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30 Days in the Life of a Balanced CPA after April 15th
Debbie Lessin, CPA, entrepreneur and self proclaimed Balance Lady chronicles the first thirty days of her life after April 15th, her big work deadine. A seasoned entrepreneur for 25 years, Debbie shares her life openly, honestly and with a sense of humor. Interwoven through out are tips on living a balanced life and just balance means, especially for Debbie. From friends and family to work and play, from mind and body to heart and soul, Debbie's adventures just might give you some insight into ways to add balance to your own life. Debbie lives a single urban city life in Chicago, IL. Just because her life might be different than yours in many ways doesn't mean that you won't be agree with some of her philosophies, empathize with her stories and relate them to your own life. Life is a Balancing Act and Debbie's 30 day journey proves it.

Balance Quest – Mission Accomplished!
Debbie Lessin has been on a quest to balance her life since her business turned 10 and she was about to turn 40. Fast forward 15 years. D J Lessin & Associates, Inc celebrates it's 25 year business anniversary and Debbie is about to turn - well you do the math!. After her 15 year Balance Quest, much to her own surprise, this year during the hectic frenetic pace that is tax season, Debbie seems to have finally reached her goal of having a balanced life, at least for this year!
Balancing Activities – Free or $20 or less
No time for balance? No money for balancing activities in your budget? Time and money - likely excuses for why things do not happen in our every day lives. And yet, it doesn't have to be that way. It is often the simple things in life that bring us the most joy and the most balance. And yet we tend to forget that when we are stressed and out of balance. Createyour own Balance Sheet of the things that will bring more balance to your life. Debbie Lessin will get you started by providing a short list of Balancing Activities that won't break the bank, things that you can do for free or less than $20! Debbie encourages you to think outside your box and remember that the only number on this balance sheet is #1 - YOU!
Cycles of Balance - Creating a Balance Wheel
Cycle of life. Cycles of balance. The world often seems like a wheel spinning out of control. Take control of creating balance in your own life by examining these cycles of your life. Easy steps to create and examine a personalized Balance Wheel are provided to help you focus and start your balance journey. A practical visualiztion that you can do for yourself that reflects not only the important of different aspects of your life but honestly ranks a satisfaction score in these same areas. A tool that you can refer to and update time and time again.

Give Up the Myth of Perfect Balance
Encouraging words on understanding that there is no such thing as perfect balance.
I Had a Life During Tax Season!
Debbie Lessin, a CPA and entrepreneuer for 25 years has been on a "balance quest" for 15 years. On the occassion of her 25th business anniversy she surprised herself by actualy having a life in the midst of the hectic time known as "tax season". Debbie shares' her 2009 journey and the lessons learned from seasons past in how after all these years she not only worked hard but played too. An accountant expects to be focused on balance. But that balance is usually found at the end of a column of numbers. Debbie found her balance this year to have be life focused too! Read how Debbie worked 5% less and was 100% happier, a trade-off that she'd opt for every year.

Lessins Lessons for Life Balance
10 points to remember about life balance.

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Growth at What Cost?
On the occasion of her 10 year business anniversary, Debbie Lessin began to question where her entreprenurial path was taking her. She was pretty sure that she was done growing her business, opting instead to have a life! This was the true beginning of her quest for balance. Debbie shares an article she wrote in May 1994 where she questioned her business growth and asked out loud some of the questions she continues to ask to this day. As Debbie approachs her 25th business anniversary so many of the things Debbie knew then still hold true today. Whether you are celebrating a business milestone or simply questioning your own growth path, see if you Debbie's story rings true for you in any way.

Balance Quest – Mission Accomplished!
Debbie Lessin has been on a quest to balance her life since her business turned 10 and she was about to turn 40. Fast forward 15 years. D J Lessin & Associates, Inc celebrates it's 25 year business anniversary and Debbie is about to turn - well you do the math!. After her 15 year Balance Quest, much to her own surprise, this year during the hectic frenetic pace that is tax season, Debbie seems to have finally reached her goal of having a balanced life, at least for this year!
Relying on My “Inner Debbie”
In tax season, stress comes with the territory. From working long hours in a compacted time period to balancing 200 clients at once, it is easy to have a stressful day. Balance is a luxury when work is your number one priority. And yet, how many times do we let the little things change a day from bad to worse? Little things that in the overall scheme of life simply are not very important. Debbie Lessin, the tax lady and balance queen, shares her newfound sense of balance this tax season in surviving the little things. From a car that would not start unexpectedly on a cold winter morning to an attack of spring ants to no internet on a Monday morning, Debbie shocked even herself in relying on her "inner Debbie" to let things just roll off her back. By sharing in her story, Debbie hopes that you find your "inner Debbie" to help guide you.
I Had a Life During Tax Season!
Debbie Lessin, a CPA and entrepreneuer for 25 years has been on a "balance quest" for 15 years. On the occassion of her 25th business anniversy she surprised herself by actualy having a life in the midst of the hectic time known as "tax season". Debbie shares' her 2009 journey and the lessons learned from seasons past in how after all these years she not only worked hard but played too. An accountant expects to be focused on balance. But that balance is usually found at the end of a column of numbers. Debbie found her balance this year to have be life focused too! Read how Debbie worked 5% less and was 100% happier, a trade-off that she'd opt for every year.

Balancing Activities – Free or $20 or less
No time for balance? No money for balancing activities in your budget? Time and money - likely excuses for why things do not happen in our every day lives. And yet, it doesn't have to be that way. It is often the simple things in life that bring us the most joy and the most balance. And yet we tend to forget that when we are stressed and out of balance. Createyour own Balance Sheet of the things that will bring more balance to your life. Debbie Lessin will get you started by providing a short list of Balancing Activities that won't break the bank, things that you can do for free or less than $20! Debbie encourages you to think outside your box and remember that the only number on this balance sheet is #1 - YOU!
The Balancing Act of Pile Management
Piles, piles everywhere. We all have them. Things that require our attention but sometimes get lost in the shuffle. Debbie Lessin, "djthebalancelady" has been on a balance quest for over 15 years. Her "day" job as a CPA for individuals and small busineses might not lend itself to much balance. But she has crafted her own life in a way that even made the 2009 tax season the best one in 26 years. In 2008 she finally had a life during tax season, this time it was actually a balanced one! But now that tax season is over, Debbie has to face the "piles of her life", catch up and move on! Her approach and attitude make all the difference. After you read the article, you'll be thinking about all the pile of your life and how you can better balance them. Happy Pile Management!

No Internet Monday...An Unbalanced Start to the Work Week
We take our internet service for granted. It's our communication link to the world. And yet when the technology gets the better of us, we are lost, confused and scattered. For this to happen on a Monday morning only means that the work week gets off to an truely unbalanced start. Handling this tech "fault line" can either set you off...or you can take the high road, roll with the punches and know that tomorrow will be another day....one where the internet connection might actually work! Debbie Lessin, CPA and self-proclaimed Balance Lady recently had such a Monday. Debbie always tries to roll with the punches, remembering of course that in the scheme of things, it's really just the internet!

The Entrepreneurial Mindset – Choosing to Live a Balanced Life
Being a sucessful entrepreneur requires a certain mindset. Everything in life and business is determined by choices. And entrepreneurs have more choices than most. Debbie Lessin, CPA/Author/Entreprenuer for over 26 years has made lots of choices, both good and bad. But the choice that she's the most proud of, that one that she's worked hardest at is choosing to live a balanced life, choosing to become Zen Debbie. A small entreprenuer, by choice, Debbie knows that life is a balancing act. She shares her self in a way to help her fellow entrepreneurs to follow their own path, become the kind of entrepreneur that they choose to be.

On Vacation!
Have you scheduled a vacation yet this year? Can you do so without calling into the office or checking email? Debbie Lessin, author/speaker/CPA/entrepreneur can proudly answer that question YES! She's officially on a 10 day vacation. Ready to recharge her mind, body and spirit she reminds each of us that we need to do the same. Work will still be there. The world won't end if you walk away for a week. You just need to do it!
Post Vacation - Return to Reality (Work!)
Life is truely a balancing act when it comes to work and play! We work hard to play hard. And vacation is often the tangible reward for our hard work. Not everyone can leave work at work when on vacation. But Debbie Lessin, CPA and self proclaimed Balance Lady, can and does. Debbie shares her reentry into work mode upon return from her 10 day vacation. Her calm, positive attitude helped her seamlessly ease back into work with no stress, no negating what the vacation was all about. She shares her journey and reminds us all that we not only need to take time away from work to refresh mind, body and spirit but to do so by trying to truly leave work at work!

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