Remote Jobs (Switching industries)
At the middle of this blog post, there is a list of remote job websites.
At the bottom, there is a summary.
Here’s a great article about “why the 'safe path' is not actually safe”
Ew… “Jobs” sounds ugly coming off my tongue.
I heard once that a ‘career’ is just a job that lasted too long.
I used to hate working. Even when I had my dream jobs (worked in marketing, casting, Universal Pictures, on-set for the Avengers) I secretly hated having to be somewhere and do a specific task that someone that had more money that me told mt to do.
Then, I went to a Tony Robbins-style seminar and learned that there is a reality where I’m working 20 hours a week, making banks, traveling, and spending all my free time doing things I love.
And what makes that possible? Having a remote job, prioritizing my education around financial literacy, and trying new things.
It’s currently Jan 18, 2025. If you can’t emphatically say “I’m living my best life,” I think your first step should be figuring out a way to spend at least a year traveling outside of your home country.
“But, Madeleine, I can’t do that because of x, y, and z.”
Ok, then don’t.
I fully believe in the mentality of “if you wanted to, you would.”
I think that any excuse where you are making yourself the victim, is just one that I’m not here to listen to.
I’m just here to tell you that my life completely changed when I booked an international flight.
More on that story here.
So, the title of this post is “remote jobs” and not just “jobs,” because I want to be very clear, that I have a strong belief that a remote job is for sure the way to go.
We’ve been fed this lie that we should receive the majority of our purpose and fulfillment from our jobs, and that if it’s the right job, then we are happy.
THAT, my friends, is bullshit, and I will die on this hill.
I sell lamps.
Do I even have an interest in lighting? Nope.
Guess what…I work 20 hours per week, make six figures, and travel full time.
You can take that as a brag, but those are just facts. There is a reality where you are doing the same shit. Trust me, I’m not smarter than you. I just did mushrooms and realized that I need to make the most of my time in this meat suit on a floating rock.
Let’s help you find a remote job…
Open up your computer right now, connect to the internet, and just start looking at jobs under the “remote” toggle. There are bajillion million willion remote jobs. I will help you narrow the scope.
Step 1: Pick up literally any self development book
Just start reading. I don’t care if you hate the first few self development books you pick up. If you’re not hooked 15-20 pages in, put it down. Start another. Keep putting them down and starting another until you find one that make you excited about learning. The first one I ever read was…”You Are A Badass” by Jen Sincero. It amped me up enough to continue down this path of self education.
Great, now that you’re reading in your free time, you’ll probably think “Wow, I picked up a new hobby. A smart person’s hobby. I’m must be smart.”
You are building confidence within yourself to do “hard” things.
Now that you see yourself in a different light, have a conversation with a friend about what you like to do and what interests you….
Step 2: What the fuck are you good at? AND what do you like doing?
Me: I’m good at talking on meetings, having ChatGPT write my emails, and telling other people what to do.
So, I work as a Director of Vendor Management (a cross between a Project Manager and Director of Operations) for an e-commerce company, and guess what, all I do is reply to emails, talk everyone’s ear off on meetings, and, you guessed it, tell other people what to do.
How did I learn to do this?
I was a film major, son. I had no formal education around any of type of management/leadership shit.
But, I started reading and thought “what else can I do to grow?”
That self belief propelled me towards taking an online course.
I just took Google Certificates/Coursera’s Project Manager Course. It’s $50 a month and you pay until you complete it. Here are my notes from the course.
Summary: take a fucking online course and read some books, it’ll make you feel confident applying for a job in a field you’ve never been in before.
I fully believe that I got to where I am at because of delusional confidence. I’m a fake-it-cause-we’re-on-a-spinning-rock-and-nothing-matters kind of girl.
Feel like you aren’t qualified for a job? First off, what the fuck is qualified? NO ONE, and I mean NO ONE, knows what they are doing. We are all faking it. I think life is one long comedic “bit.” Try some weird shit out.
Step 3: Apply to a stupid amount of jobs
Reading A BUNCH of listings and A BUNCH of different jobs should help you realize what you don’t want. Which I think is just as important as what you want.
https://powertofly.com/ (job fairs, training)
https://www.hiretechladies.com/
https://otta.com/
https://jobspresso.co/
https://builtin.com/
https://nodesk.co/
https://wellfound.com/
https://www.wonsulting.ai/
https://www.ycombinator.com/
https://jobs.techstars.com/jobs
https://remoteok.com/
https://www.getwork.com/
https://www.ventureloop.com/ventureloop/home.php
https://jobicy.com/
https://fairygodboss.com/
https://www.jobwell.co/
We work remotely
remote.co
jobtogeher
dynamite jobs
letsworkremotely
growmotely
working nomads
remotive
workew
remoters
skip the drive llc
goremotely
remotehub
remotetribe
citizen remote
Nocommute
Remote work junkie
Step 4: Reach out to your network
Now that you’ve read a bunch of different job posts, you’ve probably been brainstorming more about what you want to be doing. Refine your search further by reaching out to your network via text or linkedin to see if they know of anything you could have a virtual coffee with that works in ________ (e-commerce, sales, content creation, etc) that would be willing to talk to you about their journey.
When you meet with these people, always ask at the end “Is there someone else you can connect me with in your network that also works in _______? I’m eager to learn more about this industry.” And the networking continues until you land a job.
Boom.
Summary
Start reading self development books (you actually enjoy) so you can feel like a smartie pants.
Have a smart, ambitious friend of yours ask you questions about what you like/are good at/interests you. (You’ll get further if it’s a conversation rather just you sitting in your room by yourself thinking. Feedback is important for brainstorming).
Read a bunch of job posts to figure out what you do and do not want. Have ChatGPT write your cover letters for jobs that potential interest you and start applying. It’s a numbers game.
Once you have more clarity on what type of remote job you want, reach out to people in your network that might know someone in that field and ask for a 15 min phone call. Ask whoever you’re speaking to to refer you to the next person. Let the train continue.
