{"id":12094,"date":"2024-10-24T04:23:51","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T09:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/?p=12094"},"modified":"2024-10-12T15:26:33","modified_gmt":"2024-10-12T20:26:33","slug":"making-time-and-space-for-whats-important-and-joyful-to-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/making-time-and-space-for-whats-important-and-joyful-to-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Time and Space for What’s Important and Joyful to You"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Life has a funny way of throwing us off balance just when we think we\u2019ve figured things out. For the longest time, my business tagline has been “Making time and space for what’s important to you.”\u00a0 I recently attended a new conference overflowing with educational offerings and experiences. When I attend professional development events, I expect to learn. This weekend I learned more than I could imagine.<\/p>\n

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As a Certified Professional Organizer, I enjoy saying I am an overachiever in professional development. I attend two conferences each year as well as many virtual events. These events focus on ADHD, organizing, and productivity. Speakers share their stories as well as strategies. Of course, I love it when a celebrity rock star in my own profession shares their story! I listened to a presentation about goal setting and time management from speaker Tonia Misvaer, CEO of Erin Condren. <\/a>Tonia spoke from the heart about her passion for making a difference and how she plans her year and adheres to her goals. She mentioned that her true north star was feeling joy + experiencing meaning through organization and productivity. This made me think.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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I have read often about the importance of meaning and purpose<\/a> in our lives. It is what motivates me every day in the work I do. Working as a certified professional organizer, I am grateful every day for experiencing and witnessing life-changing opportunities. I help people prioritize what is important.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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When we focus on joy, in addition to meaning, we create moments that transcend all the elements around us. Experiencing joy improves our health, broadens our perspective, and increases our resilience. Our immune system is boosted. We feel more positive and have hope.<\/p>\n

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Creating order and feeling productive are in themselves joyful ways to approach the world you live in. My word of the year is re-imagine. I am taking the combination of all these elements forward this year as I reconnect with playfulness. Here are some other ways you and I can all begin to experience joy + meaning.<\/p>\n