Financial Organization

MONDAY MONEY!

My friend Mary and I are going to check in every Monday as accountability partners for our finances. We both are committed to the efforts of getting more organized with our money so we can increase our bottom lines.

How to pleasurably balance your books and pay bills:
Tip 1: play pleasurable music (Allison Krauss today, I thought about classical too)
Tip 2: clear your desk from everything but your statements (if not online) and your laptop
Tip 3: light a candle
Tip 4: position your $100,000.00 framed "bill" in view to keep the goal in mind
Tip 5: rub "abundance" oil on the soles of your feet
Tip 6: protect this time as uninterrupted

During our 1.5 hr session, my goals are:
1. To balance my personal and business check books with my online statements
2. Transfer $$ to both my personal and savings accounts (when my savings account reaches $X, I will transfer that money to stocks)
3. Reconcile my personal account with my Quick books system (still doesn't reconcile effortlessly for me.)

By 9:30a, we've worked out our bodies (6am Upper Body today) and our money! I feel very clear about where I am, where I'm going and how I'm going to get there. I am jealous that Mary paid her bills during her time today, I desire to do that now too.

Wishing you financial abundance too!

Hour Long Recording of Making Time for Your Creativity

Victory Circles was nice enough to host a conversation about an important topic to every busy woman. Please note the host, Cheri Ruskus introduced me as a Goddess*....
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Getting more creative time - Victory Circles Radio

Creativity is the mainstay of the entrepreneur. To keep our ideas and energy fresh, we need to be feeding our creativity daily. What does your creativity look like? For me, it could be dancing, listening to music (and not doing anything else), cooking a new meal, drawing or even organizing. For others, gardening, writing or "envisioning" exercises pique their creative interests.

To enhance your creative life, here are some easy steps:

1. Design a list of things that make you feel joy, juice, or pure pleasure! These will all enhance your "creativity" because you will be relaxed and happy.

2. Make the time for creativity in your day using a few tools - a planner of anykind (time management), managing your interruptions (focus managment), taming your inbox (reaction management) and having a fluid To Do List (proactive management).

I keep a master To Do list with only 3-5 MUST GET DONE TODAY items. (And about 20 "on my radar" items.) Included in my daily To Do list, I write out my rewards for my hard work and PLAN THEM INTO MY DAY.

For example, today I had to ....

1. Create an outline for the WW call

2. Repost my "for rent" apartment on Craigslist.org

3. Re-write an eco-tip-sheet to be a press release for NAPO-CO

4. Reschedule my dentist appointment for a later time tomorrow

Once I finished these... I was "allowed" to do more from my master list until my 3pm Reward Hour (today: shopping for white jeans).

I like Cheri's idea of going for a walk during the day. It's great to get outside and not look at a computer screen. Plus, dogs are always grateful for a strut.

Thanks for reading!- Liz