WEBVTT - Thrive while working from home! Tips for productivity + why you NEED a ‘celebration list’! 0:00:09.800 --> 0:00:13.600 Welcome to the Rise and Conquer Podcasts. This podcast is 0:00:13.600 --> 0:00:16.320 for women who want to take ownership of their lives, 0:00:16.640 --> 0:00:20.480 live unapologetically, and are ready to turn their biggest dreams 0:00:20.560 --> 0:00:23.759 into their reality. If you're ready to be armed with 0:00:23.840 --> 0:00:27.480 the tools that will inspire to take bold action, feel 0:00:27.520 --> 0:00:31.160 confident within yourself, and conquer your goals, then you've come 0:00:31.200 --> 0:00:34.840 to the right place. I'm your host, Georgie Stevenson. I'm 0:00:34.840 --> 0:00:38.720 a lawyer turned entrepreneur, co founder of Naked Harvest Supplements, 0:00:38.800 --> 0:00:42.640 and social media personality with a community of over three 0:00:42.720 --> 0:00:46.239 hundred thousand. 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Let's rise and conquer, Hey guys, 0:01:35.319 --> 0:01:38.760 and welcome to another episode of the Rise and Conquer podcast. 0:01:39.120 --> 0:01:43.480 Today we are rising and conquering working from home. So 0:01:43.680 --> 0:01:46.880 I know a lot of us, if not most of us, 0:01:46.959 --> 0:01:50.800 are now working from home because of the circumstances and 0:01:50.840 --> 0:01:55.320 everything that is happening. And I personally used to work 0:01:55.320 --> 0:01:57.600 in corporate, used to work in a law firm and 0:01:57.760 --> 0:02:00.320 then quit that did my your own thing. I have 0:02:00.400 --> 0:02:03.000 been working from home for probably two or three years now, 0:02:03.640 --> 0:02:07.640 and it was an adjustment. I remember it literally took 0:02:07.720 --> 0:02:10.960 me six months to like find my groove, to find 0:02:10.960 --> 0:02:13.080 a new schedule, to find what worked for me, and 0:02:13.120 --> 0:02:17.160 to actually be productive because I found I was trying 0:02:17.240 --> 0:02:20.919 to mimic my corporate routine and then it wasn't productive 0:02:21.160 --> 0:02:25.000 and it was this weird time. So I'm hoping I 0:02:25.040 --> 0:02:27.760 can share some tits with you guys, and you don't 0:02:27.760 --> 0:02:30.200 have to go through that six month period and you 0:02:30.240 --> 0:02:34.840 can kind of start adapting and getting into being productive 0:02:34.919 --> 0:02:38.600 and working from home and feeling good because I know 0:02:38.680 --> 0:02:42.519 there's a lot of uncertainty and a lot of fear, 0:02:42.800 --> 0:02:46.200 and it's good to you know, be certain in your 0:02:46.280 --> 0:02:49.359 routine and working from home and all that sort of thing. 0:02:49.560 --> 0:02:52.000 So let's get straight into it. I want this to 0:02:52.040 --> 0:02:55.400 be a quick sort of in your ears, give you 0:02:55.480 --> 0:02:58.960 some tips, and then on your way podcast. So I've 0:02:59.000 --> 0:03:02.400 got sick sort of tips that I really thought back 0:03:02.520 --> 0:03:07.040 about what changed my routine, and these are more stuff 0:03:07.080 --> 0:03:10.239 that I realized made me more productive that was This 0:03:10.280 --> 0:03:14.600 is a big kind of thing in these tips. So 0:03:14.800 --> 0:03:18.239 first of all, let's get straight into number one, which 0:03:18.600 --> 0:03:22.120 is sticking to a schedule and time blocking your day. 0:03:22.600 --> 0:03:25.880 So I will be putting a photo on my schedule 0:03:26.160 --> 0:03:30.040 right now on either the Rise and Conker podcasts or 0:03:30.120 --> 0:03:33.480 my personal instagram at Georgie Stevenson, and it will just 0:03:33.520 --> 0:03:36.240 show you kind of a breakdown of my day that 0:03:36.320 --> 0:03:40.160 does change bit. There are like certain things that don't change, 0:03:40.160 --> 0:03:42.080 and there's certain things that I make sure I get 0:03:42.520 --> 0:03:46.520 into my day. So if you need some inspo of 0:03:46.640 --> 0:03:49.280 kind of rescheduling your day because it's a bit different 0:03:49.360 --> 0:03:51.600 now that you don't have to you know, travel to 0:03:51.640 --> 0:03:54.680 work or that sort of thing, definitely go and check 0:03:54.720 --> 0:03:57.960 that out. But I did want to mention that this 0:03:58.000 --> 0:04:00.920 is going to look so different, but everyone and I 0:04:00.960 --> 0:04:04.280 think that's why I struggled so much when I was 0:04:04.320 --> 0:04:06.880 adjusting to working at home, because I was trying to 0:04:06.920 --> 0:04:10.840 fit myself in this box of like my corporate routine 0:04:10.920 --> 0:04:14.560 or what I used to do, and it just wasn't working. 0:04:15.320 --> 0:04:19.040 So big thing is try and fill out, like for example, 0:04:19.680 --> 0:04:22.440 when you say, oh, I'm going to start work at 0:04:22.440 --> 0:04:24.840 this time, or work out at this time, or have 0:04:24.920 --> 0:04:28.520 lunch this time, like see if it feels good to you, 0:04:28.560 --> 0:04:30.160 And I know that's weird, but kind of like sit 0:04:30.240 --> 0:04:32.400 on it and just be like, oh, does that feel 0:04:32.440 --> 0:04:35.040 really good to me? Or could I maybe change that up? 0:04:35.080 --> 0:04:39.120 And then obviously you will need to experiment. But basically 0:04:39.360 --> 0:04:42.560 I fully schedule out my day and time block it 0:04:42.680 --> 0:04:45.559 so like you know, I'm waking up and then having 0:04:45.600 --> 0:04:48.760 my morning routine and I block out about an hour 0:04:48.800 --> 0:04:51.200 and a half to two hours for that, and then 0:04:51.360 --> 0:04:55.520 I have my starting work ritual and then I have 0:04:55.680 --> 0:04:58.039 you know, my most important task of the day and 0:04:58.160 --> 0:05:01.479 checking emails, and and then I schedule in if I 0:05:01.600 --> 0:05:04.880 have to take any calls or talk to mel or 0:05:05.440 --> 0:05:08.600 you know, people on my team and then I also 0:05:08.800 --> 0:05:11.760 like schedule in my lunch hower. I schedule in if 0:05:11.800 --> 0:05:15.479 I'm answering DMS, and basically I time block my day 0:05:15.480 --> 0:05:19.480 because when you're at home there's just so many distractions 0:05:19.520 --> 0:05:21.599 as like oh I could put on a load of washing, 0:05:21.800 --> 0:05:23.880 or oh I could do this, I need to clean 0:05:23.880 --> 0:05:26.480 this room, and cause you're like in the same environment, 0:05:27.000 --> 0:05:29.720 I just found it super helpful to like time block 0:05:29.760 --> 0:05:32.160 my day and then like go back to this piece 0:05:32.160 --> 0:05:35.279 of paper of like when I'm telling myself, you know, 0:05:35.480 --> 0:05:37.680 I need to be finishing this off, I need to 0:05:37.680 --> 0:05:40.040 be doing podcasts and that sort of thing. And then 0:05:40.080 --> 0:05:43.400 it's also really good to have a list. I talk 0:05:43.440 --> 0:05:45.039 about this all the time of kind of having this 0:05:45.200 --> 0:05:50.120 like huge continuous list because all my jobs are continuous, 0:05:50.160 --> 0:05:53.320 you know, like I release a podcast, I release a YouTube, 0:05:53.360 --> 0:05:56.920 all this sort of thing. Sometimes my big main list 0:05:56.960 --> 0:06:00.839 can feel overwhelming. So every single day I peer three 0:06:00.839 --> 0:06:03.279 to five things and I'm like, Okay, this is what 0:06:03.320 --> 0:06:05.840 I want to accomplish today. I put it in time blocks. 0:06:06.200 --> 0:06:08.840 I see how it's all going to work, and I 0:06:09.160 --> 0:06:13.080 go from there. So cannot stress enough. Schedule out your day, 0:06:13.279 --> 0:06:15.799 like literally put in your morning routine, your lunch breaks 0:06:15.839 --> 0:06:19.560 and all that sort of stuff. Okay, so I kind 0:06:19.560 --> 0:06:23.560 of touched on this, But number two is realizing that 0:06:23.640 --> 0:06:27.000 you need to have a ritual for starting your workday, 0:06:27.520 --> 0:06:31.359 having lunch, and ending your workday. So I didn't realize 0:06:31.360 --> 0:06:34.200 this for ages, and my whole day kind of just 0:06:34.320 --> 0:06:38.120 like merged into one and I felt very all over 0:06:38.160 --> 0:06:40.440 the place. And so what I mean by this is 0:06:40.920 --> 0:06:43.680 having a ritual that you do during the day that 0:06:43.920 --> 0:06:48.320 acknowledges Okay, I'm starting work and I'm finishing work. And so, 0:06:48.480 --> 0:06:51.960 for instance, when we're working out of an office, this 0:06:52.120 --> 0:06:56.240 is really simple because we enter the office or we 0:06:56.360 --> 0:06:58.279 leave the office and we get on the bus to 0:06:58.320 --> 0:07:01.240 go home, and obviously know we have different rooms in 0:07:01.279 --> 0:07:04.200 our house, but it is like, especially if you don't 0:07:04.240 --> 0:07:06.440 have an office and you're working from your dining table 0:07:06.560 --> 0:07:09.120 or something, it can be really easy to kind of 0:07:09.160 --> 0:07:12.160 just like merge all your time into one and not 0:07:12.240 --> 0:07:15.600 be like clear. And this is more for your mental 0:07:15.640 --> 0:07:18.559 health on being clear on Okay, when is my brain 0:07:18.680 --> 0:07:22.000 in work mode and when am I shutting off and 0:07:22.120 --> 0:07:24.760 doing my personal stuff or winding down for the day. 0:07:24.880 --> 0:07:28.440 So I kind of started experimenting with this and I 0:07:28.480 --> 0:07:32.360 am such a habal habits and ritual person. You guys 0:07:32.400 --> 0:07:35.920 should know this. So basically, it can be anything that 0:07:35.960 --> 0:07:40.320 feels good for you. For example, something that pops into 0:07:40.320 --> 0:07:42.760 my mind straight away is a big thing for me 0:07:43.440 --> 0:07:46.560 is journaling and meditating. That is part of my morning 0:07:46.640 --> 0:07:49.640 routine kind of towards the end. And so I will 0:07:49.720 --> 0:07:53.680 usually meditate, then journal and then I get my coffee 0:07:53.920 --> 0:07:56.800 and I'm into the workday. And I find that works 0:07:56.800 --> 0:07:59.520 well because when I'm journaling and meditating, I get in 0:07:59.520 --> 0:08:01.880 this like a really good headspace and it's like all right, 0:08:02.000 --> 0:08:05.520 have my coffee and straight into my emails or work. 0:08:06.040 --> 0:08:08.600 And also, like for shutting down, that is so important 0:08:08.640 --> 0:08:10.960 for me. I went through this whole period of having 0:08:11.560 --> 0:08:14.320 really bad sleeps and I realized it was because I 0:08:14.360 --> 0:08:17.920 didn't have any boundaries and shut up times with my work. 0:08:17.920 --> 0:08:20.280 And that's kind of a Number two is like literally 0:08:20.320 --> 0:08:24.040 just like boundaries around your work times because we're not 0:08:24.200 --> 0:08:26.880 leaving your office and entering the office. So for me 0:08:27.080 --> 0:08:31.000 shutting off, it's I have a beach walk or you know, 0:08:31.360 --> 0:08:34.480 I I do my little self care routine. Something I'm 0:08:34.640 --> 0:08:37.480 super big on at the moment is like putting on 0:08:37.559 --> 0:08:41.079 some music, putting on my diffuser or like a really 0:08:41.160 --> 0:08:43.960 nice podcast, and like spending a lot of time like 0:08:44.080 --> 0:08:48.280 taking off my makeup, doing my skin routine, having a bath, 0:08:48.320 --> 0:08:51.080 and really kind of just like giving myself like half 0:08:51.080 --> 0:08:54.559 an hour of like me self care time. I'm really 0:08:54.559 --> 0:08:57.040 loving that at the moment, I think it's like it's 0:08:57.080 --> 0:09:01.480 definitely a grounding thing for me. So definitely start thinking 0:09:01.679 --> 0:09:04.480 about some rituals that you can put around that. It 0:09:04.600 --> 0:09:09.120 just basically creates boundaries around your start and finish and 0:09:09.240 --> 0:09:12.839 maybe even lunch times off your day because it will 0:09:12.920 --> 0:09:16.760 just feel all over the place. Okay, So third tip 0:09:17.080 --> 0:09:22.199 is you need to set up your environment. So for example, 0:09:22.600 --> 0:09:25.199 I have an office where I have a whole room 0:09:25.480 --> 0:09:27.840 set up and it's like set up really lovely. It 0:09:27.880 --> 0:09:31.360 has all my nice things. It has my book, my book, 0:09:31.440 --> 0:09:35.359 my book, my bookshelf, and you know, my oil diffuser 0:09:35.559 --> 0:09:38.440 and my saving sticks and crystals, and it just feels 0:09:38.480 --> 0:09:41.080 really good. Like when I know, for example, when I 0:09:41.160 --> 0:09:44.160 get into this space, it's like this is work time 0:09:44.280 --> 0:09:46.160 and it feels really good. I know a lot of 0:09:46.160 --> 0:09:48.640 you maybe aren't working for an office, but it's like 0:09:48.679 --> 0:09:52.120 you know, your dining room or your bedroom or something 0:09:52.320 --> 0:09:55.920 like that. So I really encourage you to set up 0:09:55.960 --> 0:09:58.960 your environment when you start work. So this is stuff 0:09:59.040 --> 0:10:02.120 like I have a and Spotify playlist that I play 0:10:02.160 --> 0:10:06.360 that it's like more chill music even recently to really 0:10:06.400 --> 0:10:08.640 really calm myself down because I feel like I've been 0:10:08.760 --> 0:10:13.280 super anxious as I've been playing. It's literally called Meditate 0:10:13.360 --> 0:10:16.679 to the Sounds of Nature, And it's like this list 0:10:16.880 --> 0:10:19.959 with all this beautiful meditating music. But I just listened 0:10:20.000 --> 0:10:22.000 to that as I work to really put me in 0:10:22.040 --> 0:10:26.320 this like calming sort of zen zone. So you know, 0:10:26.600 --> 0:10:29.440 set up a playlist of all your favorite beats that 0:10:29.480 --> 0:10:32.800 make you feel happy. Another thing is, like I said, 0:10:32.840 --> 0:10:35.480 I have an oil diffuser. I put some lavender in 0:10:35.520 --> 0:10:38.520 there or some orange if I want to spice up 0:10:38.520 --> 0:10:42.680 the senses. I have, you know, my favorite tea cup 0:10:42.760 --> 0:10:45.480 that I have like teas twice a day. I have 0:10:45.600 --> 0:10:49.320 my flower thing. I have crystals. So a big thing 0:10:49.400 --> 0:10:52.480 for me now is I meditate and have been using 0:10:52.559 --> 0:10:57.760 practicing with crystals. My two bestest friends actually just launched 0:10:57.800 --> 0:11:00.760 a crystal business and so they're selling crystal. It is 0:11:00.800 --> 0:11:04.480 called Core Crystal Code. Check it out if you're into 0:11:04.480 --> 0:11:07.120 that sort of stuff, because not only do they sell crystals, 0:11:07.440 --> 0:11:11.679 but they also have heaps of information on their Instagram 0:11:11.840 --> 0:11:14.959 about rituals to do with your crystals, which I love. 0:11:15.520 --> 0:11:18.520 So I also have my crystals around me, the ones 0:11:18.559 --> 0:11:21.000 that I use in my office. Oh my god, I'm 0:11:21.000 --> 0:11:23.720 gonna forget the name, Cinda will kill me. But they're 0:11:23.760 --> 0:11:27.720 basically a crystal and they're really good for grounding, so 0:11:27.760 --> 0:11:30.840 they're this gray crystal. I use them to meditate too. 0:11:31.000 --> 0:11:33.800 And then I have this other no idea what it's called, 0:11:33.800 --> 0:11:36.080 but it's like orange and white, and it's really good 0:11:36.120 --> 0:11:41.160 for like prosperity and like attracting good vibes and whatnot. 0:11:41.280 --> 0:11:45.280 So I have, you know, my beautiful crystals around me. Hey, guys, 0:11:45.360 --> 0:11:49.520 I'm quickly interrupting this episode because I am so excited. 0:11:50.080 --> 0:11:54.920 Naked Harvest has just launched not one, but two new 0:11:55.120 --> 0:11:59.679 natural pre workout flavors, Juicy grape and lemon lime crush. 0:12:00.120 --> 0:12:03.400 How good does that sound? I'm personally all over the grape. 0:12:03.480 --> 0:12:06.720 I'm obsessed. It smells like hubba bubba and it tastes 0:12:06.840 --> 0:12:10.040 so good. 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Okay, let's get straight 0:12:49.440 --> 0:12:53.280 back into the episode. Lighting is a big thing for 0:12:53.360 --> 0:12:55.880 me too. I do the lighting quite low, like I 0:12:55.920 --> 0:12:58.840 close my blinds and I don't actually have too much 0:12:58.920 --> 0:13:02.600 light coming in. But this whole thing is setting up 0:13:02.640 --> 0:13:07.320 your environment so it feels nice and clean and makes 0:13:07.320 --> 0:13:10.560 you productive, and it kind of like gives you that 0:13:10.800 --> 0:13:14.000 aroma of Okay, this is work time, but it's still 0:13:14.040 --> 0:13:18.360 like this really nice, calming, productive space. I think that's 0:13:18.440 --> 0:13:21.319 really important. I definitely in the morning before I actually 0:13:21.360 --> 0:13:24.680 start work, if you know I've got I'm always leaving 0:13:24.760 --> 0:13:28.000 like cups around or plates or something like that. Or 0:13:28.200 --> 0:13:30.560 if I've got like my podcast get out and then 0:13:30.880 --> 0:13:32.880 before I start my day, like I will just do 0:13:32.960 --> 0:13:35.240 a quick tidy up of my office and kind of 0:13:35.360 --> 0:13:39.280 set things straight and clear it for the day. And 0:13:39.400 --> 0:13:42.760 also something I do every single Monday is I sage 0:13:42.840 --> 0:13:45.040 my office, So I sage the space and I kind 0:13:45.040 --> 0:13:48.280 of just like clear any negative energy from the previous 0:13:48.400 --> 0:13:50.880 week and I just go from there. You can also 0:13:50.960 --> 0:13:54.240 get sage sticks from Core Crystal Co Two which I 0:13:54.280 --> 0:13:57.080 will link in the show notes. Definitely check that out. 0:13:57.800 --> 0:14:00.160 So the next tip I have, I think a'reunto. The 0:14:00.320 --> 0:14:04.280 fourth tip is to make sure you're eating lunch away 0:14:04.520 --> 0:14:08.240 from your desk or where you're working, and also try 0:14:08.280 --> 0:14:12.400 and get some outside time. So when we're working from home, 0:14:12.480 --> 0:14:16.040 we don't have any outside time of you know, walking 0:14:16.080 --> 0:14:18.760 into work or finding a park and walking to work 0:14:18.880 --> 0:14:22.520 or anything like that. So you'll find you're quite sedative, 0:14:23.000 --> 0:14:28.360 and then you're also not like seeing outside. I know 0:14:28.440 --> 0:14:31.440 that sounds funny. So a big thing I like to 0:14:31.480 --> 0:14:34.240 do is like eat my lunch away from my desk. 0:14:34.320 --> 0:14:35.840 I'm not gonna lie to you, guys, I don't do 0:14:35.880 --> 0:14:39.440 it all the time, but this was important, especially when adjusting, 0:14:39.640 --> 0:14:43.040 just to like create a bit of our routine. And 0:14:43.320 --> 0:14:46.800 something I love doing is I love eating my lunch 0:14:47.000 --> 0:14:50.840 outside on my balcony, just like looking at the sky, 0:14:51.120 --> 0:14:54.040 getting a bit of fresh air. It breaks up the day. 0:14:54.640 --> 0:14:57.520 It just makes me feel a bit better. And I 0:14:57.560 --> 0:15:00.680 feel like people can feel quite like suffocate when you're 0:15:00.720 --> 0:15:05.000 like living at home, working from home, doing everything from home. 0:15:05.120 --> 0:15:07.360 So it's really good to like get out of your 0:15:07.400 --> 0:15:09.920 environment obviously, you know if you're an apartment that just 0:15:09.960 --> 0:15:12.000 like go on your balcony or go out and sit 0:15:12.040 --> 0:15:14.880 on the grass or that sort of thing. That was 0:15:15.080 --> 0:15:18.680 a really important point. And also make sure you block 0:15:18.720 --> 0:15:22.040 out your lunch time, so like give yourself Okay, I'm 0:15:22.040 --> 0:15:24.760 gonna stop now it's twelve thirty, and I'll give myself 0:15:24.800 --> 0:15:28.920 an hour. I was doing this thing when I first transitioned, 0:15:29.000 --> 0:15:31.680 and I like wouldn't really block out my time, and 0:15:31.720 --> 0:15:33.640 I would take my lunch break and then it would 0:15:33.640 --> 0:15:36.480 be like three pm and I'd be like, oh my god, 0:15:36.520 --> 0:15:38.920 what am I doing. So really kind of be strict 0:15:38.920 --> 0:15:42.040 on the lunch break. So next point I want to 0:15:42.080 --> 0:15:46.960 chat about Tip number five is now if you were 0:15:47.000 --> 0:15:51.320 working from home, I guarantee you have at least twenty 0:15:51.440 --> 0:15:54.280 minutes if not, you know, towards an hour or two 0:15:54.480 --> 0:15:59.040 hours extra during your day. So this means instead of 0:15:59.120 --> 0:16:01.920 getting in your car and traveling to work, you are 0:16:02.000 --> 0:16:05.960 saving that time. And I think it's really really important 0:16:06.040 --> 0:16:08.480 to not waste that time and to put it to 0:16:08.640 --> 0:16:12.520 good use. This is really kind of the benefit out 0:16:12.560 --> 0:16:16.160 of like all this kind of negative stuff happening right now, 0:16:16.560 --> 0:16:18.840 is we have a lot more time for ourselves, and 0:16:18.920 --> 0:16:21.040 I want you guys to use it. I know it's 0:16:21.120 --> 0:16:24.240 super tempting to spend that, you know, twenty minutes to 0:16:24.280 --> 0:16:28.080 an hour on social media or like doing something almost 0:16:28.120 --> 0:16:31.920 a bit pointless. Bit this is like you get I 0:16:32.000 --> 0:16:34.240 remember me and Tim used to have this saying which 0:16:34.400 --> 0:16:36.720 we shouldn't say this, but it's basically like there's not 0:16:36.920 --> 0:16:40.000 enough hours in the day, especially when we worked when 0:16:40.040 --> 0:16:43.560 I worked corporate and Tim was working full time in 0:16:43.640 --> 0:16:47.800 the city. Like because of traveling, you just you don't 0:16:47.840 --> 0:16:49.480 have much time during the day. You get home and 0:16:49.520 --> 0:16:53.880 it's dark and now you guys have extra time, so 0:16:54.000 --> 0:16:57.960 don't waste it. Personally, a big thing that I implemented 0:16:58.120 --> 0:17:01.440 is like self development time where I spent an hour 0:17:02.040 --> 0:17:05.399 every single day like either learning a new skill or 0:17:05.520 --> 0:17:09.080 working on myself. Like that just means listening to a podcast, 0:17:09.359 --> 0:17:12.959 reading a book, taking an online course, like learning a 0:17:12.960 --> 0:17:15.960 new skill, doing something that like makes you feel good 0:17:16.040 --> 0:17:19.120 and like it makes you feel like you're progressing as 0:17:19.160 --> 0:17:22.480 a human rather than just like losing brain cells doing 0:17:22.560 --> 0:17:25.359 nothing scrolling Instagram. And that's fine. Like, don't get me wrong, 0:17:25.440 --> 0:17:28.760 obviously I do that, but just like limiting our time 0:17:28.880 --> 0:17:31.959 and where we have free time to like even it 0:17:32.000 --> 0:17:34.960 could be you know, cleaning or doing different tasks so 0:17:35.000 --> 0:17:38.960 you're not as stressed, but like really being useful with 0:17:39.119 --> 0:17:42.880 our time and not just like chilling out. Obviously we 0:17:42.920 --> 0:17:45.640 have our chill at time. Like I literally watch Netflix 0:17:45.800 --> 0:17:49.320 every single night, you know, from seven o'clock. And I 0:17:49.480 --> 0:17:51.680 don't think there's anything wrong with that, but like during 0:17:51.720 --> 0:17:54.879 the day, I really try and be intentional. That's probably 0:17:54.880 --> 0:17:57.199 what I'm trying to say. Yeah, really intentional with my 0:17:57.320 --> 0:18:00.639 time and quite specific. So guys, we'll have a bit 0:18:00.680 --> 0:18:03.879 of extra time and I would not waste it something 0:18:04.119 --> 0:18:06.080 I don't want to like scare you guys when I 0:18:06.119 --> 0:18:10.359 say this, But with everything happening, like we definitely have 0:18:10.720 --> 0:18:14.480 a recession, even if it's a mile like a small recession. 0:18:14.480 --> 0:18:17.399 We definitely have a recession coming, which means there is 0:18:17.480 --> 0:18:20.320 going to be less jobs available. There is going to 0:18:20.400 --> 0:18:23.320 be a bit of a lack sort of thing coming. 0:18:23.560 --> 0:18:25.960 And I'd have said this in the podcast. I was 0:18:26.040 --> 0:18:28.840 chatting to her a couple of episodes ago, and she 0:18:29.000 --> 0:18:32.000 was kind of saying, this is the perfect time to 0:18:32.200 --> 0:18:36.320 learn new skills if you are in marketing and you 0:18:36.400 --> 0:18:40.920 haven't done any new skills in marketing since your degree 0:18:41.040 --> 0:18:43.560 at Union that was like five years ago. Like take 0:18:43.560 --> 0:18:48.520 an online marketing course like get sharper and more useful, 0:18:48.840 --> 0:18:51.639 especially in case you have to get a new job 0:18:52.000 --> 0:18:55.320 or you have to do something different or adapt learn 0:18:55.359 --> 0:18:59.000 new skills, like put this time to good use. I 0:18:59.040 --> 0:19:02.560 cannot stress that enough. And even not so much good 0:19:02.600 --> 0:19:05.400 in use of like learning a new skill or being useful. 0:19:05.400 --> 0:19:08.760 But just like I find I just feel better as 0:19:08.760 --> 0:19:11.880 a human if I am progressing and just learning new things. 0:19:12.000 --> 0:19:15.040 It really brings me joy. So that that's a big thing. 0:19:15.520 --> 0:19:18.159 The last thing I want to touch on, and I 0:19:18.200 --> 0:19:22.399 think we can get very sort of stuck working from home. 0:19:22.720 --> 0:19:25.840 And it's weird because when I first started working from home, 0:19:25.920 --> 0:19:27.920 I was like, I'm working from home and I don't 0:19:27.960 --> 0:19:30.480 feel like I'm getting much more done, Like you feel 0:19:30.480 --> 0:19:32.760 like you should be getting more done. I don't know, 0:19:32.800 --> 0:19:35.280 that could just be me. But basically a big thing 0:19:35.320 --> 0:19:39.840 that I like doing is I like creating an end 0:19:39.880 --> 0:19:43.919 of day. Let's call it like a celebration list. And 0:19:44.080 --> 0:19:47.280 basically this is like a to do list, but instead 0:19:47.280 --> 0:19:50.119 of putting like your to dos, you put down the 0:19:50.160 --> 0:19:53.480 stuff that you got done and that you feel accomplished for, 0:19:54.040 --> 0:19:56.920 and it's just about to celebrate what you accomplished that day. 0:19:56.920 --> 0:20:00.080 And I think this is really important because when I 0:20:00.119 --> 0:20:03.040 first started, I had this like thing of I just 0:20:03.119 --> 0:20:05.600 like I felt like I was working from home and 0:20:05.640 --> 0:20:08.760 I should be doing more and getting more done because 0:20:08.800 --> 0:20:10.760 you know, I had more time and whatnot, and it's 0:20:10.840 --> 0:20:13.320 just it's not like that. So I think it's really 0:20:13.320 --> 0:20:18.720 important to write down things like being like, Okay, today, 0:20:19.200 --> 0:20:21.600 I might have ticked all my toutuos off, but I 0:20:21.640 --> 0:20:23.840 got this done, and I feel like it really shifts 0:20:23.920 --> 0:20:27.639 our focus and it really makes us feel good. And 0:20:27.640 --> 0:20:30.680 then also like a big thing with the celebration list 0:20:30.720 --> 0:20:32.840 that I was talking about is doing like a bit 0:20:32.880 --> 0:20:36.040 of a gratitude list and be like cool, I got this, this, 0:20:36.119 --> 0:20:39.560 and this done today. I also did some personal development. 0:20:40.000 --> 0:20:43.560 I listened to a podcast. I ate lunch outside, and 0:20:43.640 --> 0:20:46.720 that's just like shifting this, you know. I feel like 0:20:46.760 --> 0:20:48.879 some people can get in a bit of a negative 0:20:48.960 --> 0:20:52.560 state about working from home and not being around people, 0:20:53.040 --> 0:20:55.560 especially if you're an extra that and so it's just 0:20:55.600 --> 0:20:59.080 like shifting into a bit of a positive energy, a 0:20:59.240 --> 0:21:03.760 positive place. So that is it, Guys, there my tits 0:21:03.800 --> 0:21:06.080 from working from home. Like I said, like I know 0:21:06.200 --> 0:21:10.040 some people, it feels weird and it's an adjustment and 0:21:10.680 --> 0:21:13.200 it's hard. It's hard to get a routine, especially when 0:21:13.200 --> 0:21:16.040 you've had a different routine for so long. But I 0:21:16.040 --> 0:21:19.440 think a big thing is like giving yourself kindness and 0:21:19.480 --> 0:21:22.840 compassion during this time, making it a bit fun, Like 0:21:23.520 --> 0:21:26.120 have fun with these like starting work and ending day 0:21:26.240 --> 0:21:29.720 rituals and give yourself kindness and sit out in the 0:21:29.720 --> 0:21:33.000 sun and eat your lunch outside. Like, I personally love 0:21:33.040 --> 0:21:36.440 working from home. I would not trade it to work 0:21:36.520 --> 0:21:40.160 from corporate at all. I'm a total introvert though, But yeah, 0:21:40.240 --> 0:21:42.960 I hope those tits are helpful. I am just sending 0:21:43.000 --> 0:21:47.639 you so much love during this time. If you guys haven't, 0:21:47.800 --> 0:21:51.520 please come and jump into our private Facebook account group. 0:21:51.600 --> 0:21:55.760 Sorry it is Rise and Conquer Community on Facebook, and 0:21:56.119 --> 0:21:58.120 let me know how you're feeling, let me know what's 0:21:58.160 --> 0:22:01.440 going on, and let's connect. I think during this time, 0:22:02.280 --> 0:22:04.440 you know, we're so used to having connection with our 0:22:04.440 --> 0:22:06.719 friends and family and we can't even do that at 0:22:06.720 --> 0:22:09.320 the moment. So it's important to stay connected and I 0:22:09.359 --> 0:22:12.760 love doing it with my RNC fam. But I hope 0:22:12.760 --> 0:22:15.840 you guys have an awesome day or night whenever you're listening, 0:22:16.359 --> 0:22:18.719 and I will chat to you in my next episode. 0:22:19.000 --> 0:22:23.520 Much love, bye, And that's a wrap on another episode 0:22:23.560 --> 0:22:26.120 of the Rise and Concer Podcast. I hope you got 0:22:26.119 --> 0:22:28.199 something valuable from it, and I want to say a 0:22:28.320 --> 0:22:31.159 big thank you for tuning in. I really really do 0:22:31.240 --> 0:22:34.400 appreciate it. If you're craving more than don't worry, I've 0:22:34.440 --> 0:22:37.520