I coach and inspire people to shift from tired to inspired in their lives… but the one area that I personally struggle with (and allow myself to get tired!) is keeping my desk clean and organized. As things pile up, I tolerate them for a while but eventually they drag me down and reduce my efficiency, my creativity and my possibility thinking!
As you can see by the photo below (thanks to my friend Karyn Greenstreet for creating the before and after shot!) my desk was embarrassingly messy. I finally decided I was sick and tired of being sick and tired and decided that today was the day to fix it.
But I knew I couldn’t do it alone. I needed accountability. Enter Facebook!
If you have a task that you need help accomplishing, you may want to follow my steps below to set yourself up for success…as you can by the photo below, it worked for me! 🙂
1. Decide on your project. Keep it small and manageable.
2. Take a deep breath and post your personal challenge on your Facebook profile. Give it a timeline (an hour, a day, a week) and then report in periodically with your Facebook peeps. Ask them for help and encouragement and suggestions to complete your task. I was so inspired by people’s recommendations including strategies, books and links to get organized… check them out on my FB profile here.
3. When you get distracted and want to abandon your project in favor of something else, go back and look at your comittment – out there for all the world to see! – and recommit to achieving your goal. Focus on how you’ll feel once you complete the project!
4. Celebrate! Report in to your FB friends and share your success. And treat yourself to a little something too… for me, I rewarded myself with a walk outside with the dog half way through and then convinced my husband to take me out to dinner tonite! tee hee! 🙂
So what project are YOU going to commit to? Post it on FB and let me know and I’ll cheer you on!
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well this is a good start instead 🙂