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Who Do You Want To Be?

coachkimcollins — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:47:42 +0000

Maybe instead of looking at what you want this year, you should look at who you want to be.

Here is an exercise to help you figure it out:

Take a blank piece of paper and write at the top “I want to be a person who…”
Then, set a timer for 60 seconds and write down all the words that come to your mind without censoring or erasing.
Next, take this list of words and phrases and find pictures, images, and even songs – anything that evokes a visual or emotional representation of your words.
Put these items in a physical folder or a digital folder. Set a recurring reminder to look at these things on the first of every month.
By the end of the year you can evaluate if you have become the person you wanted to be.

Filed under: Personal Development Tagged: Exercise, reminder, timer

Clever ADHD Products

coachkimcollins — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:14:08 +0000

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Filed under: ADHD, Clever Container Products, Organizing Tagged: ADHD, Clever Container, Clever Products, Get Organized

Get Organized Month

coachkimcollins — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:45:09 +0000

It’s a New Year and you know what that means… New Year’s Resolutions. And, if you are like most people, “Getting Organized” is somewhere on your list.

Well, now is a good time for it because, January is Get Organized Month!

Getting Organized doesn’t have to as hard as it seems. There are lots of resources to help get started and stay organized.

If you have continually tried to get organized but you just can’t do it on your own, maybe it’s time to call in a professional. Check out the National Association of Professional Organizers to see what they do and to find someone in your area.
If you are not ready or can’t afford a professional, maybe you can find someone to be a body double (someone who is willing to just sit in the same room with you while you organize your stuff). Consider asking a local CHADD member to be your body double and then you can reciprocate.
If you have a lot of old tech gadgets cluttering up your up your life, check out this article on Mashable: 10 Ways to Trade Your Old Electronics for Cash.
If you have a lot of junk that you want removed – consider calling a junk removal company like 1-800-GOT-JUNK. They ensure that your junk gets recycled, donated, or disposed of responsibly.
There is a new organizing magazine called Getting Organized that has a lot of wonderful tips and resources; you can even get a digital subscription so it doesn’t add more clutter to your environment.
When you have gotten rid of the clutter – it’s time for the fun part…Organizing the things you have. Visit My Clever Container Shop to see what fun new organizing products are in the new 2012 catalog!

Filed under: Organizing Tagged: Body Double, CHADD, Get Organized Month, Getting Organized Magazine, junk removal, national association of professional organizers, New Year's Resolutions, organizing products

Happy New Year!

coachkimcollins — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:37:47 +0000

Wow, it’s already the second week on January and I feel like I’m already behind. Did the New Year sneak up on you, because it certainly did for me.

As I get older time seems to go by faster and faster. That’s why I think it’s important to slow down and think about how you are spending your time, what really matters to you, and appreciating where you are right now.

I was starting to feel bad that I was late sending out a New Year’s post but in the grand scheme of things, does it really matter? No!

Better late than never – I am posting Happy New Year to Everyone!

“Don’t sweat the small stuff…and it’s all small stuff.”
― Richard Carlson

Filed under: Holidays Tagged: happy new year, New Year, richard carlson, small stuff