Behind the Scenes of My Business Part One
Jan 20, 2026
Camille opens this episode by acknowledging the noticeable gap since the last podcast release and offers a transparent look at what’s been happening behind the scenes. After selling her home much faster than expected, she and her husband found themselves suddenly displaced, navigating short timelines, temporary housing, and a return to a nomadic lifestyle—this time without planning for it. Add in pets, storage decisions, and an unpredictable housing market, and life quickly became chaotic.
During this period, Camille made a conscious decision to prioritize her paying clients and flagship programs over content creation. Her focus stayed squarely on supporting members inside Remote Work School™ and guiding a new beta group in the Remote, Not Retired Club, even when that meant stepping back from podcasting, marketing, and social media for a while.
She closes this section with an important reflection: the delay wasn’t caused by a lack of commitment, but by slipping back into old perfectionist habits—waiting for the “right” moment instead of allowing imperfect, real-time experiences to be enough.
“Instead of recognizing that my experience could be instructive, I did nothing—and that has an impact.”
Who This Episode Is For—and Why “Messy” Matters
This episode is especially for listeners who feel stuck, behind, overwhelmed, or unsure what their next move should be—whether they’re starting a business, growing one, reentering the workforce, or navigating layoffs and career transitions. Camille makes it clear: you don’t need clarity before you begin. You get clarity by beginning.
She emphasizes a core lesson that applies across careers, businesses, and life transitions: waiting for things to feel calm, organized, or perfect is a trap. Life is rarely tidy, and postponing action until it is often leads to no action at all.
Camille encourages listeners to embrace progress over polish:
- Build the website messy
- Record the podcast messy
- Apply for the job messy
- Launch the business messy
“If you wait until your life isn’t messy to get it right, newsflash—that moment probably never comes.”
What’s Changing at Remote Work School™ (and Why It’s Exciting)
The final—and most expansive—section dives into the major transitions underway inside Remote Work School™, driven largely by two forces: the rapid acceleration of AI and a deeper understanding of how adults actually learn.
First, Camille explains how AI has gone from “helpful” to foundational. Over the past year, AI tools—and her own skills—have advanced at an unprecedented pace. Rather than teaching AI as a standalone topic, she’s embedded it directly into Remote Work School™ so members can immediately use it to help write resumes, build LinkedIn profiles, start business planning, and even creating sellable digital assets.
Second, she shares plans to redesign the school away from a strictly linear learning model. While the current structure works well, it doesn’t serve everyone—especially neurodivergent learners who need flexibility. The future vision includes AI-guided, personalized learning paths that adapt to each member’s goals and starting point.
Finally, the school will shift toward a “do first” and “skills-first” model. Instead of requiring people to consume training before taking action, members will be able to jump straight into outputs—building resumes, launching plans, identifying skill gaps—and then learn only what they need, when they need it. This evolution aims to prevent wasted time, wasted money, and unnecessary overwhelm.
“I want Remote Work School™ to be the place people recommend without hesitation—the best, most practical path to remote work or business.”
Final Message
This episode marks the beginning of a multi-part, behind-the-scenes series where Camille invites listeners along for the ride as her business evolves in real time. Rather than waiting until everything is finished and polished, she’s choosing transparency—sharing lessons as they unfold, not after the fact.
Part two will dive deeper into what’s being tested, what’s working, and what listeners can apply to their own transitions right now.
Key Takeaways
- Done is better than perfect—especially when life feels chaotic.
- Your “messy” experiences often carry the most value for others.
- AI is no longer optional; understanding how to think with it matters more than mastering tools.
- You don’t need to be an expert to share value—learning in real time still counts.
- The future of learning (and work) is flexible, personalized, and action-first.
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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