• Welcome
• Hi! from Tania
• Feature: 10 Tips for Getting on Top of Your Paperwork
• October 2007 is SA Small Business Month
• Spring Special Competition
• Live E.F.T. Workshop @ Mawson Lakes
• Next Month: 10 Ways to Stay Motivated
• Tell a Friend About Living the Dream
• Sponsors and Advertisements

Welcome to Living the dream, my monthly e-zine written to inform, inspire and invite you to take action and start living your dream.

If you enjoy reading this e-zine, please pass it on to anyone else you think might enjoy receiving it too.

You can read previous issues or subscribe to Living the dream at www.blueskycoaching.com.au/ezine.

Good luck!

Hi Reader,

I hope you're well and happy.

I've just started getting my parents' house ready for rental. I don't know if you've ever moved house, or needed to pack up a house, but I'm finding it a mind-boggling experience. Both mum and dad were hoarders and kept absolutely everything!

This week, I found my dad's tax returns from 1968 to 1977, neatly filed away in a folder and my own Mothers and Babies' card, showing details of my first few months of life (and I'm now 41!) in one of dad's drawers.

And yes, in case you were wondering, Jake is now starting to take his first tentative steps. Not quite walking on his own yet, but getting there. He's more interested in talking and eating. I know where he inherited those traits.

Warm wishes



Tania Basheer - Publisher
Living the dream e-zine
tania@blueskycoaching.com.au

Are you on top of your paperwork, or is your paperwork getting on top of you?

With a little effort and possibly a little help too, you can have it under control, permanently.

Here are ten tips to help you on your way:

• Round it up:A great place to start is to gather up all your paperwork, especially if it's scattered throughout your home and car, and contain it. Visual clutter leads to mental clutter and can be really overwhelming to deal with, especially when everywhere you look, it seems there's another piece of paperwork you need to attend to. Once you have all your paperwork in one place, it's easier to sort through and deal with.
• Have nice, easily accessible places for your paperwork to go: When everything has its place, it's easier to keep everything in its place. I've recently discovered a great shop in Adelaide called Sorted Space, where you can buy all sorts of storage and paper-handling products. Belinda of Sorted Space also runs a very helpful workshop called Sorted Paper which I recently attended. In it, she explains a four-step process for managing paperwork, with storage solutions to match. And, all over a glass of bubbly. Very civilized. As a result, I'm happy to say that all of the recipes I've torn out of magazines are now nicely filed away, and referenced so I can easily find them, in a recipe folder in my kitchen. For details of next month's Sorted Paper workshop, see the Sorted Space advertisement at the end of this e-zine.
• Create an ACTION! file: If you’re not already doing so, create an ACTION file for any pieces of paperwork that need to be actioned, from RSVP’ing to an invitation, to making out an insurance claim. This way, you'll have the comfort of knowing that everything you need to action is contained in one place.
• Open your mail over a bin: A great way to handle mail is to open it over a bin. This way, you can quickly throw away junk mail without even opening it.
• Work with a professional organiser: If you could use a bit of advice and help in setting up effective paperwork systems in your home or office, invest in the services of a professional organiser. They'll be able to create tailor-made structures to support you to easily keep your paperwork under control.
• Hire a bookkeeper: Do you have other things you’d rather do than keep your financial paperwork up-to-date? A bookkeeper can help you keep your financial paperwork in order and among other things, ensure all your bills are paid on time. No more late fees!
• Set aside a regular time for managing your paperwork: If it helps you, diarise when you’ll attend to your paperwork and honour this appointment time as you would any other appointment in your diary. It could be once a week, fortnightly or daily, depending on how much paperwork you need to handle and whether or not you have a back log to get in order.
• Purge old files and paperwork: Can’t open your filing cabinet anymore because it’s so full of stuff? Don’t even know what it’s full of anymore? Then, it’s time to purge old files. Set aside some time, at least once a year, to de-clutter your filing system and get rid of any paperwork that you no longer need to hold on to. In Australia, in most cases, paperwork only needs to be kept for five years. Check this with your Accountant as some bits of paperwork, such as legal documents and paperwork for valuables will need to be kept for longer.
• Delegate it!: If you really can’t picture yourself happily attending to your paperwork on a regular basis, either hire a personal assistant to do this for you, or, at home, delegate this job to a willing member of your family.
• Start a tidy desk policy: One of the best practices you can adopt, is tidying your workspace at the end of each day. You’ll find, both, walking away from a tidy workspace at the end of the day, and starting each day with a clean slate, really energising.

For more business, executive or life coaching tips and strategies to help you achieve your goals and create and live the life you've always wanted, as well as information on one-to-one coaching to help you get there, visit www.blueskycoaching.com.au or contact Tania by e-mail on tania@blueskycoaching.com.au or by phone on (08) 8338 3134 or 0411 471 941.

Visit www.southaustralia.biz/sbm07 for a full calendar of events in October 2007 helping small businesses in South Australia at all levels to learn, grow and prosper.

Events will cover diverse topics from start-up to marketing, financial assistance to innovation, HR and exporting.

ENTER TODAY! Over $250 value. Winner drawn 3o November 2007.

Simply click on the competition image to enter for your chance to WIN a copy of Mastering the Rockefeller Habits by Verne Harnish

plus a 90-minute business coaching (in person or by telephone) session with me.

For more information about business coaching with me, visit: www.blueskycoaching.com.au/types_business.php

Reader, on Saturday 27 October 2007, I'll be holding my Energy Tapping (also known as E.F.T.) Workshop in the lounge of Tactile Vision, Shop 3/5 Goodall Pde, Mawson Lakes from 10am to 1pm.

Energy Tapping is a very powerful technique, which can be learnt in just a few hours and then used for a lifetime, virtually anywhere, anytime.

It can help to quickly ...

Release stress; improve motivation and sports performance; dissolve feelings of overwhelm and procrastination; overcome fears like flying, heights, animals, public speaking, exams; meeting new people; eliminate panic attacks; deal with self-sabotaging and limiting beliefs and behaviours like 'I could never do that', 'It's not possible'; alleviate depression and the effects of past traumas; deal with addictions and cravings like food, smoking, gambling; as well as relieve physical ailments such as sore neck, back and shoulder pain and migraine headaches!

In addition to learning this fascinating technique in just 3 hours, attendees will also receive a comprehensive workbook and a copy of my Energy Tapping DVD to watch at home and share with family and friends.

Special Price: $129*

* As a Living the dream subscriber, you or any person you refer to this workshop, will receive a discount of $20-off the usual workshop price of $149.

To book: Call me on (08) 8338 3134 or 0411 471 941 or register on-line, using the special promotional code 'ForMe' and claim your subscriber $20 discount at www.blueskycoaching.com.au/eft_form.php.

Registrations close: Monday, October 22.

Could you use some tips to help you stay motivated?

Next month we'll look at ten ways to keep you happily on track.

Reader, I currently have 590 subscribers to Living the dream and would love to reach 600 this month. Ultimately, my goal is to have well over 1,000.

If you enjoy reading Living the dream, tell a friend about it, and if your friend becomes my 600th subscriber, both you and your friend will receive a $50 Myer gift certificate.

Your friend can read previous issues of and subscribe to Living the dream ezine at www.blueskycoaching.com.au/ezine.

SORTED SPACE WORKSHOP

"SORTED PAPER"
Manage the flow of paper in and out of your home/office

Tuesday, 30 October 2007

Spring is here and now the days are warming up, many of us want to spend more time outdoors, so why not attend a workshop which can show you how to reduce the time you spend dealing with paperwork and free yourself up to do the things that you really enjoy!

Belinda Wheeley-Lea will demonstrate simple paperwork systems you can create that work for you, swap ideas with other participants and enjoy a glass of bubbly with our compliments, whilst you learn.

Cost: $30 of which $20 is redeemable for Sorted Space products on the night.

Bookings can be made in store or over the phone on (08) 8333 0793, with a credit card.

But hurry, places are limited to 10 participants per workshop.

Sorted Space
215d The Parade, Norwood SA 5067
www.sortedspace.com.au

Call Terry on 0418 824 175 or e-mail terry@bonzabins.com.au or visit our web site www.bonzabins.com.au for prompt courteous service. Bonza Bins - they're bonza mate!

Are you "out of order"?!

Paperwork is a necessary part of each business and household and can be the difference between a clear conscience and a burdened mind. For some of us, handling paperwork comes naturally. For others, it doesn't and the piles of papers grow and overflow… stuffed in draws, on dusty floors, and tucked beneath the computer desk. We kid ourselves that whatever we've buried in those piles won't ever be needed, but inevitably tax time beckons, tomorrow's flight itinerary is missing, and this all contributes to that "out of control" feeling.

Kick It To Me Administration Solutions (KITMAS) provides:

1. Administration Requirements
2. Office Management
3. Event Organisation
4. Project Management
5. Secretarial Services

While you concentrate on what you do best, KITMAS will create and implement structure within your business or household to support you.

KICK the ADMIN to ME!
Call or email Sue on 0438 204 074 or sue@kickittome.com.au

ACTIVE DREAMING WORKSHOPS

Sundays, October 14 and 28, 2007
10.00am to 5.00pm

Medindie, SA

Active Dreaming is a conscious process to bring your inner wisdom, power and energy from your dreams (sleeping and waking), memories, and every day situations to honour your soul's purpose and live a more spirited and meaningful life. Every day, our dreams rehearse us for challenges and opportunities that lie around the corner in waking life. Conscious journeys into the dream space will help you:

• Consciously create your reality
• Recover parts of yourself lost to trauma or illness
• Diagnose and be your own self-healer
• Dream a possible future self; and
• Release attachments to unsupportive energy.

Ruth Lewis is a Certified Dream Teacher of the Robert Moss School of Active Dreaming.

Ruth's background includes psychology, nursing, executive coaching and management consulting in Canada, the US, Brazil and The Far East.

To register, call or email Ruth on (08) 8344 1244 or lewis.ruth@gmail.com.

5 Week Meditation Course
Meditation for Busy People

Are you looking for a way to
Eliminate stress in your every day life?
Learn how to let go of life's busyness and be still?
Create more emotional stability in your life?
Increase physical wellbeing?

Experience a way to rejuvenate yourself, whatever your current experience of meditation.

This course is designed for people with little or no previous experience of meditation and offers you the opportunity to learn simple, yet reliable meditation and relaxation techniques that will help you relax and meditate effortlessly, restoring a sense of well being and peace of mind.

Venue: Nourish Health & Wellness
24 Kensington Road, Rose Park
Time: 7pm - 8.30pm
Date: Thursday 4th October 2007 (5 weeks)
Cost: $130 (5 weeks)
Places are limited to 14
www.swiftlifecoching.com.au

Tactile Vision Wellness Centre

Tactile Vision Wellness Centre transforms the traditional experience by delivering a truly integrated approach to health and wellness.

Spend time at Tactile Vision and enjoy a range of wellness options including massage therapy, sauna, aromatherapy, nutritional counselling, naturopathy and craniosacral therapy.

Sessions are delivered by a team of skilled and experienced health professionals who are dedicated to helping you on your journey toward total wellbeing.
You can choose between relaxation and rejuvenation options, one-off sessions with a health professional or an intensive program tailored to achieve those benefits you seek.

Whether you aim to heal from illness or you want to indulge in pure relaxation, Tactile Vision is committed to your journey to wellness and wellbeing.

Call or email us to find out more.
www.tactilevision.net.au
T: 1300 65 71 70     E: admin@tactilevision.net.au

Reading this ad? Then why not place yours here. Do you have a product, service or special offer that you'd like to let over five hundred entrepreneurs, SOHO business owners, busy professionals and business executives know about? To find out more about advertising in this e-zine and to reserve your spot for next month, e-mail Tania your details today at tania@blueskycoaching.com.au and include 'e-zine ad' in the subject line.