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Importance of Seeking Remote Work Support
Speaker 1
0:00
Hey
,
it's
Alex
from
Remote
Work
Life
and
the
Remote
Work
Life
podcast
.
I
hope
you're
doing
well
,
wherever
you
may
be
in
the
world
,
and
today
we're
going
to
explore
the
importance
of
seeking
support
from
your
employer
or
from
colleagues
,
from
close
friends
,
from
your
support
system
,
essentially
to
address
remote
work
challenges
.
Challenges
,
um
,
and
this
stems
from
my
own
personal
experiences
where
working
remote
is
concerned
,
and
it's
something
that
has
has
touched
me
in
in
my
I
don't
know
how
many
years
now
.
I've
been
working
on
a
remote
basis
for
quite
a
number
of
years
,
since
2008
,
2009
and
,
as
I
said
,
it
stemmed
from
my
own
personal
experience
,
but
I've
also
spoken
,
as
you
probably
imagine
,
to
other
remote
workers
about
this
,
this
particular
issue
,
because
it's
something
that
,
with
any
aspect
of
remote
work
,
that
requires
deliberate
attention
and
it
requires
,
more
often
than
not
,
it
requires
the
individual
to
be
deliberate
about
what
they
do
.
So
,
um
,
from
my
personal
standpoint
,
it's
been
a
journey
.
Remote
work
has
definitely
been
a
journey
for
me
and
,
by
nature
,
um
,
I'm
well
,
I
suppose
,
going
back
2008
,
2009
,
I
I
was
naturally
inclined
to
,
uh
,
to
try
to
tackle
issues
on
my
own
,
try
and
get
work
done
on
my
own
.
I
actually
took
pride
in
doing
that
because
I
felt
that
that
was
,
that
was
the
uh
,
the
,
the
default
method
of
doing
work
,
and
sometimes
it
worked
,
other
times
it
didn't
work
,
and
the
times
that
it
didn't
work
,
I
was
frustrated
,
I
was
tired
,
I
was
lonely
and
it
was
yeah
,
it
was
not
a
good
time
and
it
made
me
less
,
I
guess
,
in
many
ways
less
productive
,
because
the
tasks
that
I
couldn't
necessarily
deal
with
.
I
ended
up
going
around
in
circles
or
I
ended
up
taking
longer
than
I
should
have
taken
,
and
all
I
really
had
to
do
was
seek
support
from
my
colleagues
,
from
people
around
me
.
Speaker 1
2:23
In
your
instance
,
if
you're
employed
,
um
,
then
it
may
well
be
seeking
support
from
your
um
,
your
employer
,
or
people
within
your
,
your
direct
team
,
and
it's
,
it's
good
when
you've
got
,
when
there's
a
team
that
you
can
actually
lean
on
for
support
.
So
,
and
if
you
do
have
that
in
place
,
don't
you
know
,
don't
take
that
for
granted
.
So
you
all
know
,
as
I
said
before
that
in
many
other
episodes
,
that
I'm
an
advocate
for
remote
work
and
I've
myself
have
experienced
the
effects
that
remote
work
,
the
positive
effects
that
remote
work
can
have
on
my
life
.
But
,
as
,
as
I
said
,
you
have
to
be
quite
deliberate
about
certain
aspects
in
order
to
really
experience
the
real
benefits
of
remote
work
,
in
order
to
avoid
that
isolation
,
in
order
to
avoid
imposter
syndrome
in
many
cases
.
And
there's
just
a
few
options
that
you
can
take
,
there's
a
few
suggestions
that
I
want
to
give
to
you
in
order
to
help
you
if
you
do
need
support
,
either
from
or
for
any
aspect
of
your
support
system
.
So
the
first
aspect
,
or
the
first
point
I
want
to
share
with
you
is
have
open
communication
.
So
,
especially
if
you're
a
manager
,
if
you
want
to
create
an
environment
where
your
team
members
feel
comfortable
to
discuss
the
issues
that
they
need
support
with
If
they
don't
necessarily
do
that
out
in
a
public
forum
or
in
a
team
forum
,
you
need
to
create
that
safe
space
for
them
in
order
to
check
in
with
you
,
create
that
safe
space
for
them
in
order
to
check
in
with
you
,
to
create
that
open
dialogue
with
that
where
they
don't
feel
as
though
they're
being
judged
,
where
they
don't
feel
as
though
,
well
,
basically
,
you're
,
you're
approachable
,
um
,
and
it
could
be
that
person
who
that
they
lean
on
.
And
if
,
if
that
person
is
not
you
,
then
delegate
somebody
.
Delegate
,
uh
,
somebody
who
has
got
experience
of
mentorships
,
experience
of
,
of
,
of
coaching
within
your
team
.
And
that
leads
me
on
to
point
number
two
,
which
is
mentorship
.
So
either
you
or
somebody
within
your
team
offers
that
mentorship
opportunity
to
learn
,
offers
that
mentorship
opportunity
to
learn
from
somebody
who's
more
experienced
and
is
a
bit
further
down
the
line
than
the
individual
that
they're
mentoring
.
Mentorship
can
help
you
or
your
team
members
gain
valuable
insights
into
the
area
of
,
or
the
sort
of
topic
in
which
you
or
that
particular
person
who
needs
it
is
interested
in
.
So
you
know
,
seeking
out
mentorship
or
providing
an
opportunity
for
your
team
members
to
be
mentored
,
or
at
least
giving
them
the
tools
and
know-how
in
terms
of
seeking
mentorship
,
is
something
that
is
really
important
when
it
comes
to
developing
a
support
system
.
As
well
as
that
,
help
your
team
and
help
yourself
to
continue
your
learning
With
remote
work
,
especially
learning
it
literally
.
Speaker 1
5:41
It
never
.
The
opportunities
for
learning
are
far
and
wide
.
You
know
you
,
there's
so
much
that
you
can
learn
.
You
don't
want
to
be
overwhelmed
with
all
the
things
that
you
can
learn
,
so
it's
best
to
perhaps
seek
the
um
,
seek
guidance
from
somebody
who
has
done
that
learning
or
knows
where
to
access
the
best
resources
that
are
relevant
to
your
needs
or
to
the
needs
of
the
person
within
your
team
.
Dedicate
time
to
continuous
learning
,
put
time
in
your
diary
to
learn
what
you
need
to
do
,
do
to
learn
and
develop
your
skills
to
stay
relevant
,
and
because
that
relevance
and
that
continuous
learning
is
required
for
you
to
to
stay
relevant
and
competitive
in
your
in
your
field
um
,
online
courses
,
webinars
,
attending
networking
events
,
industry-related
content
can
all
help
you
with
that
continuous
learning
.
And
,
like
I
said
,
there's
so
much
opportunity
to
learn
these
days
.
Speaker 1
6:44
Professional
development
isn't
is
number
four
on
my
list
,
so
you
can
engage
in
ongoing
professional
development
.
It's
a
bit
different
to
that
continuous
learning
.
Professional
Professional
development
is
where
you're
holding
your
employer
accountable
for
providing
continuous
opportunities
for
growth
and
skill
development
,
and
that
may
require
that
you
identify
,
alongside
your
employer
,
those
areas
where
you
want
to
upskill
,
alongside
your
employer
,
those
areas
where
you
want
to
upskill
.
Obviously
,
that
requires
you
understanding
where
the
gaps
are
in
your
skills
first
,
and
those
gaps
are
usually
evident
when
you
review
what
you've
done
and
understand
the
challenges
that
you're
having
in
work
.
So
you
know
something
that
may
seem
quite
negative
.
It
could
be
an
opportunity
for
you
to
enhance
your
professional
development
.
Speaker 1
7:43
What
I
would
say
is
number
five
is
delegate
people
who
you
can
add
to
your
,
to
support
,
to
your
support
network
.
So
it
may
be
immediate
colleagues
at
work
.
It
might
be
people
who
you've
worked
for
in
the
past
.
It
might
be
trusted
friends
.
You
might
even
delegate
a
coach
outside
of
work
.
It
might
be
family
members
.
So
that
support
network
,
it
should
pull
from
different
types
of
people
,
but
they
should
all
be
people
who
you
,
you
can
talk
to
,
you
can
you
know
who
are
willing
and
able
to
support
you
,
who
have
some
form
of
knowledge
in
the
area
that
you're
seeking
to
to
gain
that
knowledge
,
and
you
have
to
again
be
proactive
and
deliberate
about
building
your
support
system
.
Building a Support Network for Growth
Speaker 1
8:38
So
so
that's
it
for
today
.
I
mean
,
I'm
sure
there
are
other
areas
that
I've
missed
.
If
there
are
,
please
,
you
know
,
reach
out
,
connect
with
me
on
and
share
how
you've
gone
about
seeking
support
,
not
just
from
your
employer
or
your
colleagues
.
It
may
be
in
your
capacity
as
a
freelancer
or
a
business
owner
.
Let
me
know
how
you've
sought
your
support
,
how
you've
grown
your
support
network
,
and
you
know
it's
always
good
to
hear
from
other
people
and
I
always
appreciate
the
feedback
.
So
,
if
this
episode
has
helped
,
please
consider
sharing
it
amongst
your
your
own
support
system
or
your
own
network
and
,
as
I
said
,
connect
with
me
on
and
reach
out
if
you've
got
any
queries
or
any
feedback
or
suggestions
for
future
episodes
,
and
I
look
forward
to
seeing
you
or
speaking
to
you
in
the
next
episode
.
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