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Personal Philosophy
Find the key to having your very own solid personal philosophy and be able to correctly define it.

Balancing Work and Life: 8 Tips to Help Women Entrepreneurs Maintain a Healthy Lifestyle
Define how far are we willing to push ourselves before we damage the positive aspects of our lives that give us true satisfaction and joy...

How to Achieve Success: Where Ever You Are – Be There!
Habitual routines and multi-tasking may make you feel busy, but they will not provide the structure both on and off the job that will make you lead a balanced and successful life. Success in any area of your life requires clarity, focus and execution. Success is all about doing the right things, at the right time, in the right manner… and for the right reason.

Balancing possessions and life harmony
There are no quick fixes in the World. It just does not work out that way. Unless we, that is us Human Beings, are ‘fixed’ we will be unable to fix anything else. I interpret being ‘fixed’ as being in harmony with ourselves, having some balance between the various aspects of our lives and with other sentient beings.

Living a Life of Balance and Happiness is at Least AS Important As Financial Goals
When your own health, life balance and happiness improve, you can act as a role model for your clients, and inspire them through your own experience. It is important to live your personal and business life around your values as well. If you pay attention to these factors, you will find that: You cope with additional business demands with ease -

Balancing Your Day
In the field of human performance and psychology, there has been a lot of new information surrounding life balance. With the increasing number of personal and professional commitments, people are struggling to find a proper balance for their life. Unfortunately, too often we put off the important things in deference to the immediate things.

Making Priorities a Priority
This is the first in a series of short articles about time management. It discussed the importance of prioritization and of setting goals in different areas in order to achieve balance and relieve stress.

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!

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.

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.

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.

Just Say No!
A quick fix to finding balance may be found in a simple two letter word!

Step by Step
Balance is a step by step process, changing as you and your life changes over time.

Life is a Balancing Act!
An introduction to the Life Balance Wheel, a tool for examining what is important to you in your life.

Summer Hours....Lost in Transition

As much as we may try to control the events in our lives, life sometimes has a mind of it's own. A firm believer in "Summer Hours", a time to work less and play more, this year because of the death of my father, my summer hours have in fact become lost in transition. Reflective of the knowing insights that this significant event and my new family responsibilities have created, I share my memories and the internal quest to find a new semblance of balance, a work in progress as I seek not to become lost in the transistion.

The Road to Balance
Finding balance in life requires the ability to make and accept change.

The Balance Lady is out of Balance

Written as a New Years' Promise to Myself on January 2, 2009, I chose not to share my quandry until now. The death of my father in 2008 put my life so out of balance in a way that I never anticipated. It's a natural phase of life, but one that often clearly took me by surprise. Re-reading my thoughts now (end of April 2009) and ready to share my joys of new found balance, I can smile, take a deep breathe and know that "this too did pass". Time is a healer and so is a committment to to continually making balance a regular part of your life. Even the "Balance Lady" can be out of extremely out of balance! But listenng to my own advice, taking it step by step, going back to the basics, I too found my way back to balance. And now, I want to share those personal thoughts as 2008 came to pass and 2009 became my year of hope and promise.

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

The Life Balance Lessons of Mary Poppins

Look deep and you'll be able to find life balance lessons in many day to day events, books, movies and television shows. Debbie shares her review of Mary Poppins, the muscial from a life balance perspective. Seeing the movie as a 10 year old girl and now seeing the musical 45 years later Debbie examines Mary Poppins through eyes that have lived a life, a life obsessed about balance! Get ready to "go fly a kite" and look at this fun and timeless musical story in a new and different way.

Time for Self
In order to live a balanced life you have to remember to take time for yourself!

This CPA finds Balance in Life, Not a Column of Numbers!
An introduction to my balance story. Contains some thoughts about limiting entrepreneurial growth to have a life and the unique opportunity to create one.

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.

Make Time for Balance
Balance doesn't just happen. You need to make time for balance just like you do for everything else. Some simple reminders to help you on your road to balance.

Tune Out, Turn It Off

If you find yourself constantly checking your emails and checking your voicemail even on vacation, you may be addicted to techology. And as a result, your life may be very out of balance. If balance is what you seek, learn some simple ideas about controlling your email addiction to give you more time to live the rest of your life. One size does not fit all. That's the case when it comes to technology in life as well. But tuning out and turing it off may not in fact be the end of the world. Your business may not suffer as a result of self-imposed limitations. Your life if fact may prosper. Less work. More play. You don't have to check email every minute of every day!

Business and Life Lessons From "The Apprentice"ª
Donald Trump knows a few things about business success and leadership. Here are five lessons you can put to use immediately to move forward faster at work, business and life.

How To Stress Less and Smile More
The 6 fundamental steps to improved health, greater happiness and life balance!

Six Steps To Less Stress
We all need a certain amount of stress in life to feel motivated and challenged. When we experience stress in a negative way it is because we have gone beyond our “happy” level of stress. It no longer motivates or challenges us but instead robs us of our enjoyment in life.

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!

The Power of Full Engagement
We live in digital time. Our pace is rushed, rapid fire, and relentless. We cram as much as possible into every day. Time management is no longer a viable solution. Managing energy, not time, is the key to enduring high performance, as well as to health, happiness and life balance.

LifeWave : Create Your Success In 90 Days
You can create more than you ever have in the next 90 days with LifeWave. Before you say "impossible", let me share with you these critical and yet easy steps that you can start using immediately. These steps are critical to creating momentum in your business and your life.

Quick Tips to Decrease Stress

Life has been busy, busy, busy but good. Lots of new projects in the works and great new clients. It's definitely been a time to chunk down tasks! Yes, even I, "the life balance guru" need reminders. Living in a state of overwhelm is not healthy. I always say, you can live that way for a sprint but not a marathon! Here are some basic steps to use to move from overwhelm to calm - or at least calmer!

First Tip to Getting a Life...Balanced

How to Get a Life...Balanced Using 52 Strategies. This is the first strategies in the series that has turned into a manual, and ebook and the number one keynote Sheryl does. It's critical when you are asked to do more and more in less and less time. Americans find it hard to "stop the madness" between soccer practice, ballet, computer classes, and working often two jobs. These strategies work and were developed after presenting this program world wide over a period of years and collecting ideas that are real life tips that can change lives. Enjoy!

Smartphones and Work Life Balance
A look at Work Life Balance in light of the 'always in reach' reality of the 21st Century business landscape.

How Much Can Your Staff Handle?...The Limiting Factor Behind Sustainable Productivity Gains

Most companies are now trying to boost flagging profits with a smaller workforce. What that means is that each member of your staff will be required to work with greater speed , efficiency and productivity than ever before. But what if your remaining staff can't physically, mentally or emotionally handle this increased workload? What will it cost your company in terms of absenteeism, workers compensation and skyrocketing health premiums if your company just wears out your employees to the point of illness, injury or burn out? What can you do to prevent employee burnout?

The Benefits of Home Business- Life Balance and Time
There are many benefits of working from home. The main is being able to establish a balance of life and your time. This gives you more freedom to spend with family. Also working from home gives you the ability to work anywhere you want, when ever you want.

Scout with a Plan to Increase Sales
Remember the old scouts of the West? These folks went ahead to make sure the trail was safe. Have you considered embracing this role to increase sales?

Keeping Work and Life in Balance
It's Work / Life Balance Awareness Week from 1 to 6 September. Are you keeping your life in balance?

For Poor Results, Work Like Crazy

Here’s a really unintelligent idea: Work like crazy without a break for thirty to forty years so you can do . . . nothing for the next thirty to forty years. An effective time manager knows the importance of grouping similar activities together in one block of time—but this tip should be applied to days or weeks, not to forty-year spans. This article will discuss whole-life symmetry and why it's better than working like crazy and more effective than "work-life balance".

You always need to ask the Question
You can have all the tools, skills and marketing but you stil need to ask the question.

Why Did You Decide On This Business
Most new business owners start their business to do what it is the business does. Successful business owners start businesses that will give them the lifestyle they want. Which one are you?

Ten Tips For Managing Stress of New Beginnings, New Opportunities, New Intentions and New Goals For The New Year

The new year resets the calendar and it is a good time to view the start of a new year as a time of new beginnings, new opportunities, new intentions, and new goals and to develop a strategic action plan to use each of those new things. Too many times, we focus on the stress and the fear of new beginnings or change. One of my biggest recommendations to you for stress relief is to choose an attitude and mindset that looks at all challenges, issues and problems as OPPORTUNITIES wearing various disguises. Another major method of addressing stress is to take a look at just how busy we are on a daily basis. So, if we agree that stress is something that is almost impossible to avoid, here are ten (10) tips from your strategic thinking business coach on how to manage the stress of change.

WORK- LIFE BALANCE
Truly successful people know how to keep their lives in balance. Such people are more creative, achieve more and are more socially accepted.

Struggling For A Healthy Balance In Your Life?
Identifying your time-robbers and acknowledging your wasted moments in procrastination are the key steps to getting your life balance back in order.

CHAMPIONING CREATIVITY: HOW TO GET UNSTUCK & GAIN A HEALTHY PACE

At times you might find yourself bound by mental clutter or overwhelmed with many roles and decisions that need to be made. Clarity, creativity and peace are not as elusive as you might think if you are willing to make time to do a little mind-work and to be accountable to others who are wise. Here are a few proven REALinTouch Coaching tips supported by scientific and biblical wisdom that can help you overcome obstacles or challenges you might face in business or life.

Towers Perrin Study Discounts Workplace Myths;
Work/life leadership expert, author and speaker, Eileen McDargh, analyzes the data and expresses caution when reading the recently released 2007 Global Workforce Study by Towers Perrin.

Time, Money and Life-Balance, Part 2: Money!
Do yourself a favor and master the art of money. Avoid or get out of debt. Spend less than you make. Save the difference and invest over time. Treat money as an honored guest in your life, one who will quickly flee if you do not treat her well, but one who will stay and enrich your life beyond measure if you treat her with skill, care and respect.

Time, Money and Life Balance, Part 1
Highly successful people seem to be less busy than most every one else because they arrange it that way. They join fewer clubs, make fewer promises, run fewer errands and waste less of life's most precious commodity.

Octopus Balance: Insights on the Myths and Realities of Life Balance
Are you trying to obtain life balance amidst your chaos? Is it possible to create serenity when being pulled in multiple directions? Of course not! You have a choice to make to develop the life balance you so desperately need.

10 Most Compelling Reasons To Hire A Coach, According To Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach

Many people still may be wondering why they should consider hiring a coach. They are searching for compelling reasons to hire a coach. In the reality of the world of business today there are many real examples of compelling reasons to hire a coach. Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach has thought about some of the most compelling reasons people have given him for why they hired a coach and lists 10 of those most compelling reasons below.

Affirmations for Peace and Life Balance 2

As an entrepreneur or small business person, there are so many demands in your life. You can choose to allow greater balance and peacefulness. One way is to use the power of Affirmations. Practice any of the following affirmations, or create your own. Keep them next to you on a simple card, or in your wallet. Refer to them in times of stress and notice how affirming these phrases also help you to remain calm and focused.

Ten Common Characteristics Of Successful Business People According To Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach

It seems that some business people always seem to be prosperous and successful and are able to easily attract clients and more revenue? While other business people seem to struggle constantly and despite their hard work and sincere efforts, they do not prosper and are not successful. Did you ever wonder about why this is true? Could it be an attitude or mindset? Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach recalls from several past books, seminars and workshops that the attitude or mindset one has toward his or her business plays a very critical role in the level of success in that business. So how can we describe this mindset, which is an intangible thing? Some positive characteristics we see in those we consider to be prosperous and successful may help develop a mental image of the mindset. Here are ten (10) characteristics.

Leadership Insight: The Balanced Leader
Workaholics need not apply. Throughout the late seventies, the Charlie Sheen Wall Street eighties, and even through a good part of the nineties, work ethic was defined as living at work, living work and committing every waking moment to work. To be a boss, you had to commit your life to the organization and outwork your peers and potential competitors for promotion.

Dealing with the Stresses of Balancing Professional and Familial Obligations - You can make it easier!

We all wish that we had more time. Life is so stressful these days. Things can be especially difficult if you haven’t been able to swing that flexible work arrangement job that you’ve been dreaming of. If you are spending 50 or so hours away from your home per week you need to find life balance by finding ways to decrease your stress or at least find some ways to live with it! And the motto here is, “just do the best that you can!” Here are some tips:

Flexible Work Arrangements: Why Should You Offer Them?
As a business owner you are interested in helping your employees succeed. But, behind many decisions, whether we admit it or not is always, "what's in it for me?" Read here to see what just SOME of the advantages are to providing flexible work arrangements as a benefit to your employees and candidates.

1 Real Tip for Work-Life Balance When Putting Kids to Sleep

One of the advantages of having a child that's 31 and one that's 8 is that I have different sets of parent/friends. And the way we raised or managed kids 20 years ago has certainly changed from today. What I find about parents with small children today is that they've almost become a maintenance issue. It's all we can do to pick them up from daycare, rush home, feed their faces, wash their bodies, throw them in bed and start the process all over the next day. I actually know lots of parents who tuck their children into bed with a quick kiss and video. We can take advantage of the little time that we do have and get a big return on that investment at the end of every day. How do we do that? Create Bedtime Rituals....Tuck ‘em in! Most people think they don't have the time to tucks kids in properly but if you'll get an eggtimer you'll

Work-Life Balance Tip 17 - Put Friends Back into Your Life (Part One)

Remember when you had friends? OK write the names of three friends down on a piece of paper.....oh....did I mention they can't be people that you work with? Why not? It's OK to enjoy their company but we need to get a life...balanced outside of work. And when was the last time you spent time with any of your friends? When I did this exercise I realized how isolated I had become. With travel and work, school and sports events, one day lead to another. I had talked with but hadn't seen some of my dear friends in over a year! Why don't we spend more time with friends? Most of us see entertainment as an expense of both money and work. Sure, if I invite people over to my home, it means I've gotta clean. And oh, that carpet it dirty, I'll need to have that shampooed first. The wallpaper is peeling and the walls need paint. One week delay t

Tip 17 Work-Life Balance - How to Put Friends Back Into Your Life (Part 2)

Hopefully you have read Part one of this article and picked up 2 ways to put friends back into your life. Now we have 2 more strategies. Divide the Town and the Year The most powerful solution I've found I'll share first. I've divided our city, Tampa, into 4 quadrants, N, S, E, and West. I've also divided my calendar up into quadrants, January, April, July, and October. Then I combine those two. Here are the rules: First: Invite 5 couples (or 10 people) from the north side of town. Why? More than 10 and the restaurant will hate you and the mess you bring...plus at least 2 people won't show so your crowd should be the perfect size. Second: Do this on a weekday. Why? Because weekends should be sacred for family time. Third: Make sure you create this outing immediately after work. Why? You know why. If someone goes home fir

Balance Your Life Simply By Changing Your Attitudes and Beliefs

If you’ve got your life in balance, you will be a much happier person because then you’ll be living the life that you choose. At this point, you might be skeptical…wondering, “Hey, if life balance is so great, why isn’t everybody looking for it?” Actually, everyone is looking for life balance in some aspect, even if it’s only subconsciously. The problem is that there are any number of things that get in the way, and when a person gets into a rut, it is difficult to get out. Even if the rut isn’t fulfilling, even if it rubs you the wrong way at times, inertia tends to keep us in our ruts. And that’s a real shame.

Life Balance What Is It
You’ve probably heard the term "life balance”, and maybe you’ve had a nagging feeling about it... like that maybe it applies to you. Perhaps you suspect your life might be out of balance, but you don’t really know for sure. So first off, let’s make sure we define our terms. What is life balance?

How to Simplify Your Life
Many people can identify with a life that is more of a "to do list" than an actual lifestyle. Terri Levine explains how you can get more balance back into your life by simplifying it.

Strive for Harmony, not Balance!
Balance is impossible! Just ask any entrepreneur about balance in his business or talk to a new mother about balance! Ask the newlyweds about balance or an Olympic athlete about balance. It doesn't exist in their world. As the #1 Online Life Coach I'm here to tell you that doing anything of great value requires you to be out of balance.

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