But then LIFE gets in the way...

I returned home with success written all over my calendar, AND a purchase contract on my Michigan home.  Before you knew it, we had a close date a little more than two weeks away!

What happens to your business when life gets in the way?  I had four show booked during that two week time period, and had to make hostess coaching a priority despite being very distracted and very overwhelmed.  I had seven years of accumulated "stuff" to sort through and pack, children to accommodate and still a business to run.  My saving graces?  Sunday night & Monday.

Every Sunday evening for several years, I have made hostess coaching calls.  Most people are home, and it gives me the opportunity to plan for the week by reviewing my calendar, and fill in holes.  On Mondays I spend the morning working on business for the week, often finishing tasks like invitations, etc. before noon.  I kept these times the same despite my busyness; it was necessary to keep working my business if I wanted to stay in business!

In addition, I recognized when I was in over my head.  After completing a Thursday evening show, I knew by Saturday that I could not do my Sunday show with any sense of sanity!  I called the hostess and approved sending another advisor, and then asked another advisor to take the show.  We did a dovetail; where the show was still entered in my name, but she took the bookings (a win-win, as I didn't need any Michigan bookings!)  Quickly I realized my following Thursday show was also in jeopardy, and dovetailed that one as well.  I kept my plans to do the following week's Saturday show.

Then my mother was admitted to the hospital after weeks of debilitating health.  Now we have a house to sort through, a sick mother, a garage sale (we decided to sell anything and everything) and a business to run.  Oh, and a meeting to plan and a web class to attend...and did I mention the all-day field trip?

Yes, life happens.  It happens to all of us.  The important thing is to not loose focus.  Keep doing the regular habits you'd already developed in your business, regardless of your life.  You'll often find its the only 20 minutes of sanity in your day!