Are You Celebrating Your Accomplishments?

Apr 27, 2011 by Peggy Nolan

I’m very excited to introduce you to guest blogger Debra Woog. Debra embraces the philosophy of celebrating our accomplishments rather than the “beat yourself up” approach when things on our to do lists remain undone.  I like her attitude and hope you do, too!

“The more you praise and celebrate in your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.” ~ Oprah Winfrey

There was a lot of things on my to do list that just never got done. I didn’t do them but instead of beating myself up I decided to focus on the things I DID accomplish over the past seven days. Here they are, in no particular order:

• Signed a new client
• Negotiated successfully with the administration of my kids’ school
• Dealt with my car’s dead battery
• Led the Women Entrepreneurs’ Salon with brand new brilliance-based content (yes, we’re now running 2 groups concurrently)
• Coached clients privately
• Loaned an umbrella
• Reconnected with my 1997-2004 women entrepreneurs’ mastermind group (what a fun lunch we had!)
• Updated my Program Guide for spring
• Found an umbrella
• Saw 3 friends in person
• Put together an invitation for an upcoming event
• Ran 3 times in preparation for a 5k
• Revised the sales page for the next Brilliance-Based Businesswomen’s Salon (coming to a telephone and computer near you June 15, 2011)
• Played several games of Scrabble and Whirly Word on my iphone (my latest guilty pleasures)
• Signed up for a SitterCity account and received lots of applications that sound good so far
• Checked in with my accountability partners and my Super Support Team (who, by the way, were busy accomplishing other great things for my business)
• Fed and snuggled with my kids
• Received coaching
• Handled a challenging parenting situation
• Heard some disturbing financial news
• Thought up a potential strategy for coping with the disturbing financial news
• Took my son to a doctor’s appointment
• Pow-wowed with my divorce attorney twice
• Reconnected with a former colleague (now a brilliance-based businesswoman!) over coffee
• Washed, dried and put away 4 loads of laundry
• Ran a 5k, all by myself (if you don’t count the other 5999 runners)

It’s MORE THAN ENOUGH, right?

 What have you done lately that deserves celebration? What’s an easy way you can get that thing done and celebrate at the same time?

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Debra A. Woog, President of connect2 Corporation, coaches women entrepreneurs to accelerate personal and enterprise growth with profit-enhancing marketing, technology, management and personal best practices.  With twenty years of experience in corporate and academic settings, she knows first-hand how challenging it can be to lead a fulfilling career and also be a healthy, present family member and friend.  Committed to making a positive impact on others by living her purpose and passions in accordance with her priorities, she created the Brilliance-Based Business Success System™ for experts, educators, consultants, healing professionals and creative professionals.  To learn Debra’s secrets for living with greater joy and ease, join her at an upcoming virtual event, May 4, 2011, where you can learn all the steps to the Brilliance-Based Business Success System™.

If you are a stepmom entrepreneur, I strongly recommend Debra’s free webinar!