In episode 7  I spoke about managing your time and the prime importance of doing that. It’s a key element in the life of every successful person. The 2nd key element that successful people use is goal setting - this is from small short-term goals to grand life plan goals. Studies have shown that only 4% of school leavers had life goals and only 1% of them wrote them down. It’s interesting then to note that it’s  known that about 1% of the world’s population controls 96% of the wealth. What’s this got to do with clutter?

If clutter is a problem for you then you need to set some goals not just about getting rid of it but about not letting it develop again by implementing systems into your household and changing your current habits.

I suggest you Start by writing down your major goals - lets say that’s to Declutter the entire house, garage & garden shed. You could then break that down into the 3 separate goals and then further break down the house goal into each room or area as  separate goals. Based on information I’ll cover in the next few episodes you can then consider where to start and putting completion dates to each of those goals.
Now it’s important to remember with completion dates or deadlines that they be realistic based on your daily and weekly schedule of regular chores and responsibilities. Getting stressed out over trying to meet a deadline or feeling like a failure for not meeting one will only add to your clutter distress. On the other hand not doing your best to fulfil a goal by your set deadline is equally pointless.
Goals and deadlines combined with good time management really are the secrets of success with anything you do. If you’re going to turn your stumbling household business into a thriving efficient one then setting goals to achieve that will make all the difference and it’s a big thrill to check your list of goals and check tick all the things you’ve accomplished