The Enterprising Moms

Life is pretty complex. With three young kids, multiple business ventures and no local family, some days it doesn’t take long for me to get overwhelmed by it all. Even when one is on top of their game, there are those cyclical things that come up and need to be addressed, like the winter cold and flu season, summer camp planning, school vacations and breaks. Some are predicatible and can be planned around, but others just spring up, like a snow day. And, without plans in place to address these things before the crisis arises, one can easily be thrown off course.

In an effort to get ahead of the game, last year I read and implemented some of David Allen’s principles from Getting Things Done, which has a cult-like following in productivity circles. While I gained valuable tips and tools for getting some things done, because I’m time challenged, like most Enterprising Moms, I haven’t found the best way to integrate some of the more critical pieces of the puzzle.

Enter Terry Monaghan, of Organizing For Your Life. I first heard about Terry when she was recommended on The Enterprising Moms‘ discussion list as a person who helps “working women increase their productivity and therefore their income by managing their time and cutting out the clutter and nonsense that bogs us down each day.” When I read about her, I thought she sounded like someone I need to meet. At the same time, planning was underway for a series of Enterprising Events and we decided to take a fresh approach to the typical business seminar/presentation — we decided provide a before and after portrait as applied in a real-life situation — a makeover.

So, I got in touch with Terry and we’ve arranged to do a makeover on yours truly! I’m absolutely thrilled at the opportunity to work with a productivity guru who’s worked with corporate executives at Fortune 100 companies and solopreneurs, many of them business-owner moms, to help them ‘get more done in less time.’

Our first session is tomorrow. Stay tuned updates as this process gets under way.

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