268 - YOUR why. WHY are you thinking about getting organized now?

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lisa, what do you mean “why”? Isn’t it obvious, we want to be organized.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Yes, or course, but WHY? Knowing why NOW is the time to actually GET organized is powerful.  In this episode, we will dive deep into several reasons I hear all the time.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen in and see if any of these four reasons resonate with you.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>#1 “New Year, New You?”</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The new year ALWAYS brings a burst of organizing energy. PERIOD.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This year, the Marie Kondo Netflix show has prolonged that discussion in your Facebook feed, water cooler chit chat and curiosity.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Did you decide that you wanted to fold your clothes differently? That really is a magical drawer organization trick. I highly recommend it!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But now, as the memes are trending. 30 books?! Total? Per room? The hard work is left to do.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The hot mess room, piles of paper, photos and items that don’t “spark joy” aren’t necessarily able to be discarded. Now what?</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>#2 Feeling like you are behind the 8 ball? Always paying bills late, always reacting, never proacting? Maybe you feel like you don’t have a PLAN.</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you could just CATCH UP!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This is the “I am going to draw a line in the sand. No matter what it takes, I AM going to be in charge of my life again.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You realize that this is never going to change unless you change. But how?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Learning to proactively live your life is a building of that muscle. It will not be easy at first, but you will succeed over time. And a purposeful, planned life is worth it.</span>