Office Organization Venture: Day 3
October 17th, 2007 by Cristina Favreau
This is gonna be a quick post. Here’s today’s picture of my office. The bad news is, I’m not making as much progress as I would like. The good news is it’s not getting any worse.
With everything going on this week, I have yet to read Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
I guess it wasn’t reasonable to undertake such a project during a week filled with meetings, conference calls, trainings and presentations.
The positive in all this (and it mostly is positive), is by daily posting my progress keeps me accountable, honest and mindful. The point is, I’m doing something (small) each day to keep my office in order.
Continually working on yourself is a trait which separates successful people from the unsuccessful, which is reassuring to all of us. Is it not?
Here’s a question:
If I wanted to give you 3 hours a day, every day, and reduce the stress in the rest of your life to zero…why would you not take it?
Just a thought.
Sounds like a trick question!
Why would I NOT take it? Depends on the cost (and I don’t just mean money).
I get this all the time in coaching: A person will know he needs a coach to keep him focused and on track. He knows that he’ll reach his goals quicker. He knows he’ll have an accountability partner and brainstorming buddy. He KNOWS all this, but the cost is still too high. It’s sometimes about money (they can’t afford it, they don’t have a supportive partner or they don’t see it as an investment in themselves). But sometimes it’s more than that.
For me it’s fear — fear of the unfamiliar, fear of success (I know, it sounds absurd), fear of disclosing my weak spots… and on it goes.
So you asked WHY I wouldn’t take it, and so (just being honest here) immediately I can see those issues coming up.
BTW, (I’m speaking as a coach now) a better question than “why” is is “what” (”what’s stopping you?”). “Why” is a direct, challenging question — the person you’re speaking to immediately puts up their guard and starts defending (like I just did??)
I’m going to give myself a little self-coaching session now…
I just wanted to say that you should definitely take the time to read Getting Things Done. It has completely changed my life, both personal and business. It really does take the stress out of my processes and now it’s all second nature to me. Seriously good stuff!