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Written by: Debbie Lessin

Life is a Balancing Act! - Click To Read Article
An introduction to the Life Balance Wheel, a tool for examining what is important to you in your life.

Cycles of Balance - Creating a Balance Wheel - Click To Read Article
Cycle of life. Cycles of balance. The world often seems like a wheel spinning out of control. Take control of creating balance in your own life by examining these cycles of your life. Easy steps to create and examine a personalized Balance Wheel are provided to help you focus and start your balance journey. A practical visualiztion that you can do for yourself that reflects not only the important of different aspects of your life but honestly ranks a satisfaction score in these same areas. A tool that you can refer to and update time and time again.

Post Vacation - Return to Reality (Work!) - Click To Read Article
Life is truely a balancing act when it comes to work and play! We work hard to play hard. And vacation is often the tangible reward for our hard work. Not everyone can leave work at work when on vacation. But Debbie Lessin, CPA and self proclaimed Balance Lady, can and does. Debbie shares her reentry into work mode upon return from her 10 day vacation. Her calm, positive attitude helped her seamlessly ease back into work with no stress, no negating what the vacation was all about. She shares her journey and reminds us all that we not only need to take time away from work to refresh mind, body and spirit but to do so by trying to truly leave work at work!

On Vacation! - Click To Read Article
Have you scheduled a vacation yet this year? Can you do so without calling into the office or checking email? Debbie Lessin, author/speaker/CPA/entrepreneur can proudly answer that question YES! She's officially on a 10 day vacation. Ready to recharge her mind, body and spirit she reminds each of us that we need to do the same. Work will still be there. The world won't end if you walk away for a week. You just need to do it!

The Entrepreneurial Mindset – Choosing to Live a Balanced Life - Click To Read Article
Being a sucessful entrepreneur requires a certain mindset. Everything in life and business is determined by choices. And entrepreneurs have more choices than most. Debbie Lessin, CPA/Author/Entreprenuer for over 26 years has made lots of choices, both good and bad. But the choice that she's the most proud of, that one that she's worked hardest at is choosing to live a balanced life, choosing to become Zen Debbie. A small entreprenuer, by choice, Debbie knows that life is a balancing act. She shares her self in a way to help her fellow entrepreneurs to follow their own path, become the kind of entrepreneur that they choose to be.

Change is Good! - Click To Read Article
Change is a word that oftem brings fear into the hearts and minds of many. Debbie Lessin has never been one to fear change. But she readily admits that the decision to move her CPA office after 23+ years was a huge change and a decision that was a long time in coming. Having survived the move, she recalls how she approached this move methodically, professionally and with a whole lot of balance. As you read the aritcle, remember that the change doesn't have to be about moving an office per se. Think about any change that you are putting off or may not even realize that you need. Change is good. And good change is great! And that's exactly how Debbie feels about the move to her new office space. Some decisions take time. By taking her time to find the right space, Debbie's new work environment is everything she could have hoped for!

No Internet Monday...An Unbalanced Start to the Work Week - Click To Read Article
We take our internet service for granted. It's our communication link to the world. And yet when the technology gets the better of us, we are lost, confused and scattered. For this to happen on a Monday morning only means that the work week gets off to an truely unbalanced start. Handling this tech "fault line" can either set you off...or you can take the high road, roll with the punches and know that tomorrow will be another day....one where the internet connection might actually work! Debbie Lessin, CPA and self-proclaimed Balance Lady recently had such a Monday. Debbie always tries to roll with the punches, remembering of course that in the scheme of things, it's really just the internet!

The Balancing Act of Pile Management - Click To Read Article
Piles, piles everywhere. We all have them. Things that require our attention but sometimes get lost in the shuffle. Debbie Lessin, "djthebalancelady" has been on a balance quest for over 15 years. Her "day" job as a CPA for individuals and small busineses might not lend itself to much balance. But she has crafted her own life in a way that even made the 2009 tax season the best one in 26 years. In 2008 she finally had a life during tax season, this time it was actually a balanced one! But now that tax season is over, Debbie has to face the "piles of her life", catch up and move on! Her approach and attitude make all the difference. After you read the article, you'll be thinking about all the pile of your life and how you can better balance them. Happy Pile Management!

This CPA finds Balance in Life, Not a Column of Numbers! - Click To Read Article
An introduction to my balance story. Contains some thoughts about limiting entrepreneurial growth to have a life and the unique opportunity to create one.

Just Say No! - Click To Read Article
A quick fix to finding balance may be found in a simple two letter word!

Step by Step - Click To Read Article
Balance is a step by step process, changing as you and your life changes over time.

Balance Quest – Mission Accomplished! - Click To Read Article
Debbie Lessin has been on a quest to balance her life since her business turned 10 and she was about to turn 40. Fast forward 15 years. D J Lessin & Associates, Inc celebrates it's 25 year business anniversary and Debbie is about to turn - well you do the math!. After her 15 year Balance Quest, much to her own surprise, this year during the hectic frenetic pace that is tax season, Debbie seems to have finally reached her goal of having a balanced life, at least for this year!

I Had a Life During Tax Season! - Click To Read Article
Debbie Lessin, a CPA and entrepreneuer for 25 years has been on a "balance quest" for 15 years. On the occassion of her 25th business anniversy she surprised herself by actualy having a life in the midst of the hectic time known as "tax season". Debbie shares' her 2009 journey and the lessons learned from seasons past in how after all these years she not only worked hard but played too. An accountant expects to be focused on balance. But that balance is usually found at the end of a column of numbers. Debbie found her balance this year to have be life focused too! Read how Debbie worked 5% less and was 100% happier, a trade-off that she'd opt for every year.

Balancing Activities – Free or $20 or less - Click To Read Article
No time for balance? No money for balancing activities in your budget? Time and money - likely excuses for why things do not happen in our every day lives. And yet, it doesn't have to be that way. It is often the simple things in life that bring us the most joy and the most balance. And yet we tend to forget that when we are stressed and out of balance. Createyour own Balance Sheet of the things that will bring more balance to your life. Debbie Lessin will get you started by providing a short list of Balancing Activities that won't break the bank, things that you can do for free or less than $20! Debbie encourages you to think outside your box and remember that the only number on this balance sheet is #1 - YOU!

Lessons of the Season – The Mind and Body Connection - Click To Read Article
This article talks about work/life balance without every really using the words. It's a true life account of surviving a stressful annual work period, with physical ailments cropping up in the midst the last few years. This year, the lesson to truly listen to my body resulted in real changes to the work schedule that one might have thought would have caused more stress, not less. By listening to my body, I was mentally on fire despite being physically tired. As you read the article, ask yourself the following questions - Is your body talking to you? Are you listening? If not, should you be? The mind/body connection is amazing. You simply need to listen and learn.

Tune Out, Turn It Off - Click To Read Article
If you find yourself constantly checking your emails and checking your voicemail even on vacation, you may be addicted to techology. And as a result, your life may be very out of balance. If balance is what you seek, learn some simple ideas about controlling your email addiction to give you more time to live the rest of your life. One size does not fit all. That's the case when it comes to technology in life as well. But tuning out and turing it off may not in fact be the end of the world. Your business may not suffer as a result of self-imposed limitations. Your life if fact may prosper. Less work. More play. You don't have to check email every minute of every day!

Growth at What Cost? - Click To Read Article
On the occasion of her 10 year business anniversary, Debbie Lessin began to question where her entreprenurial path was taking her. She was pretty sure that she was done growing her business, opting instead to have a life! This was the true beginning of her quest for balance. Debbie shares an article she wrote in May 1994 where she questioned her business growth and asked out loud some of the questions she continues to ask to this day. As Debbie approachs her 25th business anniversary so many of the things Debbie knew then still hold true today. Whether you are celebrating a business milestone or simply questioning your own growth path, see if you Debbie's story rings true for you in any way.

Give Up the Myth of Perfect Balance - Click To Read Article
Encouraging words on understanding that there is no such thing as perfect balance.

Time for Self - Click To Read Article
In order to live a balanced life you have to remember to take time for yourself!

The Road to Balance - Click To Read Article
Finding balance in life requires the ability to make and accept change.

The Life Balance Lessons of Mary Poppins - Click To Read Article
Look deep and you'll be able to find life balance lessons in many day to day events, books, movies and television shows. Debbie shares her review of Mary Poppins, the muscial from a life balance perspective. Seeing the movie as a 10 year old girl and now seeing the musical 45 years later Debbie examines Mary Poppins through eyes that have lived a life, a life obsessed about balance! Get ready to "go fly a kite" and look at this fun and timeless musical story in a new and different way.

The Balance Lady is out of Balance - Click To Read Article
Written as a New Years' Promise to Myself on January 2, 2009, I chose not to share my quandry until now. The death of my father in 2008 put my life so out of balance in a way that I never anticipated. It's a natural phase of life, but one that often clearly took me by surprise. Re-reading my thoughts now (end of April 2009) and ready to share my joys of new found balance, I can smile, take a deep breathe and know that "this too did pass". Time is a healer and so is a committment to to continually making balance a regular part of your life. Even the "Balance Lady" can be out of extremely out of balance! But listenng to my own advice, taking it step by step, going back to the basics, I too found my way back to balance. And now, I want to share those personal thoughts as 2008 came to pass and 2009 became my year of hope and promise.

Summer Hours....Lost in Transition - Click To Read Article
As much as we may try to control the events in our lives, life sometimes has a mind of it's own. A firm believer in "Summer Hours", a time to work less and play more, this year because of the death of my father, my summer hours have in fact become lost in transition. Reflective of the knowing insights that this significant event and my new family responsibilities have created, I share my memories and the internal quest to find a new semblance of balance, a work in progress as I seek not to become lost in the transistion.

Relying on My “Inner Debbie” - Click To Read Article
In tax season, stress comes with the territory. From working long hours in a compacted time period to balancing 200 clients at once, it is easy to have a stressful day. Balance is a luxury when work is your number one priority. And yet, how many times do we let the little things change a day from bad to worse? Little things that in the overall scheme of life simply are not very important. Debbie Lessin, the tax lady and balance queen, shares her newfound sense of balance this tax season in surviving the little things. From a car that would not start unexpectedly on a cold winter morning to an attack of spring ants to no internet on a Monday morning, Debbie shocked even herself in relying on her "inner Debbie" to let things just roll off her back. By sharing in her story, Debbie hopes that you find your "inner Debbie" to help guide you.

Make Time for Balance - Click To Read Article
Balance doesn't just happen. You need to make time for balance just like you do for everything else. Some simple reminders to help you on your road to balance.

Lessins Lessons for Life Balance - Click To Read Article
10 points to remember about life balance.

30 Days in the Life of a Balanced CPA after April 15th - Click To Read Article
Debbie Lessin, CPA, entrepreneur and self proclaimed Balance Lady chronicles the first thirty days of her life after April 15th, her big work deadine. A seasoned entrepreneur for 25 years, Debbie shares her life openly, honestly and with a sense of humor. Interwoven through out are tips on living a balanced life and just balance means, especially for Debbie. From friends and family to work and play, from mind and body to heart and soul, Debbie's adventures just might give you some insight into ways to add balance to your own life. Debbie lives a single urban city life in Chicago, IL. Just because her life might be different than yours in many ways doesn't mean that you won't be agree with some of her philosophies, empathize with her stories and relate them to your own life. Life is a Balancing Act and Debbie's 30 day journey proves it.





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