"Mom! where's my ______?"
"Honey, have you seen my ______?"
I know I put my _______ somewhere around here!
Sound familiar? Are too many of your things looking for a home? Would your family life be more
peaceful with better time-management skills?
Statistics show that the average adult loses a full week of time per year looking for misplaced items.
Stress levels that go along with this struggle are immeasurable. So why is the process of organizing our
lives so difficult?
People
assume this is an inherent ability.
Most
of the time we have too much on our plate, and get frustrated with ourselves when we can’t do it all.
Sometimes our emotions can get in
the way of our best intentions.
Above all, most people
don't know where to start or how long the process will take.
If you overestimate a three day job (like a typical “packed” garage) to two months, you’ll quit before
you ever get started. If you underestimate a two day filing system re-vamp to
three hours, you’ll be frustrated at the end of two hours when it looks like no progress has been made.