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This Digital Nomad Couple Sold Everything to Travel the World in a Sailboat—Here’s What They’ve Learned About Life, Goal Setting and Relationships

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He stumbled on a story about Matt and Jessica Johnson, an American couple who sold everything to buy a sailboat and travel the world with their cat. According to a report funded by MBO Partners, nearly 11 million people identified themselves as digital nomads in 2020. Community remains crucial.

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Are You Ready to Hire a Virtual Assistant?

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In its fourth quarter of 2020 and first quarter of 2021 financial reports—while many other companies were experiencing layoffs and frantically downsizing—BELAY announced record-breaking numbers. You do not need to be managing email and invoicing and bookkeeping,” she says. “If The choice to send workers home felt temporary in 2020.

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How to Create a Powerful, Future-Proof Culture for Remote and Decentralized Teams

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in 2020 to 8.5% You can also reach out to workers via recorded videos and emails. When we entered the virtual conference room it gave us the chance to eliminate distractions and meet in one virtual room, without the hassle and expense of traveling to a central location. . jumped from 1.4% by the end of July 2022.

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3 Ways to Stop Feeling so Overwhelmed at Work

On The Job

We're barely into 2020, and a lot of you are feeling overwhelmed at work. So far, the most you've accomplished is whittling your inbox down to less than 300 unanswered emails and finally removed the rotting coffee grounds from your coffee cup. Ignore your emails and texts and phone calls. You had such great plans for this year.

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The Cost of Remote Work in a Technology-Centered World

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Virtual events also saw a rise in popularity, as they allowed audiences to attend without paying for travel or worrying about exposure to COVID-19. Zoom, Google Meet, Discord and other chat services allowed families and friends to communicate across long and prolonged distances and for school and work to continue.

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Ep 224: Janice Parker on Remote Work and Supporting a Founder

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

During her time working with Marcus, Janice relocated back to Melbourne at the end of 2020 after almost 7 years living in London and now supports him in a fully remote role. Join my email list here if you want to get an email when a new episode goes live. You can email me at podcast@leaderassistant.com.

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Is a Widespread Return to Working in the Office on the Horizon?

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For some leaders, life since 2020 has been one big-out-of-control spiral. Each employee has to work in office 30 days per quarter, and business travel counts as an in-person day. “So Here’s what experts are predicting about dwindling remote work, and how the return to the office is going for business leaders.

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