Life Spring Cleaning Tips

“Simplicity is the key to personal progress” says leading life coach Rasheed Ogunlaru. Here are his 7 key tips to spring clean your life…anytime in the year

Whatever the season you may well be itching to simplify your life.

At many points in your life and throughout the year you may feel the desire or need to simplify your life, clear up your or redecorate your home, giving away old clothes ….and perhaps to make other changes in your life

Cosmetic changes, improvements and clearouts are part of our natural desire to improvements for more happiness and simplicity in our lives. You may have felt a real relief when you’ve thrown things out, redecorated and seen that things are neat, tidy, new and spacious. These changes are very important but all too often we stop with making superficial changes to our front rooms, walls, cars and clothes when we actually have a deeper desire for change, space and simplicity in our lives.

You may well be experiencing a real desire to do something more fulfilling with your career and for more depth, love and mutual support and understanding in your relationships. This is a good sign and it’s a very natural call to be who you are and enjoy your life as you desire it.

Spring cleaning your life is a very natural thing. You cannot pour more water into a full glass. You need space in order to invite new things into your life.

Making the change

Simple steps like watching an hour less TV, dropping negative friendships, taking lunch breaks at work, and eating well can transform your life overnight.

Many ordinary people of all walks of life that I work with make major changes in their lives by making a few simple changes – you can do the same today.

One hour less TV a night, lunch breaks at work, dropping negative relationships, and half an hour to yourself a day can create more time in your life, reduce stress – and enable you explore and create your future.

Here are my seven Spring Clean Your Life tips for your home life and your work which will help you develop greater work-life balance and simplicity.

7 Home & Life Spring Cleaning Tips:

1. Have a full home spring clean to calm, focus and improve your daily life
2. Give all you haven’t used for over six months to friends or charity – it relieves you, helps others and allows space for new opportunities
3. Take time out – give yourself half an hour alone to relax / or focus on your life
4. Eat a balanced diet and sleep well – this boosts energy and reduces stress
5. Use you answer phone, and reduce wasted hours in front of the TV
6. Drop all negative relationships – and only create positive ones
7. Write a short list of 5 or so priorities you do want this year and focus on them.

7 Work Spring Cleaning Tips:

1. Have a thorough desk / file clear out – it will focus you and ease stress
2. Handle every piece of paper and email once wherever possible
3. Arrive and leave on time – sounds simple – make it a habit
4. Start and end the day with a clear desk – this reduces ‘back to work phobia’.
5. Go out of the office at lunch to ensure you take a break – more productive less stress
6. Regularly schedule time in your diary for your family, friends, interests & holidays
7. Avoid squabbles / personality clashes focus on your priorities.

Sarah’s story:

Sarah is one of my life coaching clients who wanted to achieve far more in her life, work and relationships. Yet she always got bogged down in a cluttered home, office overgrown garden and trash TV. She literally couldn’t see beyond these things to make the progress she was seeking in her creative and writing career. By picturing and planning what her life would be with an efficient office, comfortable and spacious home, and work life-balance – she developed the motivation to tidy her home, arrange her office and plan her career. She watched less TV to set herself an hour a night to herself where she allowed creative ideas to come through to plan, research and develop her own business. Her life is now balanced. She is more relaxed, focused and creative in her work. She has lost near her ideal weight and concentrates her free time friends, family and improving her health and fitness.

Go for it!

Now take a moment to look at your life and routine – imagine you are looking at it from a hill. What would it be like if you spring cleaned your environment, focused only on positive relationships, reduced junk food and TV and spent a little time every day to work on what you want from your life? Picture yourself doing it. Now go for it. Set aside an hour today to start taking steps that will spring clean your life and invite in success that could last you for ever. Remember: Invest in your self and your progress - there is no wiser investment.

Rasheed Ogunlaru is a leading life coach, business coach and speaker . He helps people of all backgrounds achieve greater happiness, balance and success in all areas of their lives.Rasheed regularly appears in the media and is author of the popular self development CDs Create your ideal life (£14.99) and Become who you are (12.99) For further information, to book life or business coaching, more or to order a CD visit www.rasaru.com email: rasaru_coaching@yahoo.com or call 020 7207 1082