Another year, another decade. No doubt you’re bombarded with ad campaigns targeting those new year’s resolutions. Hitting on your emotions and motivations for why you want to finally get fit, healthy, balanced, promoted, even organized.
Instead of adding to the noise by trying to sell you a product or our services, we want to encourage you for when the motivation fades and you’re ready to give up on your goal, which might be right about now.
One of the most powerful things you can do is not focus on the goal itself, such as “lose weight” or “get organized”.
Instead focus on why you want to lose weight or get organized. What will you gain when you achieve your goal?
Since we love organizing (and you found us because of your interest in it), we’ll use “get organized” as our example, but you can absolutely apply this same principle to other resolutions.
What will you gain when you get organized?
When you lose the clutter?
TIME
Time for yourself. Time with your family. Time to slow down your pace. Organization means you can find what you need when you need it. It means not tripping over shoes and clothes, not rummaging through drawers, not tearing apart your office to find one important document. Being organized means you always know where your keys are. And it means adopting an organized lifestyle; simple adjustments to your routine and systems that keep things running smoothly. Don’t take our word for it:
“For every minute spent in organizing, an hour is earned.”
MONEY
Lost objects mean lost money to replace them. Whether that’s new AirPods even couple months, or a rush replacement of your passport. It all adds up. In addition to those gains, getting organized also means you’ll be better at whatever job you do. Maybe because you have more time for it, or you’re less stressed by it, or simply because now you have organizing systems for your office or your responsibilities at work. You’ve streamlined, you’re closing more sales, and you’re on top of everything. Your boss will notice, especially if that boss is you.
HARMONY
Let’s be honest. We’ve all had a spat with our spouse/roommate/child related to disorganization. Whether it was the 7th time this week you’ve tripped over your husband’s shoes and this time it took off part of your toenail (true story), or the living room was too messy and you were embarrassed to have people over, or an important bill got lost. Disorganization causes conflict and stress in relationships. This year, when you get organized, you’ll gain peace and harmony in your relationships. No, it doesn’t solve miscommunications and big things, but it gives you some little wins. It gives you breathing room and it makes your baseline more peaceful so that when those bigger things come up, you’re in a better space (physically and emotionally) to deal with them.
iMAGINE
Waking up to this, instead of piles of clothes and miscellany. Imagine going to sleep in this room, or letting romance happen. It’s a whole lot easier when there are no distractions and nothing to argue about….
PEACE OF MIND
Lost bills, lost documents, stress, lost time. It all takes a toll on your body and your mental health. Have peace of mind this year because you know when important paperwork is, you have a system for remembering to pay bills on time, you have less conflict in your household. Peace of mind is invaluable, and you can achieve it.
We could keep going with other reasons, but what is it for you? This year do you want to gain peace of mind through organization? Or do you want more time and money and that’s why you’re getting organized? Whatever it is, write it down. Put that on your mirror and in your planner along side of “get organized” so you can focus on what’s really driving you. Look back at it when you’re feeling discouraged and are ready to bail. Whatever it is, it’s worth it.
Comment below with your motivations behind finally getting organized.
What other gains will you have?
Happy Organizing!
Christina + The Organizing Co.
January 15, 2020
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