Have you been dreaming of living a different life? Maybe you’d like to shift careers. Or you’re done with the 9-5. Perhaps you’d just like a little flexibility in your days without being chained to the office.

Well, you’ve come to the right place. 🙌

At Remote Squad, we’re all about living a life that you truly love. That might mean making small tweaks to your current lifestyle so that it offers more freedom and flexibility. Or, it might mean saving up, quitting that job, and going to live your remote nomad dreams.

I said “see ya later” to the corporate world 6 years ago in search of a flexible, fun lifestyle where I could work on my own schedule. 🌴🤙

This week’s success story has done the same. I found Rob on Instagram recently and immediately became inspired by his story. Read on for more!

🙌 In this issue:

Whether you're looking to leave the 9-to-5, or you're already a remote worker wanting to stick at it for the long haul, I strongly believe this habit is essential.

While remote work can often look like beaches, palm trees, and Friday cocktails, staying motivated and being productive can be tough.

Those who stay the course, tend to have one thing in common.

🙌 Deep work.

Everyone's had the experience of working in a busy office.

There you spent all day trying to wade through important tasks while getting distracted by Karen from accounts, Jennifer who wants the colours to pop more, and John who wants to go out for yet another coffee. 🫠

Being able to fully focus your attention on one task at a time is a superpower, and it's the #1 skill in a remote worker's arsenal.

Stay focussed

Just because you're working remotely - whether that's from home or a cafe in Thailand - it doesn't mean there aren't distractions.

Slack, text messages, piles emails, all of these pings can pull you away from the essential project at hand. If you want to succeed remotely, it's essential to turn those notifications off and carve out time for deep work.

Deep work can look like:

In the words of Cal Newport: “When you work, work hard. When you’re done, be done.”

However, as someone who has always loved travel, the reality of being limited to 21 days holiday indefinitely forced me to reassess my priorities. Despite the flexibility, I was still tied to a desk.

This led me to start building my own design agency, Pingd. I had the skills, experience and industry knowledge, but no clear roadmap for where to begin. The idea of working fully remotely while travelling and building something of my own had always been a long-term ambition. At that point, it felt like the right time to take the risk and give it a proper go.

Something always stuck with me, and that was "You don't have to be great at the start, but you have to start to be great".

It became clear to me that many people are curious about remote work and considering a move away from the traditional nine-to-five. So I began sharing content about what a remote lifestyle really looks like. I left the UK at 34 to continue building my agency, and my first Instagram post reached over half a million people. Since then, more than 15,000 people have followed my journey. I now receive daily messages from people who feel inspired, and the questions I’m asked most often are, “How do I get into remote work?” and “I feel stuck in my 9-to-5 and dream of working remotely”.

What are you doing now?

This is launching in April 2026 and I'm really excited to see where this goes.

Working remotely comes with its own challenges and it is not all sunshine and coconuts on the beach. I learnt this the hard way in Sri Lanka, when severe storms caused widespread power cuts and loss of internet for several days. I nearly lost a client after missing three important meetings. It was a reminder that while remote work offers freedom, it also requires adaptability and resilience. You cannot plan for everything and you can't control everything.

Why are you a believer in remote work?

I believe in remote work because it allows people to design their lives around what actually matters to them, without sacrificing ambition or standards. This doesn't have to be travel like me, it could be that you want to stay at home to spend more time with your children, the dread and cost of the 2 hour commute or you just like the flexibility to work in an office and at home if someone is ill.

When done properly, remote work creates better focus, fewer distractions and a healthier balance between work and life. It removes geography as a limitation and opens up opportunities based on skill and value rather than location. I have met so many like-minded people since leaving the UK, all building remote businesses and travelling.

From my own experience, remote work has pushed me to become more disciplined, adaptable and intentional with how I work and who I work with. It is not easier, but it is more empowering. For the right people and the right roles, remote work is not a trend, it’s a smarter way of working.

I'm giving this away for free to help others that are thinking of doing the same and have no idea where to begin.

Feeling inspired? Download The Freedom Hustle and follow Rob on Instagram. 🌴🤙

Have suggestions? Or want to feature as a success story? Feel free to email me: [email protected]

Until next time,
Chloe 👋

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