I Would Not Start the Way Most People Start If I could go back and begin my remote work journey from scratch today, knowing everything I know now, I would not do what most people do. I would not immediately Google the best free course. I would not jump on LinkedIn and start applying for […]
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It Is Actually Happening? Before I get into the five things, I want to share something that genuinely made my week. I received a message from one of my YouTube subscribers — someone who had been watching my videos for a few months. She told me that after watching my content on remote work, she
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Remote work in Africa is no longer a distant dream. Thousands of professionals across the continent are landing international roles, earning in foreign currencies, and building careers that were simply not possible a decade ago. The internet has genuinely levelled the playing field, opening doors that once felt out of reach. However, there is a
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The last time I visited my parents in the village, I stayed a little longer than usual. There is something about that village air that makes you forget the chaos of the city. When I’m there, I go back to being their little girl. There’s no rush, no Nairobi traffic, and definitely no worrying about
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When I first arrived in Nairobi, I was fresh from the village and incredibly naïve. Like many young graduates, I was hungry for an opportunity and perhaps a bit too trusting of the advertisements plastered across the city. It wasn’t long before I fell victim to one of the most notorious Nairobi job scams, an
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When I first transitioned to remote work , I had no idea how much it would change my life. I thought it would just be a different way of working, you know, no more commuting, more flexibility, and working in pajamas (which, yes, happens sometimes 😄). But what I didn’t expect was how deeply it
Picture this: it’s a quiet 7 p.m. at night. I hit the “Enter” button on my laptop and lean back on my chair with a sigh of relief. I’ve just completed a one-day task for a client—one of the many gigs I take on as a remote worker. From the outside, it might look like
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