Set an attainable goal

At this time of the year, many set New Year’s resolutions.  Often the resolutions are set so high, they become unattainable, i.e. vowing to eat no more sweets, go to the gym every day, or lose all the built-up weight from over the years.  I urge you instead to break up your resolution into attainable goals.  It seems that those resolutions with no leeway are the easiest to break.  For instance, if you pledged to have a completely organized house every day and miss a few days you broke your resolution!  Instead, I suggest picking one small area in your life or home to make a habit of organizing.  Let’s take that area and break up the goal into manageable steps to help creative a positive consistent habit.

My goal is to work on my file cabinet.  I have personal files and work files.  My issue is that I am not consistent in purging the unnecessary paperwork and then when I sit down to go through the cabinet after several months of not downsizing the papers, I am overwhelmed by the project.  More tomorrow on how I plan to break up this goal into attainable steps.  What is your organizing goal?  Pick something small and attainable and let’s make a positive new habit together!