More Than WE Know

Apparently some carnivals took a week off,  as I couldn’t find where they had set up camp.  But it’s just as well as I found an abundance of great articles at the E3 Carnival of Success Principles . I’m taking the opportunity to highlight several well-written articles that really resonated with me and my fresh New Year’s spirit of getting things in order and getting things done.

My favorite article is Pat B. Doyle’s  Feng Shui and Clutter posted at Barton Pond Feng Shui. Pat says, “You will be a lot more successful in your work if you eliminate clutter. Clutter is so draining to your energy.”

This fascinated me because I know so little about Feng Shui.  I never thought about it being related to clutter and how physically and emotionally draining, living with clutter can be.   

The following three great articles also deal with eliminating clutter - only this time it’s mental clutter.

Vahid Chaychi presents Do You Want to Change Your Life? First You Should Learn to Control Your Fear! posted at Weboma.com. 

So often our fear clutters up our mind and our emotions and gets in the way of accomplishing our goals. Whether it is fear of failure, fear of embarrassment, fear of looking foolish, or fear of the consequences of success, we need to face the fear, and do it anyway.

After facing our fear, we need to face our inclination to fill our life with busy-ness.  A lot of our mental clutter is due to trying to do everything for everyone. 

As women we are particularly good at multi-tasking. We take pride in our ability to simultaneously write an article, watch the kids, cook dinner and clean our bathroom bowl.  But sometimes  to get worthwhile results, we need to block out time to clear our minds and focus on accomplishing just one thing really well.  

To learn more, read David B. Bohl’s article Time Management: Focus and Getting Results posted at Slow Down Fast Today!. David says, “Emphasize on focus and results in time management. It’s not about how much you get done in a particular block of time. It’s about getting the results you need from that time.”

And last, to make the most of that new physical and mental de-cluttering, we sometimes need to exert self-discipline.  Discipline has gotten a negative connotation in our play-now, pay-later culture.  But discipline really means caring enough about the vision you have for your life, your business, and your family,  to put forth the effort and work to make it come true.

To learn more about how to make those dreams you cherish become a reality read Ed Rivis’s  article Discipline: Number One Success Tool for 2008. posted at Ed Rivis.

I hope you found today’s focused Carnival a refreshing and inspiring break.  

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