The Week With All The Opportunities
April 10, 2012 in 52 Delights Project
THE WEEK THAT WAS
I did my week of decluttering in chunks, getting rid of a few things here and a few things there and it certainly adds up! I hit my 50 items fairly easily. Who knew I had three bottles of glasses lens cleaner? Or sets of teacups that are never used? Or handfuls of cosmetics that I’ve barely touched or are past their expiry date?
I feel pretty motivated to keep going on my cleaning spree now that I’ve reached my weekly target. Perhaps I should set a small target every week. Letting go of 5 or 10 items a week surely wouldn’t be too hard. I enjoy the feeling of letting go of possessions that I no longer need, love or use. The apartment feels more spacious and less chaotic, which in turn makes me feel at ease in a similar way.
Did you participate in last week’s 52 Delights Project Challenge? How did you go?
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Original photo by Alex Beadon
THIS WEEK
Sometimes I wake up and want to smack myself for letting myself get so lazy. I am in a good place in terms of my skills and experience but I need to get myself out there and little more and chasing the opportunities rather than waiting for them to come to me. I’ve been focusing on slowing down and disconnecting a bit more recently which is great in one way, but I need to get motivated to get some amazing sh*t happening! So this is the week.
The problem with believing that things are going well on the business front (especially if you’re working for yourself) is that you tend to become complacent. I forget that I should be constantly learning more about singing, teaching, writing and social media. I need to get out there, absorb information and the translate that into some kick-ass productivity and client building.
I’m going to take my own advice and get on the self promotion bandwagon. I am going to throw myself into some professional development. I will be strict on incorporating some kind of business building activity into every weekday. It’s time to focus on some business savvy growth!
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I totally know what you mean along the business and self promotion lines. I feel like I’ve let things go a little more slowly and with less pizzaz lately. But sometimes you need to allow things to move gently and know when the right time is to push yourself….
Hear hear Vienda! I often find myself moving between periods of pushing myself to succeed and moments where I need to slow down and look after myself on a much deeper level. I think if you’re always aware of what your body and mind are needing, a type of balance in motion can be achieved. :) x
This is exciting! There’s definitely an art to balancing hyper-progress with steady reflection… I wish I was able to concentrate on the latter at the moment!
Even if it’s just a few quiet moments a day set aside to listen to what’s going on underneath all the chaos, it will help you maintain a little perspective Courtney. I think we all get bogged down in having to have week long retreats where we dig deep and relax but just catching a few minutes here and there is much more realistic and sustainable. x
Letting go of 5 – 10 unused items every week sounds like a task I definitely need to carry out, and stat. At least until my excess of *stuff* has been culled dramatically! I recently moved house, and it made me realise how many items of clothing / accessories / odds and ends I have, that I haven’t even looked at for over a year.
Moving house is one of those lovely times where it forces you to cull things, isn’t it Melissa. I always use it to my advantage and get rid of a heap of unused and unwanted treasures! In saying that, I think we should cull frequently to become more aware of the things we love and use often and get rid of the clutter to clear space for more of this. Thanks for your comment! x
I’m going to focus on crafting my first digital product. I think that’s the best thing I can do for my “business” right now! I’m finding it hard to make time, though! I have an exam coming up in three weeks, so I kinda have to focus on that… ;)
That sounds fantastic Marthe! I can’t wait to see what it is. We are constantly making time for things that we see as priorities but the things that are associated with fear or failure are often targets for procrastination. A little every day will get you far! xx
Congratulations with the decluttering! It’s such a great feeling
Thanks Kate, I completely agree! :) x
I’m longing to embark on a good cleaning/decluttering spree, but the time is eluding me…however I did achieve one small area of tidying over the weekend, and that felt pretty good :)
It’s not how much you declutter, it’s how often you do it I think. Little by little you’ll feel like you’re getting closes to a clutter-free, clean and zen space! xx
I keep saying I’m getting back into writing but there’s always something else that takes me away from it. I think that this is definitely the month of writing – I just have to throw myself into it rather than ‘plan’ like I always do. Great post hun, hope that that your self-promo bandwagon chugs along nicely!!! xx
You can do it Lena, I know you’ll be grinning inside when you finally pick up that pen/open that Word document and go for your life! xx