Engaged! River Valley Issue 13

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FEATURED ARTICLE

What You Can Focus On During this time of Corona-limbo, there is a

5. Start writing reviews (Google, Facebook,

lot of uncertainty, but it often helps to focus

or otherwise) for your colleagues, friends,

on things that are in our control vs. the

family and favorite businesses. In the long

things that we have absolutely no control

run, this is a wonderful way to also support

over. So while we are Social Distancing

those local businesses, and it is FREE!

ourselves, what CAN we do??? 6. Study up on your craft. There is ALWAYS 1. Think about how you can support local.

something new you can learn to improve

One idea is to carry out from your favorite

your business

local eatery 7. Catch up on your reading
 2. If you have any sort of entrepreneurial aspirations, dive back into your business

8. Learn something new...the world wide

plan and think about what re-growth is

web is an amazing treasure trove of new

going to look like when this is all over

hobbies, crafts, and skills... Wow us with

something you've picked up (that isn't the 3. Fine tune your social media... Post, share,

Corona virus)

find your social media "voice." From Facebook to Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIn,

9. Socially listen and be a light! Watch what

and FB + IG stories, you have a story to tell,

your friends are posting, comment, like,

and now you have time to do it!!!

share, etc, but ALWAYS keep it positive. I myself am an introvert, but I'm guessing

4. Proof and clean up your website if you

this is very hard on our extrovert friends

maintain one / ask a colleague to proof it

who aren't used to the isolation. So do your

for you to give it another set of eyes.

small part to show them that they are

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