If you're looking for more freedom and flexibility in your job RIGHT NOW, check out the Flex Work Quick Start Guide to get started. Thanks for visiting!
photo credit: TheGiantVermin
A telecommuting request can be tricky compared to other types of flex work requests.
The very nature telecommuting makes most bosses uncomfortable as many of them are unsure of how to manage a remote worker which unfortunately tends to lead to knee jerk rejections of telecommuting requests.
This is why it is important you attempt to pre-sell your boss on the idea before making the actual request.
Pre-selling your boss involves letting them experience the potential benefits of letting you telecommute BEFORE you make the official request to do it.
This will help to make them more open to the idea when you make a formal telecommuting request and increase your chances of getting your telecommuting request approved.
[click to continue…]
photo credit: richardmasoner
This one is really easy. Just don’t work!
Ok, I’m kidding… (haha… very funny Yasuo… I swear you need to start hanging out with people more).
Alright, not to waste anymore time. So how do you have more free time while working from home?
Well in some cases, telecommuters have a very flexible work schedule. They don’t need to be “at work” from 9am to 5pm and sitting in front of their computer all the time.
Basically what this means is, the sooner you finish your work, the sooner you have time for yourself to do what you want.
It’s like when you were back in primary school. No going out to ride on your bike until you’ve finished all your homework.
To help you get out the door and onto your bike quicker, here are a few helpful tips to speed up your work flow. [click to continue…]
photo credit: smemon87
One of the mistakes alot people make when requesting flexible work is that they don’t keep it professional and they start making the request personal.
They tell their boss that they want more job flexibility because of their new baby, their sick parent or some other reason.
I’m not saying that appealing to your bosses emotions won’t work. In some cases it does, however the problem with appealing to emotions is that it doesn’t always work and the request tends to be temporary and easily revoked.
If you are really serious about requesting a long term flexible work arrangement, the best thing you can do for yourself is to not make it personal and to keep it professional.
You wouldn’t use “Need more money to pay off my mortgage” as a valid reason for requesting a salary increase would you?
Probably not. You would probably do your research on what the average salary is for a person of your experience and also take note of all your contributions to the company that would add validity to your request.
The same applies with requesting a flexible work arrangement.
Here are some quick tips on how you can keep things professional when requesting a flexible work arrangement:
- Do your research, and put it on paper – Nothing says more than a physical document that has been thoroughly prepared and researched
- Focus on benefits to the company, not on your personal life – You want to cover issues and concerns your boss might have about productivity and how you will get your work done
photo credit: Thespis377
The simplest way I know how to land a dream job is to do the following:
- Show the people that matter that you have the HEART to do it
- Show them that you CAN do it
The reason I would use a website to do this is because:
- It helps you stand out of the crowd of normal resume’s and portfolio senders
- To give potential clients and customers an opportunity to check you out and decide if you’d be a right fit to work with them
This is how I won my first freelance gig to write an ebook and I got paid pretty well (more than a thousand dollars) considering I had no prior clients or ebook writing experience.
If you’re ready to get started on my tweaked up version of how to do it, let’s begin. [click to continue…]
photo credit: davef3138
In an ideal situation, you could tell your manager that instead of attending office meetings, you would instead send them a weekly report or “attend” the meeting via teleconference.
Unfortunately, some managers will simply insist that you attend the meeting, whether you have a purpose there or not.
If your goal is to avoid meetings so it’s not an excuse to keep you in the office, here are some useful tips I’ve used which have led to me almost never having to attend in office meetings:
Tip 1: Ask the organizer of the meeting of your purpose for attending
Tell them the reason you ask is because you have important work to finish and if your presence really isn’t needed you would prefer not to attend.
If your purpose for attending is not clearly vital to the meeting, this will usually be enough for you to avoid the meeting. [click to continue…]
photo credit: sjsharktank
“I could do it if I really wanted to” is one of the oldest and most overused excuses for not getting off your butt and going after something you would very much like to do.
I could lose weight if I really wanted to.
I could start learning how to speak japanese, if I really wanted to.
I could become self employed… if I really wanted to.
I do agree that some degree of will power is necessary in order to gets started at doing something.
However relying on it completely to achieve your goals is not generally the most effective approach.
The reason for this is that as humans, we have this natural tendency to feel doubt at some stage towards pursuing your goal.
Why will power is overrated
Trying to pursue a goal while relying solely on will power is like trying to climb a cliff wall without a rope or safety harness. The moment you get tired, or in this case feel doubt, there’s a high chance you’re going to let go and fall straight back to the bottom. [click to continue…]
