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Friday, December 5, 2008
Take a good look around your life. Are you living efficiently? Can you simplify the processes you use to complete your daily activities? How cluttered is your house? Your office? Your schedule? Your finances, etc.
Simplification eases the stress that normal life places on you. When you simplify you are clearing away pressures and or items that get in your way of functioning. You cannot think clearly and focus on your goals if you are stumbling over items in your office, laundry, piles of mail or a stack of "stuff" that you do not actually need to keep.
To have a clear mind and the freedom to use your time to your best advantage you need to simplify your life. You need to get rid of all the "stuff" in your house that you have to move back and forth for no reason. One of your very first goals should be to clear yourself a work space in your home. This space needs to be totally yours and it needs to be clean at all times. This space should also be quiet and preferably be somewhere that you can shut a door and work alone.
You should also take a hard long look at the projects that you have committed yourself to. Often in our crazy productivity-obsessed culture we over-extend ourselves in all aspects of our lives. We say "sure" to dinner dates with a friend when we really just want to have an afternoon off. We over work our kids' schedules and our time since we are responsible for driving the kids around, buying stuff for all the teams they participate on, etc.
What have you said "okay" too lately that you don't really want to be involved in or like doing? Make a list of all your commitments and cross off ones that are not important or that you hate doing. This includes doing things like shopping for food or other things that can be bought online. You can pay under ten bucks and have all your groceries delivered. The 1 1/2 to 2 hours you used to spend at the store can now be spent working on your important goals. Continue with this activity until you free up over 15+ hours a week.
If you are married see if the chores are evenly spread between you and your spouse. If they are not - redistribute them evenly. Both partners deserve to have free time to work on their purpose. By sharing responsibilities as a team you allow each other to experience the bliss of working on projects that are dear to your heart.
An area that always needs critical attention is your finances. Are there things in your monthly budget that you do not need or really don't have the money for? Are you paying for services that you do not use? What about your home and cell phone? Do you actually use both? Can you switch insurance to save money? How much food are you buying that just ends up being tossed out? If the family won't eat a certain food, then don't buy it. Surprisingly, wasted food is a major expense for many families.
Please do not misunderstand the purpose of this exercise. Simplifying is purely to take pressure off your systems: mental and financial. The extra money that you "find" once you have simplified you will use to work towards your goals. Whereas before you believed that you could not afford to spend anything on your goals . . . simplification will start to give you room in your budget to afford to start putting money towards your purpose. Even if it you can only find $100 a month to spend on working towards your purpose that is a great start. Over time you will continue to make choices and decide whether a night out on the town or putting that money towards your purpose is the right decision.
Simplification eases the stress that normal life places on you. When you simplify you are clearing away pressures and or items that get in your way of functioning. You cannot think clearly and focus on your goals if you are stumbling over items in your office, laundry, piles of mail or a stack of "stuff" that you do not actually need to keep.
To have a clear mind and the freedom to use your time to your best advantage you need to simplify your life. You need to get rid of all the "stuff" in your house that you have to move back and forth for no reason. One of your very first goals should be to clear yourself a work space in your home. This space needs to be totally yours and it needs to be clean at all times. This space should also be quiet and preferably be somewhere that you can shut a door and work alone.
You should also take a hard long look at the projects that you have committed yourself to. Often in our crazy productivity-obsessed culture we over-extend ourselves in all aspects of our lives. We say "sure" to dinner dates with a friend when we really just want to have an afternoon off. We over work our kids' schedules and our time since we are responsible for driving the kids around, buying stuff for all the teams they participate on, etc.
What have you said "okay" too lately that you don't really want to be involved in or like doing? Make a list of all your commitments and cross off ones that are not important or that you hate doing. This includes doing things like shopping for food or other things that can be bought online. You can pay under ten bucks and have all your groceries delivered. The 1 1/2 to 2 hours you used to spend at the store can now be spent working on your important goals. Continue with this activity until you free up over 15+ hours a week.
If you are married see if the chores are evenly spread between you and your spouse. If they are not - redistribute them evenly. Both partners deserve to have free time to work on their purpose. By sharing responsibilities as a team you allow each other to experience the bliss of working on projects that are dear to your heart.
An area that always needs critical attention is your finances. Are there things in your monthly budget that you do not need or really don't have the money for? Are you paying for services that you do not use? What about your home and cell phone? Do you actually use both? Can you switch insurance to save money? How much food are you buying that just ends up being tossed out? If the family won't eat a certain food, then don't buy it. Surprisingly, wasted food is a major expense for many families.
Please do not misunderstand the purpose of this exercise. Simplifying is purely to take pressure off your systems: mental and financial. The extra money that you "find" once you have simplified you will use to work towards your goals. Whereas before you believed that you could not afford to spend anything on your goals . . . simplification will start to give you room in your budget to afford to start putting money towards your purpose. Even if it you can only find $100 a month to spend on working towards your purpose that is a great start. Over time you will continue to make choices and decide whether a night out on the town or putting that money towards your purpose is the right decision.
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When you change your habits, actions and attitude, your whole world will change. Set aside a few minutes each day to work on your goals. Click here to learn about how to increase your income and create wealth in your world. This site covers topics from leadership, to tax strategies to growing your business and many more. Christina Helwig is an attorney and Vice-President of Wealth Expressions, Inc.
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