I am often asked how I manage to be able to spend time on the farm and still work in Australia.
Although I am my own "boss" and have always been self-motivated I still have clients and ongoing projects that I manage and am responsible for while I am away.
I try to choose my time away when I am in a planned downtime and mix it in with vacation time.
I have been doing this for over ten years and it has certainly become much easier with the growing trend for people to work offsite, email being a major medium for business communication, skype and cheap international phone calls.
Adapting to the different time zones is easy.
I check emails and work in the morning here when Australia is asleep.
I send my replies and do teleconferences in the evening here, when my clients and colleagues are arriving at the office.
Many times people don't even know I am overseas unless I tell them.
Recently a colleague and I were able to complete a project that had a quick turnaround by working on it in our own times zones - giving our client 24/7 service!
It can sometimes be hard to keep motivated when looking out over our farmland and I am not in my regular full time work routine - but it beats this city grind on a daily basis.
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| My outdoor farm office |
I check emails and work in the morning here when Australia is asleep.
I send my replies and do teleconferences in the evening here, when my clients and colleagues are arriving at the office.
Many times people don't even know I am overseas unless I tell them.
Recently a colleague and I were able to complete a project that had a quick turnaround by working on it in our own times zones - giving our client 24/7 service!
It can sometimes be hard to keep motivated when looking out over our farmland and I am not in my regular full time work routine - but it beats this city grind on a daily basis.
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| Sydney CBD in peak hour |
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