I had an awesome time over Labor Day in LaJolla, CA. What an absolutely beautiful place! I was there for a 3-day business retreat and when I wasn't in meetings I was sitting by the beach! This is my second year of attending the retreat led by Mark LeBlanc and it's not only a time of learning but of connecting with wonderful friends.

Do you have support in your life and business? I hope so. But if you're feeling alone look around you. Who do you know that you admire? Ask them if they would mentor you. What group looks like a lot of fun and has positive people? Attend the meeting and see if you enjoy it. It really is all about taking action. Decide where things aren't so great in your life and do something about it.

I am fortunate to have found great coaches and mentors in my life. I then took action and started working with them and the results have been incredible. Who can you call? Call today!

>> Our next Fearless Organizing Women's VIP Circle Teleclass

Tuesday, October 9, 2007
8:00pm Eastern (7:00pm Central/6:00pm Mountain/5:00pm Pacific)

Featuring: Shannon Heggem
Topic: Getting a New 'Leash' on Life!

How do you effectively cope with daily pressures in a world that continues to accelerate? Actually, the solution is simple: you must make the choice to take back control of your life.

Shannon Heggem, marketing maven and renowned pet expert, learned how to do just that - the hard way. Long-term healing from a nearly-fatal Rottweiler attack in 1998 transformed Shannon's once harried existence into a rich, meaningful journey. In her new stress-management program she will share her unconventional techniques and simple strategies that can give you new insights to free yourself from frenzy! You will learn:

• The anatomy of stress and how it affects our bodies and our minds.
• How to identify hidden stressors you may not know exist.
• To recognize productive stress and how to utilize it.
• Quick and easy remedies that produce lasting results.

Point to ponder: if you are dog-tired at night, perhaps you've growled all day long...

This call is free to all Fearless Organizing VIP Circle Members. Not a member? Join NOW and get all the benefits of belonging to this special group. The first month's membership is ALMOST free!! REMEMBER, even if you can't attend the calls, that's OK as you will get the recording of the call to listen to whenever it's convenient for you!

Never trust how you feel on a daily basis. Trust the process, work your plan, and anything you want to achieve is possible.

- Mark LeBlanc, www.markleblanc.com

I love this quote. Any time that I start feeling down that I'm not accomplishing what I thought I would during the month I stop and tell myself to trust the process, work my plan, and I can do anything.

Assuming that you have a plan! I think one of the biggest challenges of solo-entrepreneurs is that many have no plan. They come to their office and wonder what to do each day and then wonder why they’re not making the money they wanted and not achieving the results that they wanted.

What's your plan? Do you have steps each day written down that will take you toward your goals? Do you have goals? I sure hope so! How can you expect to achieve all you want if you don't have a road map? That's what goals are – a road map to success.

Perhaps what's stopping you is the condition of your office. Do you face piles of paper, hundreds if not thousands of e-mail in your inbox, no follow-up system in place for clients, and overflowing file cabinets?

If so, then start right there in your office. I know from working with hundreds of clients in their offices that the minute they get their time and office organized their business starts to grow. And they have a calm environment to work their plans and achieve all they want in their business.

Take a plain piece of paper and draw a 2" circle in the middle. Yes, right now! Then draw 6-8 lines (branches) out from the circle like rays of the sun. Stand at the door of your office and wherever your eye stops on an area that bugs you write it down on one of the branches. For example, one branch might say desk, one might say east floor, one might say file cabinet, and one might say bookcase.

Then break the branches down. Your desk branch sub-branches might say desk drawer/top of desk/under the desk. Your file cabinet sub-branches might be drawer 1/drawer 2/drawer 3, etc.

Now it's time to prioritize. What do you want to tackle first, second, third, etc? Circle those branches and assign a priority to them.

You may want to tackle a small area first to have an easy success story which will motivate you to do the next priority. Or, you may want to tackle a huge area to have an enormous success story. It doesn't matter. What does matter is that you have a plan and then take action.

That is what Fearless Organizing is all about – making a decision, taking action, and then staying focused.

Helping professionals stay focused is one of the biggest skills I teach when I give presentations and work with my 1:1 consulting clients. I am now bringing these skills through the Fearless Organizing Academy right to your computer and phone. You can learn in the comfort of your own home/office and start organizing your life and work, take back control of your day, and get more done…easily!

Visit www.elizabethhagen.com/academy to learn all about the school, register, and start taking action when classes start on October 23, 2007. I can't wait to 'see' you in class!

October 4, 2007	7 Time-Proven Strategies to Get Organized and Get More Done...Every Day! Teleclass. Free preview call for the Fearless Organizing Academy. Email Elizabeth to register
October 9, 2007	VIP Teleclass with Shannon Heggem
October 10-13, 2007	Duluth, MN and Poplar, WI
October 25, 2007	Organize with Confidence free workshop for women Sioux Falls, SD
November 6, 2007	Marshall, MN
December 11, 2007	Reno, NV
January 17, 2008	Sioux Falls, SD
January 22, 2008	Sioux Falls, SD
February 14-17, 2008	San Francisco, CA
March 24, 2008	Aberdeen, SD

See more details of upcoming speaking engagements at www.elizabethhagen.com.

I'm in the process now of booking Winter/Spring speaking engagements. If your business or organization would like to be more focused, organized, and productive please visit the Speaking page on my website.

It's time to make your life easier!

Don't wait! You receive the Get Organized for the Holidays bonus class if you register by Tuesday, October 16, 2007.
 

October 23, 2007	FOA Class #1: Organized Goals: Pursuing Your Priorities, Purpose, and Path!
October 30, 2007	FOA Class #2: Start Getting Organized Today!
November 7, 2007	FOA Bonus Class: Organized for the Holidays
November 15, 2007	FOA Class #3: Organized Time: Get More Done, Be More Focused, and Have More Time!

A virtual school for busy overwhelmed women who want to learn how to get organized...and the courage and tools to do it!

I can't wait to tell you all about the Fearless Organizing Academy! And the best part is that the classes are right in your own home or office on your phone and in front of your computer!

If you're feeling overwhelmed, if you feel like there just aren't enough hours in the day, and you are stressed...it's time to go back to school!
But the Fearless Organizing Academy is not like any school you've ever attended! You will implement what you learn in each class immediately and start seeing huge results in your professional and personal life.

There are no worries if you can't make some classes because all classes are recorded so you can review the class anytime that is best for you!

Imagine:

• No more paper piles
• You love going to your office and you love coming home
• You get more done every day
• You are more focused and confident
• You make more money with less work!
• Life is so much easier!

All the information you need about the classes and to register is at www.elizabethhagen.com/academy.

Don’t wait! You receive the bonus class Organized for the Holidays if you register by Tuesday, October 16, 2007.