As we get ready to celebrate America's Independence Day this Thursday, it's time to remember that many countries celebrate this day to commemorate the day they gained freedom from another country's rule. The holidays are often marked with fireworks, parades, and speeches, during which people celebrate their nation's independence and history.

Do you have too many tasks and not enough time to do them? It's frustrating, to say the least! Here are some tips on how to manage your workload to the best of your ability:

🌟 Prioritize Tasks

Create a list of everything you need to do and then apply the Eisenhower Box technique:

I saw clients, managed my ever-changing thyroid health scenario, participated in 15-20 community events, and did all the other miscellaneous things that needed to be done with our other business. And I'm not telling you this because I'm bragging about what we did this year.

I'm telling you this because I'm worn out.

Worn. The. F**k. Out.

As a result, my New Year's resolutions are very, very different this year!

When I moved to Paradise Lakes, I heard rumors about retired hypnotist Dr. John Gullo living in the neighborhood. When I became President of the condo association, our paths crossed at the office, and he complimented me on the job I was doing for the association. A few months later, he sent me a few articles he had written about hypnosis

I am juggling a lot of projects right now, and most days, I feel like I can’t possibly get everything done. A few weeks ago, I went through my entire To-Do list on an excellent to-do list app called ClickUp and found projects I had given my assistant to do almost a year ago. He did them…but I found myself too busy to check on his work. Another project needed to be done…and it sat in my past-due box. I happened to glance at it and see that 300+ things were “past due.” Oops!

There. I said it. I hate “To-Do” lists. I have tried nearly every To Do list app on the planet, and they ALL have the same problem…the app expects ME to complete the items on the list! The app tracks what I haven’t done and reminds me what a failure I am for as little as $3.99 and as much as $99.99.

Last week I wrote about The Secrets of Sabotaging Your Success, which is basically “Where Focus Goes, Energy Flows.” What you think about, is what you become. If you focus on “bankruptcy” or “don’t lose a turn” like my husband did when he was on Wheel of Fortune 14 years ago…then that is exactly what you’ll receive. The trick is to change your self talk!

14 years before we were married, my husband Doug was a contestant on The Wheel Of Fortune. The episode aired March 3rd, 2009. He won $3900 for about 10 hours of work. We recently had some friends over and watched the show. Doug was telling us about the auditions, how he had to get clearance from work to be on the show, and how people who showed up in Christmas sweaters for the December taping, were requested to change as these shows wouldn’t air until March. As he was telling us about his experience, he said he had 2 fears of being on the show: “Losing A Turn,” and getting “Bankrupt.” He did both.

Welcome to the first blog of the month of March - and this month we’ll be focusing on Manifesting!

Does manifesting really work? YES! We manifest all the time, because what we think about is what we attract and what we attract is what we become. When we think about great things happening to us, great things happen. When we think about bad things happening to us, bad things happen.

Different governments, officials, environmental agencies always seem to be asking us to conserve the energy we use in order to save the environment and sustain our continued existence on the planet. How ironic, that on a personal level, we almost never seem to do that for ourselves! Let’s spend a few minutes considering how to conserve, focus and maximize our own personal supply of energy. We unconsciously dissipate and waste our energy on people, situations, thoughts, attitudes and events which do not personally enrich us. Instead, this leaves less space and energy for creating and attracting the kind of abundance that we truly want in our lives. Interestingly enough I've also found that as I conserve, focus and thereby maximize my energy, I tend to use less energy on craving and acquiring "stuff", but more energy focusing on what is truly important to me, thereby helping the environment.

I am getting married for the 2nd time in a few weeks. I’m marrying a man who has been married twice before. Seemed like a great time to talk about The Fear of Failure! There is nothing more optimistic than 2 people in their mid-50s thinking they’ve learned enough from their past mistakes to try their hand at marriage again.

It’s hard to believe that a year ago, I was having trouble going up and down 8 steps, which is what my condo had at the time. Some days, I was having trouble walking. I got tired very easily. I was gaining weight. My hair was falling out. I had severe brain fog. I had trouble doing very simple tasks. I had joint pain that wouldn’t quit.

Nothing was making any sense. I should’ve been the happiest I’d ever been! I had a thriving business and just got engaged. But I wasn’t feeling well.