I had the pleasure of attending an amazing workshop this past weekend. It was 'The Next Action Program', developed and taught by my brilliant business coach Marianne Emma Jeff, who is the founder & lead coach of Women's Business Momentum Center in Los Angeles.

It was fabulous. I'm still glowing. I was saturated with new ideas and inspiring ways I could reach-out and help even more Solo Mamas. As I worked through the day, I was reminded of something very powerful: many of the same strategies used by successful businesses also apply to our personal lives. By developing a 'life-vision' statement; creating a personal mission statement; and outlining personal standards, Solo Mamas can build a blueprint for success. In other words, what works for successful businesses can work for you too.

In a nutshell, this is how these three 'business' steps can help you, right now:

· Creating a vision statement for your personal life will keep you guided and grounded during the chaos that often happens when divorced. Your personal life-vision is how you see, or want to see, your world. It's not about what is currently in your life, or what you think is possible, it's about what you truly want to see happen. It's the big picture, tied in with you values and heart's desires. It sparkles, and makes you go 'Wowza!'

· Your mission statement is your action-plan. It's the doing. Your mission statement outlines the intentional, consistent steps that help you reach your vision. Developing a personal mission statement will help you know what specific actions to take to reach your goals, and attain your life-vision. It will empower and inspire you to continue moving forward by providing a constant flow of 'next steps', and help you to stay out of any divorce drama that might be occurring in your life.

· Standards are about your personal integrity. Standards help you get crystal clear about what you want in your life, and what you don't want. Your standards define you and your life. They bring structure and clarity to what you are trying to create, and they make it possible to reach your vision. When you don't have clear personal standards, life becomes unmanageable. Once you have a clear set of standards for your divorced-mom life, things get easier because you have a better set of boundaries. And the bonus on standards? As you set them, and live by them, you draw in even more of what you desire. It's as if you open up the tap water to the Universe, and all that you want begins to flow - toward you.

So how much goodness can you stand, Mama? I hope for you a gushing river of goodness 24/7 for the rest of your life! Nothing would make me happier. But if you don't have that rushing river of goodness right now, these three 'business' elements (vision, mission and standards) will help you get there. Take some time in the next few days to sit quietly and feel into what you really want in your life, what would really make you happy. Really feel it. Paint a picture in your mind that makes your heart soar. That's the beginning of your vision. It's precious. It's powerful. It's attainable.