Turn Barriers into Benefits
Whenever you have a hard time starting, maintaining, or finishing a project or task, take a moment to reflect on why you are avoiding it....
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Marie Jones
- 2 min
Five Ways to Reboot Your Planner for 2023
Reboot your planner and your organizational systems for the new year!
Marie Jones
- 4 min
Declutter and Organize Your Homescreen Backgrounds
If you frequently update your apps or use your homescreen to keep files handy, your gadgets might be messy and cluttered. Having too much...
Marie Jones
- 6 min
Setting Priorities: When everything feels important
Is your desk or life messy because everything feels important? Do you spend time whatever takes your fancy, not your highest priority?
Marie Jones
- 4 min
Messies, Decluttering & Mess Deconstruction
The "how" of home organization isn't difficult. But professional organizers act like getting organized once will turn you into a Tidy person
Marie Jones
- 3 min
Spring Sunshine Jumpstarts Your Messy Brain
People feel more energized and happy and motivation soars as the days warm. What is it about spring? Science can give us some answers.
Marie Jones
- 5 min
Are we having fun yet? Practice Savoring this Holiday Season
Choose to savor your seasonal celebrations (Christmas, Hanukkah, Solstice, Kwanzaa, New Year's) to make the holidays happier.
Marie Jones
- 5 min
How to be Consistent When Consistency is Vital
Consistency sucks, but relationships rely on us to be reliable and predictable. Follow these steps to be consistent when it's important.
Marie Jones
- 7 min
I Used the Pomodoro® Timer and Here's What Happened
What's hardest for you? Getting started or focusing on a single task? Cycles of focus and rest can be helpful for both of those barriers.
Marie Jones
- 5 min
5 Ways to Get to the Office on Time After a Year+ of Working at Home
The other day, I worked with a client about her upcoming return to the office and she worried about being late. These 5 strategies...
Marie Jones
- 4 min
Delegation as Life Skill (Or, How to Clean House While Sitting on Your A**)
I am on my screened porch, watching the hummingbirds, but my house will be clean by the end of the day. How is this possible? Delegation.
Marie Jones
- 3 min
Embracing Messy Imperfection
Are you paralyzed by perfectionism? Messy imperfection supports flexibility and adaptability. Life is a laboratory; we learn from mistakes
Marie Jones
- 3 min
Taming Anxiety and Your Catastrophizing Brain
A little anxiety is normal and even useful. You may fear a particular thing like public speaking, heights, spiders, or the color purple.
Marie Jones
- 1 min
Resources We Love: Home Cleaning and Organizing
Are you searching for routines to follow to keep your home clean and organized?
Marie Jones
- 5 min
Closed Doors & Open Windows: Resilience in the Sound of Music
When I was a child, The Sound of Music was one of my favorite movies. Julie Andrews' spinning in that opening scene of mountains...
Marie Jones
- 2 min
WOOP! Make Your Wishes Come True
I just learned about WOOP as another model for goal-setting, and want to quickly share it with you today. I like it for big picture goals,
Marie Jones
- 6 min
What Happened Today? Balance Bad & Good
The glass is half-full AND it's half-empty. You come home from work and your partner asks, "How was your day?" The next day, not so much.
Marie Jones
- 2 min
Be Proud of Your Unique Self
A field of wildflowers. A handmade quilt. A homemade cookie. Your personality. What do these things have in common?
Marie Jones
- 9 min
15+ Tools for Your Motivational Toolbox: Tips and Tricks to Overcome Barriers to Action
How do you find the motivation to do what needs to be done? Every human being has times when motivation is difficult. Some of us have a hard
Marie Jones
- 6 min
The Reflective Spiral of Personal Growth
Reflective practice helps you make better choices and move your life in the direction you want it to go.
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