Getting organized is something you should only do once in your life. If you do it correctly your mindset is going to be different and it is not going to be necessary that you have to do it ever again. It is different to tidying up or changing where you put things. Truly getting organized is going to transform your life. That’s why we are talking about getting organized once and for all.
You can only truly organize yourself
You cannot organize someone else’s life. Everyone makes their own choices in life. If you are forced to organize the lives of your dependents like children or old people that can’t decide for themselves anymore, you have a big task. Be very compassionate and careful and try to read them as good as you can. It is not possible or right to organize the lives for others in general so we have to be very cautious if we have to do it for some reason.
It’s all about the mindset
Before you organize anything and in order to stay organized you have to work on your mindset. Part of being organized is to know exactly what makes your better and what makes you happy. Picture your life how you want it to be: What does your perfect house look like? What are you doing during the day? What are your habits and hobbies? Which people are part of your perfect life? What tasks make you feel content? Which contracts do you want? What type of emails do you want to receive? Whose posts do you want to see on facebook if you want Facebook at all?
Be clear about what’s perfect for you
Before you organize and get a structure in your life you want to reduce everything to only those items, tasks, people, contracts and so forth, that are part of your happy life. So get rid of everything, that doesn’t make you happy or that you feel neutral towards. It is a process and a learning curve. My course system guides you through the steps beginning with the closet organization course that covers all your clothing.
Once you are down to what thrills you, put everything where you need it. If you did everything correctly, you cherish each item left. Let those items find their own spots. Use them or place them where you can enjoy them best. See where they end up once you use them and try to make their homes right where there or close to that spot. Once you assign a spot for an item, make sure to always return it to its designated spot.
Only organize what you need in your life
The most common mistake people make is to try to organize everything they have without identifying what they really want first. As long as you have items, habits or people in your life that don’t make you happy, they are always going to make you feel cluttered. No matter how much you try and organize them. You have to even love the storage containers behind closed doors because it matters and affects you. Even if you can’t see it through the closed doors.
Once you let go of everything that you only feel neutral or bad towards, you are going to feel that you want to take care of what you have. Only your treasures are surrounding you and they are finding their designated spots themselves.
Try logic or common sense if you get stuck
Try and help with some logic if you feel completely stuck: Anything you take out of the house with you and don’t use at home: Keys, wallet, shoes, umbrellas – place it close to the door. Convenient to just grab it when you leave and easy to put it back when you return.
Where do you dress and change your clothing? In the bedroom? Can you store your clothing handy? Keep the books where you like to read, the snacks, where you like to eat them and so on.
What do your children use?
If you have a baby: What toy or item does your child really play with? Your kitchen tools, like the whisk, or the actual toys? You might find that you need fewer toys because your child has a greater interest in otherwise useful items and enjoys playing with them. Take your child serious even if it cannot talk to you yet. Watch it and it is ok for children to not have toys but use other items to play with as long it is safe for them. You might reduce the number of items you have to tidy up and have only one item for several purposes. Your baby might borrow you the whisk to make the batter for the cake …
Are you a legal guardian?
The same applies to old people or handicapped. If you know them and their habits. What do they enjoy the most? Take it seriously and provide it as much as you can. I still know the favorite books and items and habits of my deceased grandparents. I would feel confident to decide for them in regards to what to keep, what means the most to them, what they would enjoy, including which people are the best company for them. We can learn about others a lot, if we are honest and open with each other and communicate what we like and dislike.
Start with what surrounds you
If we struggle with our feelings the first step to change our mindset is to change what is around us. This is going to improve how we feel about ourselves. And the next step is to change our behavior and habits and – if necessary – change what we think and control it until our perception itself changes.
With an organized mindset we are automatically going to only buy what we need and love, make contracts we really want and not only now but also in the future.This means we are only going to invite in our lives what is going to stick with us because we love it. And we automatically find the designated spot in our house, in our time schedule, and in our circle of friends. The truth is, that if we live as described, we don’t have or feel like organizing anymore because everything falls into place.
Are you ready? No? Do it anyway …
It can be a rocky trip to get to this point especially if letting go is an issue to you, but once we master it we feel so much better. Find out why getting rid of stuff is hard.
Be free and full of energy and ready to conquer the world.
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