Let's discuss a few things you can do to help your month flow a little easier, with less hassle and upset. Full disclosure some of these steps have sub-steps.

When preparing your calendar to write down everything you need to accomplish that month, your calendar should include the calendars that affect you, such as your spouse or your significant other's, your assistant, your children, school, and the sports schedule. Compile all these items on your calendar at the beginning of the month. I refer to those as my rocks. Most school calendars and sports calendars can download directly into your Google Calendar. It also downloads the addresses, and this can activate your GPS. I go ahead and schedule the travel time onto my calendar as well. I do the same thing if I must go to a physical meeting. That's the first thing I do, and I refer to that as my rocks.

The second thing I like to do is to review my goals. What do I need to achieve this month to make my long-term goals happen? I mean, it could be I need to research this, or I need to make a phone call or put that in the mail. I take the things I need to accomplish this month and break those down into bite-sized pieces as possible and divide them into the most straightforward steps over the month in a way that makes sense. I take the things I need to accomplish this month and break those down into bite-sized pieces as possible. During this time, I check my vision board. Is it over halfway done? I wish I had to do that every month, usually every six months. I then schedule those things into my schedule—those items I refer to as sand.

I begin the month with balanced accounts and a budget for my business and my personal life. My money seems to go twice as far when budgeted. For example, I already know in advance of placing ads, I'm going to spend $500 this month on certain kinds of advertising, which means I can pay out this much on each ad I run. Knowing that information in advance and am ready to go, I know I'm not overextending myself. Personal bills I pay in advance and rarely think about them again, yes I know many of my accounts aren't due yet, but I know roughly what there are.

Because my health is the engine behind all my productivity, I schedule my grocery shopping, food prep, and exercise. I add those to my schedule then, and that is pretty much my water. I am not a health coach, but energy dramatically affects our ability to achieve, so those things are still important.

I put the big things in first, then add in my goals steps I wish to achieve. I budget to set myself up for a solid financial month. Last but not least, I make sure that I will meet my nutritional needs and that I'm allowing myself time for exercise. I cant achieve nearly as much if you don't live a long time.