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The following classes are now available...

1. Communication
2. Business Applications
3. Finding Time To Work
4. Reasoning And Motivation
5. Sustaining The Work
6. Learning To Work Offline Without An Internet Connection
7. Business Language How To Communicate With People
8. Trouble Shooting Problems While Working
9. Team Work While Working On Projects
10. Consolidation And Minimizing Projects
11. Managing Distractions And Avoiding Delays
12. Program Menus And Settings Adjustments
13. File And Image Formats We Use
14. Different Storage Methods For Different Devices
15. What Is A Spreadsheet And Why Work With Them
16. Formatted Documents And Editing
17. Microsoft Outlook Email Information
18. Working With Google Business Applications
19. Changing The Way You Think About Work
20. Using The Proper Wording And Phrasing
21. Formatting And Detailing Documents For Display
22. Computer Science And Engineering In General
23. Advertising Marketing And Search Engine Optimization
24. Social Media And How It Applies To Mobile Work
25. Artificial Stimulants And Effects On Work
26. Homework Housework And Mobile Working
27. Smartphone Accessories Make Life Easier
28. Dealing With Different Attitudes And Personalities
29. Non-Profit Organizations Volunteering And Customer Support
30. Specific Device Training And Mobile Support
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Sustaining The Work

Alright, so the work day is active from the time you wake up and your working on the assignment that you were given.  You know that once the assignment is submitted, then your done.  But then something comes back saying there's a mistake in what you gave back.  Don't get nervous about it.  Double check your work, and make sure that the question you were asked was understood properly.  It's possible that the mistake is not yours, and the customer asked the wrong question.  It's also possible that you misunderstood the question, and you now have to correct your work.

This happens sometimes, and we have to find ways to work through it.  Rather than complain, we have to find out what's wrong, and request clarification on the subject.  If you know for sure you made a mistake, then correct it, and resubmit the answer or solution.  If you know for sure "after double checking", don't blame the client.  Instead, ask for clarification so that you can better understand the problem, and come up with right solution.

Now that the assignment becomes more complex, this is actually an opportunity to make yourself look better rather than look worse, by being more detailed in your resolve.  Conflicts in assignments can be difficult, but not impossible to figure out, and it makes you look good when you can still fix the problem and resubmit the answer that's right regardless of who's fault it is.  Remember that the end will justify the means, and offer more options then you need to, so that your client knows that your more capable.  Use the resources that you have in the network to get the work done.

Team work is what makes "Office Work" more preferable to people that work in an office, and you should remember that you have others doing the same work that your doing, and are there to help you.  If you get stuck with an assignment that your having problems with, post it on the Internal Messageboard (Not the Public Messageboard) so that you can get help from the other members.  If it's something that you can't do at all, then don't be ashamed to notify the "Network Administrator", so that it can be reassigned to someone else.

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Reasoning and Motivation
Here's a good example of how we're conditioned to work.  Let's say you have the weekend off and Friday night it's time to get the laundry done.  But there's a few good shows on TV, and you put it off for Saturday.  So on Saturday, it's beautiful outside, and you decide to enjoy the day, and put the laundry off until Sunday.  So when Sunday comes, there's a Concert that you have tickets to, and you spent that day at a friends house so that you can all go together.  Monday Morning comes, it's time to go back to work, and the laundry that you should have done on Friday Night is still there.

The example sounds extreme, but we've all done it.  If you did that at work, you might be terminated for putting off work that should have been done for 3 days, and that's the point I'm trying to make.  When you work using a Mobile Device outside of an office you can't put things off, because you have something to do.  Most of the assignments are due on that same day, and someone's business depends on the work getting done.  So we should agree, that being self-motivated is a big part of mobile working.

The motivation comes from you.  Once you know what to do, then you can do it, because you know it has to be done.  We don't get paid to do our own laundry, but if someone pays you to do their laundry, and you agree, then it has to be done.  Most people won't do what they need to do for themselves, because they don't have to, but we're talking about "work" so you can't make excuses, when you have more than enough time to do it.
And the last point is this...
Television is educational, but unless your taking a work course in Media Broadcasting, it doesn't pay anything.  The Shows on television will occupy your time just enough that hours will pass by.  The Cartoons will entertain you all afternoon, but there's no profit in them unless you were hired to watch Cartoons.  So, make time to work with your mobile device, and keep in mind that your getting paid to work with it.  Turn off the games and the television, and load the Business Programs that you need to get your work done, so that you can have more free time afterwards.

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Finding the Time to Work

The best way to make better use of the time you have, is to stop wasting the time that you can use to work with.  Throughout your life you've heard people say things like: "that was a waste of time", "I could have made better use of my time", or the most common phrase, "stop wasting my time".  The person that is actually wasting the time is YOU, by allowing others to control it.

So the other phrase about "time is money" might be true, if your actually using the time you have to do the work that needs to be done.  When you receive an assignment, the due date is usually 24 hours, but depending on the project type, it may take several days.  The whole idea of working with a mobile device is being able to continue working when your away from a standard computer or laptop.  So we have to arrange things so that we can continue where we left off.

If you don't know what kind of file you might be working with, then you should be able to either create it on your device, or have a copy of the file type that you can use already there.  When you sign into the Mobile Website at the Activemode Network, you can find some of the files you need, so that helps a little bit.  The next thing you need to be able to do is open the file on your device and add or make changes to the content of the file your using.  This will take practice, so you should use the free time that you have to find different ways of doing it.

Don't allow yourself to become frustrated if there's something that you can't do.  If it's been done by someone else, then you can do it too.  Take a deep breath and think about what your doing and how you want to do it.  If you know your not going to be near a computer, then make sure that everything you need is on the mobile device so that you can get to it.  Make sure your phone is fully charged, and stay focused, so that you can finish, and be done with it.

And finally, as mentioned in the beginning, there's always time to work, if your not distracted by other things.  Games, entertainment, and other activities are fine when you have time for it.  You have to decide what's important to you, and make the best use of the time you have to get your work done.  Once the time is wasted, you won't get any of it back, and you'll end up rushing to finish.  Begin working early, and do everything you can to prepare for interruptions that slow you down.
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