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The other day, I played hooky from work with an old colleague and went to see the matinee showing of, “I Don’t Know How She Does It.” I really enjoyed the movie though I felt like I was watching a film of my own life unfold before my very eyes. My lessons from the movie: take a moment to breathe and don’t be so hard on yourself if you can’t get it all done.
In the movie, Sarah Jessica Parker plays a fairly high-strung investment executive who tries to balance work, family, and the daily demands of being a mom and wife. She is harried and frazzled and constantly making “To Do” lists. Granted, her character wears fashionable clothes and lives a more glamorous life balancing time between her husband (played by Greg Kinnear) and her work superior (played by Pierce Brosnan). But, she struggles being a working mom who travels often and resorts to doctoring a store-bought pie (to make it look homemade) for a bake sale at her daughter’s school.
An interesting point was made during my networking group’s recent discussion about how to stay in touch with people in our network. As I was offering some techniques I personally use to stay in touch with my network, someone blurted out: “But that’s your job!”. Her point was that as a coach, it was my job to keep in touch with people that could assist my clients, it was my job to stay in touch with people that could provide industry insight, and it was my job to stay connected. I think you can catch the drift here. Others in the room began to giggle a bit and someone else retorted: “Networking is a part of all of our jobs!”
Whether you earn $50,000 or $150,000, living paycheck to paycheck is extremely frustrating. Here are five signs that you are stuck in the paycheck to paycheck cycle:
* You are waiting for a paycheck to get deposited before you purchase something * You are juggling bills—and thinking about “which paycheck” you will pay them out of * You feel like there is no money at the end of the month * You tend to think of money in two week increments * Any unexpected large expense has to go on a credit card
Do any of those sound familiar? When people live paycheck to paycheck, they seldom feel in control financially. And they usually experience various levels of chronic financial stress. It’s often as if they are waiting for the other shoe to drop…. There must be a better way!
A few weeks ago the stock market went haywire as people reacted to our nation’s financial mess. Last week the Eastern United States suffered through Hurricane Irene’s wind and torrential rain. Both events are a reminder to be prepared for disasters – both natural and financial. Unfortunately many people don’t take time to prepare instead they react. In this month’s newsletter I’m sharing some steps you can take to be prepared for natural disasters:
Get an evacuation box, which should be fireproof, lockable & light enough to carry. Prepare a written inventory of your assets and liabilities, including account numbers, locations, contact information, etc. In addition, you should make a photocopy of your driver’s license, Social Security card, birth certificate, marriage certificate, passport, will, insurance policies, home and automobile titles. Don’t forget to make copies of this information for everyone in your family. In addition, keep some cash or traveler checks and extra checks. Another idea is to scan this information onto a disc. Keep a copy of the disc in your evacuation box and another copy in your safe deposit box. There are also lots of companies that provide online records storage.
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