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A cluttered desk can be a reflection of a cluttered mind, leading to disorder & an organised system of chaos.
Keep a tidy desk, have a tidy mind. Simplify your life.
Over the years I have watched as my desk as has gradually gone from a state of disarray & chaos to being neat and tidy, more systematic. I feel less stressed as I am not constantly viewing a pile of work to be completed.

Well you may say that having a messy desk works, you know exactly where everything is in the random piles of papers and files, everything while looking disorganised is actually organised.
Mmmm, well have a closer look and think about how you manage our time, your appointments, are you constantly running out of time to get through your work, to get stuff accomplished?

Chances are you personal space may also take on a similar appearance, is stuff left all over the house in piles, waiting to be put away or organised?

Have a look at those people who have a tidy desk, are far calmer, more methodical in there work practices, being more productive, efficient and less stressed.

Your desk doesn’t have to be empty and clinical, just organised.
Start of organising those documents into four categories and get them organised.

1.Requires urgent attention, high Importance
2.Requires urgent attention, low Importance
3.Not urgent, high importance
4.Not urgent, low importance

Using a filing system such as an A4 desk top drawer system will keep things organise and out of sight.

Do the same to your email inbox.
The idea is to reduce your constant though patterns of I’m so stressed, so much to do, so little time.

This will lead to more positive outcomes in your work and less stress.

So start today and have a less cluttered desk which will lead to a less cluttered mind & disorder, remember the old saying, tidy desk equals tidy mind

Are you paralysed in taking the first step in undertaking any physical activity or adopting a healthier eating regime?
The ancient chinese philosopher Confucious Says “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”

Often getting started is the hardest past of any journey we undertake without it is trekking up the Himalayas or making some positive changes in your life.

So while it can be difficult, try taking the first steps to introducing physical activity into your life with healthier eating.

Relaxing on holidays, switching off and unwinding.

We need to spend more time relaxing on holidays, switching off and unwinding from the day to day duties that consume our lives.

If we have a consciously or unconsciously have an expectation of receiving a phone call or an email our minds are constantly on alert and not relaxed.

When traveling on a country train overseas, I decided to catch up on some sleep. Then suddenly the door separating 2 carriages abruptly tried to open & close. While being in a semi dormant state I thought the door would remain closed, well it didn’t and the pattern was repeated 6 annoying times.

Could I fall back to sleep, maybe but the expectation of the door slamming keep me awake and not very relaxed.
Eventualy 30 minutes into the trip the door sorted itself out and stopped opening & closing but I didn’t know this at the time.
So for the next hour I was waiting for the door to open & close, still feeling comfortable that this event may re occur even though it didn’t.

Fast forward back to your holiday and is waiting for that email or phone call like that banging door?

Learn to truly have a relaxing holiday by switching off and unwinding, you, your family or partner will be very happy.

What a remarking person Lance Armstrong is to come back to the highlest level of competitive cycling, to achieve such a result requires a phenomenal belief system to win against odds.
It is unheard in cycling for a comeback in cycling after an absence of 3.5 years yet Lance’s mind is so strong that he overcame the mental hurdles and beliefs to prosper on the Champs Elysees.
It all starts by focusing on what you truly believe, everything else will follow.
Susan Boyle was an fine example of pursuing your dreams, pursuing what was deemed impossible and proving your skeptics wrong.
This will be the start of many great moments as the next stage in Lance’s career unfolds in the coming years with Lance Armstrong’s phenomenal belief system that will encounter more situations that he will prosper against the odds.

A great indicator to test if you are relaxed, disconnected and carefree on your holidays is whether you stop checking for emails on your computer – internet cafe or switched the mobile phone off.
It is generally accepted that it takes 2 weeks to start switching off from the usual pace of life and start relaxing.

For some people, they have forgotten to learn how to relax or are torn between the guilt of not being in touch with work while trying to balance spending time relaxing with the family, friends or their partner.
Now a days with super gadgets that can do it all, being an MP3 player, alarm clock, camera, video recorder, diary, video entertainment, web browser and hand held gaming device, it’s hard to leave home without the mobile or alternatively, leave it switched off.

So you bring the mobile with you on the holidays BUT can you resist the irresistible temptation to check your emails just in case.

So we need start the relaxation process by disconnecting from the world. Solitude is good for the soul. Give your family your 100% attention without the technological distractions being present.

So at the end of your holidays, have you disconnected, use this as the indicator after your holidays to see whether you are relaxed and carefree.