Lessons from the Ultimate Declutter

Written by Vicky White


The Chinese say if you want to make big changes in your life, move 27 things in your home.

Imaginerepparttar change you can create by moving thousands of things. You can userepparttar 123594 potentially stressful situation of moving house to consciously design your new life.

1. If you want to simplify your life, move to a smaller home. You will collect things to fillrepparttar 123595 available space. Moving to a smaller living space inevitably means making choices about what is going with you.

2. You always have more stuff than you think. When you start to fill boxes to move, you are certain to not have enough boxes. Be prepared to be horrified atrepparttar 123596 amount of stuff you have. There is a saying in Feng Shui “there is no hiding from Feng Shui eyes”. There is also no hiding fromrepparttar 123597 view of everything you own sitting in boxes in front of you. Now you know what has been affecting your life.

3. Even if you've been vigilant with clutter, you will still be surprised by how much you have. All those nooks and crannies that don't usually register onrepparttar 123598 clutter radar screen will burst forth to grab your attention when you move.

4. Packing and moving stirs up all your emotions - you need to be kind to yourself. Sleep well, eat well, take time for renewal. Moving house is ranked right up there with divorce and unemployment as top stress creators. If more than one of these happens atrepparttar 123599 same timerepparttar 123600 effect is multiplied.

5. Part ofrepparttar 123601 moving process is celebrating all you're grateful for in what you are leaving behind. Allrepparttar 123602 gifts,repparttar 123603 lessons,repparttar 123604 environment that has sheltered you and been such a big part of who you are, and were....

6. It's likerepparttar 123605 New Year – it’s a great opportunity to reassess your priorities and get rid of all sorts of physical and emotional baggage. Moving house to another area gives yourepparttar 123606 opportunity to decide who you want to give your new phone number to, and what you want to carry forward into your new life. It's also a great opportunity to begin new self care and work practices.

The "Not So Secret" Secrets of Success

Written by Terri Seymour


The "Not So Secret" Secrets of Success © Terri Seymour

Have you ever heard ofrepparttar "secrets of success"? Many times people are trying to sell you these "secrets" for a very high price! Well, in my five years of Internet marketing experience, I haven't learned any "secrets".

These so-called "secrets" are mostly common sense and hard work. We all know these "secrets". We just have to apply them and use them consistently.

"Secret" #1 - People

Dealing with people can be hard, but we all know we must be courteous and professional. You need to acceptrepparttar 123593 fact that you cannot please everybody. When you come across one of these people you cannot please no matter what you do, just deal with them firmly, but courteously and professionally. Not a "secret"!

MOE Motto -Treat people as you would like to be treated!

"Secret" #2 - Passion

We all know that we need to like we do in order to be really successful at it. If you are interested in pets do not start a business dealing with cars! ;-) Building an online business will take a lot of passion to get throughrepparttar 123594 frustration, obstacles, and other difficulties. There will be many times when we will need our passion to get us through! Not a "secret"!

"Secret" #3 - Customer Service

Another "secret" is to treatrepparttar 123595 customer with respect and courtesy. It will not be easy to deal with difficult customers this way, but it can be done. I have worn down some ofrepparttar 123596 nastiest customers by a continuing campaign of courtesy, politeness and professionalism!

Each time I dealt with this one lady, she was less and less rude and upset and more relaxed and easy to deal with. Eventually, she was thanking me and praising me for being so helpful and nice. Don't be condescending and don't let yourself get upset. Remain calm, yet be firm and respectful. Not a "secret"!

"Secret #4 - Promotion

To build a business, people must know that you and your business exist. Advertising, promotion and networking are how this is done. Set up a promotion schedule and stick with it. Be consistent. This may get tedious at times, but it must be done!

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