I Exist as I Am…

…That is enough.”    -Walt Whitman  It’s easy to look around at the frustrating and challenging life circumstances we may currently be experiencing and try to figure out how we got there.  We tend to think that if we could just...

If You Want to Live a Happy Life…

tie it to a goal, not to people or things.”  -Albert Einstein  It’s the season of setting goals for the new year! There are all sorts of processes and guides about how to set effective goals. Some of them have even been featured in my questions....

You Don’t Have to be Great to Start…

But You Have to Start to be Great.”        -Zig Zigler  Last week I completed a year-long experiment. The previous December I had turned all the hangers in my closet backward.  The idea was that when I would wear...

A Place for Everything…

…and Everything in its Place.”          -Ben Franklin  Although it’s still January, tax season is rapidly approaching. Any moment now those “Important Tax Document” envelopes will start...

Unless Commitment is Made…

There are Only Promises and Hopes…but No Plans.    -Peter Drucker Now that we’re more than 20 days into January, how are you doing on your goals/resolutions?  I heard a new perspective on goals that might shed some light on why we...

The Greatest Weapon Against Stress…

…Our Ability to Choose One Thought Over Another.”    -William James  One of the most common questions I hear when working with a client is “Where do we start?” It applies not only to which room to start decluttering but...