3 Main Things You Need To Complete While On Lockdown

Bro, you made it to Day4 of lockdown! Congratulations!

In today’s instalment of ‘How to Thrive in a 21-Day Lockdown, and Emerge and Better Man’ we’re talking about ways to stay productive during lockdown.

(The positive impact of good sleep on performance is proven and promoted, so let’s not go there)

Unless you’re one of the lucky ones, this is a lockdown, my man – NOT a holiday! If you want to come flying out the other end of this thing as better man, then you need to stay productive. To help you do just that, The Manbox crew has come up with tips for you to stay stylish, mentally and physically strong while you’re homebound.

#1 Take a good look at your finances

“There just isn’t time to do personal admin, like finances and filing receipts and stuff”. That might have been a valid excuse last Monday, but not today, brother. The lockdown is a perfect opportunity to review and revise your budget (you do have a budget, right??)

#2 Create an exercise and grooming routine

Bro you know how it rolls, “if you look, you feel good.” This is the time to give your face a healthy glow, and trim down that belly until the muscles start to show … (we’re totally giving ourselves props for rhyming!). Click here to see how you can take care of your beard. If you’re ready to ditch your Tarzan tendencies (and you REALLY should be!) check out this how you can do this.

Send us your before and after, ‘Covid Clean-Up‘ grooming pics, and maybe we’ll send you something nice.

Post the pictures on our social media pages: Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and use these hashtags: #covidcleanup #manbox #betterguycode

#3 Raise Your Game

Here’s a trustworthy saying, “If you wanna move up, you gotta step it up”.

“I don’t have time…” (yeah, that same excuse you used for not sorting out your finances) is a common excuse for not developing yourself. If you finish off with today, and only know what you knew yesterday, don’t expect any new opportunities tomorrow. Thanks to ‘The Big 2020 Lockdown’ (Yip, that’s a thing now), you have time all over again – and time spent growing your knowledge and skills is time very well spent. If you don’t already know what to learn or where to learn it, here are Manbox’s ‘Best Kept Secrets’ for some epic (and FREE!!) online learning experiences:

OPTION 1 – Alison https://alison.com/

A little bit of this, a little bit of that. Are you “too much” of a learner and want to learn about a wide range of subjects? At Alison, you’ll find over 800 free online courses, in partnership with great institutions that vary from universities, such as the University of Cambridge, to companies like Microsoft.

OPTION 2 – Udacity  https://www.udacity.com/

Are you all about technology?   Then Udacity is perfect for you! Udacity’s website offers courses related to data analytics, machine learning, software engineering, web development, and even virtual reality. The cherry on top of the cake: the courses are given in collaboration with dozens of successful companies like Amazon, Facebook and Google!

OPTION 3 – Creative Line https://www.creativelive.com/

Is ‘Creative’ your middle name? Then you should check out Creative Line, to start watching one of their free creative training broadcasts. Their five channels they have live classes going on 24/7, covering photo and video, art and design, crafting, money (oh, there it is again … it’s a sign, bro!) and everyday life too.

Okay guys, that’s it for today’s instalment of ‘How to Thrive in a 21-Day Lockdown, and Emerge a Better Man’. If you found this helpful – or even if you didn’t – we would love to hear from you, so please drop a comment below. Got any other priorities that you need to tick off your list? Please drop a comment below. Remember, sharing is caring, bro!

Tomorrow’s instalment of ‘How to Thrive in a 21-Day Lockdown, and Emerge a Better Man’ is all about ‘talking your way out of tough situations … Trust us when we tell you that you don’t want to miss this one, bro!

Until then, stay safe!