Some people ask me just how do I do it all. My answer is that I don’t.

I am not the typical multi-tasking person. I don’t think that you can be a very effective person if you try to have too many irons in the fire. I learned all that the hard way. While I may have many projects, a home to manage, and other things going on in my life, I don’t pretend that I do it all every single day – the truth is, I just can’t.

I have had to cut back on a lot that I was doing so that everything had some balance. At one time I was trying to do too much and it was driving me nuts. My hands were in too many pots and it showed in the quality of what I put out there. My family suffered, my business suffered, and everything else in between.

What I had to do was develop a focus. From there I was able to see where I needed to go. That changed so many things for me and that is when I started bringing in a regular weekly income.

I have determined a focus for each area of my life and my business. As a wife, mom and woman of God I wear many hats and the same hold true with business. However, I try to makes sure that everything I do flows with my vision and mission for life. That is how I maintain my focus. If it fits outside of the realm then it does not fit the focus and it needs to go.

My main focus in life is to be a motivating agent of change in the lives of individuals. That is it! Simple but complex all at the same time.

Everything I do has to call under that umbrella mission in some way or else I am stepping out of my realm. So I evaluate and do so often. I am not afraid to adjust something in business if it needs to be done nor am I afraid to work on issues in the home to change the envionrment for more condusive living.

It is all about focus and integration for me.

Now let me say that that actions I focus on varies depending on the task at hand. My main focus is my mission umbrella but there are spokes that fall under that umbrella, all leading to the core; the part of the umbrella that is strongest.

For me my center is Christ and the spokes are:

• Self
• Family
• Ministry
• Business

In each of the above areas I have duties and responsibilities to carry out. I try my best to keep them all centered on my main focus – Giving glory to God by living out my mission in life. For me separating is not an option. They all go hand-in-hand.

That is the power of integration. It gives you permission to be what you need to be without feeling like you are lost or missing something somewhere. Once you do figure and you have created a mission and a plan; you always have those to come back to when you do miss something or you feel lost.

One of the ways I keep everything centered and balanced is by organizing. Now I slipped in my organizing efforts when I went through a depression but now I have a pretty good handle on it again. I use my Google Calendar, Gmail, Notebooks, and Desk Away as my main organizing tools.

I also have a couple of brainstorming partners who I speak with on almost a daily basis. We encourage one another, chat about goals, and hash out ideas to see what works and what does not work. It is great for clarity and accountability. I have people I speak with about life, business, and both.

Another great group of women that I hash things out with are the members of Mom Masterminds. Mom Masterminds is where I gained more clarity and focus as I struggled to see where I fit in the entrepreneurial world. Kelly McCausey and Lynette Chandler are two awesome women with a mission to help moms succeed with internet focused businesses. If you don’t think you can make money online, these ladies, their advisory team, and the whole MM community are great with showing you just how you can do it.

There are so many ways to maintain your focus. The key is to maintain it without going nuts.

I have learned to do it and now I have time to spend doing those things that really matter in life.