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Organize 365 Podcast

432 - What is in Your Control?

Organize 365 Podcast

Lisa Woodruff

Entrepreneurship, Self-improvement, Business, Education

4.51.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2021

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Here's the thing, you don't have very much control over almost anything. But, you have so much control over a few things.

I recorded a bunch of podcasts before I left for the book tour, but I like my podcasts to be as relevant as possible. I want it to feel like we are talking on the phone together in real time. But, I can't see the future. COVID keeps changing our lives. It is one of the things that we cannot control. We all desire a sense of control. But, when you focus on things outside of your control, it causes stress, anxiety, and worry. 

If you choose to focus on what you do control, you can reduce or eliminate the stress, anxiety, and worry. We have control over our mind, our home, our media inputs, and our impact in the world. COVID is extremely important, but it is not urgent. It is distracting most of us from our purpose and our impact on the world. 

Today, I want to talk with you about making decisions about the things you actually can control. You set the tone and cadence in your home. You control the decision making. Identify what you can control. Then, make decisions so that you can get some of your time back. I want you to be able to control what you can, and free up your time to do what you want to do. For me, stress and anxiety come from the unknowns in life. The more I focus on what I do control, the less I worry. I want this for you too. 

Transcript

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0:00.7

This week's mailbag comes to us from Susan.

0:04.2

Yay, I finally learned the benefit

0:06.9

of front loading of the week.

0:09.5

This week, although I didn't feel like it,

0:11.7

and I was so tempted to put shopping and errands

0:14.1

on Thursday, which is my odd day off for working the weekend.

0:19.1

I resisted it, and I did all of those on Monday,

0:22.3

which is my normal day off, and Tuesday evening.

0:26.0

And now it's Thursday, and I have a whole day

0:29.7

for myself.

0:30.6

I am going to go to the library, read magazines,

0:34.0

do crochet, and walk for an hour.

0:37.1

And wow.

0:39.1

This is the feeling of not having anything must do.

0:44.3

I love this feeling, and I would try my best

0:46.8

to do the Sunday basket as early as possible on the weekend

0:50.7

so that I can get ahead in my housework,

0:53.0

and I can make Monday available for me time.

0:57.6

Do you have an Organized 365 Success Story?

1:01.0

If so, we would love to hear about it.

1:03.5

Please send us an email at Customer Service at Organized 365,

1:07.9

and tell us how you have taken back your home,

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