Creativity has long been known to be associated with persistent Chronic Disorganization. Creative personality types are notorious for having a very difficult time maintaining traditional organizing methods like David Allen's GTD system which includes using a "tickler file", etc. (Just ask Gina Trapani of Lifehacker.com) It's not impossible, but it sure doesn't come easily and just doesn't work for many creative people or for people with ADD who naturally resist structure, schedules and routines like checking a tickler file every day.
My first Teleclass - "The Link between Creativity and Disorganization" delivered on March 27, 2008 explores why this is true and what you can do about it. And I'm finally ready to share it with you and the rest of the world - FREE!
What You Will Learn in This FREE Class
- What chronic disorganization is and why you should care.
- Why the creative personality type is so susceptible to painful chronic disorganization.
- What kinds of underlying beliefs make us cling to "things"
- Why creatives find it so difficult to successfully maintain conventional organizing systems.
- The functions of the 3 major parts of the brain and how they work
- Why your actions and behaviors ALWAYS have a positive intent NO MATTER HOW self-destructive they seem
- Why automatic negative thinking, beliefs and habits are SO HARD TO CHANGE
- Why some beliefs and habits are actually very EASY TO CHANGE
- How to "make your brain your best friend" so that you can resolve inner conflicts more easily and get "activated" to do the things you really want to do - BUT DON'T. Like let go of clutter
- 6 strategies that have really worked to help creatives triumph over disorganization.
- 8 creative personality characteristics and how they contribute to disorganization.
- How you can translate these personality traits that make organizing difficult into criteria for creating your own ultra-simple successful organizing systems!
PLUS - You'll get a FREE 15 page Handout summarizing the class!
I am so passionate about this topic now because in my research I was shocked to find so few resources to help creative people understand why organizing and letting go of clutter is SO PARTICULARLY difficult for us! Sure lots of people talk about it, and give us tips that work for them, but how do we translate those tips to work in OUR lives. For people who have had years of negative experiences with organizing, including being punished, fired, or even getting divorced over their difficulty organizing themselves, tips are not nearly enough to become more consistently organized.
That why I'm giving this work that I have spent over 40 hours preparing for FREE! My hope is to make it easier for all those people out there who are "NATURALLY ORGANIZED" and those who are "DISORGANIZED" to understand each other's perspective a little better and make working and living together a little easier. Hopefully it will help "the majority" better understand how differently the 10 - 25% of the population that is labeled with the terms below actually experiences the world and daily life.
People with these labels are in the minority and have a VERY difficult time living up to the expectations and values of the majority of people who: can make a plan and stick to it most of the time; really don't mind or even enjoy organizing; let go of things they no longer use with no emotional trauma; find comfort in routines: and can be on time most of the time without going through emotional agony. For the rest of us, even reading that sentence can generate anxiety! : )
THANK YOU ELLEN!!!!
Even though I am a certified group facilitator and have presented at national conferences, I was very nervous at first because I didn't like the idea of not being able to see everyone. But to my surprise I became comfortable almost immediately. One of the major reasons I was at ease was that I wasn't alone! The call was hosted Ellen Shapiro, a very creative client who is now a treasured friend. Ellen was so supportive and encouraging, she really demonstrated why she deserves the title of "Success and Prosperity Coach".
Ellen has a fascinating array of skills she brings to her work. She has a BA in Psychology, an MBA, AND is certified in a dozen other innovative methods for helping people achieve success. As many creative people do, Ellen struggled with paper and keeping up with constantly changing stream of projects and ideas. She was so happy with the home office and ultra simple systems we designed and organized for her that she invited me to present a session on Overcoming Disorganization to the Prosper Your Practice community she runs which features a monthly expert speaker.
p.s. (her office photos are in my Home Office Organizing Book but I won't tell you which ones)
Now that I've gotten past the hurdle of "the first time" I'm on fire! I LOVE the teleclass format because it allows so many people to have access to learning they otherwise would not have. You don't have to travel AND you can listen to the recording again anytime you want!
WHY WE ARE DOING THIS
Preparing to deliver this class was a great motivator for me to finally pull together my thoughts and experiences on "The Link between Creativity and Disorganization" and document the strategies that have been most successful in my work with hundred of creative clients to overcome disorganization - and not become "dependent" on me to help them stay organized.
WHAT"S NEXT? GETTING UNSTUCK!
The class went very well and people wanted more. So, Ellen Shapiro and I have partnered to create a coaching program called, GETTING UNSTUCK! Releasing the Emotional, Physical, and Belief Clutter Keeping You Stuck in a Pattern of Stress, Overwhelm and Frustration! It combines my expertise in working with highly creative people to release physical, emotional and belief clutter so that they can overcome chronic disorganization, with Ellen's expertise in using a technique called "repatterning" designed to help you identify and clear negative automatic thoughts and beliefs that are holding you back.
We have both had tremendous success with our approaches and now you can experience BOTH in one program thanks to the power of the teleclass!
STARTS APRIL 25! So Don't Delay - Only 10 seats are available!
Listen to the FREE class, get the FREE handout
and learn more about our NEW PROGRAM here!
Wishing you much success as always,
NOTE: We reserve the right to remove the audio and handout at any time so this link many not work forever.
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