What Are You Getting
From Your Clutter?

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Published by Rachelle Disbennett-Lee
Sunday, November 18, 2001
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We get something out of everything we do. If we create clutter, we are doing so for a reason. Clutter can be a way to protect us from having to face what we don't want to face. It can keep us in a perpetual state of confusion. Confusion can keep us from looking at what is really going on.

Clutter is a problem if you:

* are constantly losing things
* can't find your desk under the mess
* feel stuck or frozen by clutter
* are always running late
* are afraid to open drawers, cabinets and storage units because of the mess
* lose things like phone numbers or important papers
* are late with paying bills or following up on things simply because they are lost in the clutter

Have you ever calculated how much time you take looking for something and how much money you are losing in the process? Money is being wasted when you can't find a piece of paper or locate a telephone number. Time is money and the time you waste looking for something is costing you!

Being organized creates an assurance level of self-confidence. Being organized will free up time that can be spent doing what you really want to do and what is most important.

Coaching

Clutter keeps us confused and in chaos. Being clutter-free does not come naturally to me. What I have learned from clearing the clutter in my life is that clutter kept me from being fully present. Once the clutter was removed, I could deal with what was really important.

Getting rid of clutter doesn't happen overnight. Start with a small area in your office or home and keep it clutter-free for one month. Once it is a habit to keep that area clutter-free, move to another area. Becoming clutter-free is a process. It takes time and persistence.

Why are you afraid to tackle your clutter?

Daily Success Formula

Clutter = Chaos

Quotes

"CHAOS = Can't Have Anyone Over Syndrome" The Flylady

"It is best to do things systematically, since we are only human, and disorder is our worst enemy." Hesiod

"Order is never observed; it is disorder that attracts attention because it is awkward and intrusive." Eliphas Levi