Comments for CCBiz - Central Coast NSW Business Networking Group - Promoting Business On The Central Coast - Australia http://ccbiz.com.au Building the Central Coasts Business Community Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:50:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on Balancing Act by BillyB http://ccbiz.com.au/featured-articles/balancing-act/comment-page-1/#comment-94 BillyB Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:50:33 +0000 http://ccbiz.com.au/?p=395#comment-94 Gday Coasties. being a single dad with five kids ( 4 in my care) and with 80% of my work done at home, this is definitely a big issue for me so i will be looking into the advise given here. Nick you make a really big point when you said " not just physically but with my brain switched off from work as well" - many times i have been physically there.. but with my brain still ticking away on my business. BillyB BillyB Photography Gday Coasties.

being a single dad with five kids ( 4 in my care) and with 80% of my work done at home, this is definitely a big issue for me so i will be looking into the advise given here.

Nick you make a really big point when you said ” not just physically but with my brain switched off from work as well” –

many times i have been physically there.. but with my brain still ticking away on my business.

BillyB
BillyB Photography

]]> Comment on Balancing Act by Alison http://ccbiz.com.au/featured-articles/balancing-act/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Alison Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:41:03 +0000 http://ccbiz.com.au/?p=395#comment-68 Hi Nic & fellow Coasties :) As a 4-day working Mum with a toddler (and #2 on the way) who commutes to Sydney, work/life balance is certainly a topic that gets discussed a lot in this household! My husband recently changed jobs so his hours were more suited to spending time together and this has made a huge difference, despite the extra childcare juggling in the week. My husband and I to regularly have 'me-time' and we jokingly accrue credits when the other's indulging, so it's a pretty fair system as we totally share child & house duties. I can't recommend enough Tim Ferrs' 4hr work week. I'm currently reading it for the 2nd time, it makes you rethink productivity, "deferred life plans" (retirement), automation of your business etc. I'm sure you'd all get something out of it! Happy to lend out my copy when I finish it. Again! Hope to meet some of you at a future #ccbiz event as I'll be on mat leave shortly. :) Alison Hi Nic & fellow Coasties :) As a 4-day working Mum with a toddler (and #2 on the way) who commutes to Sydney, work/life balance is certainly a topic that gets discussed a lot in this household! My husband recently changed jobs so his hours were more suited to spending time together and this has made a huge difference, despite the extra childcare juggling in the week.

My husband and I to regularly have ‘me-time’ and we jokingly accrue credits when the other’s indulging, so it’s a pretty fair system as we totally share child & house duties.

I can’t recommend enough Tim Ferrs’ 4hr work week. I’m currently reading it for the 2nd time, it makes you rethink productivity, “deferred life plans” (retirement), automation of your business etc. I’m sure you’d all get something out of it! Happy to lend out my copy when I finish it. Again!

Hope to meet some of you at a future #ccbiz event as I’ll be on mat leave shortly.

:) Alison

]]> Comment on Balancing Act by Nick Bowditch http://ccbiz.com.au/featured-articles/balancing-act/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Nick Bowditch Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:34:50 +0000 http://ccbiz.com.au/?p=395#comment-67 Gday Nic, I know what you mean. As a work from home Dad of a very noisy 9 month old, I can relate. Last year, I did a REALLY poor job of balancing my work and my family life but in 2010 it's going to be different. I started in the second half of last year by placing set work hours on myself and the business. I don't work weekends, you can't call me at 8pm on a Thursday night and expect me to check something out for you and so on. Yes I might lose a bit of business but in the end I'm not on Earth for my business - I am here for me and my family who deserve more than that. My solid clients understand and that is the most important business thing. My wife and daughter (and the next one on the way) also appreciate being able to have me around - not just physically but with my brain switched off from work as well. Gday Nic,

I know what you mean. As a work from home Dad of a very noisy 9 month old, I can relate. Last year, I did a REALLY poor job of balancing my work and my family life but in 2010 it’s going to be different.

I started in the second half of last year by placing set work hours on myself and the business. I don’t work weekends, you can’t call me at 8pm on a Thursday night and expect me to check something out for you and so on.

Yes I might lose a bit of business but in the end I’m not on Earth for my business – I am here for me and my family who deserve more than that.

My solid clients understand and that is the most important business thing. My wife and daughter (and the next one on the way) also appreciate being able to have me around – not just physically but with my brain switched off from work as well.

]]> Comment on Balancing Act by Tanya http://ccbiz.com.au/featured-articles/balancing-act/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Tanya Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:42:14 +0000 http://ccbiz.com.au/?p=395#comment-66 I can totally relate. Although i dont have kids, i have a husband and 2 puppies as well as wanting to catch up with friends and the usual social commitements. I find it very hard to just watch a movie or read a book for any length of time. I keep thinking of all the things i have to do. But it doesnt feel like work as i love my business and want it to be successful so i guess you have to put in the hard yards and reap the reqards later.... (when we can pay people to do a lot of this stuff for us) I can totally relate. Although i dont have kids, i have a husband and 2 puppies as well as wanting to catch up with friends and the usual social commitements. I find it very hard to just watch a movie or read a book for any length of time. I keep thinking of all the things i have to do. But it doesnt feel like work as i love my business and want it to be successful so i guess you have to put in the hard yards and reap the reqards later…. (when we can pay people to do a lot of this stuff for us)

]]> Comment on Balancing Act by CCBiz http://ccbiz.com.au/featured-articles/balancing-act/comment-page-1/#comment-64 CCBiz Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:59:08 +0000 http://ccbiz.com.au/?p=395#comment-64 It is nice to see other people have the same problem. I agree Annie that I do get my time off during the day and I can catch up with friends and have some time with my son. I always say that to my partner is that all we do is watch TV anyway so it doesn't matter... but I am going to try so hard make time. I feel as though it is very important! Date night is a great idea Tash! The mandatory turn off of the laptop is something I try but just never do. As soon as the laptop is off, my iPhone is in my lap. It is nice to see other people have the same problem. I agree Annie that I do get my time off during the day and I can catch up with friends and have some time with my son. I always say that to my partner is that all we do is watch TV anyway so it doesn’t matter… but I am going to try so hard make time. I feel as though it is very important!
Date night is a great idea Tash! The mandatory turn off of the laptop is something I try but just never do. As soon as the laptop is off, my iPhone is in my lap.

]]> Comment on Balancing Act by Natasha http://ccbiz.com.au/featured-articles/balancing-act/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Natasha Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:41:46 +0000 http://ccbiz.com.au/?p=395#comment-63 Hi Nic, great read and as you know I suffer the very same issues in trying to be a lady of all hats (hence I am responding to your post at 10:36pm on a Sunday night). The kids do get all my spare time, so hubby and I will attend our first date day/night on Valentines day and then once per month after that. Also the mandatory 'turn off the laptop' a couple of nights a week! Maybe we should start a support group! Hi Nic, great read and as you know I suffer the very same issues in trying to be a lady of all hats (hence I am responding to your post at 10:36pm on a Sunday night). The kids do get all my spare time, so hubby and I will attend our first date day/night on Valentines day and then once per month after that. Also the mandatory ‘turn off the laptop’ a couple of nights a week! Maybe we should start a support group!

]]> Comment on Balancing Act by Annie http://ccbiz.com.au/featured-articles/balancing-act/comment-page-1/#comment-62 Annie Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:39:22 +0000 http://ccbiz.com.au/?p=395#comment-62 Oh Nicole I hear you. I have tried to do this for 2 years, but still every night I sit here at my computer! I am obsessed as well. However I do get time during the day to be a mum, do errands, have a massage, have the occasional coffee and lunch with a friend. I work at night so I can do these things. I sometimes feel guilty that I don't spend time with my partner, but in all reality we would just be sitting on the lounge next to each other staring at the television. We do make sure we go to bed together so we have some time to talk etc each night. It is very hard to make the separation between work and home when work is so portable. In saying all that I wouldn't swap anything ... I love the way my work life is and I love working from home. Oh Nicole I hear you. I have tried to do this for 2 years, but still every night I sit here at my computer! I am obsessed as well. However I do get time during the day to be a mum, do errands, have a massage, have the occasional coffee and lunch with a friend. I work at night so I can do these things. I sometimes feel guilty that I don’t spend time with my partner, but in all reality we would just be sitting on the lounge next to each other staring at the television. We do make sure we go to bed together so we have some time to talk etc each night. It is very hard to make the separation between work and home when work is so portable. In saying all that I wouldn’t swap anything … I love the way my work life is and I love working from home.

]]> Comment on Do you know what your brand is? by Marnie B http://ccbiz.com.au/featured-articles/do-you-know-what-your-brand-is/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Marnie B Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:38:49 +0000 http://ccbiz.com.au/?p=286#comment-37 LOL Good point, Nick. I suppose that's where they'll either need a good brand/marketing manager or hire someone to handle the rebrand. I suppose we have a similar sort of problem with our business name, now that I think about it. Thanks for the comment. :) LOL Good point, Nick. I suppose that’s where they’ll either need a good brand/marketing manager or hire someone to handle the rebrand. I suppose we have a similar sort of problem with our business name, now that I think about it.

Thanks for the comment. :)

]]> Comment on Do you know what your brand is? by Nick Bowditch Travel http://ccbiz.com.au/featured-articles/do-you-know-what-your-brand-is/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Nick Bowditch Travel Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:15:06 +0000 http://ccbiz.com.au/?p=286#comment-35 Great article Marnie. This is particularly important in my business because my "brand" is ME! In naming my business Nick Bowditch Travel, I have always wanted to promote myself pretty heavily as the (obvious) face of my business. I have found it has helped me build the business without a doubt but I do wonder what will happen one day in the future when somebody offers me millions of dollars to buy my brand? Hmm... Great article Marnie. This is particularly important in my business because my “brand” is ME! In naming my business Nick Bowditch Travel, I have always wanted to promote myself pretty heavily as the (obvious) face of my business. I have found it has helped me build the business without a doubt but I do wonder what will happen one day in the future when somebody offers me millions of dollars to buy my brand? Hmm…

]]> Comment on 10 Things You Must Know About Recruiting on the Central Coast by Sue Henry http://ccbiz.com.au/featured-articles/10-things-you-must-know-about-recruiting-on-the-central-coast/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Sue Henry Fri, 21 Aug 2009 04:53:01 +0000 http://ccbiz.com.au/?p=228#comment-28 Great article - Excellent tips, could save small businesses thousands well done! Great article – Excellent tips, could save small businesses thousands well done!

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