Obviously not everyone is able to work remotely as there are some types of work that require people to be at their employers premises or travel to perform their duties in person. But for those of us who can or want to work remotely then I thought it would be useful to share my experiences and give some practical guidance by writing and publishing it on the web with the sole objective of providing valuable advice for adapting to remote working or managing remote workers.

I should warn you that there are groups of so called ’experts’ on the net who will try and get you to buy videos for substantial sums of cash, take my word for it you don’t have to do this.

I am fortunate to be able to work anywhere I choose and just about everybody who asks me what job I do wants to know how I manage to work remotely. Don’t be fooled here I am still refining the art of remote working as everyday I come across people on the net who show me new knowledge and I am repeatedly discovering new systems and methods that make my life simpler and make me more effective.

Throughout the past 7 years I have immensely adapted my working processes to allow me to do the majority of my work remotely with a box of online tools and unfaltering self discipline. One early morning whilst browsing the Internet I found Quickbooks online and this made me think about what just might be possible. The discovery of web based ‘on demand’ small business accounting software was a significant event for me and the launch pad of my ‘remote working history.

I have got to state up front that proficiently working remotely is as much about the systems as it is about self discipline. Working remotely also means informing your team members, managers and customers as to what they can expect and how they will maintain contact with you.

In ‘Remote Working Part 2 – Fundamental behaviours – Basic discipline’ I write about how to focus.