Two Years of Thriving Together! 🎉

Hello, you wonderful freedom-loving humans,

TWO YEARS! 🎂

Two years ago, we hit send on our first issue with a hunch that remote workers needed more than another productivity hack.

Turns out, we were right. But you showed us just how much more.

Through your clicks, conversations, Outpost coffees, Friendsgiving gatherings, and the honest stories of nearly 40 guest writers, you helped us see something bigger.

Remote work gave us some freedom. But nobody handed us the owner's manual.

That's what we've come to call the Gap. The space between having flexibility and actually knowing how to thrive with it.

So we got to work. New frameworks. Evidence-backed insights. Masterclasses. Growing Outposts. And a whole lot of learning together.

This week, we're celebrating the stories, people, and milestones that got us here. And we'd love to see YOUR story in Year Three.

As a remote worker, freedom is easy. Thriving takes work.

And it's a heck of a lot more fun doing it together.

With gratitude,
Ric & Shellie 🎉

P.S. Two years in, the best way to celebrate with us? Share Thrive Remotely with another remote worker who deserves to do more than just work from anywhere. Send your unique referral link their way. 🙌🏼

Every Thursday for two years, someone stood up and told the truth about their working life. Not a guru. Not a brand. A Vanguard: an Ally a few steps further down the trail, writing for the rest of us.

This year, nearly 40 of them did it. Some showed up once and changed how we think. Others came back again and again, until their bylines felt like old friends.

This is our thank-you to all of them, and a closer look at six writers whose stories you read, clicked, and carried with you most.

🏆 See the most compelling writers and stories from the year →

Every Vanguard who wrote for us this year. You went first, so the rest of us didn't have to figure it out alone. Thank you. 🙏

Alan Fuhs · Andi Graham · Andy Naylor · Angela Smith · Annie Landt · Becca Marshall · Benton Urquhart · Bonnie Yunt · Dan Debnam · Darcy Marie Mayfield · David Olarinoye · Dr. Deepak Bhootra · Erin King · Gillian Bellinger · Gillian Hailey Parcells · Jamie Leavitt · Jason Alexander · Jen Aly · Jenna Lang Warford · Jessica Merrill · Jim Coughlin · Julio Barros · Kai Northcott · Kate Callaghan · Katie Jackson · Maria Scarzella Thorpe · Michelle Coulson · Nicole St. Germain · Peggy Kendall · Pramela Thiagesan · Rachel Thompson · Rob Manne · Samalie Rivera · Samantha Toomey Ballard · Sarah Leslie · Shaylee Morehouse · Travis Provin · Tyler Powell · Will Samson

Could you be next? Year three needs more voices, whether you write monthly, quarterly, or just once.

Pitch your story →

💫 You chose freedom. So why does it still feel like you have to defend it?
by Annie Landt – “After years inside a global company where flexible work was alternately celebrated and policed depending on who was in charge, I learned that the WFH debate has never really been about productivity. It's about values. Once I understood that, everything changed.”

💫 The Energy Audit: What’s Actually Draining You (It’s Not Your Workload)
by Erin King – “One of the biggest things I learned was this: the amount of work you do and the amount of energy your day costs you are NOT always the same thing.”

Next week: Designing a workspace that helps you be productive, not just makes you comfortable. Your workspace isn't neutral. It's either doing the work of focus for you or quietly working against it.