This has been my second full week of lockdown (three weeks for my staff) and although I feel I’m in the minority and it’s not a popular opinion, I’m actually enjoying it!*
Why do you think this is?
Here’s my take on it. I’m naturally pretty anti-social (some of you may have seen my presentation the anti-social media guide to Instagram), so in principle, working on my own is not something that fills me with anxiety, I actually don’t mind my own company. However, the most important part of working in isolation is the ability to be effective and efficient.
- No commute - saving time and money
- No distractions - periods of focus are increased
- More time with my family - we’re all in this together
No commute:
I’m getting so much done in my little “man cave” home office, I’m feeling super productive and highly motivated. This is how many small business owners work already, and in fact for many of our Blam Partners it’s business as usual for them. Saving the time of the commute and using it for planning, a workout or simply having breakfast with the family is adding over an hour of productivity to my day.
No distractions:
I’m lucky enough to have a small office kitted out with a desk, my laptop, and a TV for presenting which combined with a decent WIFI signal is all I need to conduct business anywhere in the world. Even if you haven't got an office I'm sure by now you've found a space you can call your own, where you can get "stuff" done!
Anyone that wants to see this first hand how I do it, book on one of my webinars or training courses here: https://www.blampartners.com/lockdown-live-webinar
More time with my family:
As a confirmed “workaholic” my family has become used to not having me around much. A sacrifice that we have all lived with knowing the alternative would mean an average business, an average lifestyle and a very grumpy and frustrated Grant! The new lockdown lifestyle however, has meant that times in-between working, breakfast, lunch and dinner for example, for a lot of us our families are “around”. That comfort of knowing they are “safe and healthy” as well as having a chat a few times a day is really nice, an unexpected pleasure for me.
So lockdown isn’t ALL bad.
Don’t get me wrong, there are of course huge disadvantages not least of which the reason we are having to do it - a deadly virus! However there his one overwhelming factor that has made this lockdown one of the busiest periods of my working life to date. I have NEVER felt more motivated and determined in my work in all of my career. And for someone like me that is a BIG statement, I’m a very motivated person generally!
RIGHT NOW, I know that Blam Partners have the tools that can literally save businesses
and get people’s families through this chaos. Digital Lifelines, our campaign to help SME’s around the globe, is starting to get real traction. In our small way, I know Blam can help fight this deadly disease and its consequences, by scaling up the digital tools that we’ve been using for years.
Digital technology is all a lot of businesses have to engage with during this period and having the right website, app or communication tools is vital for survival.
I know we are already making a difference to small business owners
lives and the people in lockdown that they are able to serve. Be it a food ordering app for a pub that is now closed to the public, or the ability to order your zoom party outfit online from the local fashion store, we are helping to keep business moving, and that really is a reason to be grateful.
If you are a small business, find out more about the Digital Lifelines campaign
here
, or book on to one of our
discovery webinars
if you want to help small businesses by becoming a Blam Partner.
To your success and I look forward to speaking or meeting when this is over!
Grant Stain
CEO
PS: *Please don’t misinterpret this as me saying the lockdown is a good thing generally, like everyone else this has taken a huge toll on my friends, family and colleagues. However, my belief is you have to work with the hand you are given, positivity is the only way.
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