What do sweatpants and pajamas have to do with business?

Possibly more than you may think.

I do not know about you, but I have put on some serious pounds during COVID-19. I also did not expect this virus to last more than a year.

·      March 2020, Pizza, sure. Burgers, definitely. Add fries, yes.

·      March 2021 -?

My life like many of you, life has seen us working at home pretty much seven days a week. It has become just like the movie Groundhog Day where each day and my morning routine is pretty much the same.

I wake up, boil water, grind coffee beans and prepare my daily and needed caffeine-concoction in a French press. As it steeps, I do my daily journaling and then head to my desk with a fresh cup of coffee in sweatpants and a T-shirt. If it's cold out, I wear socks.

So, what is the deal with sweatpants or PJ’s?

Simple, it is a LOT easier to eat more food because they stretch.

·      How much have you stretched your mind during this period?

·      How many books have you read or listen to?

·      Any new hobbies started or dusted off?

·      What goals, plans, or vision board has been created, either in your mind, on a wall, or on a list?

·      With this time on your hands, besides eating, how much strategic planning have you done?

Maybe it is time to try and squeeze back into that pair of jeans you loved in February 2020 and squeeze more out of life.

Tighten that belt with clothes that do not allow so much room or flexibility.

Battening down the hatch and getting ready to ramp back up to full speed and maybe a good bit more to catch up for time lost, revenue missed, and profits that may have evaporated.

No doubt about it wearing pajamas and sweatpants is a lot more comfortable.

Maybe it is time to get UNCOMFORTABLE.

 Soon we may not have unlimited time to complete tasks & projects knowing that the next day will be like Groundhog Day. 7 days a week.

I am sure that you join me and hoping that this will soon end and will be back to Business 2.0 where we will not be wearing sweatpants and pajamas as much.