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Today, I’m going to show you how to get (and stay) fit while working remotely.

In a world of diet fads and 60-second abs, I’ll walk through a habit-based approach that focuses on adherence.

(In other words, this approach helps you stick with fitness.)

Here’s what most remote work advocates don’t talk about…

How easily bad fitness habits form when you work remotely:

Today I’m sharing my favorite way to make big life decisions.

From:

  • Selling my house in the suburbs
  • Moving my family abroad
  • Choosing between jobs

There’s no “right way” to make these decisions. But I found this model simplifies the decision-making process and reduces anxiety.

No pro and con lists.

No sleepless nights.

By answering a simple question, you can remove complexity from similar life decisions.

In this post, I’ll show you the exact steps I’d use today to land a remote job, using LinkedIn.

In July 2022, remote jobs made up 16% of job postings on LinkedIn.

Yet attracted 53% of the applications.

Competition is fierce. You need a consistent way to stand out.

Most people think you do this with a word-perfect resume or crafting a beautiful, bespoke cover letter.

They’re wrong.

In the last decade, I’ve landed 5 remote jobs.

Here’s how you can do the same.

In this newsletter, you’ll learn how to create a recession proof career.

In the last 30 days, Google, HubSpot, PayPal, & more have seen layoffs (6%, 7%, and 7% reductions, respectively.)

(Source: Layoffs.fyi)

When you’re fortunate and layoffs don’t impact you, you still run through a gamut of emotions.

Relief. Empathy. Anger.

Then you go about your day. You try to do good work. To prove you drive impact in the company.

This is not enough.

The problem is our careers are more fragile than we think.

Today, I’m going to show you 5 steps to move your family abroad while working remotely.

These are the exact steps I took when moving my family to Ireland in 2021. And I’m executing them right now to move again.

An international move is a large endeavor. You need to solve for:

  • Jobs
  • Banking
  • Housing
  • Insurance
  • Transport
  • Healthcare

By knowing the exact steps (and the sequence) you’ll increase your odds of success.

Today I want to share tips on how to integrate remote work into your life.

While there’s no “right way” to structure your work and life, seeing examples of how others “counter-program” against the 9-5 can inspire you to tweak your schedule to live a happier, more fulfilling life.

I hope this guide inspires you to experiment with 1 or 2 small changes that’ll save you time, money, and make you more productive at work.

Note: Every quarter I publish an update on goals set for the year. You can read my 2022 Q3 update here.

The Research: Segmentors vs. Integrators

My colleague Alison Kaprielian recently introduced me to the concepts of “Segmentors” vs. “Integrators” in the context of remote work:

Today I’ll show you how to banish remote work anxiety. You’ll get more done at work. More importantly, you’ll feel like you’re able to actually switch off when you’re not working.

Working remotely for 9 years has been incredible for my career and life.

For most of that time, I’ve also dealt with low- to mid-level anxiety. Never to the point where it was debilitating, but more like this background noise I’m unable to switch off.

Because I can work anywhere, anytime, it felt like there was always something I could be doing.