“Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world.” ~ Marilyn Monroe

In Sex in the City, when Carrie Bradshaw accepts Mr. Big’s marriage proposal he asks her: “Should we get you a diamond?   “No. No.” she responds.  “Just get me a really big closet!”

What woman doesn’t fantasize about a larger – better organized closet? I had a client call me in a panic once because her husband was threatening to throw out all her shoes!  A little drastic, but I’m sure there are a few husbands out there who can relate to the closet space conundrum.

Organizing homes for many different clients, I have found that most women own more shoes than they realize. Justifiably so perhaps, I for one, can certainly relate to Marilyn Monroe’s statement: “Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world.”

So what do you do when you have too many shoes and too little space?

First things first! You know that you need to donate or toss some out! So start sorting them by color and occasion appropriate groups. Once you can see that you actually own 6 pairs of black pumps, or 7 pairs of tan loafers, you can be more realistic about which ones to keep.

Clear Storage Boxes: Shoes or Boots Short/Long Multi Packs $9 - $30)

TIP: When sorting here are 5 simple questions to ask yourself.

• Are they comfortable? Do my feet scream to be set free after only 30 minutes?

• Are they fresh? Is there more than a whiff of “eau de foot?”

• Are they presentable? Do they look tired – over worn/tatty/scratched?

• Are they stylish? They may have been the height in fashion a few years ago but now – not so much!

• Are they just plain ugly?  As in – what was I thinking when I bought them!!

Once you’ve created your “charity donation” pile and your “toss it” pile – do just that.  Toss them straight into the garbage or the trunk of your car.

12 Shoe Under-the-Bed Organizer with Cedar Under $16

Now for the fun part – getting the rest of your shoes organized!  Whether you chose a wheel of shoes bedroom feature, which I personally love, or a more traditional under-the-bed, back of the door, hanging or box closet storage solution, you’ll now be able to find the pair you want, when you want them!

“I did not have three thousand pairs of shoes, I had one thousand and sixty.” ~ Imelda Marcos

And if you are anything like Carrie Bradshaw, you might want to invest in some see-through boxes for those very special Manolo Blahnik or Jimmy Choo’s!  Organizing in a small space? Try displaying them on a shelf in an often forgotten space – above a window or door!

Quick De-cluttering Tips for Parties

Having a Super Bowl Party? It doesn’t matter who you root for, the ads and the half-time show make Super Bowl parties fun!  And the great thing is they are typically casual – just grill up some burgers, make a chilli crock pot, or build your own pizza!  A few chips and dips, and jolly it up with a selection of beers that reflect the names, the mascots, or the hometowns of the competing teams and you’re all set!

If you haven’t already got your invites out – SomeEcards has some great SuperBowl-centric invitations, Evite, or Paperless Post will send personalized invites. Decorations are optional, but most party stores will have banners and such, or you could just go with paper plates and napkins in team colors.

I’m gonna share ten simple tips to help you do a quick, effective cleanup so your home is ready to receive guests and then you’ll be all set!

Avoid Perfection at All Costs – getting most of it done in a quick fashion does not allow you to get into detailed cleaning.

Understand why you are doing the quick cleaning – cleaning for a special event allows you to focus in the rooms that are going to be utilized instead of the whole home

When cleaning and de-cluttering, I suggest moving left to right around the house.  Stand at your front door and continue to organize and clean.  Remember everything behind you is now considered a clean, clutter-free zone and everything ahead of you requires attention.  Using this method always you to measure what you’ve done and what’s left to do.  If you don’t need to clean a particular room, close the door and move on.

Use a timer, set for 15 to 20 minute increments.

Keep a calendar or notepad next to you, that way you can write down TO DO’s ideas and reminders that come to you and you don’t have to stop and go to another room to write down a note, (which creates distractions).

Select some music that will make you move quickly.  Slow classical music creates slow movements when dusting or doing dishes.  When you are “up” and dancing and smiling – you’ll automatically move faster!

Before you start cleaning, decide what your system is for the quick clean up. Create four or five tasks  that you will do in room. Remember, cleaning means different things to different people.

Example Sytem #1

• Dusting

• Trash out

• Vaccum

• Pick up everything on the floor

• De-clutter the surface of the main piece of furniture

Example System#2

• Dusting

• Water plants

• Push in all of the chairs

• Open all the shades

• Move all items that don’t belong in the room to it’s proper location in the home

Start with the most important room or the most difficult room and set the number of minutes you will spend cleaning it. Prioritizing your rooms ensures you get the most meaningful rooms done first – so if you run out of time, you’ll still be okay.

Keep a basket with you as you clean.  When you find items that don’t belong in the room you are cleaning, toss them in the basket and keep cleaning.  We lose time when we walk each individual item back to its proper location.

Understand whether you are more likely to clean in the mornings, afternoons or evenings. Stick with what works.  I know I’m a morning person, so I power through my cleaning first thing to make sure it’s done and I can get on with the day.  Others are late night people and the cleaning can be a relaxing way to wind down the day.

Quick cleaning really can help you on a regular basis too. The longer you spend doing chores you don’t like, the more you’ll dread doing them, breaking the cleaning into bite sized chunks spread over the week, can make the home seem more manageable.

DorothyTheOrganizer to See Rhianna, ColdPlay, Paul McCartney

  Yikes, I’m so exicted! I wish I had a backstage pass to see  how Grammy’s are actually organized - but I’ll be quite happy sitting in the audience! Please tell me what you would like to know so I have your questions with me when I head out to the Grammy’s – here is the most recent press release about who I’ll be seeing on February 12th:

GRAMMY Performers Announced

If you did set yourself goals and resolutions, studies show that you may already be struggling to be true to them.  If you have still not determined what new directions or changes you might make in 2012, you could still be struggling.

Either way, procrastination could be part of your problem, and it’s not until you understand what type of a procrastinator you are that you can do something about it. In the following featured article, I’ll Do It Tomorrow – If I have Time by Barb Friedman, one of the co-authors of 16 Professional Organizers Tell All,  you’ll learn about some of the different types of procrastination.

I’LL DO IT TOMORROW – IF I HAVE TIME!

Does this sound like you or someone you know? How many times do we find ourselves putting off tasks until another (as yet undecided) time? Do you ever hope that some of your “to-do” list would just evaporate with no consequences? Well, the good news is you are not alone. It took me two weeks just to sit down and write this article!

We know that being organized is a learned skill.

New Fact: Procrastination is a learned skill. That’s right. Throughout your life you have developed various ways to procrastinate yet still cope and get by. Wouldn’t it be nice not to have to worry about “getting by”? You can do it!

There are as many reasons to procrastinate as there are tasks to do. The key is to discover what your particular “style” is. What are the obstacles that are holding you back? Do you need more information to complete the job? If so, where and when you can access it? Do you know how to do the task? If not, who can help you? Do you have the necessary materials to work with? And the list goes on and on. As you begin to notice your style, you can begin to learn new ways to handle the obstacles.

One style of procrastination is the “over doer”. This is the person who can’t say “no”. They tend to take on too many commitments and feel quite overwhelmed and stressed out. The “over doer” needs to learn the art of decision making.

One reason they say “yes” to so many things is because they haven’t yet learned how to determine which commitments to take on and which are better delegated to someone else. In deciding whether to accept a task, think about if this is the best possible use of your time. Is this helping you to accomplish your goals? Is this what you do best?

Another style of procrastination is the “perfectionist”. This person cannot begin a project and complete the project until everything is perfect. For example, when creating a filing system – the “perfectionist” will need all the right folders, colors, labels, printers, etc. before they can put the system together.

In reality, although that is a great idea, the important part of the task is to develop and implement the filing system. The details can always be changed at a later date. It is the system itself that will help you to increase productivity, relieve stress and find more time in your day.

There are more styles of procrastination and ways to overcome them. They are covered completely in our workshops. The key is to monitor yourself and determine what your obstacles are. Then develop a few techniques to eliminate that behavior. Be proactive!!

Now is the time to learn a new skill. Good luck!

Professional Organizers DorothyTheOrganizer and Barb Friedman, (owner of Organize IT, Milwaukee, WI) both offer seminars, one on one consultations, coaching and teleclasses. Email Dorothy or Visit Organize IT at www.organizeitbiz.com

"DorothyTheOrganizer" Breininger Talks to Media about "Aid Still Required" in Haiti

All-Star Lineup Launches ‘HAITI: Aid Still Required’ Campaign

Normally everyone forgets about tragedies a few weeks or months after they happen.  Not so with this group.

Despite it being two full years since the 7.0 magnitude earthquake leveled the capital city of Port-au-Prince, more than 40 high profile personalities will use their Twitter and Facebook accounts this Thursday, the 12^th, to rekindle interest in helping Haiti.

The lineup, which includes Maroon 5, Sting, Lady Antebellum, Hugh Jackman, Sheryl Crow, Tim McGraw, Martha Stewart, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, Don Cheadle, Deepak Chopra and NBA stars Paul Pierce, Blake Griffin, Kevin Durant and Chris Paul, has a combined total of 125 million social media followers.

“Before the earthquake, Haiti was already the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere,” explains Hunter Payne, producer of the campaign and President of Aid Still Required.  “The last thing it needed was a disaster.”

The earthquake exacerbated ever-worsening conditions on the island.  The number of orphaned and abandoned children has doubled since the quake, the incidence of rape has increased markedly, and Haiti’s floundering education system took a severe hit when schools toppled.

“On our trip there this past summer it was difficult to see much progress,” says Andrea Herz Payne, Chairman and co-founder of Aid Still Required.  “At the same time we saw how eager the Haitian people are to improve their situation.  There was no way we could come home and forget about them.”

Haiti was once a lush, thriving paradise.  A few hundred years ago it provided France with about a third of its domestic product.  But after gaining independence from France in 1804, the populace turned to subsistence farming, deforesting the countryside in the process. Today 98% of Haiti is barren, and the resultant flight to the cities has left urban areas impossibly overcrowded.

When the earthquake hit Port-Au-Prince, it destroyed hospitals, air, sea and land transport facilities, and communication systems, and left over a million survivors homeless and hundreds of thousands starving and without proper sanitation or clean drinking water. Today, the people of Haiti continue to live in a state of emergency.

“The usual pattern is for the public to contribute generously in the moment of a disaster and then forget about it,” says Hunter.  “But disasters don’t heal themselves – they take time, energy and resources over a protracted arc.  We hope this campaign will go a long way to engendering this kind of thinking not only about this tragedy but all others as well.”

Proceeds from the campaign are funding reforestation projects, infrastructure and teachers for orphanages, and trauma relief programs for PTSD and rape victims.

Donations – http://aidstillrequired.org/donate

Campaign Sponsor – Snoball – ‘Empowering change through social giving.’ https://snoball.com/

Contact info@AidStillRequired.org for more information.

Most of us have looked around our homes or office at some time and shuddered – feeling overwhelmed and unable to get a handle on the clutter or stacks of paper.  But when do you know you need to call in some professional help?  Get some fresh organization ideas?

My first answer is: “Anytime is a great time to find a way to make your life easier!” How much happier could you be with a more organized home?

Take a look at the 10 questions below and decide if a fresh set of eyes and hands could make your life easier!  Do you…

• often find yourself searching for a certain piece of clothing?

• just throw things in a closet when you don’t know what else to do with them?

• feel overwhelmed when you open any closet, drawer or cupboard in your home?

• have a stack of unopened mail on a shelf, stuffed in a drawer or on your kitchen counter or table?

• ever miss due by dates on bills because you forgot or can’t find them?

• have a stock of your kids art projects just piled up in the spare bedroom or basement?

• are your kids toys scattered throughout several rooms in your home?

• ever find yourself searching for a receipt, warranty, letter, or other important piece of paper?

• have to hesitate before inviting someone over because you know if you have pick up?

• have trouble finding things in your refrigerator or pantry?

If you think that you could work more efficiently, live a less stressful and more joyful life, maybe you could benefit from consulting with a Professional Organizer – Contact me at

“Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.” Hannah More (British Philanthropist)

Everyone has goals although we don’t always refer to them as goals! There are two basic  types of goals. Short-term goals, quite often referred to as objectives, particularly in the business environment. Longer-term goals may include the completion of a major project or milestone in a company business plan.

The majority of our goals cannot be achieved overnight. Regardless of the goal type we  must face reality and understand that in order to achieve our goals we must make a conscious effort to work towards them.

Why is goal setting so important? Goal setting gives us a sense of purpose about what we want in our lives – for ourselves and for our company. Without dreams and aspirations, individuals live life by just ‘getting by’, rarely accomplishing anything significant.

Setting goals provides us with a road map for our business whether the journey is a short trip (like going to the corner store), or one that requires many months or years to reach our destination. We know that road maps provide us direction, and they help us get back on track when we get lost or stray off our course. Achieving goals is fulfilling and it gives us a sense of accomplishment – the feeling of a job well done – the feelings of look what I did!

Goal setting effects our every day business lives like making sales calls, performing administrative work or developing a marketing plan. Each one requires some form of goal setting to achieve the end result we desire.

Here is an example of a long-term goal and some ideas on how to achieve it. Let’s say you want to increase your current revenues by 200% in twelve months time. This could be a pretty big goal for some individuals but not impossible.

Let’s start by using the analogy of a large pizza. Could you eat a large pizza by yourself? The answer is yes! But, you cannot eat the pizza by shoving the whole pizza in your mouth all at once. You can however, eat the whole pizza over several sittings or one slice at a time! So invite you to think of your larger goals as a pizza consisting of a number of slices. Each one of those slices represents a smaller goal, objective, task or project that moves you towards the big goal of eating the whole pizza.

Okay let’s get back to increasing your revenues by 200%. Let’s say you want to achieve this goal one year from now. What will you have to do to make this a reality? Much will depend on what you are doing right now versus where you will need or want to be doing to make your goal a reality. How big is the gap? In this case it is 200%. What do you need to do to close the gap? What are the smaller goals required to reach the larger goal?

To increase your revenues you’ll have to do some pretty serious marketing of yourself and your services. Your first smaller goal might be to determine whom you want to target – new clients – more business from current clients (your first slice of the pizza). Next you will need to determine where to find those new clients (your second slice of the pizza).

Maybe you will need to expand your marketing efforts to include more or new networking opportunities – what will they be (your third slice of the pizza). Next you may want to fine tune your calling pattern as to how many calls daily, weekly, monthly, etc. you will make (the fourth, fifth, sixth, etc. slice of the pizza). Okay I think you’ve grasped the concept of the pizza analogy.

For each of these smaller goals set a target date by which you want to achieve this part of the overall goal. Its important to recognize that good long-term planning supports long-term goals. Remember the old expression, slow and steady wins the race. The same applies to achieving your goals.

Here are some tips on how to achieve your goals.

1. Use the SMART method. What does acronym SMART stand for?

S – specific –
Ensure that your goal is specific – be clear on what you want to achieve. In the example it is increase revenues by 200% over the next 12 months.

M – measurable –
How will you measure your progress? How will you know that you’re on tack? In the example each of the smaller goals working towards the larger goal is measurable by assigning target dates of accomplishment.

A – achievable
Set a goal that is possible, even if it means pushing yourself beyond your comfort zone or it requires you to try things you have never done before. This applies to the big goal and all the smaller goals required to reaching the big goal. In the example going to new networking opportunities or making cold calls be a big stretch for some folks.

R – realistic
Ensure your goal is realistic. Don’t set goals that are impossible despite all your efforts as this may discourage you from setting other goals. The increase of 200% may seem far-fetched for some people. However, I believe that anything is possible with realistic timelines.

T – timely
All goals must have a target date for completion. This target date will enable you to establish milestones against how you will measure your progress. With the example we set a target date of one year. However, the time frame could be different. This is where the realistic part comes in.

2. Written goals are achieved goals!

A goal in your head quite often just stays there. It is a thought with little or no action. Written goals assist you in being clear about what you want to do, staying focused on your goal and avoiding the obstacles that can get in your way.

I know one individual who sets personal and professional annual goals for themselves. They have them written in the front day planner and they read their goals every morning. By reading them daily it reminds them what their purpose is and helps them ensure that their daily activities and actions are moving them towards their big goal or goals.

I don’t need to tell you how successful they are! They never cease to amaze me with their accomplishments, particularly their business ones.

I know another individual who writes a letter to themselves every year on their birthday. In the letter they outline the goals they plan to accomplish over the next 12-months. Next they schedule time over the next year in their planning tool for the various smaller goals required to reach the larger goal.

Knowing the letter awaits them in one-year’s time gives them the motivation they need to ensure they continually move towards their goals. They not only celebrate their birthday but their accomplishments as well. What a nice gift to give yourself.

Conclusion

Rome was not built in a day nor will all your goals be achieved in a day. So, do not become discouraged by the enormity of some of your goals. A successful and fruitful life is a succession of accomplishments. Your lifetime or long-term goals are attainable through a succession of short-term goals. Remember, anything is possible when you’re clear about what you want and you know how to devour this pizza!

Happy goal setting!

Contact DorothyTheOrganizer and Margaret Miller for Goals Setting Coaching.  Margaret Miller is a founder and current president of Professional Organizers in Canada and an Authorized Paper Tiger Consultant. Corporations, large and small have used her knowledge and practical advice to better manage their resources, time and paper. TERAGRAM Coaching & Consulting Group Burlington, Ontario, Canada.  http://www.teragram.ca/

A timeline and consequences.

I think of a goal as a dream with feet. A young couple recently told me they wanted to have a house within the next year. “Great!” I said. “What’s your plan? How are you going to do it?” The reply was all too common, “We don’t know, but we’ll find a way.”

Really???  It’s like getting in the car to drive to a foreign destination without a map! If we don’t know where we’re going, how will we know when we get there?

Setting goals is one thing – meeting them is another. Unless we take that first step of clarifying what we intend to accomplish in a given time frame, we only have a dream, not a goal.

1. Put them in writing. I know you’ve heard this before, but it really works! Writing out goals helps to clarify exactly what you want to do and gives you a feeling of commitment to achieve them. This sense of commitment is increased if you share your goals with someone. Work backwards. First write down the results you want to achieve, then give your goals a realistic deadline. Your written goals should not only motivate you to get started but also provide direction for what you need to do and how to do it.
2. Be very precise about what you want. What are you going to do? Why do you want to do it? When do you want it to happen? What will the pay-off be when you achieve it?  People often write out goals that are too vague or too broad in scope. Then it’s hard to know where to start let alone how to keep going. For example.My friends who wanted a house (let’s call them John and Jane) might have written out detailed goals: A four bedroom colonial with at least two bathrooms, large kitchen and formal dining room, full basement, family room and living room, two-car attached garage, large back yard, located in the Maple Grove school district. Price cap $240,000. Don’t forget that if you’re working on goals involving other people, they should be a part of this writing process. Otherwise, they may lack the commitment to help make it happen.
3. What tools will you need to accomplish your goal? Will you need to do research? Can you do it yourself or should you ask for help? What kind of problems might you encounter and how will you overcome them? Identify people who can help. Write all of this down so you can better analyze what needs to be done and plan how to do it.
4. Make sure your goals are measurable so that you can check your progress.Every goal has short-term milestones along the way to achievement. These are good measurements to keep you focused and on track. It’s a great feeling to reach these mini achievements. They motivate you to keep going. John and Jane should sit down together and develop a plan of how they’re going to turn their dream into a goal. Some things they might consider
   

   Write down each task that needs to be done.

   may be to determine how much money they’re going to put aside for this goal and how often they’ll do it. They could also plan to visit all the neighborhoods in the Maple Grove school district, maybe one each weekend, then do research on each to narrow their target.

5. Goals should be realistic and achievable. If they’re set too high, you’ll give up. If they’re too low, you won’t be challenged and may get bored and quit. Goals should stretch you but not break you. They should take you out of your comfort zone and guide you to new achievements. Realistic means it’s do-able for you. That doesn’t necessarily mean it will be easy. It doesn’t have to be easy, but it does need to be attainable for you.

Now that all of the pieces are written down, it’s time to develop a plan. This is where you put feet to your dream, making it a goal. Write down each task that needs to be done.

Prioritize them and affix a deadline date to each one. Put the list in date order. Now you can schedule each task on your calendar. Why put it on your calendar? Because things that don’t get scheduled, don’t get done.

Choices have consequences.

My family is used to hearing me say, “Choices have consequences.” People who set realistic, measurable goals with achievable deadlines usually reap the benefits of making good choices. Those who just wing it and wait for fate to guide them often go through life with many unfulfilled dreams.

So if you decide to keep your dreams and not turn them into goals, you can. Just be prepared to accept the consequence of probably never having your dreams come true. But, if you choose to put feet on those dreams, be prepared to reap the benefits!

Dixie Sanner is a professional speaker, seminar leader, organizer and coach helping people organize their lives at work. She has run a successful organizing business, SOS (Sanner Organizing Solutions) for five years in the greater Washington, DC metro area. Dixie can be reached through her website at http://sos4order.com/

Your attitude has a lot to do with your success at setting and reaching your goals. There are people who often feel like victims. You know them. You’ve heard their tale of woe: “Nothing good ever happens to me. I have the worst luck in the world. I can’t help what happens in my life.” Whine! Whine! Whine!

They claim they have no control or influence over what happens to them. They’re always reacting to what goes on around them. It will be difficult for these people to achieve their goals because deep down they don’t feel they can. They are their own worst enemies!

Whether you think you can or you can't - you're right!

On the other hand, those people who believe they can make a difference in their environment and that they can control at least some of the things that happen to them have a much better chance of setting realistic goals and reaching them.

A positive persistent attitude about your goals will help you keep going when a bump in the road sets you back. It will keep you from giving up. If your desire to accomplish your goal is not deep, and you really don’t believe in it, more than likely you’ll never see it happen.

One way to get excited and motivated is to make a written list of the benefits you’ll receive from achieving the goal. Keep this list in front of you – to keep you going. Add to it as you think of new benefits. Goals give you a sense of direction, a purpose in life.

Achieving goals boosts your self esteem and helps you feel more control over your environment. People who work toward goals are more contented with life and are less stressed. Set big goals, little goals, short-term and long-range goals. Remember, there are consequences to every action, or inaction. This is another reason why thinking things through and planning are so important.

“Whether you think you can or can’t, you’re right.” These are very wise words from Henry Ford and history shows us what he thought. Along with a positive attitude, you may need to develop new habits to replace some not-so effective ones in order to reach your goals.

Habits are something we can control. Webster’s Dictionary defines a habit as “a behavior pattern acquired by frequent repetition or physiologic exposure that shows itself in regularity or increased facility of performance” or “an acquired mode of behavior that has become nearly or completely involuntary.”

In other words, habits are learned. And anything that is learned can be unlearned. Many people who study habits agree that it takes about 21 days to form a habit.

First you’ll need to identify the habit you want to change and analyze it. Write it down. When do you do it? What exactly is it you do? Why do you do it? Then write what new behavior you’d like to see replace this ineffective habit.

Once you’re committed to changing your behavior, start doing it. Try to develop a routine around the new habit. In some cases, you may want to change your surroundings to give your habit a stronger start and a better chance to grow.

Once you’ve started this new behavior, you’ll need to practice it persistently until it is firmly in place. Saying to yourself, “I’ve been good for two weeks, digressing just this once won’t matter,” will really set you back. Every time you break the pattern, you’ll need to start over. And the more times you start over, the harder it is to change.

Now that you have a positive attitude and know how to develop healthier habits, let’s take a look at how to start setting goals. . . .

Dixie Sanner is a professional speaker, seminar leader, organizer and coach helping people organize their lives at work.  She has run a successful organizing business, SOS (Sanner Organizing Solutions) for five years in the greater Washington DC metro area.  Dixie can be reached through her website at http://sos4order.com/

Here are 5 simple tips to start getting organized in 2012.

1.   Consider how you archive and store the year’s records both physically and electronically. (This applies to your business, personal, health, children’s artwork, etc.) Eliminate the clutter by asking— how do we purge our files and records? How often? What did we set up, put in place, or change that worked better this year than last.

When reflecting on the past year – can you identify projects & tasks which were not completed? Why? Is it time to let some go? Which to-do list items have rolled over from month to month? Did you upgrade your attitude, wardrobe, computer skills, playtime?

2.   Review your personal growth—ask… Am I using my strengths to my best advantage? What did I learn this past year? What do I still want to learn? What old attitudes, ideas, beliefs can I get rid of to make room for new possibilities? Let’s rotate out some old stuff and make room for the new.

3.   Aim for improving your time management skills-Divide your time in the New Year in a new way – per my coauthor Jack Canfield:

• Best Results days
• Prep Days
• Rest & Relaxation days

* This system can be used for at home and at work.

4.   Come clean on bad habits, creating “to stop” lists rather than ‘to do” lists, designing your own personal retreat to create the goals for your year ahead.

5.   Write out your goals-Set aside 2 hours in a visually-inspiring location and write down your wishes for each area of your life: Health, finances, fitness, spirituality, recreation, community, friends & family, car & home, education, contribution to the world. The simple act of writing your goals increases the likeliness of successful initiation and completion!