Hello. I hope you are getting through this nasty winter. I know I am counting the days until spring!

This month, I am not sending you a feature article. Instead, I am sharing with you an amazing video called Shine: The Entrepreneur's Journey. Shine is a 26-minute collaborative film project by Biznik co-founder Dan McComb and Ben Medina that explores what it takes to change the world one small business at a time. The film features interviews with select entrepreneurs around the country who share their stories. It also features professors and other business experts that share fascinating research about entrepreneurship.

I found the film inspiring, validating, funny, heartfelt, emotional and empowering! I hope it helps you think about what kind of entrepreneur you are and/or what kind of entrepreneur you want to be.

Meanwhile, if you haven't checked out Biznik yet, hop on over and do so. Biznik is an award-winning community of entrepreneurs and small businesses dedicated to helping each other succeed. I have a profile on Biznik and often publish business-related articles there. If you are a Biznik user too, let's connect. 

If after watching Shine, you still want more inspiration on doing what you love for a living, check out this video from the New York State Bar Association called The Next Wave: A Panel of Lawyers Who Have Tapped Into Their Passion to Find Success in Other Careers, which was held live in NYC and as a webcast online. I was one of the 4 panelists and shared my story of leaving the practice of law to become an entrepreneur. My fellow panelists -- an executive career coach, a reporter/writer, and an attorney-turned-standup comedian -- had lots of good stories and advice for anybody contemplating a career change. So if you know anyone that is thinking of "jumping ship" and becoming an entrepreneur, or you just want some further inspiration a nd validation of your own choice of and path to entrepreneurship, check it out. 

Wishing you much business success (and warmer days soon!),

   
P.S. Welcome to the new subscribers. I am thrilled that you have decided to become a member of the Next Level Business Success online community!

• February 22, 2011-March 29, 2011 - Lisa will be conducting the DECIDE to be Organized Online Group Coaching Program, a 6-week teleclass series, with live calls on Tuesday evenings (and recorded for those that can't make it live and want to do it as a home study course!), for those that want to achieve results at home, work and in life in an interactive group setting. It's not too late to register! Click here for more information and to register.
• March 3, 2011 - Lisa will be presenting Decide to be Organized: 21st Century Tools to Get & Stay Organized for the Hudson Valley Estate Planning Council.
• March 10, 2011 - Lisa will be presenting Decide to be Organized for the YWCA's Heels in Motion program at the Thrall Library in Middletown, NY at 6:00pm. Click here to learn more.
• March 24, 2011 - Lisa is presenting Organizing and Time Management for Today's Busy Law Firm for the Washington, DC office of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP.
• March 28, 2011 - Lisa will be presenting organizing tips from her new book The Ultimate Life Organizer at the Orangeburg Library in Rockland County, NY at 1:00 p.m. Lisa will be staying after to do a book signing for anyone that purchases a book! Call (845) 359-2244 to register.
• March - October 2011 - Lisa will be the facilitator for the Westchester Enterprise Development Center's Entrepreneurial Peer Exchange Mastermind Program. She will be facilitating a monthly group meeting of new entrepreneurs to assist them with succeeding in their businesses.
• April 2011 - Lisa is eagerly awaiting the official launch of her new book, The Ultimate Life Organizer: An Interactive Guide to a Simpler, Less Stressful & More Organized Life, published by Peter Pauper Press. The book will be out in time for the Spring Cleaning season, get on the VIP list to be the first to know when the book is launched & to join the Ultimate Life Organizer Book Club!
• April 7, 2011 - Lisa was chosen to be the moderator of the first Golden Circle Ask the Organizer Panel at the NAPO Conference to take place in April 2011 in San Diego, CA. The panel participants are top notch and consist of veterans who are true experts in the organizing industry.
• April 8, 2011 - Lisa is presenting a session called Navigating the Ethical Dilemmas of an Organizing Business at the 2011 NAPO Conference in San Diego, CA to organizing colleagues from across the country (and world!).
• June 3, 2011 - Lisa will be the keynote speaker for the International Association of Administrative Professionals Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico on June 3, 2011. Lisa will be presenting DECIDE to be Organized: Create Your Passion, Live Your Purpose.