It's Not About Your Stuff

Stop Bad Credit in it's Trax!

There are a zillion ideas out there on how to repair your credit score. How do you wade through all the information? Well, I just felt so overwhelmed by the whole thing that I turned to an expert for help.

I called Anne Hilbert of Stop Bad Credit, and already I feel the incredible relief that comes from taking the bull by the horns.

artwork by John Marshall

I spoke with Anne for a Three Minute Wisdom session (I think I'm going to have to rename that, I always go over!) and she offers us some easy to understand and effective tips for making sure you aren't lowering your credit score.

Thanks, Anne! That really helps...

Remember, I am on your team!

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Three Minute Wisdom with the Organizing Junkie

I really appreciate how many good people there are out there who are fighting the good fight against clutter. I had a wonderful talk yesterday with Laura, a blogger who calls herself the Organizing Junkie, a mom who lives up in the wilds of Northern British Columbia.

I think her blog is just great and hey, guess what? She wants to be a professional organizer! (Actually, she already is, now she wants to get paid for it!) She certainly has what it takes...look at this kitchen counter she did for a friend who loves tea. (I wish we had the 'before' photo as well)

Check out her blog: I'm an Organizing Junkie, and if you have 7 minutes, listen to our Three Minute Wisdom interview (my fault, I can't stop talking, I admit it!):

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An effective marketing story from Adam Urbanski

My mentor and marketing wizard, Adam Urbanski, of Attract Clients Like Crazy, has created a little 7 minute video telling a story about the power of leveraging other people's energy. When I first heard this tale, it changed my perspective on how to run my business!

It's VERY funny, as Adam is a great storyteller!

Adam's marketing video

If you have a chance to come to Southern California and attend ANY of his events, I would HIGHLY recommend it! He is incredible and a non-stop idea machine for marketing. This guy is the real deal!

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Are you happy?? A few simple questions...

Are you happy? What exactly IS happy, anyway?

First off, I want to thank my current subscribers for allowing me to wander off into the wild world of corporate thinking. I don't usually go there, but I have a surprise coming up that I will be revealing in the next day or so and I appreciate your understanding.

When I was thinking about it, I came up with an interesting notion: it doesn't matter if you actually work in a corporation or not to get the juice from what I have been talking about the last few days. Many of you are parents, or what I call 'the CEO of the corporation called your family', or are members of volunteer, spiritual or service organizations. Being a member of any group poses the same issues for yourself as a human being trying to belong and find meaning in your situation.

Burnout certainly can strike us as parents! I remember when my daughter was a baby, my sleep-deprived mind would occasionally wander to fantasies of violence. I had so much shame around that (I still can hardly breathe as I reveal these words to you 15 years later!). It wasn't until I attended a La Leche League meeting when my daughter was two months old, that I realized that most burnt-out, exhausted parents have those thoughts flit through their heads at one time or another. What a relief to find myself in a roomful of people who could show me the way to laugh about it!

Is burnout contagious?

In my last posting, I started to address the hot button of burnout and overwhelm. It seems there is an epidemic in the business world of discontent that is eating away at our personal and collective sanity and I sincerely hope that it's not true that 'he who dies with the most toys wins'!

I work primarily with professionals and entrepreneurs (with a sprinkling of the hardest-working CEOs there are; parents---who are the heads of the corporation known as their family) and I see this all the time. When people don't feel connected or just simply heard in their lives, they often manifest their frustration and resentment in overwhelm, burnout and clutter. These are symptoms, not the real problem. Burnout and clutter are two different ways of saying "*&^^%%" to your life. The irony is, YOU are the one who is suffering and YOU are the one who is not listening!