Click away, my peoples, click away.

It’s free.  It’s informative.  It’s yet another tiny footprint in the giant sands that are the internets.

It’s also the easiest way I could arrange to connect everyone who is a member of The Momtrepreneur Exchange™ anywhere on the planet.  Now, everyone can chat with each other in one location.

Discuss.

Feeling the pressure to ‘do it all’ has become such a cliche. Unfortunately, it’s also the hard reality for momtrepreneurs.  Not only do we have to keep the kids fed, the pets clean, and the house kept, but we also have to keep the phones answered, the  socials networked and the emails checked.

However…if you dare to take a stab at ‘doing it all’ successfully, I’ve collected 3 useful tools to help you accomplish this Herculean feat:

1. Revisit the definition of “all.”

Merriam-Webster defines “all” to be “any whatever.” What does that mean?  I have no idea.  You don’t have to, either.  Go ahead and define “all” however you please.  And really try to abide by your new definition.For example, if you can draft two emails and manage to cook even half a meal for your family in the same day, you have most definitely accomplished “any whatever.”

Recommended use:  Define “any whatever” in any whatever way that you want.  Rinse, repeat.

2. Make a to-do list consisting of 7 items.

Why seven?  Google it.  (Here).  If 48 million results don’t enlighten you, then just accept that seven is a universally acceptable number and a cosmic numerical limit for tasks to fulfill in one day, one week or even one year.  If you can get through grief in only 7 steps, why burden yourself with more things to do in one day?

Recommended use:   1. Write out seven things to do today.  2. Do first thing.  3. Prepare dinner.  4.  Tell children how much you love them.  5. Pick up and put away that thing you keep stepping on.  6.  Go back over list to see what you’ve missed.  7. Pat self on back for doing all other things on list.

3. Launder.

You can skip the figurative and head straight for literally doing it All®.  It takes only a few loads to really feel accomplished.

Recommended use: Kick basket of laundry in direction of washing machine.  Throw clothes into said machine.  Pour the detergent All® over it.

Shift Worldwide presents vPanels, or Virtual Panels, and features a wide array of business topics for women in business. You really do have to see it to believe it.  This week’s topic?  The Women Entrepreneurs’ Toolkit for Success vPanel. RSVP HERE!

The webinar-of-sorts allows you to watch a panel of speakers, LIVE, and interact with them from your computer.  Wednesday’s chat will include discussions on:

• Challenges that business women face, and how to overcome them
• Characteristics typically unique to men and women that assist and hurt them as entrepreneurs
• Funding advantages women have over men, and how to take advantage of them
• Legal aspects of starting or buying a company that women need to know

Click here to read on and RSVP! 

vPanelists

• Esther Jeles, Founder/CEO, Aylet Inc., Chicago, IL

Esther is a personal coach, workshop leader, professional speaker and author. She has worked with companies such as Oprah Winfrey’s production company HARPO, Twentieth Century Fox, Chevrolet, YWCA Metropolitan Chicago and others to transform corporate environments into collaborative, inspirational, honorable businesses that produce exciting bottom line results.

• Michele DeKinder-Smith, Founder, CEO Jane Out of the Box, Tampa, FL

Michele is a seasoned researcher who has specialized in marketing, consumer and business research for more than 20 years. An entrepreneur, she has interviewed thousands of business owners, and understands the needs of large corporations, government agencies and the female entrepreneur.

• Steven Glaser,  Shareholder at The Schroeder Group S.C., Waukesha, WI

Steven has more than 15 years experience helping businesses solve legal problems, and providing practical business solutions. He has worked with Fortune 500 companies on complicated and cutting edge matters, and has counseled privately-held businesses, start-ups, limited liability companies on joint ventures, business contract negotiations and related topics.

• Kelly Hoey, President, 85 Broads, NYC Chapter, New York, NY

An experienced strategist, networker and mentor, Kelly is responsible business advice and organizing workshops for the NYC Chapter of 85 Broads. She is a sought-after speaker, with recent appearances including a Legal Marketing Association, NYS Bar Association Career Development Conference and the Ms JD Third Annual Conference.

Schedule (all times ET)

• 1:45pm – 2:00pm: Log on to vPanel (link is provided once you register)
• 2:00pm – 2:05pm: Introduction of vPanelists
• 2:05pm – 3:00pm: vPanel Discussion
• 3:00pm – 3:30pm:  Interactive Q&A Session

You do not need a Web cam nor will you be required to download any software to participate in this vPanel.  See you there.

Douglas C. Merrill told me (in his Getting Organized In The Google Era) that if I use a search term like “momtrepreneur” or “mompreneur” in a post several times, you will be much more likely to pull my momtrepreneur site up to the top of mompreneurially-minded search results.

Just wanted send you a brief note about the fact that as a momtrepreneur myself, I would momtrepreneurially appreciate your finding my momtrepreneur site that encourages momtrepreneurship for all momtrepreneurs and mompreneurs.

Momtrepreneurially yours,

The Momtrepreneur Maven.

P.S. Momtrepreneur.

Building Your Business From the Inside Out: Strategies For Making Your Business Work in Concert With Your Life with Terri Fry Brukhartz

Wednesday, March 24
10:30 CST/11:30 EST.
It’s free. I mean it.
You won’t want to miss it.

Are you finding it difficult to grow your business and still have time for all of the other things in your life?

In this FREE, 60-minute teleseminar, Business Coach Terri Fry Brukhartz will teach you 5 simple steps for increasing your bottom line without spending more time working. You will learn how to:

• Expand your business without working more
• Balance work and life so that one is not sacrificed for the other
• Create a fulfilling vision for yourself that will change as your needs change (Without this, you can’t successfully respond to the changes life throws at you daily!)
• Feel excited about work again

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED

For those who can’t attend live, a replay will be available 24 hours after the call.  Please register so that you can have access to the replay.

About Terri: Certified Business Coach, Terri Fry Brukhartz, CPCC, has spent the last 10 years helping service professionals build their businesses and improve their lives. Her business experience ranges from working with Fortune 500 companies to founding her highly successful advertising firm, The Fry Group, Inc. Terri believes in achieving the unimaginable and helps her clients do just that!

Look!  I created my first Squidoo lens.

It includes this Top 10 list for getting your business started right, practically speaking.  Things like:

1. Do the URL hunt.
2. Establish your company name
3. Legal Formation
4. Open A Bank Account
5. Trademarks & Service marks (optional)
6. Hire A Graphic Designer For Logos & Branding
7. Hire A Web Designer For Your Website
8. Find A Hosting Company
9. Set Up Your Social Networking Sites
10. Get To Work

You can see the details about each item listed here.  Read ‘em and weep (…with joy…because you did all these things already, right?).

I was just profiled in a brand new book.  A Cup of Cappucino For The Entrepreneur’s Spirit (Vol II) is now published and on sale thanks to the wonderful folks (especially Cindy Thompson) at Entrepreneur Enterprises.  It’s chock full of stories by and about entrepreneurs of all shapes and sizes.  Makes for an interesting read over the holiday season–you can revv up on your momtrepreneurial spirit by checking out these profiles!

Happy Holidays, all.

It’s a huge collection of thoughts on things to do and think about this year…a nice recap from some serious players in the blogging world.  Enjoy.

Watch how this inventor has taken one computer’s mouse and turned its technology into something almost unimaginable.  I cannot *wait* for his product to come to market, making all momtrepreneurs’ lives one heck of a lot simpler.

If you’re not yet on there, and even if you are, make sure that you step it up a notch–Gini-style.