Clutter Busting Coach

...clearing clutter from your mind, body and space

Grounded by Mission

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Why would I even think about talking about a personal mission statement during chaotic times? Why not?

Having a personal mission statement, as I have talked about in the past, is a powerful thing because it sets the foundation for all your actions and keeps you on the right path when it comes to life choices.

Having a clear vision, core purpose and values, tells you what is important to you. And, especially during times of chaos, it can help ground you and assist you in aligning your actions to those things. Your mission statement should pull those pieces together for you so that you can stay on course even in challenging times.

So, if you haven’t already written a personal mission statement, my hope is that you will pick up pen and paper and do so today. If you have already done so, then pull it out and review it to see if any changes are warranted. And then start to focus on the things that truly matter to you.

Abundantly Clear

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These are unprecedented times. Reflecting on my choice of the word abundant for 2020 as well as the task of sheltering in place for the last several weeks have made some things abundantly clear to me.

What has become clear for me is that life is more about creating memories and interacting with loved ones than things. And that abundance takes on a whole new meaning when there is a pandemic happening.

What is most abundantly clear to me now, is that having the opportunity to pause, helps one reflect on what is important to you. It helps sharpen the saw on mission and vision.

And that gratitude must be a pillar of our focus as well as self-care. That the busyness in life is something we allow and tolerate. And if we just slow down a little bit, we can have more riches than we can count.

In an abundant appreciation for you, my reader.  Stay well.

Thoughts on Creating Resolutions

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Stuck is a choice.
No decision is a decision.
A goal without a plan is just a dream.

As we begin a new year, I was pondering the above in the context of making resolutions.

I think that the start of a new year is a good time, before making resolutions, to look at your mission, vision and values. This can help add focus to your goal (resolution) setting. I would propose that we sometimes set our goals for others or set them based on what we think would we should do without regard to our mission and values. So, I ask what would be possible if we aligned our goals (resolutions) to with mission, vision and values?

Then I would suggest that you need to decide to start by making daily decisions to move forward. You have a choice about the actions you take daily will move you toward your goal and this includes taking a step outside your comfort zone to get unstuck.

I also I don’t want you to get me wrong, I think you should regularly dream and dream BIG. Yet in order to make your dreams a reality you must act.

How do your goals (resolutions) align to your mission, vision and values? Are you set to make your resolutions stick?

What is important to you?

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In the busyness of life…in doing what we think we should do, we often forget what’s important.

My coach, Janet, has some wonderful insights in how to excel and how to determine what is important.

For me it is stepping back and looking at my mission, vision and values.

What’s important to you? How will you incorporate that into your busy life?

 

The Journey into Clutter Busting- What’s my destination?

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Okay. I admit that I am a planner. A person who likes to have the details spelled out, who needs a plan and who needs to consider all the possibilities of a project. I am that person who creates a project checklist for anything that I more than once (another confession). It doesn’t make sense to me that others don’t do this. In fact I was so “proud” and a little stunned when my adult niece pulled out her checklist for a family holiday dinner I was attending and proceeded to tell me she had learned that from me.

It is proven that writing down goals and visioning what you desired will make success more likely. So my first step on my journey to again becoming clutter-free was having a vision of what I wanted, write down my goals and create an action plan.

Now I know that sounds like a lot of work…but how many times have you tried to lose weight or get organized only to go backwards? Having a clear vision of where you want to be and writing down your goal and action plan will help ensure your success. Setting the stage for success is important in reaching your destination. It can also help you enjoy the journey along the way.

In my next post, I will share my vision for this journey I am on. In the meantime, you may want to do a little work yourself by reading my previous posts on mission, vision and values. I look forward to sharing my vision with you…