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 is about easing the burden that normal everyday life places on you. When you simplify you are cleaning up and taking away pressures and or things that get in your way. You cannot think clearly and focus on your goals if you are stumbling over children's toys, laundry or a stack of "stuff" that you do not actually use.
To have a clear mind and the ability to use your time wisely to you need to simplify all areas of your life. You need to get rid of all the "mess" in your home that you have to move around for no reason. Right away you should clear yourself a work area in your office. This space needs to be completely yours and spotless at all times. Your office should be quiet and preferably be somewhere that you can shut a door and work by yourself. If you do not have an office find another spot in your home.
In addition to cleaning up and simplifying your home you should take a good look at the activities that you have committed your time to. Often in the soccer mom culture we over-extend ourselves time wise. We say "yes" to dinner with a friend when we really just want to have a night off. We over schedule our children's schedules and by default our own time since we are responsible for driving them around and preparing them for events.
What have you said "sure" too lately that you don't really want to be involved in? Make a list of all your projects and cross off ones that are not important. This includes doing things like shopping. In many cities you can pay ten bucks and have all your groceries delivered to you. The 1 1/2 to 2 hours you used to spend at the store can now be spent working on your important projects. Continue with this activity until you free up over 10 hours a week to spend working on your goals.
If you are living with a significant other see if the chores are evenly spread between you and your partner. If they are not - redistribute them evenly or hire someone to do the things that you hate doing. Or trade time with a friend for something they do well and you do poorly. Both you and your partner deserve to have free time to work on your goals. Working as a team allows each of you to have time to work on projects that are important to each of you. Your spouse will be much happier and so will you.
An area that always needs serious attention is your personal finances. Are there things in your budget that you do not need or really don't have the money for? Are you paying for t.v. channels that you do not watch? What about your home and cell phone? Do you actually use both? Can you switch car 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.
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. - 16955
Simplification is about easing the burden that normal everyday life places on you. When you simplify you are cleaning up and taking away pressures and or things that get in your way. You cannot think clearly and focus on your goals if you are stumbling over children's toys, laundry or a stack of "stuff" that you do not actually use.
To have a clear mind and the ability to use your time wisely to you need to simplify all areas of your life. You need to get rid of all the "mess" in your home that you have to move around for no reason. Right away you should clear yourself a work area in your office. This space needs to be completely yours and spotless at all times. Your office should be quiet and preferably be somewhere that you can shut a door and work by yourself. If you do not have an office find another spot in your home.
In addition to cleaning up and simplifying your home you should take a good look at the activities that you have committed your time to. Often in the soccer mom culture we over-extend ourselves time wise. We say "yes" to dinner with a friend when we really just want to have a night off. We over schedule our children's schedules and by default our own time since we are responsible for driving them around and preparing them for events.
What have you said "sure" too lately that you don't really want to be involved in? Make a list of all your projects and cross off ones that are not important. This includes doing things like shopping. In many cities you can pay ten bucks and have all your groceries delivered to you. The 1 1/2 to 2 hours you used to spend at the store can now be spent working on your important projects. Continue with this activity until you free up over 10 hours a week to spend working on your goals.
If you are living with a significant other see if the chores are evenly spread between you and your partner. If they are not - redistribute them evenly or hire someone to do the things that you hate doing. Or trade time with a friend for something they do well and you do poorly. Both you and your partner deserve to have free time to work on your goals. Working as a team allows each of you to have time to work on projects that are important to each of you. Your spouse will be much happier and so will you.
An area that always needs serious attention is your personal finances. Are there things in your budget that you do not need or really don't have the money for? Are you paying for t.v. channels that you do not watch? What about your home and cell phone? Do you actually use both? Can you switch car 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.
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. - 16955
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When you change your habits, actions and attitude, your whole world will change. Set aside several moments 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 VP of Wealth Expressions, Inc.
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