A weird thing happens when I introduce myself as a minimalism and organization coach.
People instantly rat themselves out.
Typically, I hear one of two variations: “Oh, that’s awesome! I’m super organized!” or “I need you! I’m a mess!”
The people who identify themselves as organized are proud. Like a peacock, you can almost see them fan out their feathers and start strutting around. The ones who identify themselves as disorganized appear to cower in shame as if there is something wrong with them that they can’t get it together.
I just want to scream from the rooftops: IF YOU ARE DISORGANIZED, THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH YOU!
Being organized is not a permanent personality trait like hair color or height. (Ok, so maybe hair color is not that permanent.)
It is a learned skill that is not taught in school.
Sure, some people have a natural affinity for it, but anyone can do it!
So, if you are one of those people who identify themselves as disorganized, it doesn’t mean you are destined to a life of lost keys and late arrivals. It means that you haven’t learned the skill of organizing yet. That’s it.
With any new skill, you first acquire the knowledge, then you practice it, and finally you master it.
Organizing is no different. It is a six-step process that is easily learned and easily repeatable.
Stop telling yourself that you will always be this way because you’ve always been this way.
Create a new identity. You can be a peacock.
You can become an organized person tomorrow if that is what you decide and commit to. Having your shit together is not a birth right, it’s a CHOICE.
That is where coaching comes in. I will teach you the skills you never learned.
I have worked with hundreds of people who transform before my eyes. As their physical space transforms, their mental space transforms. They become confident, motivated, their self-esteem skyrockets. They stop feeling so overwhelmed and start feeling like they can take on life. They fan their feathers and strut around because it just feels so good.
If you want to learn, I can help.
