On having the right equipment and the right office environment
For the longest time I have been addicted to office spaces and office supplies. It must be the fact that my parents are lawyers. I was my Dad’s and my Mom’s office manager for the longest time when I was in my early teens. Yes, you read right. In my EARLY TEENS. For some reason, I’ve always loved doing things the earliest, the soonest, etc. I don’t know why.
It occurred to me this past week that one of the reasons why I feel that my productivity is stifled when I am working at home is the lack of appropriate office space. I’ve been blessed with having such a great environment at The Network Hub. As I’ve called it before, it’s my “home away from home“. For me, and for other entrepreneurs, it’s a launching pad from where our work skyrockets. And Minna and John have been fantastic. In particular, I’ve worked now more recently with Minna and with Christy (UrbanBella) and will be doing more projects with them in the very near future.
The setup of my office here at The Network Hub allows me to have a printer (the HP PhotoSmart that I am in the midst of reviewing) to my right and to my left, I have space to place the photos of my family, my to-do tray, and the stuff one needs usually (coffee mug, water bottle, pencil and pen box. I try really hard to keep everything very organized, but I’m not always extremely successful.
One thing I can tell you – having such a positive energy around me, so many entrepreneurs, and the infrastructure (including wireless, dining areas and meeting areas) that make my work day so comfortable is really a blessing.
Just a reflection after spending a lot of time at my office at The Network Hub, and particularly in light of the closure of WorkSpace – I do hope that the members will be able to get a new space soon 
I know that Dane has been working really hard to help their former members to secure new office spaces.
Related posts:
- On working from home and office setup
- The Network Hub is opening more space in December 2009
- Reason # 421 why I love The Network Hub!
- The Network Hub as a launch pad
- My new home is at The Network Hub!
I’m so sad that Workspace closed. I work in Gastown so even though we have an office, we would frequently go down to Workspace for “off-site” meetings. It was a great environment.
Sounds like Network Hub is really neat! You also sound very organized… I can barely keep track of one pen every day!
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