Obviously not everyone is able to work remotely as many jobs require workers to go to their office or travel to perform their work face to face. But for those of us given the opportunity to work remotely then I thought it would be useful to share my experiences and share some practical guidance by putting it online in the hope that I could give others helpful timesavers for adapting to remote working or managing remote workers.
I should warn you that there are many people on the web who will try and make you purchase e-books for large sums of cash, take my word for it you don’t need to do this.
I am blessed to be able to work anywhere I choose and just about everyone who asks me what job I do wants to get an idea of how I manage to work remotely. Don’t get me wrong here I am still perfecting the art of remote working as each day I bump into folks on the web who teach me new methods and I am continually discovering new software and approaches that make my life simpler and make me more efficient.
Over the past 7 years I have significantly adapted my working processes to enable me to do most of my work remotely with a box of web tools and rigid self management. One late night whilst browsing the web I discovered Quickbooks online and this got me thinking about what just might be possible. The discovery of web based 'on demand' small business accounting software was a life changing event for me and the beginning of my ‘remote working history.
I want to say up front that successfully working remotely is as much about the systems as it is about self discipline. Working remotely also means imparting to your colleagues, superiors and customers as to what they can expect and how they will communicate with you.
In 'Remote Working Part 2 – Things you should know about managing yourself' I discuss how to focus.
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How I Used The Fresh Papaya (PawPaw):
The fruit was to be consumed ‘As is’ because we always have a small plate of fruit everyday around 5 pm.
I planned on adding a teaspoon of seeds into my Yogurt at lunchtime.
The ‘Coleslaw’ I would add to any Salad (even in a sandwich) as it’s summertime in Oz and we are eating a lot of Salads. Don’t know what I am going to do in the Winter though? If you have any ideas please add them as a comment so everyone can benefit.
I had also planned on five serves per day because I thought it would be better to ‘Drip Feed’ it into me, as my wife thinks I am a ‘Drip’ sometimes anyway – so that should fit.
Now… Continue reading Prostate Cancer Diary - My Papaya Recipe
Monday 6th Feb 2012: My Prostate Cancer Diary.
So here is the problem. I have dismissed Surgery completly and that leads me to Radio Therapy as the only available conventional medical alternative.
My Oncologist want me to have Hormone Treatment to:
- a: Slow the Growth of the Cancer cells by (basically) chemically castrating me. Ouch!
- b: Shrink the Prostate down to a smaller target for his magic Death Ray.
I didn’t want to do that with Hormone treatment, but can appreciate why he wants to do that.
So I’m looking into all types of Natural and Alternative medications.
The best I have come up with is PawPaw (Papaya) as there have been quite a few studies with very promising reasults, PLUS it has been… Continue reading Prostate Cancer Diary - My Natural Alternative
Prostate Treatments and Me.
Long time coming since my last post – but I have been kinda busy…. Tests – tests and more tests 
So this is the latest:
My Urologist sent me to the Radio Oncologist because I decided I do NOT want surgery. Apparently I can’t have Brachyatherapy (my original choice) because my Gleason Score is 8 – too high, so External Beam Therapy is the only option, even though they only found cancer cells in ONE of the TEN Biopsies they took.
HOWEVER: (I am discovering LOTS of ‘Howevers’), the Oncologist wants me to have Hormone Treatment first to bring my enlarged prostate down in size.
An ‘Average’ prostate is about 40mm – about the size of a small Plum -… Continue reading My Personal Prostate Cancer Treatment Options