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Monday, 13th April, 2020
Ignite Chair, Pete Easwtood, was only in the role a few days before COVID-19 hit with a crash and a bang, but he's been rocking it behind the scenes juggling Ignite support work with his day job as an advisor for Loan Market Queenstown, Wanaka and Central Otago, while juggling home life like most of us. Hear more about Pete's lockdown story below.
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๐ช๐ต๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ-๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ? (๐ฏ๐๐ฏ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ) ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ-๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ? My wife, 2 sons and dog ๐ถ . We both usually work a lot from home anyway, and one of our sons is home schooled, so itโs just the one rogue 9-year-old who is keeping us entertained (perhaps distracted). So far, so good.๐ ๐
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๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐'๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ป? Spending quality time ๐ with the kids and making sure it does not involve technology. ๐ฑ โ
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๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐'๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด? Spending quality time with the kids and making sure it does not involve technology - no mistake with the same answer there! ๐ ๐
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๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐'๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ "๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ"?
Sunrise๐ dog๐ถ runs (Iโm usually rushing out the door, so Iโm really enjoying these), more exercise with my crazy exercise wife
A plethora of never ending games ๐ฒ ๐ฏ with the kids. Iโm working all hours, but taking active breaks with the family, as I try to avoid the overwhelm.
I thought I might read a book ๐ โฆ not very successful just yet.
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๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐'๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฝ ๐๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ต๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต๐?
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๐ฅ ๐ฅ Routine is great, especially with kids. For me, this involves getting out for some time out alone to clear the mind, quality time together having fun (no work) and keeping on top of the domestic jobs (my wife may laugh at me for trying to claim this).
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๐ฌ Communicate with those close to you, talk through how you are feeling, donโt drink too much and stay calm when the kids go into a lockdown breakdown.
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๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐'๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐-๐ญ๐ต?
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1๏ธโฃ Put people first.
๐ค Look after yourself and make sure you are in the right head space to deal with the challenges we are facing. Remember it is a โgive and takeโ situation and ensure you are taking both perspectives into account before making decisions or reacting.
๐ Support your family and loved ones.
โ๏ธ Stay connected with your staff and let them know where to go if they are feeling stressed and need support.
๐ช We need everyone to pull through this in the strongest way possible, but know that no-one is alone, and there are loads of emotional, mental and financial support options out there, so make sure you and your staff know where to find these.
