OverHall IT!
Vol. 4 Issue 7
Just reading this newsletter won't get you organized...
YOU must take some action!
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Organizing Newsletter for Your Life - OverHall IT!
Circulation 5,889
Vol. 4 Issue 7
Publisher: Janet L. Hall
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(c) OverHall Consulting 2003
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IN THIS ISSUE
1. Welcome and Happenings
2. OverHalling and Balance
3. Guest Article
4. Organizing Tips and Tools
5. Jokes, Quotes, and Anecdotes
6. Tips for Professional Organizers
7. Events
1. Welcome and Happenings
This is a wonderful month to take the time to reflect back on the
accomplishments you've made throughout the year and I want to
hear about them. Please send me an email to
mailto:janet@overhall.com and
share your successes with me and
your fellow subscribers. In upcoming issues I will post your
wonderful accomplishments.
It's also a great time to start planning on what you'd like to work on
in the upcoming year. I'd love to hear about those also. This will
also aid me in writing articles about what you are working on
and/or have challenges with. Come on now, don't be shy. I would
love to hear from all of you. Won't you take a minute today to write
me?
I hope you enjoy the continuation of our study of procrastination
and how it affects you and your challenges by reading all the
articles in this newsletter.
Paula Langguth Ryan and I finished our book, Effortless
Freedom From Clutter and Debt, which I hope you'll read about
at http://tinyurl.com/pbb1
Check out another one of Paula's ebooks in the Tips and Tools
Section because she is giving it away.
I have also completed two new products, Busy Mom's To-Do Pad
(
http://www.overhall.com/todopads.htm ) and an ebook, 70 Tips to
Get Your Children Organized Before and After School
(
http://www.overhall.com/organizingchildren.htm ) that we hope
you can use in your life.
Thanks for your support and for being a subscriber,
Janet L. Hall, The Organizing and Feng Shui Wizard
Now, on to the articles!
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2. Your Clutter Fears
By: Janet L. Hall
Since 1996 I have helped my clients face many fears with regard
to their clutter. They have real fears, just like you, and in no way
should be minimalized; however with some help and coaching
they have worked through and walked through their fears, and so
can you.
A. What is Fear?
>>Fear is a feeling of anxiety and agitation caused by the
presence or nearness of danger.
Many of my clients or people that have written and emailed me are
in danger or have lived in dangerous situations because of their
clutter. From tripping over a pile of clutter, causing them to break
bones to losing their jobs to having their children taken out of the
home - put into foster care.
Are you in Danger?
>>Fear is a feeling of pain.
Many of my clients find that going through their stuff, or stuff they've
inherited, a painful experience, one in which they don't want to
face, especially alone.
Are you in Pain?
>>Fear is a feeling of dread, which also refers to depression.
Many of my clients are depressed or become depressed in just
the thought, the anticipation of this disagreeable task of sorting,
making decisions, and de-cluttering. Many are living in dread that
if they let something go they might "need it someday." or if
they put something away they won't be able to find it when needed.
Are you Depressed?
>>Fear is also terror, fright and apprehension. Terror
applies to overwhelming, often paralyzing fear that can stop you
dead in your tracks from taking any action. You become paralyzed
when it comes to making decisions regarding your possessions,
especially if it's "important" paper work you THINK someone,
including yourself, might need. You continue to let things come into
your home, office, and life, piling up more and more, and unable to
do anything about it.
Are you Overwhelmed and Paralyzed?
Now panic sets in. Panic is unreasoning fear, that can lead to
aimless action. Non-focus!
You panic when some one stops by unexpectedly or unannounced.
Panic sets in when holidays come around. Panic sets in when
school is out. Panic sets in when you don't want anyone, your
family, friends, co-workers, or clients, to see your environment.
Are you in Panic mode?
B. What is clutter to you?
>>What is your perception or interpretation of clutter?
What is clutter to some is not to others. For example one client
had many nick-knacks neatly arranged around their home;
however the wife viewed this as clutter, the husband did not, these
were his collections. Another client had a few piles of papers, and
yet others you couldn't walk through the rooms!
C. Causes of De-Cluttering Fears:
>> De-cluttering fears can evolve from ignorance, which means
lacking knowledge, education, or experience when it comes to
dealing with or sorting through your clutter.
>>De-cluutering fears can evolve from mistakes. Mistakes-ah yes,
I've made a few and so have you; however you need to learn from
your mistakes, make mistakes to learn, and trust yourself to move
past your mistakes in order to move forward in life.
>>De-cluttering fears can be due to the possibility of
needing something again once you get rid of it or not willing to
take the chance of getting rid of items, "just in case." These
feelings make you feel uneasy, anxious or doubtful.
>>De-cluttering and getting organized is a process that can be
fearful and difficult. Fear and the consequences of what might
happen can paralyze you into not doing anything: procrastination,
non-action, and indecision.
Get quiet, take a few deep breaths and ask yourself the following:
>>Can you form a belief in yourself that you can get organized?
>>Can you gain the confidence in yourself that you can get
organized?
>>Can you be honest with yourself that you can take the necessary
actions and make the decisions of what not to keep, to keep, and
where to store so you can get organized?
>>Do you have the integrity to get organized?
If you answered yes then you have trust or are in the process of
developing trust; trust in yourself . You can now allow yourself to do
something without fear of the outcome.
Five Tips to Help You Walk Through Your Clutter Fears:
1. Get education to obtaining organizing, scheduling, and
environmental skills you feel you need to accomplish your goals.
2. Obtain the knowledge through coaching or training that you
need to accomplish your goals.
3. Start to work on the little things that will eventually lead to your
goals.
4. Admit the fear and actively take the action of working with
someone that can help you get past the fear.
5. Impose deadlines on yourself so you don't keep
procrastinating and living in fear.
The energy you are using to "mask" or cover up your fear -
nonaction - is and can be truly draining. However with trust and
action you will reverse your draining energy to one of positive and
uplifting.
Now this can be a bit of a "Catch-22."
Your fear and feelings might slow you down; however don't let
them stand in your way or become roadblocks. Look at them as
bumps in the road; we all have them. It's your perception of your
reality that creates "mountains out of mole hills."
Don't let your fears grow and overpower you - taking over
your life, and your environment.
Let go of your fears, and start trusting in yourself to make the
correct decisions, take the correct actions, and let go of the things
in your life that are causing you chaos, panic, and fear.
"Life is a decision. At any point in your life, you can decide
(italics) to act one way in spite of feelings urging you to go in
the other direction. When you believe in a dream, you need to
risk." --Henriette Anne Klauser, Write It Down, Make It Happen.
Enroll today in my 33 Days to a Supportive and Healing
Environment at:
http://www.overhall.com/environment.htm
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Have you decided that you would like help?
Check out my cutting edge program, 33 Days to Creating a
Supportive and Healing Environment, at
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3. Ten Questions to Test Your Trustworthiness
by Bea Fields
In order to succeed in business and in life, it is imperative that you
be worthy of trust. Take this quick quiz to challenge your ability to
be trusted. You should be able to answer "Yes" to each of the
questions.
1. Are you punctual?
Points off for being late and not apologizing.
2. Are you a team-player?
Points off for competing with team members and criticizing the
work of others.
3. Are you open to new ideas and forward in your thinking?
Points off for quickly rejecting the ideas of others.
4. Do you do what you say you will?
Points off for empty promises and not fulfilling a commitment.
5. Are you willing to jump in and help when others are in a jam?
Points off for not letting other people off the hook when they are in
a jam or in crisis.
6. Are you responsible for your work load?
Points off for pushing your work onto others.
7. Do you maintain a positive attitude, even when time is scarce?
Points off for saying "I'm too busy, that is someone else's job, or I
don't want to do that."
8. Are you responsible for any and all mistakes you make?
Points off for blaming and finger-pointing.
9. Do you tell the story exactly as it is?
Points off for exaggeration and leaving out key information.
10. Are you devoted to continuing education and competency?
Points off for not being willing to find the answer when asked a
challenging question.
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Bea Fields is an Executive Coach and a Certified Guerrilla
Marketing Coach. She is a Consultant, Trainer, Public Speaker
and author of the Five Star Leader e-course. Along with
Professional Coach, Alicia Smith, Bea is also the co-author of the
Marathon Marketing E-Course for Coaches. For more information
on the Marathon Marketing Course, visit: The Marketing Marathon
E-Course for Coaches!
http://discninja.com/products.htm
Please visit Bea's site at
http://www.fivestarleader.com
4. Organizing Tips and Tools
December Special:
33 Days to a Supportive and Healing
Environment at:
http://www.overhall.com/environment.htm
Save more then 50% when you enroll this month. You can start
your program anytime. This one-on-one phone coaching includes
the following:
=> 2 hour email and phone Needs Assessment & Training
=> 4 one hour phone coaching sessions
=> 5 emails weekly
=> Tickler File System w/ signs and stand
=> Bedroom Clutter ebook
=> Weekly Article-Sober From Clutter
=> Time Log
=> Master Grocery List
=> Home Managers Ebook
=> 5 W's Special Report
=> How-To Overcome Excuses Audio Tape
=> File or Toss Sign
=> Read or Toss Sign
E-books and Books:
Jeffrey J. Mayer, president of Succeeding In Business, and
author of many books, has an ebook, "Winning the Fight Against
You and Your Desk," that I highly recommend. This inexpensive
52 page ebook is jammed packed with time saving tips so you
can get more done in less time. I urge you all to download this at
http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/aftrack.asp?afid=25003
Free:
Paula Langguth Ryan also has a new ebook, Giving Thanks: The
Art of Tithing, that she has offered to give to my subscribers for
free at
http://tinyurl.com/yxn9 look for the yellow box and click on
Spanish or English to read more about this fabulous ebook and to
download it for free. This ebook is offered in English and Spanish.
It's a MUST read.
Discover the longstanding pre-Biblical history of the tithe -- a
powerful prosperity tool. Uncover the proper use of tithing in all
areas of your life and release all the obstacles that have gotten in
the way of you fully embracing your true, divine inheritance.
Web Sites:
To learn more about anxiety and depression check out
http://www.freedomfromfear.com They even offer a free test.
Fellowship of the Earth: Taking Care of Mother Earth
http://www.fote.org/earth.htm
For a list of alternative gift giving this holiday season, please visit:
http://www.altgifts.org
http://catalog.heifer.org/index.cfm
https://www.habitat.org/donation/gfth/default.aspx
http://www.seva.org/downloads/GOS2003catalog.pdf
For a list of environmentally safe gifts, please visit:
http://www.greenhome.com
http://reusablebags.com
http://www.shopnatural.com
http://www.ecosofa.com
http://www.botanicalearth.com
http://www.ecowise.com/index.shtml
5. Jokes, Quotes, and Anecdotes
>>Action conquers fear.
--Peter Nivio Zarlenga, US businessman
>>Action cures fear, inaction creates terror.
--Doug Horton
>>An anthill increases by accumulation. Medicine is consumed by
distribution. That which is feared lessens by association. This is
the thing to understand.
--Siddha Nagarjuna (c. 100 - 200AD) Indian-Tibetan religious
leader
>>By the time we are women, fear is as familiar to us as air. It is
our element. We live in it, we inhale it, we exhale it, and most of
the time we do not even notice it.
--Andrea Dworkin (1946 - ____) US civil rights activist
>>Commit yourself to a dream. . . . Nobody who tries to do
something great but fails is a total failure. Why? Because he can
always rest assured that he succeeded in life's most important
battle -- he defeated his fear of trying.
--Robert Schuller (1926 - ____) US evangelist
>>Just for fun: http://www.fearofphysics.com
>>A man's real possession is his memory. In nothing else is he
rich, in nothing else is he poor.
--Alexander Smith (1830 - 1867) Scottish poet
Have you made the decision to FINALLY get Organized?
We have several programs in which we can help you get
organized, gain control of your life, and help you move forward
towards a supportive and healing environment. Check out which
would work best for you at:
http://www.overhall.com/Consulting.htm
6. Tips for Professional Organizers
What do you want to do in 2004 with your organizing career?
Invest in yourself and invest in your business with these products:
>>Isn't it about time you had a web site?
People are turning to the Internet to find us. I get emails and phone
call from ALL over the world from people looking for a
professional organizer that can help them in their area. Why?
Because I'm on the Internet and I get found in the search engines
and you can too. For pennies a day you can have your own web
site. Call or mailto:janet@overhall.com
For help and training see
my sister site at:
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>>How about speaking and getting paid?
Become a Professional Speaker System:
Tom Antion's system is the one I learned from to become a
professional speaker; going from free speeches to BIG BUCKS
Speaking. Everything you'll need to know and some coaching too!
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>>Ready to write your first ebook?
Do you want to take your organizing knowledge to the next level by
writing electronic books, books, or special reports?
If you are ready to go to the next level, here is the resource I used,
Make Your Knowledge Sell, that helped me get started writing
ebooks. This is a wonderful source that can help you get to where
you want to go in 2004! This is not a how-to book, rather a book
that will help you brainstorm and bring out the book in you:
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>> Are you ready to have the best shopping cart to sell your
products via the Internet?
The shopping cart I use has it all! Besides selling your products
and services it has unlimited autoresponders, newsletter
distribution, database, ad tracking, upselling (do you want fries
with that?), affiliate program (get others to sell for you) and so
much more. Whether you are thinking of getting a shopping cart or
changing to a better system, check this out:
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>>Need help with publicity?
This ebook is full of a ton of information that will help you get the
word out about you, your company, and your services and
products. I have this ebook on my desktop so I can easily access
it every month. Check it out at:
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>>Have you started your newsletter yet?
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So you want to be a Professional Organizer?
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organizing career at
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7. Organizing Events
I'm getting ready to go on tour in January down the east coast.
If you or your organization would like me to help you get organized
or Feng Shui your environment (home or office), one-on-one, or do
a workshop, please contact me ASAP so we can start planning.
Here's where I'll be and when:
(dates after the 17th are flexible at this time)
Richmond, VA - Jan. 10th (PM) and Jan. 24th-26th
Virginia Beach, VA - Jan. 11th (PM) and Jan. 23rd
Wilmington, NC - Jan. 12th (PM) and Jan. 21st-22nd
Daytona Beach, FL - Jan. 15th and Jan. 20th
West Palm Beach, FL - Jan. 18th
Wabasso, Fl - Jan. 19th
NEED a speaker for your next event? Download my speaking
packet at:
http://overhall.com/Seminars.htm
Smiles, not Piles,
Janet L. Hall, FSII
The Organizing and Feng Shui Wizard
Let me work my "spells" on your Clutter, Life, and Environment!
http://www.overhall.com
"If your current life isn't working for you... get an
"OverHall"!"
Janet L. Hall is the owner of OverHall Consulting, and
Organizing By Phone, which is based out of Southern Maryland
and can be reached at 800-687-3040 or 410-586-9440, or e-
mail her at mailto:janet@overhall.com
Janet can "OverHall" your office, home, and computer clutter
and can deliver a customized speech or seminar for your next
event.
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