100 Steps To Organizing Your Life
By Terri Emmett
Achieving an organized life, for the most part, is simply taking an efficient, common sense approach to the way you live. Organization has a great deal to do with how well you know and understand yourself. An organized life starts on an emotional level and manifests itself through your outward style of living.
There is a way things are "supposed to be" in each life. You are born with this concept in the back of your conscience, where it slowly and silently formulates into your personal and individual definition of "the perfect life."
Through life, however, things all too often start to go amiss when human nature lures you off course. Once you venture off your rosy path to that, "City of Perfection," life can turn out to be quite different from the "perfect" life you had previously and subconsciously planned to enjoy.
Attempting to restructure your life may take a little time and effort, but by adhering to the following steps, you will soon be on the road to living that organized life of happiness and contentment you've always known you were destined to achieve.
THE WAY THINGS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE
1... PLAN TO LIVE A WELL-BALANCED LIFE
2... ACCEPT YOUR INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITIES
3... STICK TO THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS OF LIFE
4... KNOW WHAT YOU REALLY NEED TO SURVIVE
5... CREATE A LIFE PLAN
6... APPRECIATE WHAT YOU HAVE
7... DECIDE WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU
KNOW YOURSELF
8... KNOW WHERE TO START
9... ADJUST YOUR ATTITUDE
10... TAKE TIME TO THINK
11... REVIEW YOUR LIFE
12... ASSESS YOUR LIFE
13... ANALYZE YOUR LIFE
14... FORGET YOUR PAST MISTAKES
15... FORGIVE THOSE WHO HAVE HURT YOU
16... FORGIVE YOURSELF
17... LEARN FROM YOUR MISTAKES
18... REVIEW LIFE'S LESSONS YOU HAVE LEARNED
19... REALIZE THAT NOBODY ELSE REALLY CARES
20... AVOID CARING TOO MUCH
21... KNOW WHAT TRULY BRINGS YOU HAPPINESS
22... REVIEW YOUR PAST ACCOMPLISHMENTS
23... REVIEW YOUR PRESENT SITUATION
24... DEFINE YOUR INBORN QUALITIES
25... DEFINE YOUR TALENTS
26... BE THE BEST AT WHAT YOU DO
27... KNOW YOUR PURPOSE
28... SET FUTURE GOALS
29... HAVE AN ULTIMATE GOAL TO WORK TOWARD
30... AVOID LATER REGRETS
31... DECIDE WHAT YOU WANT
32... VISUALIZE YOUR IDEAL LIFE
33... DEFINE YOUR IDEAL LIFE IN DETAIL
34... BE WILLING TO WORK FOR WHAT YOU WANT
35... DESCRIBE THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH YOU BELONG
36... DEFINE WHAT IS MISSING IN YOUR LIFE
37... DEVELOP YOUR OWN PHILOSOPHIES OF LIFE
38... DEVELOP YOUR OWN STRATEGIES AND SYSTEMS
39... KNOW WHAT YOUR PRIORITIES ARE
DRAW UP YOUR OWN LIFE PLAN
40... CHOOSE YOUR PATH
41... WRITE UP AN ACTION PLAN
42... TAKE ACTION
43... STAY WITH IT
YOUR RESOURCES
44... WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO WORK WITH?
45... LIVE WITHIN YOUR MEANS
46... ACCEPT HAVING "ENOUGH"
47... TAKE ADVANTAGE OF EVERY SPARE MINUTE
PREPARE TO START OVER
48... LEARN THE BASIC FACTS OF LIFE
49... FACE THE FACTS
50... ACCEPT WHAT CANNOT BE CHANGED
51... DEFINE REAL PROBLEMS
52... CONSIDER THE CONSEQUENCES OF YOUR ACTIONS
53... HAVE A SYSTEM FOR WHEN LIFE IS ON TRACK
54... PUT YOUR LIFE BACK ON TRACK
55... KNOW WHEN IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON
56... DECIDE WHERE YOU TRULY BELONG
57... LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES
58... CONSIDER MOVING AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO START FRESH AND PURE
59... DECIDE WHAT OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE
60... PREPARE YOURSELF NOW FOR THE NEXT PHASE OF LIFE TO BEGIN
61... BE READY
BEGIN YOUR JOURNEY
62... START OVER WITH A CLEAN SLATE
63... LOOK FORWARD TO A NEW BEGINNING
64... MAKE POSITIVE CHANGES WHEREVER YOU CAN
65... VIEW EACH DAY AS A FRESH OPPORTUNITY TO START OVER
66... TAKE THE LOWEST ROOM
67... UTILIZE YOUR TIME ALONE
68... CREATE YOUR OWN LIFE MANUAL
69... ORGANIZE YOUR LIFE FROM THE INSIDE OUT
70... ORGANIZE YOUR HOME
71... BE CLEAN ON THE INSIDE
72... BE CLEAN ON THE OUTSIDE
73... GET YOUR HOUSE IN ORDER
74... MAKE NECESSARY CHANGES TO YOUR HOME ENVIRONMENT
75... SPRING CLEAN YOUR LIFE
76... ORGANIZE EVERY ELEMENT OF YOUR LIFE
77... RECORD YOUR THOUGHTS
78... WRITE LISTS
79... CREATE ROUTINES
80... DON'T COMPLICATE THINGS
81... GET IT OVER WITH
82... SIMPLIFY LIFE
83... ELIMINATE ALL UNNECESSARY ELEMENTS FROM YOUR LIFE
84... ELIMINATE ALL EXCESS
85... INCORPORATE A "JUNK" DAY INTO YOUR ROUTINE
86... ELIMINATE ALL NON-PRODUCTIVE ELEMENTS FROM YOUR LIFE
87... ELIMINATE WASTEFULNESS
88... CHOOSE NEATNESS OVER DISORGANIZATION
89... GO AS FAR AS YOU CAN GO EACH DAY
90... CLOSE OUT ONE PROJECT BEFORE STARTING ANOTHER
91... HAVE ONLY ONE FOCUS IN EACH AREA OF YOUR LIFE
92... DO YOUR BEST
93... CONSTANTLY ANALYZE AND LOOK FOR WAYS TO IMPROVE
94... MAKE EACH DAY SPECIAL
95... PUT IT ALL TOGETHER
96... NEVER LOSE HOPE
ONCE YOU REACH YOUR GOAL
97... KEEP THINGS IN ORDER
98... SET A GOOD EXAMPLE
99... SET A NEW STANDARD
100... SUMMARIZE YOUR JOURNEY TO HAPPINESS AND SHARE IT WITH OTHERS
In the process of adhering to these steps, you may discover new happiness and sincere contentment!
Terri Emmett is dedicated to sharing her success and helping others to become organized in their lives. You can visit her website at http://www.sororityunit.com.
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