With so many people working from home during the pandemic and a number of companies exploring longer term work from home policies here’s a few ideas for creating a work from home routine that doesn’t suck.
Let me start by saying I always resented that phrase – “real job” – as if the way I earned my money wasn’t actual work. People loved to ask if I was applying at “real jobs” or if I’d thought about giving up teaching… Continue Reading “Getting a “Real Job””
Working from home – or earning a living working from anywhere, therefore allowing you to travel while working – is definitely glorified in our culture. When I tell people about what I do they often say I’m lucky or that it must be nice.… Continue Reading “What Nobody Tells You About Working From Home”
So if you’re out there doing your research about working from home, especially as an English teacher, you might notice the same trend I do: over-freaking-complicating what’s physically needed to do this job. If you watch online videos about teaching online you’ll see crazy class… Continue Reading “Working with Less”
When you choose to make a career for yourself that looks and feels different than the beaten path it’s a choice that comes with a lot of questions. Wanting to blog and make money online from home is different than either of my parents… Continue Reading “Those whose Career is Building Your Career”
The biggest misconception people have about working from home or working for yourself is that you work when you want or need and can take it easy the rest of the time. The reality, for online teachers at least, is that we work at… Continue Reading “Working from Home and Setting Your Own Schedule”
When I write about working from home I caution my readers not to romanticize the reality – I give up stability, normal working hours (although I am slowly building towards normal hours, more on that another time.), and many of the perks of a… Continue Reading “Sincerely, Carmen in Canada”
So now you’re ready to work from home, but where do you start? How does one get connected with the right companies and start getting paid real money? Let’s talk about landing that online job!
I worked in direct sales and I loved it but seeing some the advertisements for companies that are around right now… I have a few words of advice for anyone interested in working in this business!
Just because you don’t work for anybody else doesn’t mean you can’t work with somebody else. That’s one of the hardest attitude shifts to overcome when seeking success on projects that we own. At least for me. I get so excited about owning a project and all of… Continue Reading “Working for yourself versus working alone”