Happy New Year!

I want to say thank you for following me this past year. I hope that you enjoyed my blog posts and any other information that you received from me in 2008. I am planning many new changes in 2009 and all of them are for the better. Have a safe and wonderful time as you ring in 2009!

Happy Holidays!

I hope everyone has a wonderful time today and in the next few days as we count down to a new year. I look forward to sharing more words of wisdom with you in 2009!

Blah, Blah, Blah

My youngest son has a t-shirt that says "You open your mouth, but all I hear is blah, blah, blah". It made me think about society in general. Everyone is talking about how bad everything is. I don't hear many positive things coming out of anyone's mouth.

As I go through life, I think about all of the things positive that are going on in my life right now: I have somewhere to live, I have food on the table, I have clean clothes to wear, I have a business that is flexible to my family life, and the list could go on and on.

Sure your family and friends, while intentions are good, may worry that your business venture may not make it out the door, but they in turn are emitting negative vibes. As Julia Roberts said in Pretty Woman, "People put you down enough, you start to believe it."..."The bad stuff is easier to believe. You ever notice that?"

Why listen to that? If your dream is to run a successful business, then you need to surround yourself with positive people who want your business to be a success and aren't afraid to give you the support you need to make it happen.

The next time someone starts talking negatively, silently tell yourself, "You open your mouth, but all I hear is blah, blah, blah". Think of your vision board you have created for yourself, with pictures and all, that shows what you want your business to look like now and in the future and focus on all of the positives.

Time Management Strategies for the Holidays

Live Teleclass ~ Time Management Strategies for the Holidays, to be held on Thursday, December 11, 2008 at 11:00 am EST

Led by Tracey Lawton, Online Business Manager & Office Organization Expert

On this call Tracey will be sharing with you effective and proven time management strategies to get you through this busy holiday season.

With the information she'll be sharing with you during this teleclass you can apply it all year round - not just during the holiday season. You'll be able to accomplish so much more with the right systems in place.

Click here for more information.

What are your priorities?

I have had to learn to juggle really well this week both my personal and my business obligations. My husband had hand surgery yesterday, so I had to make sure the kids got to school on time so that my husband would not be late. Since I had several hours to kill, think 4 or 5 long hours, I took some business work along with me so that I could feel like I accomplished a little bit more than just reading one of my romance novels.

Well, the day did not turn out quite like I had expected. The pharmacy was having issues with my insurance so the guy behind the counter took forever to get me my husband's prescriptions, then my husband decided to faint on the bed as we were getting ready to leave. Not once, but several times. By that time my daughter was already out of school almost one hour. She didn't have a cell phone on her so I had to rush over to pick her up, while my husband was being rehooked up to an IV back at the surgery center. I was then almost 40 minutes late picking up the youngest one.

Then to top it all off, my daughter demanded that I get her a cheesecake so that she would forgive me for leaving her at school so long. With my son in the car I had to buy him something too. Then I had to drop them off, pick up a check out of the mailbox, dash off to the bank, and managed to make it back to my husband in just over 1 hour. Geesh!!!!

Once I came home, we had to drag my husband up the stairs to the bedroom with the help of the neighbor next door. (Hey, my skinny sixteen year old son could not do it all.) Then I got to play nurse all night. Through it all I managed to get back on the computer, shoot off some emails, work on some administrative work, and get the kids some dinner together. Talk about a tiring day!

I had gotten up early so that I could prepare what I had to do for the day. I try to schedule what I know I can do for the next day and then have a list of "What if's?" so that if my schedule does not go as planned, I have some backup things that I can accomplish.

There are times when your family has to be a priority and times when your business has to be a priority. The key is to decide which falls where each day and schedule accordingly otherwise your will always be behind and someone will feel low on the totem pole of life.

Listen to Errand Guru Talk Radio this Wednesday!

Please join me, along with my co-host Danette Moss, for our weekly radio show on Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at 10 am PT/1 pm ET. This week our guest is Debbie Quintana with Gourmet Gifts.

-Are your clients hoping you can help them find the perfect gift this year?

-Are you looking for inexpensive ways to keep in touch with your clients?

-Are you looking for the perfect "Thanks for your business this year" gift?

Join Danette, Debbie, and myself as we discuss how Gourmet Gifts can help you and your clients this holiday season. Everyone is looking for ways to say how much they care without breaking the bank. What better way than to give a Gourmet Gift!

You can listen online at Errand Guru Talk Radio or call in at (646) 478-4999 to listen in on the phone.

Don't worry if you can't be there live, you can listen in later to the archived segment on the website.

We will have a chat available during the segment so you can ask your questions or, if you call in, you can ask your questions live on the air!