30 SECOND HABIT RULE and SUCCESS!
Remember the M.A. habit battle cry, STOW AS YOU GO!
Say it often both in your mind and aloud during the day.
Sandra Felton, THE ORGANIZER LADY®
Remember the M.A. habit battle cry, STOW AS YOU GO!
Say it often both in your mind and aloud during the day.
Sandra Felton, THE ORGANIZER LADY®
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Contents of New Ideas for Today
1. Message of the Day - 30 Second Rule Explained
2. Habit of the Day
3. Family Reminder of the Day
4. Quote of the Day
5. Question of the Day
6. From the Trenches - Success Story
7. More Info
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6. From the Trenches - Success Story
7. More Info
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1. Message of the Day
30 Second Habit Rule Explained
Sometimes when I mention that if something takes 30 seconds or less to do that we
1. Message of the Day
30 Second Habit Rule Explained
Sometimes when I mention that if something takes 30 seconds or less to do that we
should determine not to put it off, people object. "If I start doing everything that takes
thirty seconds, I will work myself to a nub." And that is true. If our house is a mess we
have many, many little jobs that could be done in 30 seconds. Too many to make it
impractical to do them all.
So let's limit how we apply it. The thirty second rule needs to be applied in two ways
So let's limit how we apply it. The thirty second rule needs to be applied in two ways
only.
The first place we should apply it is with what happens in the future. Don't go back
The first place we should apply it is with what happens in the future. Don't go back
to try to catch up with everything. FROM NOW ON hang up your jacket immediately
when you take it off. Take the coffee cup from the living room to the kitchen. Put up
the mayonnaise and throw away the used tea bag. Return the tool to its home. And
the like.
The second place we should apply the thirty second rule is with those that are high
The second place we should apply the thirty second rule is with those that are high
priority needs. There are probably a few important little jobs that have been
neglected for a long time and would only take thirty seconds to get them out of the
way. The non-priority tasks can be cared for as you go about your organizing plan
or routine.
So the idea is this: Apply the 30 second rule beginning now into the future and to
So the idea is this: Apply the 30 second rule beginning now into the future and to
priority jobs that need attention now.
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2, Habit of the Day
CLEAN AS YOU GO
Keep short accounts on putting things up as you work. As you cook, wash and
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2, Habit of the Day
CLEAN AS YOU GO
Keep short accounts on putting things up as you work. As you cook, wash and
dry your pots, pans, etc. or put them in the dishwasher as you use them.
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3. Family Reminder of the Day
Pick one of these reminders or make one of your own to share with your family
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3. Family Reminder of the Day
Pick one of these reminders or make one of your own to share with your family
each day.
In our family, we put what we need the next day by the front door the night before
In our family, we don't drop our things when we come in the door. We take them
In our family, we put what we need the next day by the front door the night before
In our family, we don't drop our things when we come in the door. We take them
and put them where they belong.
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4. Quote of the Day
It is much better to KEEP UP than to CATCH UP.
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5. Question of The Day
What is one success you can "brag" about? We would all be encouraged to hear
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4. Quote of the Day
It is much better to KEEP UP than to CATCH UP.
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5. Question of The Day
What is one success you can "brag" about? We would all be encouraged to hear
of it and you will be strengthened if you share it.
Tell us by posting on Friends-of-The-Organizer-Lady.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Friends-of-The-Organizer-Lady
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6. From the Trenches - Success Story
In a recent teleclass, one of the participants told gratefully of her success. She
Tell us by posting on Friends-of-The-Organizer-Lady.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Friends-of-The-Organizer-Lady
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6. From the Trenches - Success Story
In a recent teleclass, one of the participants told gratefully of her success. She
gave herself a year to get her house organized. And she did it! In time to have a
big party for her father's seventieth birthday party. She had seventy people for the
party and let them wander through the house. It was the crowning achievement of
what she had done.
Do you have a story to share? Consider joining one of the online groups we have
Do you have a story to share? Consider joining one of the online groups we have
set up as a forum for success stories which greatly encourage others.
http://messies.com/index.php/groups
We need to share with each other to encourage one another that it can be done
http://messies.com/index.php/groups
We need to share with each other to encourage one another that it can be done
and it is worth it.
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7. More Info
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7. More Info
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This is a simple program. We stick with the basics as they are presented in these
messages. Keep reading. Keep adding one part of the program at a time.
Repetition is important.
Forward to friends if desired but not to other sites.
Read this whole posting or only what you can take in today,then delete it.
Don't forget the daily reminders!!!
The daily Reminders and How-To's are found on our website at
"How to Begin" http://www.messies.com
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Repetition is important.
Forward to friends if desired but not to other sites.
Read this whole posting or only what you can take in today,then delete it.
Don't forget the daily reminders!!!
The daily Reminders and How-To's are found on our website at
"How to Begin" http://www.messies.com
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8. Extra Help
Have all of your other organizing classes worked for you yet?
Dorothy said, “I’ve been to a lot of organizing classes, but this is the only one that has
ever worked for me.
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MESSIES ANONYMOUS SLOGAN
Please memorize this slogan and post it on your wall.
The secret to success is making very small, yet very consistent, changes.
Or to make it short; Baby steps, baby steps in the right direction.
108 © Sandra Felton 2010
THE ORGANIZER LADY® is a registered trademark
of Sandra Felton, Founder of Messies Anonymous.
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