How to make life more organised as a business owner
If you are the type of person who thinks “I could never stick to “being organised” 100% of the time, so I may as well ride the chaos”, read on – because I’m busting those myths today!
Firstly, if you live a chaotic life, have a to-do list never gets done and you don’t mind unexpected additional money and time spent as a consequence… If you are HAPPY with it – that is OK! There is no “rule” that says you need to change 😊. We are ALL different and all thrive in different circumstances.
If, like most of my clients, you WANT to feel more in control, want a to do list that gets done, and want to feel good all round because you currently don’t and you hate the wasted time and money- I’m talking to you.
You might worry that to feel better and tackle all those things I just listed, that you need to transform yourself into a perfect angel. Or a robot. Here’s my opinion – you absolutely DO NOT!
So what have I been rambling on about in all my posts if there is no perfectly "organised" person?
WELL - here's the thing. If you have systems that work, ways of working or ways of being, things that you are in the habit of doing, places where things go to name but a few, then you will get it right at least 80% of the time. And this can be achieved incrementally with small changes in the areas of your life where you find it had.
This means that when something slips through, and you miss it- it's ok! It's not stressful - you can handle it; because most things are going to plan. So, you don't get that chaotic mental clutter cloud because the vast majority of "life" is under control.
Want to know a little secret*? I forget things too. Like the time I forgot my child’s own clothes day. (After that – I changed the default reminders in my calendar to ping 1 hour before rather than the day before so that exact situation hopefully won’t happen again!). On another occasion I was responsible for getting a joint present for a friend – I duly forgot to take it with me when we met for the birthday meal. Oops.
So what I’m saying is- you don't need "perfect", I didn’t stress too much about those things because they are not happening day in day out- it’s manageable in my head. So, by helping ourselves by finding ways to make our lives feel more ordered generally. By having a “frame”, it’s ok when things (inevitably) don’t go to plan. What I’m really talking about here is the pareto principle. It’s also known as the 80/20 rule, and it can apply to so many situations. Here what it means is, if you have things running along smoothly and working as you would like them to work with as little friction as possible 80% of the time then its manageable and so much less stressful when things don’t quite work out the other 20%. Also – our lives and situations are constantly changing, so what works this week might not work for us next week- so we need to tweak. (that’s tweak, not twerk – but if you want to twerk too, go for it 😊) .
And a final point - if you are still thinking "yeah but I'm just naturally disorganised" STOP! This is simply not true. With a growth mindset and some support along the way- anyone can incorporate small changes, unique to their lives, to make a difference to their effectiveness at work, the chaos in their lives and tame their mental clutter cloud for good.
For more on ways that I work with individuals and organisations to help them live a less stressful, more organised and calmer life so they can be more effective AND feel good you can visit my website: https://unscrambleme.co.uk/
*disclaimer – its not really a secret because I talk about my little misdemeanors all the time 😉
