The simple act of writing things down holds significant power.
Here’s just a few explanations…
“A written goal brings clarity and focus. It gives you a direction. And by rewriting your goals you not only reaffirm what your goals are.You may also find new insights that bring more clarity and focus to your goal and life.”
“…when we write — before we write, although indistinguishably so — we are putting some degree of thought into evaluating and ordering the information that we are receiving. That process, and not the notes themselves, is what helps fix ideas more firmly in our minds, leading to greater recall down the line.”
“When we write something down, research suggests that as far as our brain is concerned, it’s as if we were doing that thing. Writing seems to act as a kind of mini-rehearsal for doing.”
“Writing stimulates a bunch of cells at the base of the brain called the reticular activating system (RAS). The RAS acts as a filter for everything your brain needs to process, giving more importance to the stuff that you’re actively focusing on at the moment—something that the physical act of writing brings to the forefront. In Write It Down, Make It Happen, author Henriette Anne Klauser says that “Writing triggers the RAS, which in turn sends a signal to the cerebral cortex: ‘Wake up! Pay attention! Don’t miss this detail!’ Once you write down a goal, your brain will be working overtime to see you get it…”
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Perhaps you’re currently feeling completely overwhelmed by clutter & mounting personal organizing goals?? Or, maybe there is a space or two in your home that simply needs a fresh set of objective eyes to bring it to it’s fullest organized potential?
Maybe having an organizing buddy, cheerleader and coach that could encourage you with one-on-one hands on support would help to achieve the success you need and deserve – to allow you to live a more peaceful life you LOVE with more time and energy to fully and freely participate in activities and interests you enjoy!
Contact me to learn more about how to get organized with my Professional Organizing and Family Management Coaching services.Operation Organization by Heidi provides customized organizing solutions to ‘cure’ your unique clutter challenge / condition. Based near Atlanta, Georgia, this Professional Organizer serves clients one-on-one in the surrounding area of Fayette, Coweta, and Cobb Counties :(Peachtree City, Fayetteville, Newnan, Brooks, Marietta, Kennesaw, Acworth and expanding!)
Unless you are a highly disciplined person by nature, you’ll eventually begin to loose willpower toward achieving your organizing goals.
So, HOW can you remain motivated?
Plan in short-term & long-term REWARDS along the way!
A few examples for short-term goals:
After 1, 2, or 3 hours of intentional effort take a 10-15 minute break to browse a magazine, read a few chapters of a favorite book, watch some funny you-tube videos, catch up on some blog reading, call a friend or family member, take a quick walk in the sunshine…
A few examples for long-term goals:
Plan for a special dinner or night out with a friend or loved one after a reaching a particular point in your project. Purchase some new music or audio book to listen to while you continue toward your goal. Relax and enjoy a movie you’ve been wanting to see after a hard days or weekends work. Purchase a particular product that can only be fully enjoyed once you’ve completed your task/project. Reaching the goal of creating an neat and orderly space will be a HUGE reward in and of itself, but you could also schedule a party in your newly organized space to celebrate and show off your fantastic results!!
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Perhaps you’re currently feeling completely overwhelmed by clutter & mounting personal organizing goals?? Or, maybe there is a space or two in your home that simply needs a fresh set of objective eyes to bring it to it’s fullest organized potential?
Maybe having an organizing buddy, cheerleader and coach that could encourage you with one-on-one hands on support would help to achieve the success you need and deserve – to allow you to live a more peaceful life you LOVE with more time and energy to fully and freely participate in activities and interests you enjoy!
Contact me to learn more about how to get organized with my Professional Organizing and Family Management Coaching services.Operation Organization by Heidi provides customized organizing solutions to ‘cure’ your unique clutter challenge / condition. Based near Atlanta, Georgia, this Professional Organizer serves clients one-on-one in the surrounding area of Fayette, Coweta, and Cobb Counties :(Peachtree City, Fayetteville, Newnan, Brooks, Marietta, Kennesaw, Acworth and expanding!)
subscribingby email or feed reader! Need some personalized assistance and coaching to meet your organizational goals? I CAN HELP!
Perhaps you’re currently feeling completely overwhelmed by clutter & mounting personal organizing goals?? Or, maybe there is a space or two in your home that simply needs a fresh set of objective eyes to bring it to it’s fullest organized potential?
Maybe having an organizing buddy, cheerleader and coach that could encourage you with one-on-one hands on support would help to achieve the success you need and deserve – to allow you to live a more peaceful life you LOVE with more time and energy to fully and freely participate in activities and interests you enjoy!
Contact me to learn more about how to get organized with my Professional Organizing and Family Management Coaching services.Operation Organization by Heidi provides customized organizing solutions to ‘cure’ your unique clutter challenge / condition. Based near Atlanta, Georgia, this Professional Organizer serves clients one-on-one in the surrounding area of Fayette, Coweta, and Cobb Counties :(Peachtree City, Fayetteville, Newnan, Brooks, Marietta, Kennesaw, Acworth and expanding!)
Once you’ve been successful in harnessing the POWER of habit in your own life, direct some time & effort in guiding your children in creating some positive habits that will result in a more organized lifestyle.
The HUGE benefit to you as a parent in guiding your children in this way is that the need to nag or constantly direct your children will be eliminated!
The best way to get kids started on new habits is with a checklist (just like I suggested on day 18) created just for them.
I have seen the use of charts/checklists work wonders in our own home – particularly in the mornings.
I started using a routine chart with our eldest child when he began attending school to help guide his activities to prepare for the school day as well as when arriving back home. By the time he entered 2nd grade, he didn’t even need the chart anymore.
Now, mornings flow extremely easily for him. He moves quickly and efficiently through his morning routineas well as in the afternoon and it’s time to put things away and get a jump on homework or prepare for after-school activities. It’s absolutely wonderful for me to not have to expend time/energy making sure he’s on task. We do have opportunities for ‘reward’ that definitely help motivate his efforts, but as he gets older, the need for these lessens.
Our youngest child is currently still in the beginning phases of adapting to routine daily habits with the help of a chart. I have observed he needs a little more ‘motivation and reward’ than his brother did to accomplish these tasks, yet I know the effort to identify how best to motivate and instill these habits in his life will definitely be worth it as a life long skill.
Have you observed the power of habits in your family life?
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Perhaps you’re currently feeling completely overwhelmed by clutter & mounting personal organizing goals?? Or, maybe there is a space or two in your home that simply needs a fresh set of objective eyes to bring it to it’s fullest organized potential?
Maybe having an organizing buddy, cheerleader and coach that could encourage you with one-on-one hands on support would help to achieve the success you need and deserve – to allow you to live a more peaceful life you LOVE with more time and energy to fully and freely participate in activities and interests you enjoy!
Contact me to learn more about how to get organized with my Professional Organizing and Family Management Coaching services.Operation Organization by Heidi provides customized organizing solutions to ‘cure’ your unique clutter challenge / condition. Based near Atlanta, Georgia, this Professional Organizer serves clients one-on-one in the surrounding area of Fayette, Coweta, and Cobb Counties :(Peachtree City, Fayetteville, Newnan, Brooks, Marietta, Kennesaw, Acworth and expanding!)
In the past few days, I’ve been sharing a few benefits to creating routine habits to control clutter and messy build-up in the home. Initially, it will take a lot of intentional effort to keep up with those habits. However, the GREAT news is that after a few weeks, it won’t seem as difficult.
You see, our brains are hard-wired for habits. Good or bad, without even intending to, you probably already have several ‘habits’ implanted in your days/weeks. You probably sit in the same chair to eat your meals at home. You probably take a particular route to specific locations. You most likely have a preferred ‘order of operations’ for how you get yourself ready for the day and/or wind down in the evening. And, you don’t think twice about it when it’s happening.
Once you initiate a habit, and you truly value the ‘reward’ of that habit, you’ll eventually begin to perform on ‘autopilot’ and it will begin to seem as though your home is cleaning/tidying itself! Alternatively, if you observe there are some negative habits in your life that may be thwarting your organizing efforts, taking the time to analyze and diagnose these absentminded habits will be of tremendous value in reaching your goals.
Using a routine checklist will go a long way to help keep you on track with managing your basic home maintenance tasks. A physical reminder will keep you accountable and the act of checking items off gives a sense of satisfaction and reward for your accomplishments.
