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| Jul 12, 2005 8:39 am |
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re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: Okay, My "Inner Guidance" Needs a Second Opinion :-) (Up |
Marilyn Jenett
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I have an update on my business "releasing" campaign...
It all began with those hundreds of presentation folders and thousands of matching envelopes, right?
Well, I haven't touched them YET. I decided to go into the room and prepare for the Olympics by going through all of my other business files, photos, boxes, etc. and other possessions in that room. I wanted to really SEE these things and question whether they were necessary to retain, and do any condensing, re-labeling and organizing and eliminating to streamline. I knew that would reveal to me if I was indeed ready to emotionally release former aspects of my business. I remember something that Monica said, I think it's on her website, maybe from one of the shows: Our mind gets USED to seeing items and then we don't even notice them anymore. How true and powerful that is. Even if everything is neatly boxed, you still forget what's in those boxes. So I set out to SEE everything.
I also used an affirmation before I began: "Infinite Intelligence guides me to make the right decisions on what to release from my environment."
I am happy to say that for several hours focus, there are now six very sizable trash bags sitting in my kitchen ready to be dumped! I wanted to look at them for an extra day to feel the accomplishment of release. And that's just the beginning. And keep in mind that I am already an organized person (did I tell you that one of my best friends is a Brother P-Touch Label Maker? I love those things!). So the stuff I released wasn't really clutter (at least until now).
But it was totally unnecessary for me to continue to possess.
Success: I went through the boxes of presentation items that are used to fill the presentation folder - articles, bio, references, publicity, etc. And the first thing I did was pick a number that I felt comfortable retaining. I picked the number 25. So instead of 100 copies of this, I kept 25. Instead of 500 reprints of that - I kept 25. And on and on. I trashed a lot of stuff that although it seemed important to have handy in the past, it is no longer meaningful to me. And made sure that what I am keeping is properly labeled and organized.
I went through my filing cabinet - that was fun. I felt like a fast motion cartoon trashing one thing after another.
And I know that everything in there now IS important to me including those now empty drawers :-)
So the journey is off to a good start. I have reinvented my life and must reinvent my environment to match.
Now let's get back to those folders and envelopes. I did as you suggested, Monica, and called recycle centers. They told me the foil logo on the folder would be an issue and suggested I just trash them. I have decided to keep a healthy stash of the folders and envelopes and get rid of the extra. The matching envelopes - I have a couple thousand and it doesn't even seem right to recycle them. They are still in sealed cartons and new. I am wondering if there is a charity or organization that could make use of them for mailing envelopes even though they are a color. They are 9-1/2 x 12-1/2 booklet envelopes (the flap is on the long side), color terragon green, no imprinting, just plain. They are really beautiful envelopes - as far as beauty goes for envelopes :-)
Anyone have ideas on where I might be able to donate them locally to put them to good use?
If you don't mind, I will update again later. The journey's not over. It's fun to share and maybe someone else will get an idea or two.
Marilyn
http://www.FeelFreetoProsper.com
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