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How to Stay Connected and Productive Working Remotely
I've been working remotely since 2002. At one point, I managed a team of up to 18 people globally. I had a manager I worked with for six years, and…
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Accountability Partners
We all have friends (or at least I hope you do!). We all have family. We have colleagues, peers and acquaintances. We have Accountability Partners. Wait – what? You don't have an Accountability Partner? You don't even know what that is?
Hangry Snacks
Being Hangry is no joke. Hungry + Angry is Hangry and Hangry is irritable, frustrated, unhealthy and unproductive. Assignment: Pack your luggage, car, briefcase, purse or murse with Hangry Snacks this week. Snacks that won’t perish, melt or freeze. Your children, coworkers, partner and clients will thank you.
My Preoccupation With Sitting
The takeaway from this article and study on sitting? Get off your ass and move a few minutes every hour. I like the Pomodoro technique and take a break every 25 minutes.
Are you sending that email from the bathroom?
Get Shit Done isn't a double meaning for checking email on the toilet.
Are you like this woman? Most people go to the bathroom as soon as they wake up in the morning and right before bed. Are you so busy that within mere minutes of waking up, still bleary-eyed and stumbly, you grab your phone or laptop on the way to the bathroom and start checking your email?
Do you believe in fairies?
No? Hmm….let's see.
I like to believe a Bike Fairy will come along and wash my bike, the Papa Spud’s Fairy will wash and prep all of my CSA produce or the Poo Fairy will come and scoop The Pele’s litter box. On more than one occasion I have asked ‘when will the Dishwasher Fairy come and put the dirty dishes from the sink into the dishwasher?
Video Star Needs Her Hangry Snacks!
What was super important for me that day? Hangry snacks! We ran about two hours later than we thought we would, but thankfully I had packed my snacks. If I hadn't, I may have been irritable, tired, and rushed to get the videos done. Do you have your Hangry snacks packed for the week in your car, luggage, purse or laptop case? Don't rush your time with a client or make a gesture to the car beside you that you aren't proud of.
URGENT! ANSWER MY EMAIL! NOW!
Is the first item on your job description ‘Read and answer emails'? Unless you are in customer service, I bet it isn't, however that's what most people spend their day doing. Do you suck at the email drip? Do you let your email determine your day? Email is another person's agenda.
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