Working from home used to be a luxury, a choice that gave us flexibility and freedom to work independently but now during lockdown it’s a necessity and, like any enforced rule, suddenly it’s not so appealing. Hopefully most of us have moved on from the “WTF is going on?” phase and are learning to adapt to the new normal, but for those that need some help to be more productive, we’ve put together some tips for successfully working from home. So, you can go from thinking of home working like hard work, and flip and reverse it to “work it” like Missy Elliott - because you’re worth it.
How to set SMART freelance goals in lockdown
We’d like to start by letting you know what this blog isn’t going to do. If you’re looking for a blog that helps you conquer the world, smash huge goals to ‘make the best of lockdown’ and guide you towards ‘being your best self’, this is not it. Because, honestly, that’s way too much pressure to put on yourself with everything that’s going on. Quite rightly, many of us are in ‘survival mode’ - and that’s okay. This is why SMART goals are your best bet right now, and as it stands these need to pretty darn clever to get anything decent out of our foggy overwhelmed brains.