There Is Someone Who Loves To Do What You...Don't

For months I have struggled (years, really) trying to do everything that is involved in having one's own business. Not only is it tedious and difficult, it's disheartening.

It's so hard to work with others! After finally getting an unbearable task done, the accountant is unavailable, the health insurance co. can't find the fax...so these unbearable tasks have to be repeated..oy vay.

However, there are some gifted people out there who love following up with remiss administration, filing, and organizing things you hate looking at. The key is to do the preparation so they can really help you.

If you hate cleaning the house, and you can afford someone to clean it for you, pay him/her! Not only will you save your invaluable time to do the things that matter to you, but it will also inspire you to do that which you love even better. I'll discuss house cleaning very soon.

We are somehow taught, I feel, that we must be good at everything and, worse, that we ought to enjoy it. If we don't enjoy it, we ought at least find solace in the fact that we're not alone...forget that, I say! Let's not waste our short and precious time here doing things that we don't want to do (if it doesn't harm ourselves or others to not do them).

So I shall have three assistants...how about you?

Clear desk...clear mind...reliable person...

It continually amazes me what a difference the aesthetic of one's environment makes.

Before heading out of town, it took a vigorous effort to really clear my desk.

Every day when I come to the office, it's ridiculous how efficient I am when the desk is cleared. Paying bills ahead of time, replying to people immediately, dealing with any wrinkles in effort with the slightest of ease. And yet, how easy it is to slip from here, and how quickly it happens.

Maintenance can feel boring and tedious...but it is there where the true liberation lies.

Two things, today. Put them away.