3 Steps To Make Your Dreams and Goals a Reality This Year

Kim Wolinski, MSW

"Dr. DeClutter” www.drdeclutter.com http://drdeclutter.com/personal_coaching.html

3 Steps To Make Your Dreams and Goals a Reality This Year

We all have dreams and goals and wishes. And, many of them, no matter how small or grandiose can come true. Making them your new reality has everything to do with following a formula that will get you from here to there. Here's the formula in 3 easy steps:

1. Decide: What do you really want?

2. Plan of Action: Create a path of doable steps to get there.

3. Start: Do the steps!

Easy, huh!? Then, why do so many people live day-by-day without doing these 3 Simple Steps?

#1: Because part of the very human condition is that we get distracted by so many things our amazing world has to offer. Our dreams get way-laid.

#2: We each have a very personal history of conditioning, a blueprint imprinted on our minds as children. We received these beliefs, fears and habits from our families and culture, society, church and school, etc. that over the years have built a wall of beliefs telling us one thing when we want something else.

#3: We don't always know how to create our plans and to think bigger than we've ever thought before to get what we want.

#4: We lack the focus to stay with our action plan and keep the persistance going when needed.

If you wanted to buff up your body, you'd hire a physical trainer and, though you'd complain and balk at times, you'd do that extra sit-up or crunch and "s-t-r-e-t-c-h" yourself into your new body that you want and have dreamed of. It takes consistant, persistent movement, risk, challenge and change. And, you can do it!

The question is not, "What if I die tomorrow?"
It is, "What if I live another 20 or 30 years the way I am?"

I'M EXCITED TO BE YOUR PERSONAL LIFE COACH AND TRAINER -- STARTING TODAY

I want you to realize your dreams. I've upgraded my Personal Life Coaching options and look forward to hearing from you. I want to work with you and your goals to see them through to completion.

• Stop settling for what used to work, but doesn't now.
• Stop settling for less than you know you can be, do and have.
• Stop stopping yourself from the life you know you deserve and that will bring you great joy and use of your unique talents and abilities.

No one else is like you -- ever has been and ever will be again. You have dreams and goals that are yearning to become real. I'm so excited to help you get there!

The same holds true for any other goal you want to attain or dream you want to manifest, whether it's a new job, write a book, become a speaker, sing on stage, get married, get single, change you hairdo! Big or small dreams are all the same... they are ours and they want to be experienced.

What do you need to realize your dreams?

• A brainstorming session?
• Ideas and resources to help you forward?
• The necessary action plan and steps to get there from here?
• A Task-Master to keep you moving on your plan?
• Help through the challenging times where big and small s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-s are required?

I'm ready to help you today and very excited to support you in realizing your unique dreams, the one's yearning and aching in your bones for far too long.

Find out more about my Personal Coaching for Dynamic Change at http://drdeclutter.com/personal_coaching.html or call me at 303.485.5280. I can work with you from anywhere by telephone. Don't let your dreams go unlived.

©2006 Kim Wolinski, MSW “Dr. DeClutter” Stress, Change and Organizational Skills Expert See my books and other products to support your organizing every level, INNER, OUTER AND OTHER. http://www.redecisionsinstitute.com/kims_store.html

Available now, my new ebook: THE WORRY CONTROL HANDBOOK, How to destroy the F.E.A.R. V.I.R.U.S. and take back your peace of mind at http://www.drdeclutter.com/worrycontrol.html

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Organize Your Eating Behavior For A Great Summer

Kim Wolinski, MSW Dr. DeClutter” http://www.drdeclutter.com/

Organize Your Eating Behavior For A Great Summer

The summer holidays and vacations are upon us. ROADTRIP!!! JUNKFOOD!!! BACKYARD PARTYYYY!

I can’t speak for other countries, but one of the things we Americans do that can really make one “crazy” – for lack of a more sophisticated term – is how we talk about food, eat food, aren’t conscious of food and waste food. In order to really enjoy food and feel good about what you eat and what it’s doing to your body is to consciously do some decluttering of your thoughts about food and eating.

The bottom line is, as the summer winds begin to blow, start loving food. Yes, love your food and your body that is eating it!

Here are the “rules” to learn to love your food and enjoy your life this summer.

1. Whatever you choose to eat from now on, you can’t talk about it negatively, even in jest.
Example: “Oh, I’m going to order chocolate pie, but you know what it’s going to do to my waist!”
This will test your routine conversations with others. It’s harder than you think.

2. When you buy food, plan ahead and don’t let yourself go on autopilot and trance out, bringing home food you “shouldn’t” have or your family and all bodies concerned don’t need.
Example: A customer in a grocery store was looking at high calorie food, saw me come around the corner and said with a laugh, “Oh, I should never go shopping when I’m hungry, I buy the stupidest things!” I replied, “Just say no!” It made her stop and think.

TIP: Eat before you go shopping. You have control over this! Or, grab an individually wrapped cheese stick and eat it while shopping, remembering to pay for it before you leave. Let protein help you out of low-sugar land.

3. If you want to eat something, don’t keep thinking about it. Either eat it, in moderation or go for it, or change the focus of your thoughts and stop thinking about it.
Example: “I’ve been thinking about eating chips all day, it’s driving me crazy!” Well, if you’re saying that out loud enough, you’re driving everyone else crazy too! You can buy 1-3oz. bags of chips and sate your craving. You don’t need to buy the 100 oz. biggie-size-my-butt-bag and then complain about that for another couple of years!

4. Stop talking about your weight, “fat”, cholesterol, calories and any other related topic. Eat or don’t eat. Think ahead: be wiser, buy and order wiser. We all know what to do – it’s in the doing. X calories a day + X minutes of exercise = where you are now and where you’ll be in the future. Pretty simple!
Example: “Everything goes to my hips!” “This has so many calories, but if I just eat a little… oh, how did I eat it all in one night!” “This has so much fat, but I’ll eat it anyway, I’ll exercise more later.”

5. Tell yourself the truth, and then live with it. OUCH! Yes, we rarely really want to see ourselves as the self-deceiving and creative people that we are. There’s nobody “out there” with a tally card. It’s just you and your body and your health. If you tell yourself the truth, what will you hear?
Example: “The truth is, I’m afraid to lose weight because I won’t feel in control and safe.” This is a pretty common feeling and thought by women.

6. Watch your language about yourself… and others. No more putting yourself down. No more self- or other- criticism, even in jest. Your body hears everything you say and takes it VERY seriously.
Example: “I will never lose this weight.” “I feel so fat all the time.”
Also, let others know that it’s no longer okay to put you down or joke about your physical appearance. Remember this: We teach people how to treat us. Don’t laugh at their jokes about you or themselves or anyone. It’s not funny, it picks at your spirit until your self-worth quits fighting. You can say, “stop,” no matter how they feel about it.

7. Love every morsel of food you eat and enjoy. Enjoy every morsel of food you love!
Example: “Oh, I love strawberries and cream.” “I just so love garlic bread!”
Enjoy food. It’s here for us to enjoy. No “tags” to the back of your joy statement like, “but…”. Nope, just stop at your enjoyment.

8. Love yourself. No matter how you look, love yourself. Start any change from where you are, one new positive conscious choice at a time. Or not! Either way love yourself. In fact, fall madly in love with yourself this summer. I am!

©2006 Kim Wolinski, MSW “Dr. DeClutter” Stress, Change and Organizational Skills Expert See my books and other products to support your organizing every level, INNER, OUTER AND OTHER. http://www.redecisionsinstitute.com/kims_store.html

Available now, my new ebook: THE WORRY CONTROL HANDBOOK, How to destroy the FE.A.R.V.I.R.U.S. and take back your peace of mind at http://www.drdeclutter.com/worrycontrol.html

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Summer Decluttering -- Outside

Kim Wolinski, MSW
“Dr. DeClutter” http://www.drdeclutter.com/

Summer Decluttering -- Outside

Summer is a time to open the windows, do more outdoors, take vacations and enjoy your lawn, patio, deck and/or pool. Whatever you have in your yard that needs attention, there will be tools and other supplies that are probably part of the picture. Unless you pay a service to take care of your property (think pool boy!), then tag, you are “it” and must be on top of your tool and supply needs.

Don’t let this summer go by without cleaning out your outbuildings, yard, etc. If you have mowers, weed-eaters, tools and such that don’t work or are not something you need or use anymore, repair the keepers and let go of the rest. Only have what you use and need (Sorry, Tim the 'Tool Man' Taylor!)

Why? Because a) having tools that are broken and damaged will keep you from using them effectively and will cause you stress every time you go out to get them. Who needs more stress? It’s hot out there! And b) if you have tools and such that do work and won’t be using, sell or give away and let someone else use them before they are too old and damaged by weather and aging for anyone to use.

Best ways to declutter tools and machines:
1. Give to thrift stores or non-profits if still working,
2. Garage Sale,
3. Give to parts stores if they have good parts that someone could use on other machines that need repair,
4. Trash or take to recycle center or dump if too big or inappropriate for trash – follow your cities dumping policies.

Then, if you really need and can’t borrow the item from a neighbor, it’s time… buy new or used that work well. Bottom line, stop listening to yourself complain about the same old stuff! Clean up and out your tools and machines for outdoor work. Let go of the one’s that don’t work or need repair or you won’t use any longer.

Or, the second right answer, sell the house and move into a community that takes care of all that. That's my answer, "I have 'people'"! Make choices that work best for you, your family and your lifestyle.

Happy summer! Enjoy your yard!

©2006 Kim Wolinski, MSW “Dr. DeClutter” Stress, Change and Organizational Skills Expert See my books and other products to support your organizing every level, INNER, OUTER AND OTHER. http://www.redecisionsinstitute.com/kims_store.html

Available now, my new ebook: THE WORRY CONTROL HANDBOOK, How to destroy the FE.A.R.V.I.R.U.S. and take back your peace of mind at http://www.drdeclutter.com/worrycontrol.html

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One of the Best Storage Boxes For All Things Important

Kim Wolinski, MSW “Dr. DeClutter”
http://www.drdeclutter.com/

One of the Best Storage Boxes For All Things Important

There are many kinds of boxes to use for storage for your stuff and things, important and unimportant. But, to make storage work the best means to use a certain kind of box that will streamline your storage system and make it highly functional, as well as not-bad to look at.

The best boxes for papers, as well as many other items are the white “bank” boxes that you can buy in multiples at your local office supply store. Here’s why:

1. They are white, making them very clean looking;
2. They are easy to bring home as they are flat and quickly assembled into a nice clean container and “home” for your possessions, records and documents to “live.”
3. You can find them on sale several times a year so they are not too costly;
4. They have a easy fitting lid, not the push and pull and rip four-piece lid that must be taped and retaped shut and that look bulky if nothing is covering it;
5. They have built in reinforced handles;
6. They can be used for anything, but when used for paper, you can put hanging files in them as they fit on the sides perfectly. (You can also buy these just for hanging files that have the added plastic runner that goes on the side so that the cardboard doesn't break with weight.)l;
7. You can write on them with a marker, making it easy to find and access what you need in the near or far future;
8. You can label them for years of children’s clothing, memorabilia by event, tax returns, etc.;
9. When you use them for storing seasonal clothing, mark one side “Summer Clothing” the other “Winter Clothing” and just turn the box around when you’re in the right season!;
10. Your movers will love you when it’s time to stack ‘em up and move ‘em out;
11. If you need to ship the contents, just tape them up and take to the post office, cover the content label with an index card or other opaque piece of paper taped on, and ship it off;
12. Recycling these boxes is a thumbs up as well.

©2006 Kim Wolinski, MSW “Dr. DeClutter” Stress, Change and Organizational Skills Expert See my books and other products to support your organizing every level, INNER, OUTER AND OTHER. http://www.redecisionsinstitute.com/kims_store.html

Available now, my new ebook: THE WORRY CONTROL HANDBOOK, How to destroy the FE.A.R.V.I.R.U.S. and take back your peace of mind at http://www.drdeclutter.com/worrycontrol.html

Editors and publishers are free to reprint blog articles as long as it is reprinted in its entirety and the signature line remains intact.