I know why people are getting all fussy about it. _______________ Aaron Cruikshank Principal, CRUIKSHANK Phone: 778.908.4560 email: [email protected] web: cruikshank.me twitter: @cruikshank book a meeting: doodle.com/cruikshank linkedin: linkedin.com/in/cruikshank On Jan 18, 2015 6:26 PM, "Alex Hillman" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hey J.C., > > I’m honestly not sure why people are getting all fussy about this, it > seems to me like your goals are totally reasonable to accomplish. > > I don’t get the sense that you’re trying to avoid a coworking space…maybe > you’ve even tried it but because you’re often on the phone it didn’t work > out. > > The #1 problem that coworking solves is loneliness (which it sounds like > you’re dealing with), and there’s more than one way to skin that cat. :) > > *Two anecdotes of encouragement for you, JC:* > > 1) completely separate from the coworking space that I founded, I run what > could easily be considered a virtual coworking community. In fact, here’s > an excerpt from the page that people see when they sign up: > > The members of this particular community pay more than most of the members > of the coworking space - quite happily. :) > > 2) Indy Hall’s “virtual” coworking community might look like an add-on to > the coworking space, but we treat our discussion list & chat room as full > fledged places to gather in the same ways you’ve described. There’s banter > and motivation and support. We do Photoshop Fridays (you don’t need to be > good at photoshop, trust me) and swap music videos on Youtube, help each > other with problems ranging from technical to business to DIY home > improvement projects, planning lunch & trips.... > > Are these interactions a complete replacement for the coworking space? No! > Of course not. > > But for: > * the people who like you, JC, have a constraint that keeps them from > working in the coworking space... > * the people who have jobs that *require* them to be at another office, > full of coworkers that they DON’T enjoy talking with... > * and the people who have a whole host of other reasons that physically > relocating themselves just isn’t practical, but WANT to be a part of a > community of likeminded people who they’re happy to call their coworkers... > > we’re really proud of what we’re able to offer, and the members really > love having a way to contribute to the energy of the community from > wherever they are. > > I wrote a bit on this list ( > https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/coworking/CFsjTAEPP2g/oRegOZbfIPYJ) > last year about how we launched an online community membership to focus > even more on opening the “door" to people want a community of coworkers but > can’t use the space often or ever. > > -Alex > > > > > ------------------ > *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* > Join the list: http://coworkingweekly.com > Listen to the podcast: http://listen.coworkingweekly.com > > > On Friday, Jan 16, 2015 at 6:08 PM, J.C. Amaya <[email protected]>, > wrote: > >> Hey all! My name is JC and I do phone sales out of my apartment but am >> finding it kind of difficult to stay focused. I'm usually pretty >> disciplined in the office but at home by myself it's way too easy to get >> distracted and goof around, especially since my job is commission only so >> there's no one to get on my case when I slack off. What I'd like to do is >> get together with a few other professionals and create a regular google >> hang out for people who work from home but want to sort of recreate the >> office environment. A little banter, a little motivation and support. This >> would probably work best with others who cold call from home but I'm open >> to working with anyone who's interested. If anyone is interested in trying >> it out, shoot me an email. >> >> [email protected] >> >> -- >> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Coworking" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
