The holidays are upon us and every one of us is going to take time off.  Are you ready?  Not emotionally, but is your business ready to ‘shut down’ for days without you going through huge anxiety about what’s not done…or how to come back?

A little planning goes a long way to keep you sane and keep your business on the right track.  In fact, a little planning goes a long way to facilitate taking the best care of yourself, your family, your business and thoroughly enjoy your year-end holiday.

What does it take exactly?

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Hi Everyone,

I love the opportunity during this not-quite-winter season to get together with friends and family over good food and wine and visit and relax.  I like to think about what I’m grateful for and appreciate my warm cozy house and the heat from the wood stove.  I feel very fortunate to have so much freedom in my life.  This last week I had some very difficult things to deal with as well.  I lost a friend to cancer and nearly lost another.

When I came to Jillian feeling lost and uncertain, she shared some great wisdom with me:  think about what you’d be doing if you didn’t feel what you were feeling and do that.  Some days it helps to put one foot in front of the other and do what is ours to do.  It can be the best medicine.

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The holidays are packed with all kinds of gatherings.  You’ll see people you don’t often see.  It’s a natural time for catching up and finding out what’s going on.  You’ll be asking questions and answering questions.  And now you’ll be asking and answering those questions with a consciousness you might not have brought to the table before.

What is your business about?  If you said helping people finding a solution to their economic issues, you’d be right.  If you said helping people become more independent to spend their time the way they want to, you’d be right.  So your job is to pay attention and be aware of someone’s need that you think your business might be able to remedy.  Anytime you are around people is a great time to be paying attention and the holidays are no exception.

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