Louise Goss - Founder of The Homeworker Magazine

Lockdown Dads

One time self employed journalist based in Australia, we discover how interviewing and profiling home working entrepreneurs for a tech start up was the start of the idea that became The Homeworker magazine.

Louise Goss joins us for episode 28, drawing upon her husband's experiences we reflect on how attitudes towards home working have changed from both an individual and business perspective. Why her magazine is much more useful than googling the top 5 productivity tips and how the Homeworker blends key themes around business, productivity, mindset, wellbeing and your work environment.

Contents

02:30 James has the hump with fascists

03:30 Groundhog day - it's hard to hit the ground running in 2021

04:20 Ian misses flow

05:30 Less parental guilt this time

07:20 From Freelance journalist to celebrating the 2nd anniversary of the magazine

09:00 Louise back in UK with 2 children under 3

09:50 Blending business, productivity, mindset, wellbeing and your work environment.

10:15 I wish I could say I had this Eureka moment and this amazing foresight that we're all going to be doing it

12:10 Work and life are very integrated nowadays. And there's no real getting around that.

12:50 it's very easy to do a quick Google, you know, top five productivity tips working from home.

15:25 Branching out into a corporate subscription

16:30 There's working from home and then there's working from home during a global pandemic

17:30 Parenting and homeworking

22:00 Husband changing how he felt about home working

25:19 We actually turfed my daughter out of her room and made an office joining lockdown

26:30 Ergonomics advice - the best posture is the next posture

Tips 27:20

Involving the children in the planning of home-school

Leave the fairy lights up

If you create an inviting and welcoming workspace you're going to do better work there

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About Lockdown Dads

James Millar and Ian Dinwiddy are recording a weekly ‘show’ exploring the impact of lockdown, self-isolation and social distancing on working dads.

We’ll share tips, thoughts and stories with special guests, discuss our hopes for the future and the opportunities that all this represents, especially for dads who want to be more active and involved fathers but who until now have struggled with the expectations of what it means to be a man in the workplace. We hope you enjoy watching and listening!

To get in touch, submit your tips and learn about us click here: https://www.inspiringdads.co.uk/lockdown-dads