Personal Growth: Put Good In and Get Good Out.

First of all, I want to tell you how hard it is to be a good wife, good mother, run a household, and a business. I am not saying that I am the expert. I have shortcomings as we all do. But here are a few ways to overcome some of these personal obstacles.

At the end of the day of working---or still working long hours at night, I would have trouble finding time to make dinner, cleaning up clutter, even do laundry or spending time with my family. Well this definitely impacts how well I was eating, how clean my house was, or if I had to look for something to wear at the last minute each morning. What I missed most was being able to help with bath time or help cleaning up toys...or just having fun.

I would like to take a moment to tell you about a great tip on how to be more productive in business. I personally have made a few changes in my life. I have instituted a no-tech zone. I set aside a few days each week and from 6-8p, I do not use technology. Yes - I mean my cell phone, computer, and even the TV. Now I can not do this everyday for obvious reason, but I try to institue it at least 3 times a week. Try it. I run Sunti Designs, Peace-of-Mind Marketing and Graphic Designs. So this was hard to do, but worth it. Not being available for 6-9 hours a week is not going to ruin my business.

There is DVR for those who really don't want to miss a show. Which is great because when I do get around to watching 5 episodes of my favorite soap-I can fast forward throught the commercials or the couples I don't care to watch and get through them in about 2 hours. There is a thing called voice mail for those who can not get to the phone. Remember when we didn't have cell phones....heck, I remember when we didn't have voice mail or even an answering machines with tapes. I do remember always having TV, but I do remember having only one in the house vs. one per person. I get to spend more time with my family. Sometimes we clean up, eat, read, or just have fun being silly.

My next big tip is exciting and easy to do. I also started the 'put good in get good out' rule. I used to listen to all kinds of music on the radio in the car. Now I either listen to upbeat music when I need energy, slow listening for when I need to wind down, or listen to motivational CDs (Zig Ziglar is one of my favorites) or a book on CD. I will keep you posted on how this goes. But I have gotten a chance to listen to some wonderful motivational speakers, learn about the history of England, and 2 great books so far. Stay tuned for a new blog next month on personal growth-as it pertains to my life.