31. 3 Tips for Reframing Your Work From Home Mindset

Show Notes | May 14, 2020 | Episode 035 This episode is sponsored by our military spouse employment partners at Instant Teams. Hear us out on this: the job market does not have to be a scary place right now. There are amazing opportunities out there, from open jobs to volunteer work to courses designed to develop new skills. This strange time is also a great time to learn how to engage as part of a remote team and how to be successful while working from home. In this episode, career coach Kristen Earp gives us tools and strategies to reframe our mindset while working from home during a global pandemic. If you are a new listener to VirtForce podcast, we would love to hear from you. Please email [email protected] and let us know how we can help you today.  Links and Resources Join the Instant Teams Workforce VirtForce Podcast on Apple Podcasts  VirtForce Podcast on Spotify VirtForce Linktree Kimber Hill LinkedIn Kristen Earp LinkedIn Explore these Resources In this episode, we mentioned the following resources:  15-Minute Power Session with Kristen Earp  Join the Conversation Our favorite part of recording a live podcast each week is participating in the great conversations that happen on our live chat, on social media, and in our comments section.   VirtForce on Facebook VirtForce on LinkedIn VirtForce on Instagram Check Out Recent Podcast Episodes: 32. Applying to Aira? What You Should (And Shouldn’t) Say To Blind People 31. How to Get Security Clearance 30. How to Be A Pro Virtual Assistant 29. Is Volunteer Work Hurting You? 28. How to Freelance with Laura Briggs About Our Sponsor Instant Teams serves professionals across the military-connected community whose lifestyles demand communication and flexibility. Their automated remote team innovation software, Arti, uniquely positions Instant Teams to serve a high growth customer base, and improve the employment prospects of military spouses and other military-connected individuals. Join the Instant Teams workforce today at this link: bit.ly/InstantTeams Blog In this episode, we are thrilled to welcome back to the podcast our friend Kristen Earp. You may recognize her from the VirtForce community. She is one of our fantastic vetted career coaches.  It’s no secret we are living in strange times right now. As milspouses, we are definitely used to a certain amount of uncertainty and, let’s call it what it is, weirdness in our lives. However, this is magnified and is unlike anything we’ve dealt with before. We are going to break down Kristen’s 3 Tips to Navigating Remote Work and Social Distancing. Stop calling it social distancing. Reframe it in your mind as physical distancing.Think about where you can make an impact.Know that eventually this will pass.  Hear us out on this: the job market does not have to be a scary place right now. There are amazing opportunities out there, from open jobs to volunteer work to courses designed to develop new skills. This strange time is also a great time to learn how to engage as part of a remote team and how to be successful while working from home.