Focus CPA 
Are you starting a new business or revitalizing an existing one? Think of the newly hatched sea turtle. The egg is buried in the sand on the sea shore, far enough away from the ocean to be safe from the tide.
The days are getting shorter and the temperatures are getting colder. My garden is dying. Hummingbirds are migrating south. Kids are back in school. I already saw my first autumn red leaf that has fallen and football season is starting! Summer is disappearing and fall is peaking through.
RING, RING… I picked up the phone. “Mary, we can barely pay the bills. We haven’t gotten paid in three months. We have worked so hard and invested all our money into this business.
In July my family held a wedding reception for my son, John and his new wife Alicia. The wedding was held in Arizona, where he now lives, but he wanted a family celebration in Wisconsin.
Culturally we are encouraged to look at life from a scarcity mindset. I have heard it from my parents, from school, in sports, from media ads, and from my peers.
In Green Bay we have had an abundance of rain this past few months! It seems to be raining almost every day. The “norm” for Green Bay, or the 30-year average, is 4.1 inches of precipitation.
As we zoom through life we live for today, without much thought for tomorrow. We take care of what is in front of us. Yes, we know that tomorrow is not guaranteed.
In May I got to enjoy the company of my grandson Easton. My son James, and his wife Stephanie escaped the heat of Arizona and came to visit for a week. Easton is 26 months old, very curious, very stealthy and has a heart of gold.
Every business operates on cash flow. A business with a healthy cash flow is much more enjoyable to run, as well as increases the value of the business and reduces the stress of managing the business.
Every so often I wake up and wonder how I have gotten to where I am. In my early thirties life hit me hard. I was 10 years in a painful marriage, overwhelmed being a mom to two active toddlers, and my career was in flux.