Organized, Effective and Fun

My life is organized , efficient and fun. Now that all sounds like an oxymoron to me because I have struggled all my life with concepts of efficiency and organization. Now FUN that's something I have a Masters degree in and in the past I never carved out much time to keep things in order. However, every year for my birthday I make a new statement about what the focus of the year will be. This past year it has been "refinement"....an elegant word for clearing out old sh__. In my year of refinement I am gaining a whole new appreciation for the journey to refinement and the added benefit of letting people in to help. Yesterday I hired Tammy O'Connell she's a genius at creating order in my file cabinets. I wish I had hired her years ago. She loves it....really loves it. Her bright spirit and happy attitude is just a blessing to have around.   She kept asking me questions to clarify what the end result is that I want.  Questions that helped me get clear and then much more easily clear clutter and refine.

I've never lived in the same house for 16 years and now so many things need "refinement"  new windows , painting, new garage foundation ,whole house insulation and new furnaces.....and to get all of that done everything has to be moved.  Hence "refinement" that word alone always seems to give me more courage to dive in and shift ...not just move it around but to actually  refine and make it better.  

During these 16 years I have had a thriving and thrilling business as a Life Coach,with over 5,000 private clients (I stopped counting at 5,000) and that was before computers so all of their files are still in file folders. Seminar leader, with files of hundreds of different seminars and keynote speeches and pages upon pages of seminar attendees.  I've owned 4 duplexes and all that paperwork and remodeling.  I own Global Goddess Fashions...women's wear  and Global Goddess Press which is a publishing company for the books that I write "Mirror, Mirror" and "Diary of a Turkish Wedding"  and soon to be published "Hope in Action"  coaching techniques and results.

I just wanted to give you a glimpse of just how much paper work there could be with 4 separate businesses all running out of the first floor of a duplex in Milwaukee.

Have you ever done a huge amount of remodeling or clearing and then a few years later found that you had reverted back to your old patterns and there was just as much clutter around?

That is exactly why my new intention for this next year starting at my birthday in October is  "My life is organized, efficient and fun."   It's a new intention to keep all the work of refinement in order and yet always make sure I have time for fun.  

When I look at my sabotage patterns from the past I realized that I always made time for fun and never made time for the joy of organization.  I am older and wiser now and I love the feeling of being organized and efficient and then I have more energy left for fun....that's my reward.   And sometimes fun is having the complete peace of mind to be able to sit on my front porch for an entire afternoon and read a book because everything in my office is already in order because I keep it that way.   Ahhhhh!     I love my life in order.

4 Levels of Conscious Creation

4 levels of Conscious creation

There are four levels of consciousness. Most people never make it out of level one and are condemned to suffer in this self-imposed hell of an inner world. Here are the four levels of consciousness:

1. Unconscious Unconsciousness
At this stage you are not even aware that you are unconscious. You attract negative things into your life at a rapid pace, as if you have developed a negative ball of energy rolling down hill. Nothing is ever your fault and you are always looking for someone to blame.

2. Conscious Unconsciousness
Here you are aware of your negative thinking and the consequences that it might bring. You might see your negative pattern and have become aware of what it is that you are attracting. You may not like what you are attracting, but you have taken responsibility for it.

3. Conscious Consciousness
You deliberately decide to focus pure and positive thought on something and remove all resistance to its arrival. And, sure enough, it arrives. Your creation might be something as simple as visualizing a parking space opening up for you at the mall. You deliberately intended it, allowed it to come to you and acknowledged it when it arrives.

4. Unconscious Consciousness
When you get to this point, you do not have to work so hard to create things in your life. You are a believer in how the mind game is played and you spend conscious time each day making your mind important. New creations come to you easily and quickly. You have built a positive ball of energy that continues to roll forward in your favor. People call you the "lucky one".

example:  People who watch TV stay stuck in level one ..the level of drama/Victim

It is a Choice to take the time to learn and grow to level  4…..and it’s another choice to maintain it and stay focused on creating more good.

If you want to get on the launch pad to get off dead center of level one call me for an Introductory coaching session  www.sunniboehme.com    414-482-8971 
work with a coach that has 30 years experience as a Life Coach and Trainer of coaches

review "Turkish Wedding" from Tammy O'Connell

Diary of a  Turkish Wedding not only tells the saga of experiencing cultural differences first- hand, but despite a language barrier, the author is intuitively able to understand and respond to the complex family dynamics unfolding around her.  For those who have not yet traveled to remote Turkey, this is an eye-opening journey for the reader to journey back in time as the author contrasts their ancient  lifestyle and customs with that of modern America.
Tammy O’Connell

What will make me happy today....the garage?

I spent the whole day today....7:30 am to 5:30 PM in my garage. To get what I want....

What I want is a clean and organized garage. 

 It was a perfect cool and overcast day that gave me energy. The oppressive steam and heat had subsided to a fresh crispness in the air and the rumble in the city from the Harley Davidson 110th Anniversary bash was gone as they rumbled home to their own cities.  The crisp night air refreshed my mind and my energy and when I woke up this morning , as usual I said to myself.....

"what will make me happy today? " finding another box of my books "Diary of a Turkish Wedding" which got buried somewhere in my garage and I need them for a book signing next week. Well I finally found them at 5:30 and I am thrilled and astonished with what I accomplished during my search. Consolidating all of my Christmas decor into one area brought me my first sigh of relief.  Then I threw out boxes of taxes and info from a business I owned in 2004. I found a box of receipts and taxes from 1999. I bravely dove into a 2 drawer file and took everything out and burned, shredded  or refiled in my cabinets in the house.  Someone is going to be very happy to save $60 and get a free file cabinet from me with all the hanging files...that's another $30.  It was a gorgeous 70 degree day and I enjoyed every minute of it by taking my time to sit down outside with a box of things on my table in the back yard and enjoyed every minute of the day.  Bless Gregg...a client. I called him to get down some boxes too high for me and he rousted himself off his lazy day couch potato position and  drove from Brown Deer to my house in Bay View and helped me for 90 minutes.  He helps me organize my garage every year and he keeps me motivated.  It's always easier to keep the energy moving when you have a friend nudging and asking questions.  He's good at organizing and  dives into  the disaster with vigor and grit. I worked for another 3 hours after he left but at a slower pace sorting through 3 boxes of items from past classes and conferences or a clean out from my trunk a few months ago.  Sitting in the beauty of the flowers in my back yard.  Listening to the happy gurgle of my waterfall with Gigi napping in the chair beside me.   Life just couldn't get any better than it was today.   Now I am very tired and very pleased with myself.  Of curse there is more "refining" to do , but I got the major reorganizing done and have 5 boxes of tools and remodeling supplies to give to ReStore tomorrow.  I had to  stop myself and shift gears so I took Gigi for a walk along Lake Michigan on this gorgeous night  or I'd still be in the garage. I also treated myself to a great meal...I earned it, I deserve it and I enjoyed every bite.

 

What do you want to get rid of to make room for space for creativity and joy?