Don't Let Little Things Hang Around Long

What's been bugging you lately?

What's something small that you keep thinking about?

What simple fix are you "gonna get around to someday?"

I'm asking that today because I've started getting some of my own little buggers out of the way for a change instead of letting them hang around any longer than I care to keep them in front of my mind.

My quick list of what should be fairly simple fixes:

• Slow drain in bathroom sink
• Squeaky door in bathroom
• Need new shower curtain
• Dust building up on ceiling fan blades
• Electric cord over there is really twisted
• Hang up that clock finally (been 6 months)

All of these (not counting the clock since that's at the other office) were taken care of this morning. Done, outta the way. Not need to be done again (at least for a little while). Now those are no longer in front of my mind when I see them.

Now for the slightly longer fixes where doing a little at a time will take care of:

• Clean out the garage
• Clean out the basement
• Clean out the file drawers around the desk

I've been doing a bit here and there on these. It feels good to see that progress is being made. And by doing it this way, it doesn't really cut into the time I need to spend doing the other necessary things such as the "Write 2 Success" newsletter, this blog, Twitter posts, the ebooks for the Amazon Kindle, and some other things which are on the stove waiting to be heated up this year.

So here is what you do...

Look around and write down what is bothering you at the moment. Little things like the sink, the storm window, the leaves in the back of the yard which seem to never go away or whatever. Write them down.

Then, (yes, a bit of work is involved), get busy doing them and getting them outta the way. The longer you let them hang around, the more and more of them you will acquire. True, there will be more along the way (always will), but at least your list can stay fairly small.

So start today and the the small things outta your way.

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David Stoddard

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