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self management more….

Before I show you my arsenal of my favourite Internet tools that I promise will help you to work remotely, I should bring to your attention one more point connected with self management and specifically to do with maintaining your focus and levels of concentration

I’ve discovered and established a common trait in people who work online and I’ve known for some time and I call this habit the fifty minute effect. I discovered these colleagues who focus and work for fifty mins. and then take a complete 10 mins. rest and are a significant order of magnitude more productive and generate a substantially greater quality of work than colleagues who don’t have similar working methods.

OK as promised for your consideration is my list of favourite remote working tools:

E-Mail

Google Mail won’t cost you a penny. For my money the search and label (categories) features are most definitely the best I have so far discovered. Googlemail can be a little slow on aging PC’s

Phone calls

Skype occasionally drove me to despair as the service performance was unacceptable, but all credit to the geeks at Skype now as they have considerably refined the quality of the service. For just a few bucks a quarter ! am able to call and conference in any handset and Skype subscriber on Earth. The latest version of Skype has an abundance of very practical features and there constantly expanding collection of useful add ons.

Organising Content

Evernote has reached more than a million users in a very short space of time – it enables you to store, organise and annotate any type of digital media in the Cloud. Just go check it out…it’s free.

Invoicing, Time and Expenses capture, Accounting and CRM

You definitely know that my desire to work remotely was originally sparked off by Quickbooks Online, a small business accounting software web application. But it is easily beaten hands down by the free edition of salesorder.com – a lead to cash system that’s as easy to use as a pencil I looked at NetSuite whose pricing (and people) scared me off. My choice here is salesorder.com – Go check it out.

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The key reason members of both sexes fail to adjust to operating remotely is they don’t see the criticality of having first class organisation and sustainable self management.

I have been working remotely for over seven years since I first unearthed Quickbooks online an ‘on demand’ small business accounting software service and was struck by the fact that if you can perform accounting online then why shouldn’t you be able to perform other important types of work remotely?

Whilst working remotely has substantial gains there are numerous mistakes that people make which turn into problems that result in decreased productivity and reduced morale. The number one reason for reductions in effectiveness in remote workers is disruption and it is a confirmed and well publicised fact that it can take a person up to twenty minutes to establish their original output level after experiencing an interruption.

Deeper insights reveal that individuals who are regularly experience distractions are more likely to suffer from lower memory power and are prone to developing mental health issues in later life. We live in an over communicated time and it is important that you are aware of the issues this causes before you start working remotely. When working remotely you should do everything possible to reduce the jeopardy of being disrupted.

Here are my most important tips:

1, Get a consistent schedule, tell everyone about it and obsessively maintain it!

Good examples are a fixed time of day when you read or write and send electronic mail and make or receive telephone conversatiions. Before I began working remotely I used to receive up to 200 e-mails in 24 hours. Now I think I am unfortunate if I get in excess of four. To start over with my e-mail experience I altered my e-mail address and vigorously took precautions to shield the details being made available to anyone. I then made sure every party who I gave my e-mail address to, to use it prudently. I also set up an automatic response that swiftly told anyone sending me mail my schedule for attending to mail and if someone should have my urgent attention to mark it as ‘Urgent’.

2. Get rid of alerts.

Turn off every function that can send you a perceptible alert. This includes portable and
conventional telephones and types of alerts from e-mail such as on screen pop ups, warning sounds, display changes to your inbox list and of course facing a window. Get a door on your study and put up a ‘do not disturb’ sign on it.

In ‘Remote Working Part 3 – Top tools and tricks’ I will reveal my favourite tools and software.

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Obviously not everyone can work remotely as many types of employment require us to go to their place of work or travel to perform their work face to face. But for those of us who are allowed to work remotely then I thought it would be useful to share my experiences and give some practical guidance by distributing it on the web in the hope that I could give others valuable advice for adapting to remote working or managing remote workers.

I can tell you that there are a substantial number of so called ’experts’ online who will try and get you to buy information for big sums of cash, believe me you don’t need to do this.

I am blessed to be allowed to work wherever I choose and just about everybody who asks me what work I do wants to understand how I manage to work remotely. Don’t misinterpret me I am still developing the science of remote working as everyday I meet tribes on the Internet who show me new ways and I am continually unearthing new packages and processes that make my life simpler and improve my productivity.

In the past 7 years I have immensely adapted my working practices to let me to do most of my work remotely with a kit of web tools and robust self management. One early morning whilst exploring the web I came across Quickbooks online and this made me aware of what just might be possible. The discovery of ’hosted’ ‘on demand’ small business accounting software was the turning point for me and the launch pad of my ‘remote working experience.

I have to tell you up front that efficiently working remotely is as much about the systems as it is about self discipline. Working remotely also means putting it to your co-workers, managers and customers as to what they can expect and how they will communicate with you.

In ‘Remote Working Part 2 – Effective working styles’ I show you how to focus.

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Obviously not everybody can work remotely as many types of employment require us to go to their place of work or travel to perform their work face to face. But for those of us given the opportunity to work remotely then I thought it would be useful to share my experiences and give some practical wisdom by putting it on the net in the hope that I could give others useful timesavers for adapting to remote working or managing remote workers.

I can tell you that there are groups of self proclaimed ‘gurus’ on the Internet who will try and get you to buy online education for significant sums of money, believe me you don’t need to do this.

I am blessed to be able to work in whatever location I choose and just about everyone who asks me what I do for a living wants to understand how I manage to work remotely. Don’t get me wrong here I am still improving the science of remote working as everyday I come across tribes online who teach me new knowledge and I am always uncovering new systems and processes that make my life easier and improve my productivity.

Over the past 7 years I have steadily adapted my working practices to allow me to do all of my work remotely with a portfolio of internet tools and solid self discipline. One lunchtime whilst exploring the net I uncovered Quickbooks online and this brought to my attention what just might be possible. The encounter with ’hosted’ ‘on demand’ small business accounting software was the turning point for me and the beginning of my ‘remote working history.

I have got to say up front that efficiently working remotely is as much about the software as it is about self management. Working remotely also means getting across to your co-workers, superiors and clients as to what they can expect and how they will stay in touch with you.

In ‘Remote Working Part 2 – Things you should know about managing yourself’ I show you how to focus.

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