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Morning office in Three Rivers CA.
My office = Wifi, phone, laptop and coffee.
My office = Wifi, phone, laptop and coffee.
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Love working from home myself, but sometimes I do miss the office, mostly for the routine and socializing some.
I think a hybrid is the best option, just my .02
I think a hybrid is the best option, just my .02
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I have been a lone wolf for so long I don't think I can play well with other sans alcohol.
Kinda like the military. It is about the comradeship.
A hybrid model seems like a positive.
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That's the main reason I log onto the forums.
I was in Branson last week with 2 of my siblings. I thought I'd get more work done while I was there! LOL! But I did get a few phone calls in.
We really can work from anywhere. In between my in-person visits, I sometimes write a policy over the phone while sitting in my car under a convenient shade tree. Sometimes a F2F client will ask me where my office is. I usually point to the street and say, "Right now it's parked in front of your house!"
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True.
I have to admit it is getting harder to discipline myself to work. I may do a client mailing to that I have to.
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I think for most people working from home is like communism. It kinda sounds like a great idea, but usually doesn't work out well.
Of course there are exceptions.
Of course there are exceptions.
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I've been doing it for two years, personally. Ultimately, it's up to your self management style.
I end up offloading a lot of my responsibilities to other parties. This way, my time is used for money making when I start working.
That means I get to work less, which is always good.
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I think there are some people, a minority, that can work at home effectively, and in a way that's emotionally healthy.
For me personally, I like having a separate place to go and work. Then, I work. Then, when I'm at home, I'm not (usually not) doing work. The boundaries are clear for me. I'm someone that's always had trouble with balance. Again, I'm speaking for myself.
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No doubt. When I worked for the state, it was much more difficult. Now, because I only do inbound appointments, my time is much less "working" and more or less "waiting."
I do have other stuff that fills my week, and that's usually my first two hours. Then I just wait for calls.
I'm in the process of doing seminars twice a week.
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Yeah, you can work a little, you can work a lot. You can focus on this type of insurance, you can focus on that type. You can work from home, office, f2f, phone, or some combination of all. It's a sweet gig for the few of us that make it work. I definitely don't enjoy watching people try to break into the bizz and fail, but when I see it, and I do often, it reminds my how lucky I am.
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