Episode 47 – 8 Priceless Lessons Learned from 8 Years of Working Remotely

• [01:55] The 1st lesson learned about remote work as a lifestyle vs. a side hustle
• [02:32] Why remote working is truly the way of the future
• [04:04] What the studies are showing about remote work salaries and pay (spoiler: they say they’re higher!)
• [06:39] The 2nd biggest lesson I learned about the endless list of remote work options
• [08:01] The beauty of the online world and how it levels the playing field
• [09:20] The 3rd lesson about how remote work changed thousands of lives, including my own life
• [14:15] Lesson 4 is from our intern, Christine, who reminds us that the main shift required to work online successfully is not actually skills-based…
• [15:54] The 5th lesson about how flexible remote work is to your diverse passions and professional curiosities
• [17:04] My own online work journey and how I niched
• [18:54] What is an “upper limit problem”?
• [20:34] The 6th lesson about focusing on the next step rather than the entire mountain
• [22:49] The 7th lesson about the top industries for online work and the percentage of remote workers in each!
• [27:06] My 8th and final lesson learned about detaching your value from your hours worked

In this episode, I cover 8 of the biggest lessons learned from the past 8 years of working remotely. It’s been almost a decade since I first started as a Virtual Assistant, dipping my toes into the world of online work. I share the biggest tips regarding mindset work, the potential for remote work for the future, the real priorities I should have focused on when I got started, and more!