- - "It's Your Life Style" Newsletter - - September 2006 Issue - -

SUPPORTING BUSY PROFESSIONALS, WORKING PARENTS, SENIORS AND
PEOPLE RECOVERING AT HOME OR WITH RESTRICTED MOBILITY

Imperial Personal Assistant Delivers the Gift of Time - - Your Time

September is here!   Schedules are leaving the easy breezy days of summer and gearing up for the fall rush!  I always think of this time of year as renewal, but for many, it is the time of rush!

Welcome to the September 2006 issue of this bi-monthly newsletter.  Thank you for inviting me into your mailbox.  Please share with anyone you know who could use a helping hand at home or office.    We just might be able to help.

As you brace yourself through the return to school, your family days ahead will no doubt get busier taking the kids around to after school and weekend activities. Problem is, your professional days are getting busier also!

Are the words of haste creeping into your day?
Starting to lose patience? Make sure to schedule in down time. Scratching out some quiet time is important for everyone as stress weakens the immune system.

Find a stress buster, to help relieve the tension. A simple thing like, getting to bed a little early to read a bedtime story or a few pages of a good novel, lets everyone relax, re-energize and reconnect. Encourage your children to do the same. It is a great way for you and your family to stay healthy.

Looking for sanity solutions?
Check out these two books by Kathy Buckworth
The Secret Life of SuperMom, and SuperMom: A Celebration of All You Do.  Kathy certainly has her hands full running a home, being a mother of four and writing books! 
Visit www.kathybuckworth.com for more info.

Meet Kathy at the upcoming Sept 21 Oakville meeting of
Women In A Home Office.

Balance professional and family time.
Why not try one of these 10 minute ideas to relieve stress; meditating; sitting to read the newspaper; listening to one of your favourite tunes.

Or get back into the routine of the 20-minute lunchtime walk. Solid research since the mid-1990s proves that shorter, more frequent bouts of exercise are just as good as one long-lasting activity. For example, three 10-minute walks were just as effective as walking for 30 minutes, continuously.

Get powered up!
Ask us about our complete line of sports nutrition products.

Read our article, Lower Stress in Your Life by Delegating, printed in the August issue of alfaBITS, the newsletter of my friend Boris at Alphabet Design, a full-service graphic design, printing and signage studio.

"The best kind of support is collaborative. 

Please let us know how we can lend you a helping hand?

Cheryl Scoffield                                                             Personal Shopping Assistant Executive Administrator  - Strategic Partner

Exciting news at Roaring Women!
Mandie Crawford has been invited to attend a gala in New York City as the Canadian Honoree for Business Leaders in Canada!
As a 'Pearl' she will be honored with women across the US as a business leader. Thanks to all the roaring support and great marketing! How did the organizers hear about Roaring Women -
a simple google alert!

Recent Charity Fundraising Events

River Oaks Dental Charity 4^th Annual Golf Tournament, Oakville ON, Sept 15, 2006 benefiting Wellspring Cancer Centre.

Imperial Personal Assistant is proud to sponsor this months
Oak Park Moms and Tots newsletter update and contribute to the silent auction fundraiser at the Fall Fair, Saturday September 9, 1:30-9pm at the Oak Park Sales Ctr at the corner of Sawgrass & Roxton located just west of Trafalger Road and north of Glenashton Dr in Oakville.

Meet me at the Fall Fair auction table at 2:30 pm.

Thanks to Jennifer Beale at UnleashPR.ca for organizing BizNetworkNews.com's 4th Anniversary, Summer Networking Bash. The charity auction benefited Na'amat Canadas Emergency Campaign to help children in their 270 daycare centres in Israel affected by the recent bombings.

Invite us to your next Charity Event!
Share our belief in the value of strategic alliances.
We*d love to help raise funds on your silent auction table.

Our Gift Of Time Package , includes a Delivery Scheduling Appointment with a Personal Shopping Assistant (Value $75) and a $25 Product Gift Certificate.



Imperial Personal Assistant is listed in the new
2007 edition of Help!...We've Got Kids Directory a bestselling resource directory of products, services, activities and programs for families in the Greater Toronto Area. We are also listed on the website under Groceries Delivered. This popular directory will be in bookstores at the beginning of September and childrens' retailers throughout the G.T.A.

Here are a couple of great tips for kids under 6 from their Aug/Sept newsletter; free programs offered through the
Ontario Early Years Centres, satellite sites and mobile programs. (no registration required).

Baby and pre-schooler story time is offered no charge at many of the Toronto Public Library branches.

In the spirit of Giving

Easter Seals Canada Drop Zone

Looking for a chance to don a helmet and harness, take some specialized training and rappel down a tall building in a major urban centre? Help raise much-needed awareness and support for all of the kids that benefit from Easter Seals.

Imperial Personal Assistant is proud to be associated with both
the team that participated in the Toronto event on August 24^th, and also the Canadian National Supporting Sponsors of this great event. Turns out our team was the top fundraiser in Ontario raising $17,000.00.  More than twice the amount raised by the second place winner. Way to go team!!

Easter Seals, is part of the corporate campaign to support childrens charities and is their charity of choice. All funds went directly to support kids in all our communities across Canada.

Interesting in participating in this great event?
To qualify as a Drop Zone Superhero, simply register on-line at www.thedropzone.ca. You will undergo specialized training so you are well prepared for the big event.

Upcoming future locations;
Saskatchewan, Saskatoon - September 14, 2006
British Columbia, Vancouver - September 19, 2006
Quebec, Montreal - September 27, 2006

Please forward this message to anyone you feel would benefit from this valuable service. Visit Cheryl at www.RoaringWomen.com/cheryl   and www.CompanyofWomen.com

This message is sent to you because you are a colleague, friend or associate of mine.  I'd like to keep you on my mailing list to receive future issues.  However, if you would prefer not to receive this newsletter please let me know by sending an email to: info@ImperialPersonalAssistant.com.

A study done for a US Cable network concluded people can actually add about 50% more activity into a typical 16 hr day. Heres how. Spend a half hour listening to podcasts while answering email and youve crammed 60 minutes of work into 30 mins.

Sound like your life? It sure sounds like mine!

Multi-tasking is not news but during the past decade technology has helped speed its spread throughout our lives. The average yearly increase in US workers productivity for example has doubled from 1.5% during the period  1987-1996 to 3% from 1997-2006. Changes have helped us improve our performance but it is exacting a price. We are working and playing harder and getting more done each day but we may also be feeling overwhelmed sometimes by the multiplicity of our lives. Theres a sense of fatigue that comes from multi-tasking.             - Excerpt from a National Post article.

Is Multi tasking taking a toll on your life? Losing patience?

I am sure I am not the only one noticing how things have been speeding up! We eat too fast, drive too fast and sleep little (who has time?) Between work and family busy professionals are multi minding along with the multi tasking! Just read the headlines or listen to the conversations around you. People are looking for the quick 5 minute meal prep, purchasing package everything and trying to shave off a few minutes. Who has time to run to the store anymore, walk in from the back forty and stand in those long lines?

There is a simple solution!

Relax, your Personal Assistant can customize your grocery shopping, bring it right to your door and get the job done with less effort and affordably. The big new catalog has arrived. Why not have a look through, try 3 products this month and pick up a FR*EE GIFT.  Place your order by email or call us Toll Free at 866-842-5145 and your essentials will be delivered directly to you.

SATISFACTION GUARANTEED!    
Convenient payments by VISA or MASTERCARD

Could you benefit from the time savings?  Not sure how it all works?
Complimentary Consultation Available.

Lets create an Inspiration Economy and get our minds rubbing together igniting solutions for you and your life!

For me, September is the beginning of the New Year. 

Many businesses slowed down in August, and it was a great month to get reorganized for autumn. But now businesses is picking up and you got that new opportunity you were working for. Now you are really busy! There are always plenty of tasks to do but there*s no reason to feel overwhelmed even if you are under staffed.

Are you realizing you can not do it all on your own?

Do not force yourself to continue doing those tasks you drag your feet on!
You know it may not be the most effective use of your time. 

You can not fix today's problems with the same level of thinking you were at when you created them.               -  Albert Einstein 

Imperial Personal Assistant can help you implement your great ideas.
Get the help you need  for the time consuming details of those sales and marketing projects. Gain the time you need to focus on what you do best in your business.

We can provide on or off-site administrative assistance, including;

Get the help you need.
Half Day $140.00 CDN     Full Day $250.00 CDN    Plus taxes.

Contracted on a monthly basis. References and resume available upon request.

Gift Certificates Now Available $70 for 2 Hours of Administrative Help. Purchase at www.RoaringStoreSales.com

Gain more time. Only do the tasks that you do best or only you are able to do.  Delegate as many of the other tasks as possible. Surround yourself with a great team.

Start with the end in mind and take time to sharpen the saw - Steven Convey

Create a short list of 4 tasks that only you can accomplish and another list of 4 tasks that you could delegate to someone else. Post this list where you will see it often and refer to it every time you start to do a task. Decide if the task falls onto list one or list two.  Make time to savour the important moments in your life.

It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
 

Home Office Time Saving Tips

Get ready for September's busy season with these nine great tips from Karen Greenstreet at Passion For Business. These will help you focus on your upcoming marketing campaigns and projects.

http://www.passionforbusiness.com/blogs/2006/08/summer-business-cleanup-and-planning.html

Home Office Tech Tips

Computer Tips

Protect against Spyware and Adware

How to Protect against Spyware and Adware

Without help, you have no way to prevent adware or spyware. Old antivirus programs don't even prevent adware, since they didn't consider them viruses or worms. First, you usually give permission to install adware, although you do so unwittingly because adware and spyware pushers are deceptive. Second, adware doesn't behave like a typical virus or worm. They don't usually do actual damage to your computer, other than wrecking its performance, and they don't spread themselves using your address book. (Although some kinds of adware can break your anti-spyware tools.)

Things are changing for the better, though. Most popular antivirus products now include adware and spyware scanning. For example, the latest versions of McAfee VirusScan, Norton AntiVirus, and Trend Micro PC-Cillin now scan for some adware and spyware.

Also, some Internet service providers (Sympatico, Rogers, Shaw etc.) are introducing protection from adware and spyware. Of course, to take advantage of the built-in protection that antivirus products and Internet service providers provide, you have to update to the latest versions, and keep the anti-spyware/adware signatures current.

The following are additional security freeware/shareware for your computer:

PC
AVG Anti-Virus (Free Edition): An antivirus protection tool.
Spybot - Search & Destroy: Adware/spyware detection and removal tool.

Macintosh
Zebra scanner: This application tracks down Trojan viruses.
LockOut: Prevents others from using your system when you're not. 

Links: McAfee VirusScan

Upcoming newsletters will include Home Office Tech Tips on these topics;

Preventing unwanted installation
Protecting your computer from threats with a security system
Protecting against Spyware and Adware

Tips contributed by Nathan Manimtim 

Having problems with your computer? Need help with home office networking? Bought a router to bring the internet to additional home computers and need help setting it up?      Email Nathan at Home Office Tech

Call today for your Complimentary Consultation
Toll Free 1-866-642-5145 or email: info@ImperialPersonalAssistant.com