What I've learned today is that there is nothing more demotivating than having piles of papers, books etc... building up on top of your desk, dining room table and any other place you can think of! Crazy how we wonder why nothing gets done and why we are always feeling "pressure", but are just not sure what it is causing that feeling?!? Let me tell you, I go through this at least 4 times a year if not more and every time I think I'm getting ahead, the piles just get bigger!
My biggest problem is that I always think big and broad and unfortunately that has led me to stray away from what's truly important in my life and detracts me from "FOCUS"ing on what I really want out of life.
So, today I will be "organizing" myself and my office one piece of paper at a time. My husband always tells me, "all you do is PLAN PLAN PLAN, but nothing follows through cuz your always planning!" He said it's time to STOP planning things and just START doing things, so that's exactly what I'm going to do TODAY!
I'm going to begin with eliminating projects that I truly have not yet started and I have decided to "close the door" on certain ideas/items until such time that I am ready to "DO" it, right here-right now. Another "habit" I've discovered that I have is a collection of books/magazines that I either pick-up for free or purchase at the store and never crack it open, they just pile up! So, I've decided to allocate an hour a day for reading and once a magazine/book is complete, I'll recycle it appropriately and/or pass it onto a friend who'd find it interesting.
There is so much more I could chat about regarding organizing, time management, clutter-control, hoarding and so forth but instead of typing I'm going to get started on streamlining my work station and focusing on specific ideas that would better my quality of life instead of "dreaming" about it!
If you are on the “path of doing” but are not sure where to start, I’d suggest checking out the links posted throughout this blog or by doing a search on Google and reading various sites on the internet have helpful tips and tricks to get you started!
I hope you take a stand today and start doing, not dreaming!
Good luck! I know I'll need it!!! ;0)
