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"clock in". Honestly, it feels exactly like working in an office, I just get to wear comfier pants!”

How she set up her home work space:

“The desk in my home office is set up in much the same way as my desk when I worked in an office. I have two monitors (which makes life so much easier for anyone who keeps multiple screens open throughout the day), my color coordinated to-do lists and calendars, and a few knick-knacks to make me smile during the work day. I also have a headset and high quality microphone which is key for video conferencing (poor sound quality on a video call can be a huge problem when working remotely).

Some final thoughts:

“Working from home is the best! Your commute time is minimal, you get to set the thermostat, and you have easy access to your own kitchen (yay snacks and homecooked lunches!).”

Jackie’s fave tech tools…

Zoom: This is a great tool for video conferencing with your team. Having video chats helps to keep team engagement high.

Slack: This is basically WhatsApp for businesses. You can create specific channels for different teams or projects, chat with team members one-on-one, or create group chats. Instead of walking over to a co-workers desk to ask them a question, you can just send them a message on Slack!

Asana: Asana is an amazing project management software and the holy grail of remote work. We use it to assign and track daily work, map out larger projects, and monitor our team's success.

G-Suite: G-Suite (Google Drive for Business) is where we house all of our company's files. With G-Suite, the whole team can easily access our files from anywhere (and you can set permissions for who can see what). And, with Google's suggesting capabilities, editing documents is super easy!

A few other key tips from Jackie: • Stay in touch with your co-workers throughout the day! Keeping in contact with your colleagues helps keep everyone focused and motivated (and keeps you sane - we need human interaction!). • Get outside at least once a day, even for a quick 15 minute walk around the block. • Set boundaries with your family. They should know not to interrupt you when you are in your dedicated work space (you may have to have a conversation - or two - with your family about this)

Keeping the edge: BY WAYNE CHARGUALAF how competitive athletes are staying sharp during quarantine

Major gatherings and events around the world have been cancelled or postponed due to the coronavirus, and sporting events — to include the summer Olympics — are no exception.

After dedicating years of their lives to competing and honing skills in preparation for their next big event, such cancellations are no doubt demoralizing for the athletes who had planned to compete. But true to their focused nature, these competitors aren’t letting a global pandemic keep them down.

Although they’re keen to abide by the social distancing, self-isolation and quarantine protocols put in place to slow the spread of the coronavirus, these dedicated athletes are finding ways to stay in shape and keep their heads in the game — even while staying as far away from each other as they can.

Greg Sablan is a multi-sport athlete who competes in American football, rugby and baseball.

“I was trying to get back into basketball this

Photo courtesy of Greg Sablan

upcoming season but I’m pretty sure that’s cancelled for the meantime,” he says.

Sablan had also been looking forward to an American football game in the Philippines, upcoming tournaments like True Grit 10’s and Heineken 7’s on Guam as well as rugby tournaments and baseball games on Saipan.

“If I’m being honest when you play team sports it’s very difficult to train alone,” he says, “Yes, I am able to better myself, but on the field it isn’t just about me. For football, it’s impossible to work on team chemistry or play running since no one is around. For rugby, it’s tough to train my passing on the go, off the hit or out of the scrum when there isn’t anyone to catch or hit for me. For baseball I’ve been able to work on receiving pitches and throwing with my neighbor occasionally but I haven’t been able to work on my hitting at all. There are some things I’m not able to train being by myself and lacking equipment.”