"Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better." - Maya Angelou

The last couple weeks have been one of the largest movements in our lifetimes and in history. There has been a sharp paradigm shift from the status quo of what we as a society will accept to what we as a society will rise up to do in order to change everything from laws to hearts.

The black boxes of #BlackoutTuesday on June 2, 2020, were all over social media to show solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, mute white privileged narratives and amplify melanated voices. Many people and businesses posted their support and allyship on social media however there is a call to accountability that this movement has created. It is not enough to post a black box or say your business cares about equity and justice, actions and plans are now required for statements to be taken seriously.

So what's your plan?

For many, this has been a bit like drinking from...

“Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.”

-Zig Ziglar

In other words, even Beyoncé has only 24 hours in a day. So plan your work and work your plan.

Not sure where to start?

Let's break up your WFH plan into 3 categories:

1. Physical

2. Mental

3. Organizational

They are all interrelated but each is important enough to take time and examine if you are optimizing your WFH plan in that area. We optimize just about everything else so why would we leave out optimizing our working from home?

And as always, we have some helpful links below for some of our favorite products that help keep us on task and working our plan.

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Physical

Your physical workspace

If you haven't already found the best place to work from home, I am sure you have found the worst place to try and work from home.

Location, location, location. Knowing the right space and the right physical surroundings to...

“Every adversity, every failure, and every heartache, carries with it the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit.”

-Napoleon Hill

While this is certainly unlike anything seen in our lifetimes, it is probably not the first trial or tribulation you faced. COVID-19 has presented itself as an obstacle for our current situation and as a business owner (and human being) you may feel frustrated, overwhelmed or paralyzed with fear. All of these feelings are normal however not all reactions to your feelings are helpful.

As a business owner, the first thing to do take a minute and compose yourself. It is easy to feel like you need to react, respond and figure out everything coming at you as it comes at you, but being reactive versus being proactive will only lead you down more frenetic and frustrating situations you will need to figure out later on. You also need to fill your bucket and know how you can relax and de-stress so you can establish that as...