at work and available. When you’re working remotely, there is no physical indicator. You need to make sure you’re not invisible. The primary way to make sure you’re not invisible is by communicating pro-actively. My favorite way to do this…
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So you’d like to work from home, but you also want to do it in a successful way. I’m not going to delve into details on how this is becoming easier. This is more about what worked for me. In a nutshell, it’s about incremental change… I work with computers and this allows me to…
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Finding time to work out can be tricky. It would be easy to assume that working from home it would be easier. Clearly, since there is all that extra time that doesn’t get flushed down the commute drain all the other things we’re trying to get in on any given day just happen. Right. Alas,…
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Finally getting around to writing this last post related to communication being the biggest contributor to successful telecommuting. This one has probably been the biggest winner and has served me very well for nearly a decade. It’s also a remarkably simple idea: send a daily update to raise your visibility when working remote. Every morning…
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