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I have a home office that is unremarkable, filled with the cheapest possible furniture, an outdated MacBook Air and a comically old and small... -
I’m in the process of converting my spare room into an office, after my previous office got turned into my kids’ room, so... -
For me, we’ve converted an upstairs guest room into my office. My wife home educates our four kids — so this is a productive,... -
A combination of the perfect work environment and perfect coworkers. In a remote position, I’m able to enjoy my work... -
Living in the metro Atlanta area, it’s hard not to mention traffic. The increased productivity from eliminating commutes is a... -
It’s much easier to balance my work and personal life. The time I used to spend commuting to work, I... -
By creating a time-based routine. Once that’s set, it’s easy to make sure that all work that has to... -
I’m not sure I do. 😉 But that’s not a characteristic of remote work, necessarily; I blurred those lines at my last job,... -
I try hard to achieve balance between my personal and professional life. As a business owner, I know that I have to commit more... -
If you’ve done a good job building your business, you should be able to disconnect and trust your team. I... -
Make sure to have a separate working space when working remotely so that you can shut down and walk away easily. -
Personally I’m a great fan of push notifications. They allow me to take more time “off” while being available for... -
Brigid Schulte’s book, Overwhelmed, Work, Love and Play When No One Has the Time. Brigid does a great job describing why... -
The Four Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferris and Unlimited Power by Tony Robbins. -
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“The journey is the destination.” (My dad wrote that on the inside cover of a book by management consultant Gary Hamel... -
Our guiding management philosophy is: “Hire smart people and get out of their way.” I am also partial to a quote one of our... -
Structure without bureaucracy is essential. -
Worst was a Lake House my family rented with a wifi router circa 1915. I had to work in the kitchen on top of the... -
Loud coffee shops with screaming babies. Best is my current office with my beloved treadmill desk! 🙂 -
Great question! I love taking my laptop and finding a great, local restaurant (with wifi and outlets) for an extended lunch once each week....
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