It might be a good idea to set up two separate email accounts: one for business and one personal.
In the business account, create master files for major categories.
For example, I have files for:
•Leads
•Follow ups
•Events
•Travel (I even break this down monthly and by trip)
•Company
•Team
•Products
•Marketing
•Subscriptions
•Confirmations
Create your own digital system and e-files for whatever applies to your life and business.
Scan your email every day; when an email comes in, file it in one of the master files. If it helps, you can also have sub-files in any category.
Minimize stress by organizing your life. My husband Wes is always asking me where his wallet is, where his keys are, where his glasses are….
I know where everything of MINE is.
My purse is always in the same place, and all of my cabinets are or-gan-ized! Even the drawers in my bathroom are organized. And I don’t hang on to stuff I don’t need. I cleanse every few months. That means getting rid of anything I have not used in a while!
Ready? You try. What one simple aspect of your life can YOU organize immediately?
If you work at organizing in small pieces, you’ll make it happen. Come up with your own arrangement. It’ll provide a solid platform on which to build your success.
Begin today with ONE THING. Get it done!
All good? Good. Let’s keep going.
Emotionally, Mentally, and Physically
Making space means more than cleaning out your closet or selling a few broken toys or worn-out sweatshirts at a yard sale. Now, it’s still important to rid your living space of clutter, so don’t get attached to Grandma’s end table. But for our purposes, making space also refers to inner space.
That’s where you start. Out with the old, in with the new.
Making space will give you room for more of what you want. While you’re de-junking your environment, grab a shovel and dig out of the mind clutter you’ve been hanging onto. It’s been weighing you down, and the time has come to get over it. Clear your mind and focus on the tasks at hand—like taking the first steps to fulfilling that dream of yours.
Now, I’m not totally without sympathy. It’s super easy to become snowed under by life. It can feel like falling into a deep hole you’ll never get out of.
Seriously, think about everything you do in a single day.
If you tracked every task you completed from the time you roll out of bed until you turn off the lights at night, you’d probably be shocked by how much you actually do. You’d also probably wonder how the heck you manage to get all of it done.
Well, when you sometimes get it all done.
Sometimes you don’t.
Those don’ts can add up and be right there staring you in the face the next day. What happens? Your list gets longer and the stress mounts. All that unfinished business leads to one thing…CHAOS!
Craving Alone Time?
Want to know a secret? I’m going to tell you something a lot of moms feel guilty admitting. (Not me.)
I LOVE my alone time. And I don’t always get enough—do you?
Some of us crave solitude, but in today’s world, it’s hard to get away from people. I am not just talking about Facetime. Between our cell phones, texting, email, and other forms of communication, there’s nowhere to hide.
Remember what happened to me. Technology seems to be taking up more space every day, and in the process, pushing us out of the way. All those devices and apps converge to make things tighter.
Who’s da boss? You. MAKE SPACE!
Make Space for Wellness
Wellness involves more than a yearly physical. It’s also more than exercising and eating healthy. Mental and emotional stability are just as important, and clearing your mind is an important aspect of mental balance.
I come from a holistic viewpoint that takes into account mental and social factors, rather than just the surface definitions of wellness. When you MAKE SPACE in your life and think positively, your emotions are more likely to respond in kind.
How do you make space? Here are a few suggestions.
ABOUT THAT CLOSET….
Not ready to tackle this topic yet? Okay, forget the closet for now.
Let’s begin with something you’re less attached to: the junk drawer.
Almost everybody has a junk drawer, right? What’s in yours? There might be tools, tape, matches, batteries, and things you might need at some point. There might also be paper clips, hair ties, and old sticks of gum. Junk drawers are the place you throw things that have no home.
Be honest with yourself. Some of that stuff can go straight into the trash, right? “I might need it some day” is an excuse for holding on. All it does is complicate your life.
Pick a day to tackle the junk drawer. Empty it completely and throw away anything you’ve mentally labeled, “Things I might need some day.” If you haven’t used an item in six months, toss it!
Okay, Time’s Up! About That Closet
Time to breathe. This one can be tough. Our closets are sacred! We can be attached to the contents. Hey, I know people who’ve kept clothes in their wardrobes for a decade or more. They keep shopping and stuffing in new clothes, and pretty soon they can’t find anything.
I have a little empathy. I’m the first one to shop for new clothes and accessories. But I also pass things along if I’m not using them.
Just as you did with the junk drawer, pick a day to deal with your closet. Before you begin, set ground rules and promise to honor them. Work with a friend who will hold you to the mark. Prioritize and then decide what to keep and what to give away.
Dig in! You never know what you’re going to find. I know someone who was brave enough to exhume the dead weight from the back of her closet, and you know what ended up in the giveaway box? Her $2,000 wedding gown. She’d been married twenty years, and there was no reason to keep it other than sentimentality.
She said she remembered how much fun she’d had playing dress-up as a kid, and since she had no daughters, she gave the dress to Goodwill. The thought of some young woman feeling like a princess had more value to my friend than hanging onto a memory.
So,