October is the month to make those personal changes... so get the calendar out and get serious! Take a Day Off... it's worth investing in yourself... and you need the businesses open!

I've launched a "LEAN START UP FASTTRACK" version of the 28 squared program for local businesses whose goal it is to end the Holiday season in The "BLACK" rather than "red"! So this article from Lifehacker arrived in my email just in time! Please click through to read and the success is in the DOING!

The first thing you'll want to do is make sure you take a day off from work or school where you won't be distracted by your daily activities. You don't actually have to play hooky, but if that's what it takes, do it. You're going to spend a lot of time on the phone, so you don't want to be distracted by an incoming call from a colleague at the office or a family member at home that wants your attention. For this to work, you'll need—at least for a good portion of the day—to sequester yourself in a quiet place where you can focus while you use the phone, read documents, and browse the web.