If you work from home and your kids are now working at home then this is a great listen. Carl shares some great tips on how you can make working at home successful for everyone.

You need to be focused, set goals and stick to them and be prepared to negotiate with others if you want to get the most out of working together at home.

Carl looks at what you need to do to get it right for everyone along with some of the unexpected bonuses.

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Work on a computer not a tablet, the screen is too small and there isn’t enough memory
• Make sure you have a specific desk or work station and a chair that is comfortable.
• Share your space by scheduling time for everyone to be able to use the work area during the day.
• Take time to rest its important block work time and breaks to work effectively.
• Make sure you have a lunch break away from work so your brain can reset.
• Set a goal and make sure you stick to it.
• Establish a routine for everyone in the household, you can’t set a routine for others and not follow one yourself.
• You are the parent and can set the routine to get them up and achieving throughout the day.
• You can negotiate with your kids to incentivise them but make sure you and your kids stick to any deals you agree.
• There has to be boundaries, but as a parent, you have to have empathy with your children – it’s all very different for them.

 

BEST MOMENTS

‘Why are you letting your kids sleep in? Wake them up, you are the adult and can make the rules and routine’

‘Get off your arse, get out of your pyjamas and do something with your life’

‘Set a fair exchange and stick to it’

‘There are bonuses – no more travel to school, you can choose who you interact with online’

 

VALUABLE RESOURCES

HKA Main landing page www.hastingskickboxing.co.uk/kickstartnow

YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/user/Hastingskickboxing

HKA Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Hastingskickboxing

Adult community link  https://m.facebook.com/groups/274624209886110?ref=share 

[email protected]  - Join Leigha every weekday for a workout for a fiver per month

 

ABOUT THE HOST

Hi, my name is Carl Denne.  

I was born in Hastings in 1980. Married, father of two beautiful daughters, Bethany and Leigha. 

My daughters, the wife, and gym ARE MY LIFE.

IF I’M HONEST, I pretty much failed at school. Heavily dyslexic, I was dismissed for being a “naughty kid” that didn’t want to learn. I was heavily bullied for having shit clothes and ginger afro hair. I didn’t have many friends. 

When I say bullied I don’t mean called a “poo-poo head” and being looked at in a nasty way. I mean thrown downstairs, and hit with chairs and tables. Clothes were stolen whilst in the shower. That kind of bullying…

Oh, how things have changed… 

Martial arts, and specifically Kickboxing, have changed my life, and now I am much happier and change other people’s lives for the better on a daily basis. 

I am a complete adrenaline freak, so In my spare time, track days, jumping out of planes, sitting on top of them, rage buggies in the desert… The higher, the faster the better for me. I’m always looking for the next thing to get my blood pumping, so if anyone has a challenge I’ve not found yet, please feel free to share. 

I do like a Saturday night movie night, Chinese, Netflix, lots of chocolate with my three little ladies. I love being around my friends and family. This is why I love the crazy HKA family so much, as this is my extended family.   

I left school with pretty much nothing! A few sad GCSE’s C - D grade, BUT I did have a shit-ton of energy and passion to achieve, and to prove all the teachers and people that looked down on me for all those years, wrong. So, after a few jobs here and there, I settled on working for Openreach (BT) as a cabler/jointer copper and fibre optic multi-skilled engineer with HGV.

I left this in 2015 to chase my dream of running my own Kickboxing Academy and working with the future of today, rather than a job that just paid the bills. 

I’ve trained pretty much my whole life: Karate, boxing, Judo, from the age of 9, and of course, I’ve now done over 29 years of Kickboxing. I’ve passed many Instructors and coaches courses, attended many training courses and seminars, grading up through the syllabus. I passed my 4-hour hell-on-earth 3rd Dan black belt in July 2018 with the ICO.

If I’m honest my real passion and skills have come from learning the hard way; through being in the trenches. I know how it feels to be on your arse. I know how it feels to have to pull yourself out of the pit. I’ve been through a divorce. I’ve lived through the pain and have worked with thousands of members, students, children, teachers and adults over the years, and the one thing I get told every time is how well I/we keep it very real, and that I have a complete understanding on most eventualities. 

Thank you for reading and listening. I hope you connect with myself and the team, take away some ideas, understand you’re not alone, and that it’s good to talk, listen and help others as and when you can.