Virtually All: Back to Basics

Do You Have a Gas Shortage?

As a pastor's kid, I remember my dad going off to what I thought was another church service to preach. However, it was a conference.  Why does a pastor have to go to a conference? Does he have to learn how to be a pastor? The answer is that my dad went to get refueled. He went to be encouraged by other pastors and just take the time to listen to what God had to tell him.  In doing this, he was able to come back to his church and stand behind the pulpit and speak with enthusiasm.

As a coach, you have gone into this profession because you feel that you can help people.  You feel that you have ways to encourage them to follow their dreams.  However, you must remember that for you to help others, you must be rejuvenated yourself. 

How do you get rejuvenated?

I encourage you to spend sometime on yourself today.  Take the time to pray, read your bible and meditate, and/or even reach and talk with your pastor or others that can give you that encouragement that you may need.

You must refuel to be able to fuel other.

That's Ok. You are not alone.

I'm sure that I'm not talking to you, but maybe you can tell a friend.  Does your friend have receives  that are in a file folder that haven't made it quite yet into your bookkeeping software?  How about the bank statements and credit card statements that haven't been reconciled in (you'd rather not say)? 

That's ok.  You are not alone.

Bookkeeping can be cumbersome and yucky.  You might be a coach that you feel you have more of a creative mind and not a analytical mine.  You also might be a speaker that you are better and executing a plan to people and it's not your strong point to do the basic bookkeeping.  You know it has to be done, but just find other things to do before you get to this.

That's ok.  You are not alone.

This might be a perfect task to outsource.  As a business owner you, you should be able to concentrate on your strengths and know that you can outsource the things that are not.  There are many different places that you can find to outsource your bookkeeping. 

Some of these resources are:

1. Referral from a Friend
2. Elance, Guru, or any other bidding site
3. IVAA
4. Virtually All

Contact me if you want to explore this even more.  www.virtuallyall.net or cheryl @ virtuallyall.net

My Prayer for 2009

Dear Lord,

Thank you so much for allowing me to be in business for another year.  The blessings that you have placed on me are beyond my comprehension. I had no idea that you were going to do that in 2008.  Wow. 

As I look at 2009, I want to give you my business one more time.  I want you to make my practice what you want it to be.  I am your steward and this is all yours.  You have given me the opportunity to work with you in this practice.  For any decision that I need to make, let me do it while looking through your eyes. 

Lord, let me always be aware that this business is my mission field.  I want people too see you in me.  I want to reach out to anyone that needs you. 

Again, Lord, let me do everything in your name.

Amen.

Santa On The Move

Santa has already started his track around the globe. You can watch his every move & let anticipation build as he heads your way. Here's all the info for what we hope will be a memorable evening for your family.

Where's Santa?
Log-on to NoradSanta.org, a site run by the North American Aerospace Defense Command. They have already started tracking him on this Christmas Eve, they'll be using the latest technology – radar, satellites, Santa Cams, and jet fighter aircraft.

If you're wondering what route Santa travels, NORAD says Santa usually starts at the International Date Line in the Pacific Ocean and travels west to the South Pacific, then to New Zealand and Australia. After that, he goes to Japan, Asia, Africa and on to Western Europe, Canada, the United States, Mexico and Central and South America. While tracking Santa's flight, site visitors can view live video feeds each hour captured by special NORAD Santa Cams in space.

Face it, on this day getting back to basics for most children is finding out where Santa is.

May you and your family have a wonderful holiday season.  Though this posting today is fun, just don't forget why Christmas is so important to us.  Happy Holidays

What's Important?

You don't have to look at a calendar  know why this time of year is important.  It's not because the stores are jammed or the weather is cold that this time of year is different. It's not because of the presents that you have hidden in your trunk of the car, the closet or already wrapped up and placed under the green thing with blinking lights in the living room.

It's really basic, this time of year is a great time for us to celebrate the birthday of Jesus.  This may not be a politically correct stance to take. However, for those of us that believe in Jesus as the higher power, this is His day. It is just like Him to allow us to give gifts to others on His birthday.  He has always been a giver.  

However, I want to propose something to you.  What sort of gift are you going to give Him?  He gave His life, why not give your life to Him to use for His good and work.

For more information on how to get back to basics, visit my website www.virtuallyall.net. Let go of those basics things that way you can concentrate on why you went into business.

A Word on Word

I thought that I would give you just a quick tip today when it comes to Word. We all use the program, as it is the industry standard.  As busy solo-prenuers, we find it essential to find ways to do things as efficiently as possible.  Face it, we want it easy.  Until we can use our telepathic powers to open up the documents that we want (would we really want that?), here's just quick tip of opening a Word document(s).

There are several ways to get one document or several document open at the same time., this is just one way. 

If you have the Windows Explorer window open, click once on the document that you would like open. Should you want to have several documents open at the same time, click once on the document name and the "Control" button.  Once you've done this, drag your document over to an open Word window and it will automatically open up.  It will also work should you have the Word icon on your desktop, you can drag the documents that you want to open on top of that icon and they will automatically open up.  Though there are many ways to open up documents, this is just another way to do so. 

For more information on how to get back to basics, visit my website www.virtuallyall.net. Let go of those basics things that way you can concentrate on why you went into business.

Make a Difference in Someone's Life Today

During this time of the year, everyone is rushing around and having so much to do to get ready for the big day. However, what is important to remember is that the big day is now. That's right, living as if you are in the most important time.

As you are standing in line at the department store, contemplating who you still have to buy gifts for or where you are parked, think about the person in front and behind you in that line. How can you make a difference in their life. It could be just as easy as holding their bags for them while they are fishing out their wallet or helping them make up those last few cents that they can't quickly find. However, it could be the most basic of things as to just give them a smile.

Try it. Make a difference in someone's life today.

For more information on how to get back to basics, visit my website www.virtuallyall.net. Let go of those basics things that way you can concentrate on why you went into business.