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CELEBRATE SUCCESS!

REAL WORK August 4, 2017 0 Comments

This week was a good week at the home office. Despite the fact that my trusty side-kick was – sweating her ass off  – on a two week holiday in Italy and Switzerland, I managed to bring to closure an outstanding and somewhat challenging item for my organization. As with most of my work, it involved alignment and agreement with other…

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Remember me? – Staying Relevant

REAL WORK February 12, 2017 1 Comments

Working from home is like a long distance relationship, and coming from someone who has had more than a few, they aren’t easy.  As it turns out, it probably isn’t the best idea to send your boss cute selfies throughout the week. And that photo of you looking all cute and sexy with your pretty posse on a girls’ night out…

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My Personal Groundhog Day

REAL WORK February 2, 2017 0 Comments

Phil (Bill Murray): “What would you do if you were stuck in one place and every day was exactly the same, and nothing that you did mattered?” Ralph (Rick Overton):  “That about sums it up for me.” Sound familiar? It is winter here in the US, and while the days are getting a bit longer, your morning alarm is likely…

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The Spark

REAL WORK November 11, 2016 0 Comments

It was early spring, my taxes filed, and it was my first day Working from Home full-time. I was feeling energized and felt things were finally beginning to shift in my life. No longer would I have to make the hour-and-ten-minute commute (each way) to corporate headquarters, not daring to sip my coffee until 25 minutes into the drive, for…

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We’ve got a job to do!

REAL WORK November 7, 2016 0 Comments

We’ve got a job to do! I would be remiss if I didn’t have this conversation up front.  Homies, first and foremost, we have a job to do, so do it we must.  My intention for this Blog is to better our Working From Home experience, not to keep us from your day jobs.  Here are what I consider to…

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