448 - Before: Clutter & Stress, After: YOU!

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Most professional organization companies like Organize 365® want to show before and after photos. We all love to see a big change - we love makeover shows, decluttering shows, and even dating shows. Magazine pictures and Pinterest show some drool-worthy before and after photos, and many of us are striving to achieve that “after” look of perfectly aligned shelves, and color coded produce bins in the refrigerator. But, those pictures aren’t reflective of real life. Those photo-worthy moments don't last when life is lived and stuff is used. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The real change that comes from getting organized is hard to put into words, impossible to quantify, and can’t be demonstrated on social media. The photos we can take in our homes can sometimes show a partial improvement or a sample of the transformation.</span> <strong>When you get organized, how you</strong> <strong><em>feel</em></strong> <strong>changes dramatically! </strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listening to this podcast starts to shift your mindset toward living an organized and proactive life. You incrementally get better at using your time to achieve your own priorities. When you add on our courses and products, you add rocket fuel to your transformation. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Getting organized enough to feel different can happen in a weekend or a month, but your home (your outer reflection) will not look perfect. It’s actually not about your stuff.</span></p> <p><strong>Before</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We have all had at least one season of life where our feelings were the “before” of living an organized life. When you live reactively, feeling stressed, depressed, overwhelmed, and anxious is typical. When your life is driven by someone else’s agenda and the obligations others place upon  you, all you can do is react. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As I share in</span> <a href= "https://organize365.com/organizat