If you’ve every been out late one evening at a bar or restaurant, an event is sure to happen within thirty minutes of closing time – the last call. Your server or bartender will give you that final chance to order a drink and have ample time to enjoy it before they turn up the house lights and do all their side work in close proximity to you to remind you their night is coming to a close.

Here is your last call for fiscal and calendar year 2008. Ask yourself what needs to get done before the strike of Midnight on January 1st, in between the holidays and all the events which are December. Make a list and then set your priorities on the list. Don’t be seduced by the prospects for 2009 and the dreams of the New Year. What ever it is you need to get done, finish these tasks first. Remember, you can’t really cook a great meal with a sink full of dirty dishes.

Don’t let the pop of the champaign cork and the bright lights of the Times Square Mirror Ball serve as triggers for excuses, regret and anxiety. Your friends at Prosperous Artists have officially been given your last call for 2008. You have ample time to get many things done – Take care of business!

Question: What are the tasks and items I need to complete by the end of the year, and what am action steps am I taking to get them done?

– Dean L.

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N.C. Winters