Remote Work Retirement

Stop Sabotaging Your Transition to Remote Work

Camille Attell

In this episode, Camille explores how self-sabotage can hinder mid-career professionals transitioning to remote work. Through the stories of Carol and Thomas, she illustrates how reframing personal challenges and adjusting mindsets can lead to successful career shifts into the remote work landscape.​ The following highlights are from conversations in a coaching circle as part of Camille's online coaching program, Remote Work School.

Key Points:

  • Carol's Transition to Freelance Bookkeeping: Carol, a former nurse, seeks flexibility and autonomy through remote work. Despite health challenges, she repositions her experiences as strengths, offering empathetic and resilient bookkeeping services.​
  • Thomas's Career Shift Strategy: Thomas, with a sales background, feels overwhelmed by the idea of a complete career pivot. By identifying transferable skills and focusing on incremental changes, he navigates a smoother transition into remote roles.​

Key Takeaways:

  1. Recognize patterns of self-sabotage to initiate change.
  2. Reframe personal challenges as unique professional strengths.
  3. Use empowering language to describe career transitions.
  4. Implement small, manageable steps towards career change.
  5. Leverage existing skills to facilitate remote work transitions.


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 Stop Sabotaging Your Transition to Remote Work


Host Camille Attell is a remote work strategist, career coach, and the host of The Remote Work Retirement Show. After leaving a 20-year corporate career, she transitioned to a flexible, location-independent lifestyle and has since helped thousands of professionals do the same. Through her Remote Work School program, Camille empowers mid-career professionals and retirees to find meaningful remote work opportunities, build financial security, and design a work-life on their own terms.

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