Information is power. But unless you can find information you need, at moment you need it, you're powerless. Consider all books, magazines and articles you save. You may be saving them "to get around to reading", or if you've read them, you are afraid to throw them away "just in case" you'll need to access information again. They pile up higher and higher. And what of stacks of paper that cover your desk? The following six questions will give you some perspective and will help you organize it.

1. What good is information if it is lost in piles? If you can?t find it, it?s worthless.

2. Could you find same information at library or on internet?

3. Will information quickly become outdated? If so, you're wasting valuable space by saving old publications or articles, when most current information is on internet.

What do an entrepreneur, a healthy checking account, your diet and a tightrope walker have in common? They all need balance to be most effective! Balance is a word that you hear a lot about, but you may not know how to achieve it in your own life.

Entrepreneurs, by their very nature, tend to focus on creating business, which means being immersed in work, sometimes to detriment of health, family, and other aspects of life. It's easy to get out of balance and takes some effort to maintain it, once you've got it, but it's effort worth expending. Having a balanced life pays off in terms of profitability, professional effectiveness, physical health, and personal fulfillment.

If you're not sure how to tell, here are six clues that your life may be out of balance:

* You rarely eat meals with your spouse/family.

* You regularly work late into night.

* You don't get as much accomplished as you'd like to at work.

* You wake up tired.

* You can't remember your last two days off in a row.

* You feel out of shape and/or sluggish much of time.

* You feel burned out or depressed.