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Organizing Challenges and Hurdles By: Janet L. Hall
By choice or happenstance you have bceome disorganized. Life
seems to be spinning out of control, and until you make the
choice to take some action things will only remain the same and
probably get worse.
Do organizing challenges and hurdles stand between you and the
life, office, or home you would like to have?
With every drawer, cabinet, closet, desk, office, and room you
attempt to organize you might be faced with hurdles:
>>What to keep >>What to toss >>Where to store items >>What to
let go of >>How to let go of your stuff >>Where or who might
need or benefit from stuff that's STILL USABLE.
However, each HURDLE you overcome and each area you clear will
make you stronger AND get you closer to having a less chaotic
life.
Maybe you've tried on your own to declutter but couldn't get
over the feelings of discomfort, or pain you might have had to
face.
Maybe your obstacles are deeper inside you; emotional
baggage one of my clients calls it.
While dealing with all your stuff your feelings or thoughts
might be upsetting to you as you sort, toss, and orgnaize.
You
might feel anxious or stressed out, or unbale to make decisions.
You might not LIKE to face all your clutter.
Sir George Bernard Shaw said, "Never mind likes and dislikes;
they are of no consequences.
Just do what must be done.
This may
not be happiness, but it is greatness."
What feelings or thoughts start bubbling to the surface when you
attempt to organize? Write them down, or e-mail me.
Would you agree that choosing to be and being organized would
bring a POSITIVE change in your life?
Why not make a choice yesterday towards positive change, and start
taking control of your life?
Positive change can be difficult;
sticking to a schedule or routine can be demanding, and you
might find you'll have to "give up something" to obtain your
organizing goals.
Go ahead, challenge yourself and make a new choice today, I dare
you. You must apply and make a special effort to your challenges.
Can you make a special efofrt to give up for an hour or a day of
watching television, reading, or surfing the Internet to work on
getting control of your life?
What can you give up?
Write it down and ask somebody to hold you
accountable.
What can you give up for a week or a weekend? Write it down and
ask somebody to hold you accountable.
What are YOU willing to do to make a positive change in your
life and your future?
Oh, I can hear you at this moment! I see you’re getting ready to zip me off
an e-mail with all your reasons and excuses. Please don’t, I’ve
heard them all.
BUT what I want you to do is write out the
excuses you're telling YORUSELF for your disorganization and
then read the following:
In the January, 2001 issue of Oprah, Dr. Phil McGraw answered a
person's question about lsoing weight in which I would like to
quote here for you to think about.
When Dr. Phil is speaking of
weight or food you should substitute clutter or stuff you
continue to bring into your life (or any other challenge you
might be having):
"You aren't helpless, you aren't lost, and you don't have the
right to give up on yourself.
Your first and greatest challenge is not the struggle to lose
175 pounds, it's to overcome the self-defeating internal
dialogue that has paralyzed you.
You're telling yourself that
you are incompetent, that you're unable to create change.
You're stalled because you're responding to this kind of
self-inflicted criticism, not to the acutal challenge of losing
weight. Having convinced yourself of your ineptitude, you might
even be consoling yourself with food, the really substance that
has contributed to your issue."
Are you consoling yourself with buying more stuff or bringing
more stuff into your life that you don't really need nor have
room for?
So what are you going to do about your challenges and hurdles?
You can study, learn, and gather as much information as you
want, but it won't make a tiny difference in your life unless
you put it to work. I've discovered a little book that helped me
to make quantum leaps in imlpementing good ideas. My friend Rick
Butts has just published The Big Butts of Life - Get Off Your
Excuses and Do Big Things!
Rick has excerpted some powerful ideas from this fun and easy
read, and is offering them to you FREE as subscribers to
OverHall IT!.
Just send an e-mail to
mailto:kicking@rickbutts.Com? Subject=janethall for Rick's
excellent three day mini-course, and start kicking tohse Big
Butts (excuses,) out of the door and start doing the things you
really want!
Good Luck and let me know how you're doing.
Smiles, not Piles,
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