Comments on: Coaching Tip to Get Organized http://www.susanliddy.com/coaching-tip-to-get-organized/ Emotional Intelligence Business Coaching for Entrepreneurial Women Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:17:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Sharren Grant http://www.susanliddy.com/coaching-tip-to-get-organized/comment-page-1/#comment-20550 Sharren Grant Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:22:03 +0000 http://aspirelifecoaching.org/blog/?p=198#comment-20550 Those are some great tips Susan, I also feel that when I'm becoming overwhelmed with the size of a particular task, that by breaking it up into smaller tasks it suddenly becomes very do-able. If my task for the day is to simply decide on the fate of 2 or 3 objects in a cluttered room, then I will feel amazing when I've accomplished that task! Those are some great tips Susan, I also feel that when I’m becoming overwhelmed with the size of a particular task, that by breaking it up into smaller tasks it suddenly becomes very do-able. If my task for the day is to simply decide on the fate of 2 or 3 objects in a cluttered room, then I will feel amazing when I’ve accomplished that task!

]]> By: Zandi Mqwathi http://www.susanliddy.com/coaching-tip-to-get-organized/comment-page-1/#comment-20530 Zandi Mqwathi Wed, 14 Sep 2011 11:34:41 +0000 http://aspirelifecoaching.org/blog/?p=198#comment-20530 Hi Ma, Wow! Thank you so much for a great and informative post. Well, My challange of the week will be to use a diary, you know like try and diarize important dates, call and mails that I need to urgently attend to and also my clothing capboard, thruth is, I dont know but somehow I manage to clutter it in no time. Its like I subcounciously, unitentionally choose to create mess which I will then struggle with in the mornings whilst I choose my out fit for the day and lastly I will organize my handbag, carry only what I need. No tons of stuff anymore.As a young woman who is passionate about empowering my peers, I have to role model good behaviors even in their absence, that makes a great, influencial leader!!! Hi Ma,
Wow! Thank you so much for a great and informative post. Well, My challange of the week will be to use a diary, you know like try and diarize important dates, call and mails that I need to urgently attend to and also my clothing capboard, thruth is, I dont know but somehow I manage to clutter it in no time. Its like I subcounciously, unitentionally choose to create mess which I will then struggle with in the mornings whilst I choose my out fit for the day and lastly I will organize my handbag, carry only what I need. No tons of stuff anymore.As a young woman who is passionate about empowering my peers, I have to role model good behaviors even in their absence, that makes a great, influencial leader!!!

]]> By: Life Coach Susan http://www.susanliddy.com/coaching-tip-to-get-organized/comment-page-1/#comment-7349 Life Coach Susan Thu, 16 Dec 2010 20:14:02 +0000 http://aspirelifecoaching.org/blog/?p=198#comment-7349 Yep... I'm a pack rat in recovery myself. Sounds like you've come up with some excellent solutions to stay organized Tracy! It really does feel good to lighten the load, doesn't it? RE: received gifts that you don't need or have room for... first consider if you can return or exchange it from where it was purchased. If not, donate it or re-gift it even! Unless the gift is seen by the gift giver as a "prize possession" they probably won't remember giving it too you within a few months. -S Yep… I’m a pack rat in recovery myself.
Sounds like you’ve come up with some excellent solutions to stay organized Tracy!
It really does feel good to lighten the load, doesn’t it?

RE: received gifts that you don’t need or have room for… first consider if you can return or exchange it from where it was purchased. If not, donate it or re-gift it even! Unless the gift is seen by the gift giver as a “prize possession” they probably won’t remember giving it too you within a few months.

-S

]]> By: Tracy http://www.susanliddy.com/coaching-tip-to-get-organized/comment-page-1/#comment-7331 Tracy Thu, 16 Dec 2010 07:58:31 +0000 http://aspirelifecoaching.org/blog/?p=198#comment-7331 Jeremy forwarded me this since he knows I come from a long line of pack rats ;) Anyway, my fear is feeling unappreciative when we receive gifts (usually for the kids) that we don't "need" or have room for. What is the best practice for gifts like these? I like the tips for the mail. One thing I started doing is paying all bills online, so as soon as they come in, I log in and set the payment date to match the bill and then mark the bill as paid and put it in the "to file" pile :) What do you do with coupons? I have a bin that I put them in and then try to purge expired ones from time to time. What about memory stuff? I have major issues with that and save everything! Although I have gotten better with cards people send and my kids artwork :) I try to go through my clothes from time to time as well and giveaway anything that I haven't worn in a while. I am even going through the kids clothes and only saving "my favorite outfits" rather than saving everything like I did after my first. One thing that helped with my paperwork and desk stuff is getting a desk with lots of drawers, so I can keep the surfaces clean. Not that they are, but they are better than they would be if I did not have drawers! Got a great desk with 5 drawers on each side from ikea. Love it! I could go on and on. Starting with small spaces and trying to let go of things that you don't need or use is the best practice. It feels really good when you lighten your load! Jeremy forwarded me this since he knows I come from a long line of pack rats ;)

Anyway, my fear is feeling unappreciative when we receive gifts (usually for the kids) that we don’t “need” or have room for. What is the best practice for gifts like these?

I like the tips for the mail. One thing I started doing is paying all bills online, so as soon as they come in, I log in and set the payment date to match the bill and then mark the bill as paid and put it in the “to file” pile :)

What do you do with coupons? I have a bin that I put them in and then try to purge expired ones from time to time.

What about memory stuff? I have major issues with that and save everything! Although I have gotten better with cards people send and my kids artwork :)

I try to go through my clothes from time to time as well and giveaway anything that I haven’t worn in a while. I am even going through the kids clothes and only saving “my favorite outfits” rather than saving everything like I did after my first.

One thing that helped with my paperwork and desk stuff is getting a desk with lots of drawers, so I can keep the surfaces clean. Not that they are, but they are better than they would be if I did not have drawers! Got a great desk with 5 drawers on each side from ikea. Love it!

I could go on and on. Starting with small spaces and trying to let go of things that you don’t need or use is the best practice. It feels really good when you lighten your load!

]]> By: Life Coach Susan http://www.susanliddy.com/coaching-tip-to-get-organized/comment-page-1/#comment-3075 Life Coach Susan Wed, 12 May 2010 16:18:06 +0000 http://aspirelifecoaching.org/blog/?p=198#comment-3075 Hi Laura, For me, I had to really connect with the PAIN of keeping something versus the pain of letting it go. Much of what I used to hang onto was because of some sort of fear. So, I had to re-associate hanging on to those things as being more painful than experiencing the fear of letting it go. For example, I used to hang onto all sorts of craft supplies. I had a whole room filled with buttons, ribbons, glues, papers... That I NEVER used! My fear was that I would be creative if I didn't have those items when I needed them. In actuality, I could be very creative when I wanted to be WITHOUT all of that STUFF weighing me down. I needed to trust myself and believe in my creativity. I needed to associate how bad it felt to keep all of that stuff. It literally overwhelmed me. It literally sucked the creativity out of me! When I could embrace this simple truth, I could clear that clutter and feel so much better! For you, I recommend choosing one small space in your home to focus on. Ask yourself, what do I fear that causes me to hang onto this? Then check in and see if that fear is really true. Give yourself permission to de-clutter just that one small space and then see how good it feels. This may give you motivation to take on another small space next. ((( hug ))) Susan Hi Laura,

For me, I had to really connect with the PAIN of keeping something versus the pain of letting it go. Much of what I used to hang onto was because of some sort of fear. So, I had to re-associate hanging on to those things as being more painful than experiencing the fear of letting it go.

For example, I used to hang onto all sorts of craft supplies. I had a whole room filled with buttons, ribbons, glues, papers… That I NEVER used!
My fear was that I would be creative if I didn’t have those items when I needed them.

In actuality, I could be very creative when I wanted to be WITHOUT all of that STUFF weighing me down. I needed to trust myself and believe in my creativity.
I needed to associate how bad it felt to keep all of that stuff. It literally overwhelmed me. It literally sucked the creativity out of me! When I could embrace this simple truth, I could clear that clutter and feel so much better!

For you, I recommend choosing one small space in your home to focus on. Ask yourself, what do I fear that causes me to hang onto this? Then check in and see if that fear is really true. Give yourself permission to de-clutter just that one small space and then see how good it feels. This may give you motivation to take on another small space next.

((( hug )))
Susan

]]> By: Laura http://www.susanliddy.com/coaching-tip-to-get-organized/comment-page-1/#comment-3067 Laura Wed, 12 May 2010 16:16:42 +0000 http://aspirelifecoaching.org/blog/?p=198#comment-3067 Susan, I was on a few of your calls when I first "met" you, and I don't recall you saying you used to have a clutter problem! And I'm sure I told you I have a severe clutter problem, so it shoudl hae come up! I wish I could afford to work with you; am in such desperate need of your help! My life is total chaos, and this week in particular, I am really stressed. My landlord wants to come in to do a maintenance inspection and I am just beyond overwhelmed with all my stuff, and because it is so cluttered, it isn't too clean either. And I have not had enough time to get it "all" cleared away. I am so stressed! I am afraid they will be upset with how bad it is in here. I don't like the work "hoarding." I've watched some of those shows, and that picture up make me realize I might be one - yikes! If not, I am quickly getting close to becoing one! My home is not functional at all, and this is leading me to have too many (possibly incorrect) ideas of my mental status. I am diagnosing myself with all kinds of things! Help! How did yu train yuorself to not ant to buy more things or to not keep the stuff you don't want to get rid of? That's the hardest part for me; I don't want to let go of anything! Susan, I was on a few of your calls when I first “met” you, and I don’t recall you saying you used to have a clutter problem! And I’m sure I told you I have a severe clutter problem, so it shoudl hae come up! I wish I could afford to work with you; am in such desperate need of your help! My life is total chaos, and this week in particular, I am really stressed. My landlord wants to come in to do a maintenance inspection and I am just beyond overwhelmed with all my stuff, and because it is so cluttered, it isn’t too clean either. And I have not had enough time to get it “all” cleared away. I am so stressed! I am afraid they will be upset with how bad it is in here. I don’t like the work “hoarding.” I’ve watched some of those shows, and that picture up make me realize I might be one – yikes! If not, I am quickly getting close to becoing one! My home is not functional at all, and this is leading me to have too many (possibly incorrect) ideas of my mental status. I am diagnosing myself with all kinds of things! Help! How did yu train yuorself to not ant to buy more things or to not keep the stuff you don’t want to get rid of? That’s the hardest part for me; I don’t want to let go of anything!

]]> By: Life Coach Susan http://www.susanliddy.com/coaching-tip-to-get-organized/comment-page-1/#comment-3073 Life Coach Susan Sun, 09 May 2010 16:17:01 +0000 http://aspirelifecoaching.org/blog/?p=198#comment-3073 I ask myself, "why am I holding onto that?" Its interesting what I will tell myself... usually comes down to fear. Fear of forgetting something, Fear of letting go of something... When I can resolve that fear and say "goodbye" to that item, always feels so freeing... I ask myself, “why am I holding onto that?”
Its interesting what I will tell myself… usually comes down to fear.
Fear of forgetting something, Fear of letting go of something…

When I can resolve that fear and say “goodbye” to that item, always feels so freeing…

]]> By: Cheryl from thatgirlisfunny http://www.susanliddy.com/coaching-tip-to-get-organized/comment-page-1/#comment-3026 Cheryl from thatgirlisfunny Sun, 09 May 2010 16:16:26 +0000 http://aspirelifecoaching.org/blog/?p=198#comment-3026 I love this topic! De-cluttering and clearing old stuff out is rejuvenating...once you get over the hump and get started. This process always reveals something to me that I hadn't noticed before. Shopaholic tendencies, for instance. I ask myself, "why did I buy that?" The answer isn't always "because I needed it." Cleaning is therapeutic for me :D .-= Cheryl from thatgirlisfunny´s last blog ..<a href="http://thatgirlisfunny.com/2010/05/250-super-useful-stay-young-from-the-inside-out-health-tips/" rel="nofollow">250 Super Useful Stay Young from the Inside Out Health Tips</a> =-. I love this topic! De-cluttering and clearing old stuff out is rejuvenating…once you get over the hump and get started. This process always reveals something to me that I hadn’t noticed before. Shopaholic tendencies, for instance. I ask myself, “why did I buy that?” The answer isn’t always “because I needed it.” Cleaning is therapeutic for me :D
.-= Cheryl from thatgirlisfunny´s last blog ..250 Super Useful Stay Young from the Inside Out Health Tips =-.

]]> By: Carla Whyte http://www.susanliddy.com/coaching-tip-to-get-organized/comment-page-1/#comment-3021 Carla Whyte Sat, 08 May 2010 23:03:51 +0000 http://aspirelifecoaching.org/blog/?p=198#comment-3021 Thanks, Susan! I feel the same way about you! My e-mail is: carla@embracingyourspace.com, and my website (not quite finished!!) is www.embracingyourspace.com.. Hope I can help! Thanks, Susan! I feel the same way about you! My e-mail is: carla@embracingyourspace.com, and my website (not quite finished!!) is http://www.embracingyourspace.com.. Hope I can help!

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