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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We just recently took another baby step along our journey toward becoming digital nomads: a DigtialNomad mini trip to Seattle. This was for sure further than our trip to the local Botanic Garden. In this case, my wife was attending a conference in Seattle and I joined her for 4 days as her conference wrapped…
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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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The Denver Botanic Gardens are beautiful. It’s one of the places I had in mind when I put the idea of becoming a local digital nomad out there. Shortly after I had finished that post my wife was working from home with me. She was being distracted by some of the things that needed doing…
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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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I remember when we moved to New Jersey. We were quite excited over the prospect of all the amazing sightseeing and cultural opportunities in close proximity. Best intentions. We lived there for about one and a half years. While we weren’t exactly a hop and skip from New York City, it certainly was pretty close….
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There are many guides for telecommuting and working from home: 6 Best Practices for Working From Home 10 Tips For Working From Home 12 Tips to Stay Healthy While Working From Home Get More Done: 18 Tips for Telecommuters Many of them offer similar advice and much of it good. There is one commonly offered…
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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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Sometimes plans don’t work out. Over last Christmas a good number of our relatives were planning to gather at our house. Unfortunately, an emergency involving hospitalization kept that gathering from happening. Without going into details, it was a very difficult time, which had our relatives spending a number of days in the emergency room. We…
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This is the final post related to the 1 key to successful telecommuting and I think of it as “icing on the cake”. Let’s assume you’ve got the communication down when it comes to One on One meetings, Email engagement, and Daily Updates. With all that in place you should be in an excellent position…
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