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Being a founder is a tough journey. I do a lot of thinking about how to be more productive especially during the time COVID. Each week I'm going to share a few tips I've found that help make the journey a little bit easier.

Organize Your Mental Workspace

It’s easy to get lost in the everyday grind of the workday and feel behind on your to-do list. Take a step back to organize your thoughts based on the tasks that are truly a priority. Try this flow to help sort through the chaos: 

1. Write down your top three priorities for the day/week/month/year.

2. Look at your existing to-do list and match each item with a priority.

3. If an item doesn’t align with a priority, then remove it from your to-do list, or set it aside in a miscellaneous group to deal with on another day.

4. Next time before you add a task to your to-do list, make sure it matches to one of your priorities.

5. Tackle tasks in order of priority and keep stress off your mind.

By clearing your mental workspace, you can focus on only the tasks that really matter and eliminate any distractions.

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Calling all rising, innovative brands that believe they have the best, the first, the coolest … one-of-a-kind product! The 7-Eleven Brands with Heart® event is right around the corner, and the application for emerging brands to showcase their differentiated products while engaging with leaders from the world's largest convenience store retailer is live. Applications are open until Oct. 1.

(UPDATED) Investor Database

I spent this week updaing our list of 214 investors in the food industry. Each investor profile now includes:

• City, State

• Series Round

• Partners

• Website

• E-mail Address

• Product categories they've invested in

• Notable investments

• Average investment size

• Minimum investment size

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