I’m an advocate of remote work because it’s had a transformative impact on my life, especially since I became a father, especially since I’ve had my, had my kids, and my family has grown. It’s something that’s I’ve leaned on in in terms of helping to develop my career and helping to stay close to my family while I do that, but of course, you know it hasn’t always been a good experience for me. In this episode I share how I’ve developed my career as a remote professional.
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Speaker 1
0:00
Hey
,
it's
Alex
from
Remote
Work
Life
Podcast
.
I
hope
this
finds
you
well
,
wherever
you
may
be
in
the
world
,
and
today
,
on
today's
tip
of
the
day
,
I
want
to
talk
about
embracing
personal
development
as
a
way
to
improve
your
remote
work
,
career
and
well-being
.
Now
,
I
have
chosen
to
create
these
bite-sized
episodes
because
I
just
want
to
share
,
I
guess
,
my
own
experience
.
When
I
talk
about
my
own
experience
,
I
mean
things
that
I've
personally
,
uh
,
experienced
myself
,
or
things
that
,
um
,
I
have
learned
that
my
,
my
colleagues
and
my
,
my
friends
who
work
remotely
have
experienced
themselves
.
Uh
,
and
I
think
this
experience
,
this
learning
,
can
if
I
I
feel
as
though
,
if
I
pass
it
on
,
I
can
hopefully
help
you
with
your
journey
,
along
your
journey
to
improve
and
to
learn
and
develop
whilst
working
remotely
.
I'm
passionate
,
I'm
an
advocate
of
remote
work
because
it's
had
a
transformative
impact
on
my
life
,
especially
since
I
became
a
father
,
especially
since
I've
had
my
,
had
my
kids
,
and
my
family
has
grown
.
It's
something
that's
I've
leaned
on
in
in
terms
of
,
um
,
helping
to
develop
my
career
and
helping
to
stay
also
so
close
to
my
family
while
I
do
that
,
but
of
course
,
you
know
it
hasn't
always
been
,
hasn't
always
been
a
good
experience
for
me
in
the
early
days
,
when
I
first
started
working
on
a
remote
basis
.
I
would
just
look
at
work
as
work
and
just
leave
it
at
that
,
and
I
wouldn't
necessarily
focus
on
things
like
embracing
my
personal
development
as
a
way
of
improving
my
remote
career
and
well-being
.
In
fact
,
my
,
my
whole
,
I
guess
my
whole
goal
was
to
just
get
work
done
and
do
things
day
by
day
,
but
I
found
that
,
um
,
as
I
did
,
that
I
became
more
isolated
and
I
became
um
more
and
more
unhappy
in
many
ways
.
So
,
um
,
here
I
want
to
share
some
,
some
tips
with
you
,
not
only
tips
that
um
I've
used
myself
,
but
there
are
some
tips
that
I've
not
used
myself
and
have
been
passed
to
me
by
um
friends
,
by
colleagues
who
work
on
a
remote
basis
.
Speaker 1
2:20
So
tip
number
one
is
you
need
to
really
focus
on
continuous
learning
.
So
dedicate
time
to
continuous
learning
and
skill
development
to
stay
relevant
and
competitive
in
your
field
.
This
can
be
achieved
through
online
courses
,
webinars
or
reading
industry
related
content
.
I
will
add
to
that
that
can
also
be
achieved
through
following
and
listening
to
to
podcasts
or
listening
to
your
favorite
um
your
favorite
professionals
,
reading
their
blogs
,
understanding
how
they
work
.
So
it
does
require
you
to
have
a
certain
amount
of
um
,
curiosity
to
to
want
to
learn
and
to
want
to
understand
and
what
to
want
to
develop
.
So
you
want
to
understand
and
to
want
to
develop
.
So
you
need
to
have
that
desire
in
the
first
place
.
Speaker 1
3:08
So
continuous
learning
is
number
one
.
Number
two
you
need
to
think
about
also
goal
setting
.
So
setting
clear
professional
and
,
in
many
cases
,
smart
goals
and
personal
goals
to
stay
motivated
and
to
stay
focused
,
to
keep
on
track
with
what
you're
doing
and
to
have
something
to
work
toward
.
This
can
help
you
measure
your
progress
and
you
can
then
celebrate
your
achievements
,
whether
that
be
yourself
.
You
can
celebrate
yourself
,
celebrate
with
your
family
,
celebrate
with
your
peers
,
your
teammates
,
et
cetera
.
So
it's
really
important
to
have
goals
,
to
be
a
goal-focused
person
,
and
if
you're
not
goal-focused
,
then
develop
that
habit
of
setting
goals
.
Speaker 1
4:04
So
mentorship
is
another
way
in
which
you
can
embrace
personal
development
as
a
way
to
improve
your
remote
career
and
well-being
.
So
mentorship
,
so
seek
out
mentorship
opportunities
where
you
can
learn
from
experienced
professionals
and
gain
valuable
insights
into
your
industry
.
I
didn't
necessarily
have
didn't
seek
out
mentorship
.
What
I
did
was
,
as
I
explained
earlier
,
I
would
listen
,
understand
,
interview
professionals
who
know
more
about
remote
work
than
I
did
at
the
time
,
and
that's
how
I
learned
.
But
then
those
connections
,
those
informational
calls
,
became
more
regular
interactions
and
they
became
in
some
cases
friendships
in
which
I
would
have
more
regular
contact
with
those
people
.
So
again
,
I
was
able
to
learn
from
them
and
understand
them
a
whole
lot
better
as
I
grew
closer
and
closer
.
Speaker 1
5:05
So
number
four
on
my
list
,
which
is
again
one
which
I
talk
about
often
,
is
focusing
on
wellness
,
so
incorporating
wellness
into
your
routine
.
I
often
say
this
one
,
I
often
use
this
as
part
of
my
tips
because
it
should
be
central
.
Your
health
,
your
wellness
,
is
central
to
everything
.
If
you're
not
well
,
if
you're
not
healthy
,
then
it
makes
things
a
lot
more
difficult
.
So
you
need
to
,
where
possible
,
try
where
you
can
to
affect
your
own
wellness
through
things
such
as
exercise
or
engaging
in
hobbies
that
bring
you
joy
and
bring
you
relaxation
.
So
that's
number
four
on
the
list
.
Speaker 1
5:52
Number
five
on
the
list
,
um
,
is
related
to
number
three
.
So
number
five
is
social
connection
and
if
you
remember
number
three
,
I
was
talking
about
mentorship
.
When
I
talk
about
social
connection
,
though
,
for
number
five
,
um
,
that's
going
to
require
you
to
proactively
stay
connected
with
friends
,
stay
connected
with
family
,
with
colleagues
to
combat
the
feelings
of
isolation
,
and
this
can
be
done
on
a
virtual
basis
,
so
virtual
socializing
on
via
video
calls
or
in-person
meetups
.
And
,
in
my
case
,
early
on
,
as
I
was
mentioning
you
,
mentioning
to
you
before
about
mentorship
,
for
me
personally
that
stemmed
from
my
social
connections
and
interactions
with
some
of
the
people
who
I
admired
in
the
world
of
remote
work
and
how
they
developed
themselves
and
how
they
developed
their
teams
.
So
,
yeah
,
as
much
as
remote
workers
,
people
who
work
from
home
,
are
often
ridiculed
in
the
press
for
lack
of
connection
and
lack
of
human
interaction
.
It
couldn't
be
further
from
the
truth
and
,
in
fact
,
if
you
are
working
remotely
,
it's
something
that
you
probably
need
to
do
,
more
so
than
people
who
who
work
in
a
traditional
way
.
So
social
connection
is
number
five
on
my
list
.
Speaker 1
7:14
And
finally
,
I
just
say
,
by
embracing
personal
development
as
a
way
to
improve
your
remote
career
and
well-being
,
remote
workers
can
experience
increased
motivation
.
You
certainly
can
.
Your
well-being
.
It
can
affect
your
well-being
and
enhance
your
overall
productivity
.
I
I
firmly
believe
that
,
because
that's
something
that
I
have
experienced
myself
,
so
it's
you
really
need
to
invest
in
that
,
invest
in
your
personal
development
.
When
I
say
invest
,
it
doesn't
necessarily
have
to
be
a
financial
investment
.
It
could
be
an
investment
of
time
,
and
an
investment
of
time
to
make
those
connections
that
you
need
to
make
in
order
to
develop
yourself
and
continue
on
a
path
of
learning
.
Speaker 1
7:58
Well
,
I
hope
that
has
been
a
useful
segment
for
you
today
.
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it
has
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Um
.
So
thank
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,
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,
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wish
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