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Most of us go through life feeling imprisoned by our jobs, businesses or personal circumstances. I have been fortunate enough to learn that life doesn't need to be that way. I started 2007 with a desire to reduce my workload, increase my income and gain more personal freedom
to pursue the areas of my life which interest me the most.
As the year draws to an end, I am sitting at my laptop in a tiny mountain village perched 8500 feet above sea level in the Colorado Rockies. My children are playing in the pure white snow while my wife catches up with her sister for the first time in years. It’s a far cry from our home in beachside Australia.
We have been downhill skiing until our legs burned, snow-shoeing in the national park and occasionally just kicking back in a café talking about how much fun are having.
In short, I am living the dream.
I have just left Australia for a big holiday, with just a little bit of work thrown in.
Currently in Auckland New Zealand, a beautiful city in a beautiful country.
Next stop San Francisco where my family and I will see the sites and meet some interesting business contacts.
Then its 5 weeks in the snow of Colorado.
My business is set and ready to run without me there. This will be the biggest test I have given it. I will check in from time to time, but overall am confident my team will look after things with little trouble.
Lets see how it goes.
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Arrived in San Francisco last night and now ready to see the city.
Discovered my offices back home had been flooded in large storm. My staff, true to form, have it under control. no deadlines missed, business as usual.
This is a good test for remote management.
