Out With The Old...In With The New

Try eliminating some old things from your work life...it can be incredibly liberating and energizing.

External Changes

Over the weekend, Daylight Savings Time replaced Standard Time.

Yesterday President Obama eliminated the old government's ban on stem cell research and replaced it with a new policy.

Here in Canada, the new leader of the opposition is busily eliminating his predecessor's policies and practices...replacing them with his own.

Meanwhile in Ontario, one of the main opposition parties in the legislative assembly has just replaced its leader.

The official opposition party plans its own search for a new leader.

Locally, winter is gradually losing it's cold and icy grip...finally!!!!...the old and dirty snow is at long last giving way soggy bare ground.

Change is definitely in the air.

Personal Changes

Consistent with the changes around me, I am also experiencing some changes in my own life.

To a large degree, these changes are driven by the growth of my vision board.

Every day I remove from the board beside my desk a tired old memento of a past event.

I love getting rid of things so the removal of each item...small though it may be... is a touch of pleasure. I also enjoy new things, so when I replace the old items with fresh new images of results that I would like to achieve, I feel even better.

In our busy lives we all tend to accumulate lots of things, usually unintentionally. Some of these things are tangible...like the remaining items on my board...that for the most part have lost the meaning they once had.

Others are intangible, like ideas, attitudes and behaviors that we continue to hold on to as if by default.

If you continue to hold on to items, ideas or behaviors that no longer serve a purpose or help you in your work...maybe it's time to let go of them.

Try getting rid of some of the old things in your life...and either continue without them...or replace them with something new.

6 Changes You Can Make

1. Eliminate 1 unused or no-longer enjoyed item from your desk.

If this felt good, keep doing it until you have removed everything that you no longer use and enjoy and are unlikely to use or enjoy again

2. Find a new place to meet for coffee.

Sooner or later you will start to meet new people...whose company you will enjoy and who might be the source of new business.

3. Find a new way to drive to the office.

Careful...you might discover new business opportunities.

4. Find a new way to get your morning news.

Try reading online newspapers...or if you already do that...try reading a different news source.

5. Eliminate 1 bookmarked website from your browser and replace it with a new one.

The same considerations suggested in item 1 apply. If you'd like a suggestion for a replacement website...might I suggest this one. :)

6. Try a new exercise.

If you exercise regularly, add a new exercise to your routine. If you do not exercise regularly, go for a walk around the block. Who knows who you might meet?

You will be surprised at how liberating and energizing it can be to let go of the old..and try something new.