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#4 Feed Your Body & Mind
Do you sometimes get so focussed on your work or a
project deadline that you start feeling like you’re
chained to the desk! Or do you , sometimes forget
what a wonderful time lunch from the comfort of your
own home can be. It’s an opportunity that many
others don’t have who work in a typical office
environment. It’s your time to nurture your body and
mind with a healthy lunch.
Don’t skip meals because you’re chained to your desk. Working from your home remote
office, or working virtually gives you the wonderful advantage of eating a very fresh and
healthy lunch, prepared with love from your own kitchen. Make lunch a special time of the
day where you nourish your body with healthy fresh food. I love this special part of the
day. It’s a time when I relish the idea of preparing food from my own kitchen. Then sitting
down to a lunch break of my choice. Will I have lunch with doctor Phil, lunch with nature or
perhaps even invite friends and family over to enjoy my break with me? How do you want
to spend you’re next lunch break! Embrace the freedoms working from a virtual office
brings!
Get some great food and lifestyle tips from my friend Gertrude here: Click here

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#5 Daily Dose of Motivation & Inspiration
Keeping yourself motivated and energized is especially
important to virtual workers. Sometimes working from a
remote office makes you feel a little isolated and
demotivated. Plus there are all the distractions that your
home and family offer, tempting you to stop and have a little
too much fun, rather than focussing on your work . Here are
two tips that will help keep you motivated and inspired ….
Set up a Playlist of “feel good” motivating songs.
Tailor the playlist to exactly your own taste. And have a different
playlist for different times of the day. What song will get you up and
going in the morning? Is there a great track that you can play in the
background as you’re working.
Link with a motivation expert that will send you daily motivational
tips and videos. Here are two resources you can …
http://www.frederiquemurphy.com/
http://www.ziglar.com/

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#6 Guard your sleep like it’s GOLD
If you don’t set clear boundaries, working in a virtual team, across multiple
time zones can really interfere with your sleep patterns . This will ultimately affect
your health and long-term career, so pay attention to getting enough sleep
Set boundaries with clients and colleagues and don’t get in the habit of
being available to them at anytime, day and night.
Turn off your instant messaging programs after you’ve clocked off for the day. Do not
be tempted to go and check your messages outside your agreed working timeframes
If you do need to be available after-hours, then have set times that you’re available
and work it into your overall schedule. Make sure everyone on the virtual
team makes compromises, not just YOU.

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#7 Embrace ALL the Benefits
There are so many benefits to the
virtual work lifestyle.
The thing is working it. Work it
baby! Remember your blessings,
embrace them and take FULL
advantage!
Here’s are 7 reminders …
*Flexible work hours
*No peak hour traffic crawls
*A work environment of your choice
*The ability to see the world and travel while earning an income
*Not having to deal with daily office interruptions
*The enrichment that comes from international cross-culture interactions
*Wearing what you want to the office