Do You Resist Organisation? Find Out Why - And How to Get Over It
I hear so many people tell me that if they were organised they would do “A”. That they spend all of their time getting organised or that they have too much too do getting things organised. Are you one of these people? I have a few questions to ask yourself to get you moving in the right direction to get you free of the time wasting energy of organisation. Be completely honest with yourself!
What are your main frustration areas?
What is driving you completely nuts? If you could organise 3 things in your life that would completely change everything. What would they be?
Ex: Weeknight dinners
Bill paying
Children’s school work
Client information
Cluttered Closets
Pick 3 of your pain points. If that’s too much, pick 1. Imagine what it would look like if it was all done. What is the final result that you want?
2. Why do you resist organising?
Be very clear and honest with this question.
Some reasons may be:
Are you a perfectionist like me who won’t start anything new if I can’t finish it at once?
Do you think it will take too long?
Not sure what to do?
Not sure how to do it?
My kids just ruin it anyway
There are so many reasons and/or excuses. I’ve seen many, and used many!
3. What does organising mean to you?
It could mean having a spot for everything in your life.
It could mean that you know where something is at all times.
In the case of menu planning, it could mean less stress at dinner time.
If you organised the 3 ( or less) items from question 1, what would that do for you?
How would you feel?
How would it change your life?
4. How long have you been disorganised? What is it costing you?
If it’s taken you years to get here, it won’t be a quick fix.
What have you missed during those years?
Scheduling problems?
Loss of income?
Loss of clients?
Chaos?
Know, but don’t worry about the past. It helps to see the big picture and your organising habits if you see what it’s cost you. And, it helps you get real about what and how you feel about organising from this point on.
5. Start working on your list of 3 (or less)
from Question 1
What are the small steps that can get you to your ideal result? You don’t have to do it all at once. If you concentrate on one area for 15 minutes a day, it will get you further than not doing anything!
Create a task list. What are the small steps that can get you to your ideal result?
Schedule each small step. You don’t have to do it all at once!
Find someone to help you with accountability.
Set up a reward for yourself when it gets done.
When I don’t organise certain parts of my life, I find that I’m frustrated and irritable.
This always shows up in my interactions with other people, especially my children. Just having systems in place helps me calm the chaos and decrease the crazy.
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