| Has the word "clutter" become a negative trigger for | | | | the satisfaction of knowing what you own, and where |
| you? Do piles of papers or stacks of stuff invade and | | | | it is! |
| haunt your physical and mental space? Do you feel | | | | 6. Play... to Allow Win |
| hopeless at the thought of filing or clearing? How | | | | That is where the goofy costume mentioned in #3 |
| about if your beliefs on creating order would | | | | becomes really meaningful! Halloween is Allow win: |
| "reorganize" themselves, in a Mary Poppins way, easily, | | | | know that as you start this new life of yours, there |
| effortlessly, and playfully, could you then conceive of | | | | may just be the possibility of a relapse, and that the |
| not only getting organized, but also staying clutter free? | | | | wonderful joy just described might turn again into |
| 1. Play... Colors | | | | sheer hopelessness. Should that moment hit, put those |
| Colors are life, colors are fun! Each has a special | | | | glasses back on, and grab a mirror, quick! Your despair |
| message to give you, personally! | | | | can be seen as being as real, and as unreal as those |
| Use them: take your child self on a shopping trip to an | | | | glasses are, guaranteed! |
| office place, and choose folders in the color that you | | | | 7. Puzzle Play |
| like the most, be it a bright orange, a sophisticated teal, | | | | Since you have just become willing to have fun |
| or a spirited violet. Play with this; maybe you want to | | | | relapsing into your old self, you can also make a game |
| have matching or contrasting colors for your hanging | | | | out of any challenge you may encounter. Treat it as a |
| files or folders... Let yourself start a brand new journey | | | | puzzle, as a game for your mind to resolve. First focus |
| with your paper world, colored by the magic of a | | | | on the solution, and then, just like any other genius, give |
| rainbow... | | | | yourself some time to hear the answer... It may be |
| 2. Play... Saint (Pleasant) | | | | helpful to create a "Puzzle file" to be visited in your |
| Along with the new appealing folders instilling joy and | | | | Friday organizing sessions. |
| renewal and clearing old patterns, look at the objects | | | | 8. Play... Music |
| that are in your décor, e.g. pencil cup, paper trays, | | | | Much has been said about the effect of music on |
| lamps, etc... Do you like them? Do they make you smile | | | | reprogramming the brain. Use it. Do your 15 minutes set |
| each time you look at them? Frame the photograph of | | | | while playing your favorite tunes! In this manner, you will |
| your beloved with a frame that brings you pleasure, or | | | | change your previous thought forms on organizing to a |
| invest in the slick metallic office set that you like! Those | | | | mindset of appreciation, synchronicity, and harmony... |
| small investments will give your sanity, if not sanctity. | | | | 9. Play... Decide |
| They will transform your mood, and thus your world... | | | | Do you remember being a child and playing Post |
| 3. Play... Business Guru | | | | Office, or Grocery Store? Do you remember how you |
| It is all about playing: create a fun ritual around your | | | | would just "decide" how many stamps to buy, or |
| organizing sessions. Possibly go to a costume store, | | | | bananas or cartoons of milk? Your piles of paper are |
| and buy yourself a pair of Groucho Marx's glasses | | | | only decisions unmade, because you thought the game |
| (with the mustache!) For 15 min. of organizing, put on | | | | was very serious, and that you could make "mistakes." |
| those glasses, and pretend you are an organization | | | | Become a child again; give yourself to decide; this I |
| expert, or a business guru. Have fun! | | | | keep, this I let go! That I let go, and this I keep! And |
| 4. Play... Order Builder | | | | watch yourself becoming lighter, and happier, and, also |
| Think of yourself as a Body Builder, and as organizing | | | | interestingly, way more secure about yourself! |
| as your favorite workout. | | | | 10. Play... Inspired! |
| Do a set of 15 minutes. No more. Actually use an egg | | | | Hire a coach. Hire an inspiration coach. Hire an |
| timer to make sure you are not overworking your | | | | inspiration coach, whose name starts in "maha", and |
| order muscles... We wouldn't want for you to be so | | | | finishes with "lene". Hire an Inspiration coach, whose |
| exhausted tomorrow, and so sore you won't touch | | | | name starts in "maha", finishes with "lene", and whose |
| your files for another month! Just commit to do a set | | | | email reads E-mail mahalene now: you are on for the |
| for 15 minutes a day, five days a week! Easy... For | | | | greatest adventure! |
| each organizing set, treat yourself to a 15 minutes | | | | Forwarding/Sharing |
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