When life is busy, or all your energy is focused on a special project, it’s all too easy to find yourself “off balance”, not paying enough attention to important areas of your life. While you need to have drive and focus if you’re going to get things done, taking this too far can lead to frustration and intense stress.

Goal setting is a powerful process for thinking about your ideal future, and for motivating yourself to turn this vision of the future into reality.  The process of setting goals helps you choose where you want to go in life. By knowing precisely what you want to achieve, you know where you have to concentrate your efforts. You’ll also quickly spot the distractions that would otherwise lure you from your course.

Many entrepreneurs start their own businesses because they want to be their own bosses. But many sole proprietors aren’t just their own bosses; they’re also their own sales staff, secretaries, accountants, publicists, customer service departments, financial planners… you name it.  Running your own small business means wearing many different hats – sometimes all during a single day! But all the myriad tasks associated with running a business don’t have equal value, especially if we look at them in terms of our personal Return On Investment.

A New Year. The air is full of hopes, dreams, and new possibilities. It is the time of year when we start thinking about our goals for 2010.  Remember your goals are the first steps to knowing and acknowledging what you really want from life. They are a reflection of who you are and what you can achieve.  Your goals should be treated seriously and paid attention to. Here’s to achieving work life balance in 2010 and reaching all of your goals!

“Do some sort of check of yourself in which you re-evaluate what exactly it is that you are working for. If it is fun and relaxation that you are after, maybe you are actually passing it by without even realizing it.  “The fun you seek is right there in front of your face, and it would be best if you take advantage of it now instead of waiting until some magic hour at which point you feel you have earned it.  Remember to live in the Moment.”  “Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, I would  rather to skid in broadside thoroughly used up, totally worn out and loudly proclaiming…. Wow what a ride!”