Take a Fresh Look
Life is moving fast and throwing lots of stuff at us everyday. We can be neat, orderly and even organized, but the stuff keeps coming at us and often will get ahead of us. Emails, mail, phone calls, shopping, permission slips, registration forms, seminar and meeting notes…the list goes on. The point is no one is expected to be perfect all the time.
We are working so hard and fast to keep up that we lose track of what is happening. Here is an idea that might help you step back and take a small moment to see what is going on.
The idea of “take a Fresh Look” is based on re-looking at your space, home or office, as others see it. In-other-words, you are blowing right by things and not looking at all.
Go out your front door (or office door) and come back in with a renewed focus.
LOOK, I mean really LOOK at what is there…
what do you see?
what do you see?
- Post-it’s littered all over.
- Toys strewn all around.
- Coffee mugs and glasses all over the counter.
- Piles of mail, magazines and catalogs that have been sitting for week’s.
Now you get a clear picture of what is really going on. You see your space as a guest, colleague or client sees it.
To address the issues use the “Power De-Cluttering” that I mentioned a few weeks ago. 5 quick minutes might be all you need to sort through one pile of mail on the coffee table. 5 minutes will let you consolidate all those loose Post-its to one list. I bet a bunch will get tossed out too. Clear off the mugs and glasses and the counter looks neat.
Give it a try.
