I am getting really excited about this new Organize My Office FAST! course launching in mid October. This 3 part course will delight the home entrepreneur who is more the “creative type” and less the “organizing type”. If you’d love to prevent putting “ORGANIZE MY OFFICE” on your New Year’s resolutions (again!) in 2009 then pay attention. This is for you!

As a home-based BusinessMom for nearly 3 decades, I’ve become a combination of the “perfection” (I use the term VERY loosely) of Martha Stewart and the “reality” of Dr. Phil. I know what it’s like for your daughter to want you to dress her Barbie in the middle of your phone conversation! I know you may have a bookcase filled with self help “organize the daylights out of you” books that are about as much fun as a root canal!

Instead of a “one size fits all”, sit down and do it “MY” way, I’m going to serve up a smorgasbord of deliciously creative ideas that are so flexible that you will be devouring ways to creatively organize your office in ways that will last for more than 24 hours!

We will be learning how to incorporate your personality type and the Law of Attraction to help you get a fit that Goldilocks would call “JUST RIGHT!”

Ok, now that I have you drooling over a quick and easy program I’m going to make it even more tantalizing….I am offering you the chance to make some sweet cash by sharing this with your creative (but not too organized gal friends!)

It’s called an Affiliate program. You tell your friends, family, clients, and business partners about the program after you have received your private code as my Affiliate. I’m even going to send you an email with the text to share with them. You don’t even have to explain it. Just copy my message (edit as you please) and email to your part of the known universe! When your referrals sign up for the course, you will receive $100 for EACH one in commission. Not only could you make quite a tidy sum, but your friends will kiss your feet for telling them about this!

I’m sure by now you are anxious to get the details on being a Charter Affiliate member of my Organize My Office FAST! Course . By the way, there will be a free VIP Preview Call just for my Affiliates on Thursday, September 4th at 9pm Eastern. You’ll get all the details in the auto responder once you sign up. There is no cost to be an Affiliate, but a great opportunity to make $100’s by sharing this with your friends, family and contacts who are creative but maybe just “not the organized type”.

Sign up now! I promise it’s that easy and you’ll be glad you did!

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I wanted to share some comments and info regarding the “enough” concept mentioned recently in my blog. With Tina’s permission I am posting the content of our e-messages for your benefit. Hope you will find it helpful.

From Blog Reader TINA:

Hi Debbye,

I continue to enjoy your newsletters. In your school DAZE article, I especially enjoyed the following concept:

“make sure you have “enough” but not “too much” to manage”

I know when I have too much, but sometimes I’m afraid to let go, not sure if I’m letting go of too much —- your concept of “enough” is probably the “missing link” in my thinking. So thank you!!

— Tina Slater in Maryland

DEBBYE: Thanks for your comment. Yes, I do understand, but often we are so caught up in the “scarcity mentality” that we keep our homes and closets in a constant state of “constipation”!

One area this shows up repeatedly in would be clothing….especially for our children. I recommend about 9 sets of school clothes (per season- some will be double in multi seasons), 2 seasonal church clothes, 5-9 play clothes (depending on how “dirty” your kid(s) get…can they wear more than 1x?), couple of PJs, 9 sets of undies/ sox and outer wear (maybe one nice jacket and one “play” coat?).

These numbers are based on a 1x weekly laundry cycle. If you have less clothing you’ll wash more often. If you have too much you may tend to procrastinate laundry until you have a Mount Everest to climb over! The reality is that if you found yourself running short you could pretty easily replace things, even at a thrift store if needed, for a few dollars. So let go and live more!

Simply Yours, debbye

TINA: I really like your answer (especially interesting is the “laundry test” to determine when you have “enough”!!) Great idea!!

— Best Regards, Tina

It’s the perfect time of year to get your business MOMentum going again after the lazy, CRAZY days of summer! Often I find clients are stifling their business acceleration because their office is not set up to handle what they have going, much less GROW.

Are you feeling like this?

This is a big problem, especially for work-at-home moms. Luckily, I have the perfect solution and I can’t wait to share it with you…for FREE!

Right now, I’m putting the finishing touches on a special BRAND NEW teleseminar where I’ll share with you my best “Home Office Organizing” tips on how to clear the clutter, organize your office, get rid of all that paper that seems to multiply like rabbits, and finally get a handle on email so you can power up for growth and PROFITS!

I mean, really, who wants to run around like a crazy lady when instead you can run your business in less time, with less chaos and frustration, and instead devote more TIME and ATTENTION to your family?

I’m even writing a new Home Office Organizing Guide that will be included in the JUMP START course. Until then, mark your calendar for the FREE VIP Preview call on Thursday, September 4th (9pm Eastern)!

P.S.-August is my birth month, but I’m giving YOU a gift, this special EARLY BIRD INFO link! If you want to be sure to be the first to get in on all the “scoop” as it develops (and all my special offers) then click here:

Yes, I want the SCOOP!

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This will insure that you are remaining on my contact list for my bi-weekly issues of this e-zine as well. I’d just be one sad puppy if you missed out on the upcoming SMARTcut products, classes, and hands on help I’ll be offering in the next few months. This has been a busy summer and we will be HARVESTING all kinds of great tips and tools this fall. I’m so excited that my designer is working this week on our new book’s cover! Stay tuned!

I have a business connection who is competing for $10k to help start a non-profit organization to stop the disintegration of inner city neighborhoods that are struggling because of mortgage foreclosures.

I lived very much along side some of these neighborhoods in Inner City Atlanta and I would love to have our BusienssMom community support Nancy’s program.

Here’s How: Go to http://transformANeighborhood.org to watch videos and learn more and to VOTE for Nancy’s idea. The votes have to be in TODAY or TOMORROW.

You do have to register a user ID, but they don’t send you a bunch of junk e-mails. If Nancy’s idea makes this round into the finals you would be getting one more email letting you support Nancy’s Transform A Neighborhood program in the finals.

What a great way BusinessMoms can make a difference!

This is one time of year when most moms are at a bit of a cross roads as they round up the children and get back to the routines of the school year. It is a time to:

• re-evaluate activities
• reorganize family and work schedules
• set new “house rules/systems”
• clean out closet clutter
• replace old school clothes
• stock up school supplies for the year

Time spent reviewing and preparing in these areas will really pay off big over the next few months. Once you have the family “back to school” then you will be ready to concentrate more fully again on your business.

Just in the nick of time I will be offering my NEW Home Office Organizing JUMP START course filled with my famous SMARTcuts to help you accomplish more this season with less time and effort so you can be the best mom you can be (and still have a lovely income!).

Perhaps you have a few clients, collegues, friends or family members who might also be up to make the most of their home offices this fall. If so you will want to “get crackin” and put yourself on my special VIP list for the first announcements and special affiliate offers. Even if you just know ONE other ambitious (but somewhat disorganized) gal friend it will really PAY OFF for you to be in the loop on this program.

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I know that every few months, even I need to take some time to re-evaluate my office and my time rhythms. In fact, just an hour ago I mentioned to my hubby, the Shortcut Geek, that I was going to switch my Monday and Wednesday work schedules. I have realized in light of a new commitment on Wednesday afternoons that the switch would serve me (and therefore you and my family) better! Well thought out change can be a real money maker. Take a few minutes this week as you are getting things in your household revamped to see if there are some changes due.

A couple of years ago I was visiting a busy, now adult mom-friend (who was in my Girl Scout troop in Germany 30 years ago!) and she showed me a cool calendar she like with spaces for each child’s appointments and activities. I am excite to report today that my affiliate momAgenda has just released a similar product just in time for the back to school rush around days!

Just in case you don’ have 4 children to keep moving, you COULD use some of the extra “children spaces” for your hubby, business, or volunteer activities too! That way the main space would be for actives pertaining to all of the family members. Work out what is an “a la carte” SMARTcut fit for you!

Check it out. You can order it here or use the Affiliate link on the left side of my main website (http://BusinessMomMentor.com) It is in the product section under the day planners:

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I can remember a few years back, my girlfriend and business associate, was expecting her first (and likely only) grand child. All of a sudden she was talking about making her “legacy”. I still had kids in college and I really didn’t get it.

It’s taken me awhile. I think maybe now I am starting to “get it”. I’ve discovered my authentic core passion is making life easier for moms….specifically BusinessMoms. I have a deep belief that mothers are really so vital to our society. It’s a really tough job and I have seen first hand how many are very challenged in their “mom missions.”

While at a coaching retreat in Tucson last week I finally put all the pieces together. I not only want to help BusinessMoms like me, but BusinessMoms who are disadvantaged in struggling parts of the world. I have committed to support mothers in business by donating portions of my profits to organizations such as Kiva. Kiva makes micro loans so it is an easy way to make a difference for someone who is taking the initiate to make their own life better. I’m all for that!

I’ll be open to hear about other organizations that support struggling BusinessMoms if you have a favorite drop me a line.

Most of all, I wish for you that you will take some time to really think about what is your motivating passion. What makes you want to be consistent and focused on success? Is it providing something “extra” for your family? Is is letting your spouse leave work he dislikes to pursue his dream? Is it creating financial independence? Remember, YOU are the one it needs to excite. I guarantee finding your passion will light your fire and bring you easier success.

Almost by accident, I began what I intended to be a little “hobby business” with a direct sales company. My WHY was to earn some cash to purchase their products for my home at a discount and to have some social interaction with other women. I made a “deal” with my husband that IF we made any money, we’d split it for our “toys”. Soon however, I had become so successful in this little adventure that I ultimately won the use of two company cars!

Time marched on and so did our relocations with the military….This direct selling company wasn’t too geared for relocation and I began my first work teaching time and space management to homemakers. My “passion” this time was just making a difference for the overloaded and chaotic lives of women I knew. I really enjoyed the work while we lived in two states. I puttered along without any really big WHY for awhile.

Another opportunity came my way in 1984. I took on affiliation with yet another international direct selling company. My passion this time was just to get in the top segment of the company which I quickly did. I enjoyed earning the use of 7 company cars, income that paid for my children’s college educations and the “extras” our family wanted. One of the national achievements that company offered was recognized with a diamond bumble bee pin. I wanted that bee! I worked diligently and with a strategic plan to achieve that goal. The problem was, however that earning that pin was the last real passionate goal I had in that company. I felt uninspired afterward. The point is that you always want to find your next passion.

Over the years I’ve spent in business I’ve found that discovering your “WHY” is a key element for success. There are lots of choices, and it really doesn’t matter that yours satisfies someone else. The main thing is that it brings you a feeling of PASSION. That reason that keeps you going. It’s a burning desire. When you don’t have a conscious WHY you may wander around inconsistently working, being distracted and non-productive with your time and energy.

One of my early entrepreneurial businesses was a housekeeping service. WHY did I get started? My children needed to attend a private school. The tuition would have left our family budget tight, so I came up with the idea to work a couple of mornings a week while they attended school. This, by the way, was when I first connected with the writings of Don Aslett, America’s #1 Cleaning Expert. Recently I had the privilege of meeting Don and interviewing him. What fun that was!

Have you spent some time thinking about YOUR why? What is the BIG reason that gets you going…or do you need to discover it?