A Messy Mind
On making your bed each morning...
I always know when my week is starting to go off balance.
My office becomes an absolute crap hole.
I start to lose things under things.
A wallet under a pad of paper.
A parking ticket under a coffee cup.
This messiness then has a knock on effect.
- When I need something and cannot easily find it, this becomes a distraction
- When I lose something that I need right now, this becomes a time suck
- When I look at the chaos unfolding, this becomes a depressant
The old adage from Admiral McRaven about making your bed in the morning, is more true now to me, than it was when I was a rebellious teenager.
Because I have more things to do.
This lack of order in my environment, reflects a lack of order in my mind.
But the consequences today are much greater.
A client's work turns out sloppy.
A sales opportunity gets missed.
A phone call does not get returned to a loved one.
So if you're wandering... what does a messy mind =
It's a messy environment.
For me at least.