Recently, I started keeping a list of ideas for blog posts. It kind of helps me stay inspired when I am trying to find something to write about (not that I have a problem ever finding things to talk about, but everyone has an off day).

This morning, as I was looking for some inspiration, I came across this title "fitting into the box that doesn't fit you". I of course couldn't remember exactly the context of what that meant when I wrote it, but it got me thinking...

How often do we try to fit into a situation that doesn't fit us?

It's often (almost always), that when working with clients we come across these items that I get the... "don't remember why I bought that, but it sure is cute" answers from them. Sometimes even when working with clients that have time management struggles, I ask the question of why they committed to a group or project and you get the... "I thought it might be fun or my friend did it, so I thought I could too..."

My mom always used to say to me... if your friend jumps off a bridge, does that mean you have to?

How does this relate to organizing you ask? I am getting to my point, really I am...

When trying to get organized we are plagued with the questions that are so hard to answer... the "hows and whys" of why we have the things we have... sometimes the questions are too hard to deal or we don't understand so maybe we give up, and try to get organized next week or maybe we will get to it later.

Deciding who we are and what kind of life we want to lead will give us the definition we need to move towards getting organized and living the authentic life. Getting organized is a process of change and choices... with each choice comes results (some good, some bad).

Are you getting the results from the box you are in right now? What is holding you back from living your authentic life?

*photo from flickr - big fat rat