Funny How It's All Connected

Have you ever thought about your space? 

Your home? 

Your rooms and how you feel in those spaces? 

I've had the opportunity to assist a lady who I call The Queen of Decluttering Helen Sanderson. That's even how her number's saved in my phone, Helen Declutter Queen.

Every time I have worked with her and her clients the experience blows me away.

Her clients are from all walks of life and the only thing they have in common is, they need help to declutter and organise their homes.  Sounds simple enough, I hear ya say, and why would you need help I also hear you thinking.

The thing is, everything is simple until it's not.  I've seen people suffering from genuine overwhelm and anxiety as Helen and I walk through the door to guide them through their session.

It's a whirlwind of emotions that she guides them through with such patience, certainty and grace. It's incredible to witness the emotional journey that happens as her clients start to choose what to keep, throw away, donate, and so on. Not only that you literally feel the energy shift as the hours pass. 

It reminds me every time of how incredibly powerful our mind is and how connected we are to our environment and spaces; for better or worse and everything in between.

                           

This Picture is taken from case studies on Helen's website  

https://helensanderson.com/declutter/declutter-case-studies-2/ 

 

I personally love to declutter. I grew up with my grandparents and they both kept EVERYTHING. It was hording central in every room of the house, workshop and garage. 

My Mummy on the other hand is a declutter nut. She's always finding ways to rearrange, re-organise, especially in her studio were she sews.

I definitely realise the lightness, I think is the best way I can describe it. Once I've cleared out things I don't need or haven't used for years, there's a feeling of lightness, of free space in my energy and in my mind.

Yes I've heard them say that geniuses are messy and that organised chaos is a genuine thing. I just know it doesn't work for me. Especially because I work from home, there is  a certain unspoken level of mess that I can cope with, which won't stop me from working and I can even ignore it.

Once my space get's past that level, one two many dishes, too much crumbs and fluff on the carpet and just too much paper on my desk, it's like a switch flips and I have to tidy, clean and organise.  Don't even get me started on what level of mess I can cope with in my Tween Cubs' room (my 12yr old son).

The true declutter happens at least twice a year because no matter how organised I am things just always seem to accumulate. It's a mystery right?  You ask yourself where did all this stuff come from? Why is it all here?

Are you a messy genius or neat freak?

I love this article I found on Helen's blog, that looks at why it's so hard to let go of things.

https://helensanderson.com/blog/2018/08/24/why-it-can-be-so-hard-to-let-go-of-clutter/

Until the next post/time Happy Growth Games.



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You Lead First

There's a friend of mine that I got to know last year and I admire her so much.  She referes to this pandemic as "My Mate Covid" yep that's not a typo and I heard you say WHAT???

Let me explain, her experience of Covid has been 100% to do with her mindset and how she chose to respond to this situation.

She very quickly shifted her focus from all the things she couldn't do in her life and business and started to look at what she could do. She adapted her home, her life, her business. She even said that "her mate Covid" put her in a position to adapt and take action on things she new would be good for her business as well as things she had put off doing before.

For me her attitude is what self-leadership is all about.

BIG UP Lady/Queen Shakira Taylor fitness and business coach, check her out at https://www.facebook.com/fitnesswithshakira on Instagram  

I can only speak on my world view, on my personal experience of the world we live in.  What I see is a Leadership crisis. Our world leaders have been caught out. It seems as though they have no clue what to do and even worse than that, their actions show that they don't care about the general public.  It seems to me that we're just a big inconvenience to them and their agendas.  It's OK if you don't agree, this is my truth as I experience it.

I hope this pandemic (for those of us who survive) wakes people up, I really do. I hope after they get over the initial shock of job loses, inadequate leadership, confusion and fear mongering, they see that this as a time to make changes. It's time for us to be responsible for our lives, our families, our financial present and future. To lead ourselves.

SIDE NOTE!

"Everything rises and falls on leadership", says Dr. Maxwell, "but knowing how to lead is only half the battle. Understanding leadership and actually leading are two different activities." Dr. Maxwell explains that the key to transforming yourself from someone who understands leadership to a person who successfully leads in the real world is character. Your character qualities activate and empower your leadership ability, or they can stand in the way of your success!

Taken from; The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader : Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow by John C. Maxwell

So what now?
What can I do?
Who's around me?
Who can I influence?

I think powerful questions like those are always a great start. It's about being the example. I know pretty much every parent on the planet throws their kids that line about being the example. Well now it's time to eat our own cooking, and that's not always easy. 

Here's the kicker though. When you lead by example in your attitudes, how you treat others' and in your words, those closest to you  do notice.  Yes it's possible it makes no difference to them, but what if it does?  What if it inspires your child, your BFF your nieces, nephews, or a work colleague?

Then you're causing a positive ripple effect in your close circle of influence.

That positive ripple effect can go out into the world and spread to others.
Leadership is not about who's "The Chief", who's in charge and get's to tell everyone else what to do.
It's about who can serve the most people and you don't have to be in front in order to serve others. Just leave a person you come into contact with with a positive experience. Share some good information,  take the time listen to someone so that they feel heard.

One of my personal heroes is a friend of mine, who was in the same personal development and leadership program as me. Every time he spoke in front of a room he would say:
"If service is beneath you, leadership is beyond you". 

The truth is when we are tapping into the best version of ourselves I truly believe that we give others permission to do the same.

If everyone shines their light in the way that only they can, WOW what a world we would live in.

Until the next post/time Happy Growth Games.



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