A Woman Simplifiying Her Life
As a woman there is so many times a day that I have to redefine myself that I sometimes get lost in the redefining. How about you do you long to simplify your life. What does that even mean? As I read about this and listen to the women in the networks at Ryze
it means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. All of them say have a clear vision of where you want to go in life. You don't need to know how you will get there yet, just know where you want to go. Now that implies to me that I have taken time to analyze, dream and visualize where I want to go. I have spent time seeing what I really value. It also implies that I have given myself the time to find out about me.
Have a clear understanding of your values and what is important to you.
I have so many things that are important to me. I hardly know where to begin making the list and then prioritizing it is overwhelming sometimes. So I don't do it. But I do make some lists and accomplish something everyday.
Write down some of the goals you would like to achieve. Look at each goal to determine if they match with your vision and values. My top goals right now are to pay off all my bills including my house. I bought a financial plan that is helping me to do this. I have only started my financial plan, I have been doing it for about six months now. I have been very disciplined in achieving this goal. I like the feeling of empowerment this gives me. To do this in a timely manner I have to find a way to make more money. I have conceived of three business I can run on the internet. I have started toward that goal. I do two steps forward and three steps back some of the time. But I am moving toward that goal. The whole point in doing this is to pay all my bills off and be able to live anywhere that I want not being dependent on living in a place because that is where the employment is. I also will pay off my home and sell it. I will then have money to buy a home that is a lot less money in a different part of the country and have some money left over for improvements and to live on.
Get rid of any that do not match. Choose one or two of these goals to begin with. Allow yourself to put the other goals away for the time being. Having too many goals will only create havoc and chaos. I feel that often I am scattered but some goals can't be just focused on exculsively. I am trying to paint the inside of my house and during the Summer months paint the outside. I have to keep my house repaired for it to be worth any money. I also have to work. I work a twelve hours day four days a week. Then there is the mundane things like cleaning house, shopping for food, preparing the best food I can find for me. I am also haunted by a need to find a new way of looking at myself now that I am aging. I need to love myself to accomplish any of my goals. I also have to carve out time each day to exercise, to do yard work and to keep myself up for work.
Ask yourself four questions before accepting any obligation: Will this help me to reach my vision? Will this help me to accomplish any of my goals? Will I enjoy myself? Will this interfere with other obligations? Determine if this activity will fit your life based on your answers before committing yourself.
Start turning off your cell phone and using it only when you need to call someone. Set aside a specific time each day to answer emails or messages to avoid changing course each time you return a phone call.
Use automatic payments or bank online to have bills paid automatically each month.
Take your most difficult or dreaded tasks and complete them first thing in the morning. Get them out of the way in order to allow yourself to concentrate on other tasks rather than worrying about the ones you really don't want to do.
Know that where you are right now is exactly where you should be. Don't worry if you haven't accomplished what you think you should have or what others expect you to accomplish. Be okay with where you are and work forward from there.
Find 10-20 minutes each day to sit and relax, do nothing, or meditate. This is a few minutes to reflect on your day, your vision and to clear your mind.
Understand that simplifying your life is an ongoing process. I just keep simplifying my life. It is an ongoing process.
About the Author
Judi Singleton writes ten blogs a week if you like this article and would like to read more by her then please go to http://www.motherearthpublishing.com for a list of her blogs.