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Leadership during a crisis is the difference between a permanent catastrophe and a temporary speed bump. But what do leaders do if their mental health is suffering? Hope For The Day\u2019s Johnny Boucher has elevated the conversation around mental health to a new level through outreach, education, and action. In this wide-ranging conversation, Printavo\u2019s Bruce Ackerman hosts Rowboat Creative (Lucas Guariglia and Joe Zangrilli) alongside Campus Ink (Steven Farag) to talk with Johnny Boucher about mental health for screen print shops.\n\n\nHope For The Day: https://www.hftd.org\n\n\n\nThey discuss why small business owners are suffering so much right now. Steven Farag says, \u201cSmall business owners are lonely, stubborn, unemployable...that\u2019s why we work for ourselves!\u201d But since there\u2019s so little structure, small business owners have to take on so many responsibilities. Johnny Boucher\u2019s idea is simple: \u201cWhether you have 10 people or 350,000 people, you have to lead. That means setting yourself up for success right now.\u201d\n\n\nJohnny\u2019s path to success originates in a well-define routine. \u201cGetting up at 5 AM each morning isn\u2019t easy [...] but by 7 AM, I\u2019ve done yoga, meditated, and gone on a walk with the dog and my wife.\u201d With everyone\u2019s routines disrupted, it\u2019s hard to find a way to soldier on under new circumstances. Rowboat Creative\u2019s Lucas Guariglia has weathered the storm in Charlotte, NC \u2013 1,500 miles from his Chicago-based print shop. He adds: \u201cThe most productive routine is hard to find. Even when you detach, you\u2019ll still think: Shouldn\u2019t I be formulating a better plan? Shouldn\u2019t I be doing something else?\u201d\n\n\nEven then, what is productivity under these circumstances? Events are canceled, and the majority of traditional screen print orders have come to a halt. Johnny urges business owners to take a realistic approach: \u201cUnderstand you\u2019re probably only really operating at 50 to 60% capacity...and that\u2019s ok.\u201d\n\n\nLucas noted the irony of this situation: \u201cThere\u2019s less work that can actually happen, but we\u2019re working more than we ever have before.\u201d The things that caused distractions during normal circumstances are gone. There\u2019s just the core functions left: work on your business.\n\n\n\u201cControl what you can, confirm what you can\u2019t,\u201d Johnny urges screen print shop owners. \u201cStay out of conversations you can\u2019t control...they\u2019re a waste of your time,\u201d he adds. And definitely stay away from what Johnny calls the \u201c24 hour news death cycle.\u201d\n\n\nScreen printing is a difficult path \u2013 there\u2019s no question. Joe Zangrilli from Rowboat Creative recounted when he met Johnny Boucher: \u201cHe pulled me aside and got me to admit that things really weren\u2019t ok. I\u2019d spent 14 years with my head down, just working as hard as I could. I mean, I\u2019m my own boss, and I wouldn\u2019t even let myself go outside and take a walk around the block during the day.\u201d \n\n\nWe\u2019re all familiar with the unhealthy routine: drink coffee until 1 PM, then notice you haven\u2019t had a single thing to eat and your eyes hurt from staring at a screen. \u201cYou\u2019ve got to create an environment where you can thrive,\u201d Johnny says. \u201cWe need to figure out out our own individual processes for ourselves in order to be productive right now.\u201d\n\n\nThe conversation about mental health is a hard one. But now \u2013 more than ever \u2013 it\u2019s one of the most important conversations we can have. Keep pushing, Print Hustlers.\n\n\nRowboat Creative: https://www.rowboatcreative.com\n
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\nHope For The Day: https://www.hftd.org\n
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