Feeling overwhelmed or unmoved by talk of diversity and inclusion is no excuse to do nothing. Paralysis or inertia could lead to someone else having your job. Check out the demographics of the country. They speak for themselves. The success of your efforts depends on your ability to harness the power of equity (all people having fair opportunities to achieve their full potential) and committing to diversity and inclusion.

What’s Fair? Fair is not what you think it is or what I think it is. Fair is whatever is necessary to get a person, a community, or a population to the best possible outcome.

With that in mind, here are eight things you should do to get real, get moving, and get up on equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI).