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Why is Change so Tough?

June 14, 2008 by clutterbusting Leave a Comment

“Things do not change; we change.” ~ Henry David Thoreau

Are you trying to make a change in your life but still feel stuck? Do you set out with the intention each day to start fresh? This will be the day…(fill in the blank).

I recently found a website as a result of an email forwarded to me that I found inspirational. I just read this post today and thought it summed up the message that I wanted to convey to you. I hope you find this post helpful: http://www.dailyom.com/articles/2008/14015.html

Life coaching can help you change your internal message in order to move forward and find balance in your life. If you would like a free 30-minute session to see if life coaching would inspire you to become unstuck, contact me.

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Getting Unstuck – Redefining Your Vision and Values

June 10, 2008 by clutterbusting Leave a Comment

In the book Getting Unstuck: Breaking Through Your Barriers to Change (Warner Books 1998) Dr. Sidney B. Simon states “Unless you think about, choose , say and do what you really want, you risk getting stuck with a life or circumstances you do not desire. Not knowing what you really want is the third barrier to change.”

In completing your “incompletes” inventory did you find things on your list and wonder how they got there? Did you determine that some of them were really governed by others or old beliefs?

What do you really want? What do you value? Becoming clear about your values-creating a vision for the life you want to lead- can help you make daily choices or priorities. Refer to my previous post: http://clutterbustingcoach.com/2008/01/26/your-vision-for-the-future/ and create the vision for your life.

Have You Experienced a Non-event?

June 7, 2008 by clutterbusting Leave a Comment

My last post started my searching for a favorite book of mine that deals with the topic of getting unstuck and I found it sitting proudly on my well-organized book shelf.

In the book Going to Plan B: How You Can Cope, Regroup and Start Your Life on a New Path (Fireside 1996) the authors define a non-event as “…simply the event that doesn’t happen. It is also the event that you reasonably expect will happen, and its absence can change your life.”

Nancy K. Schlossberg and Susan Porter Robinson wrote this excellent book and I must admit that I have read the whole book several times. They suggest like Gail Blanke, sited in my last post, that you need to go through a process in order to cope with life’s non-events. They call it “The Dream Reshaping Process”. This process also begins with acknowledging the non-event and adds easing (ways of managing the stress created), refocusing (letting go) and reshaping (new dreams).

They state “It is in that process that hope can emerge and in the striving that new dreams are found.”

Have you finished that inventory of your “incompletes” from the past yet? You might be surprised what you learn from the exercise.

“If you don’t like something change it; if you can’t change it, change the way you think about it.” ~Mary Engelbreit

Are You Stuck in the Past?

June 3, 2008 by clutterbusting Leave a Comment

I read a great article the other day in Real Simple magazine (April 2008). The Author Gail Blanke provided a three-step program for finishing old business and moving on in the article “Complete Your Past”.

Do you often wonder why you feel stuck? In her article the author suggests that you take an inventory of things you feel are incomplete in your life. These could be things you haven’t started yet, things you haven’t said, things you haven’t finished or things that haven’t changed.

She also suggests that you assign completion dates and start checking things off your list as they are completed.

While this seems simple, I think it is genius. Sometimes just writing things down and getting them out of your head can get you unstuck. It can also help you feel that you have accomplished something. I know that I was able to cross a couple of things off my list right away because I immediately decided that I no longer needed to complete them.

If you would like to print out a worksheet to complete your own personal inventory or read other articles by Gaile Blanke go to www.realsimple.com/myinventory.

Can Moving Your Stuff Change Your Life?

May 30, 2008 by clutterbusting Leave a Comment

In a previous post I told a story about a friend who cleared out some clutter and things started happening with her business (http://clutterbustingcoach.com/?s=clearing+clutter&x=33&y=10). Some of you may have thought it possible while others may have thought it a coincidence.

In the book Move Your Stuff, Change Your Life: How to Use Feng Shui to Get Love, Money, Respect and Happiness (Fireside 2000) Karen Rauch Carter writes “If you want to create a life worth living, you also need some tools: a living environment, an idea of what you want out of life, good intentions, and an understanding of the ancient Chinese secrets of feng shui (better say it right: fung shway).”

She continues “Proper feng shui is purposefully arranging the stuff around you to gain positive results.” Maybe the stuff in your life has something to do with you being out of balance.

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