Do you often find yourself busy being busy?  Do you sometimes wish the world would stop so you could get off, for just a moment?

I make a habit of stopping regularly to recharge/think/dream.  This past summer, I was invited to a place I call ‘heaven on earth’ to relax and enjoy nature at the cottage on Ipperwash Beach.  As I walked the beach at sunset, I was speechless at the wonder of the colors and beauty that evening. I stopped dead in my tracks and watched, for almost an hour, as the sky and water had my full attention.

I started thinking about how blessed I am to live in Canada, a free country, with so much to see and appreciate. I am also grateful that I am self-employed and get to do the work I love – and make a difference in the world. Noting the things you love is a natural mood booster – so, here’s my list of the things I love as an entrepreneur.

“Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live in every experience, painful or joyous, to live in gratitude for every moment, to live abundantly.” – Dorothy Thompson

ACTION surpasses dreaming.

BUSINESS is about making a profit.

CONSISTENCY in cash flow allows you to sleep at night.

DELIVER, what you said you would when you said you would.

EVELYN Black, a faithful supporter.

FRIDAYS off in the summer – YES!

GRATITUDE, always.

HELP others.

INSPIRATION – get lots.

JUST be you – everyone else is taken.

KINDRED spirits.

LAUGH.

MONEY – it touches everything.

NEVER say never.

OPTIMISM is an essential business skill.

PROGRESS, not perfection.

QUALITY work, always.

RECOGNIZE the good work of your team – often.

SUZANNE Evans – a positive and loving force in my life.

“TODAY’S going to be a good day!”

UNIVERSAL principles – love when they’re at work.

VICTORIES – love celebrating with my clients.

WORK which makes a difference in lives of women around the world.

XM Radio – tunes that make me happy and bring out the inner ‘Idol’ in me, LOL!

YOU – my loyal subscribers – thank you!

Zappos – ‘Delivering Happiness’, a book I highly recommend you all read.

 “If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is ‘thank you’, it will be enough!” – Meister Eckhart

What is on your list?

Author: Pat Mussieux

Pat has built the new business she's dreamed of, without compromise. She has been nominated, for the past 4 years, for the Canadian Woman Entrepreneur of the Year award and have won 4 STEVIE Awards for Women in Business. Pat has also hosted her own local radio show for 4 years and now hosts a live talk show on local TV interviewing successful women entrepreneurs and sharing their stories. She has written 3 books – the latest of which is ‘Stop Compromising and Make All the Money You Want! A Do-It-Yourself Guide for Starting Up and Starting Over.’