- Relax and take a deep breath– Foremost de-clutter your mind. Be calm. And for that take a deep breath and do that often during the day.
- Filter your thoughts– Build positive and assuring thoughts. Do not allow Anxiety, Fear, Anger, Depression, and Frustration to ruin your day (Sky is not falling!).
- De-clutter your day– Identify most important “To Do”. Making days lean will simplify your life greatly. This will leave you more energetic and allow you time for activities that you enjoy more.
- Identify your Simple Joys– A smile, a song, a child’s face, a flower, a cartoon, a joke…there must be something that can tickle you. Just allow it to tickle you to the fullest.
- Smile often. Simple solution to make you look beautiful! Smile to yourself in the mirror and to others too.
- Value your time-Prioritize your needs. Prioritize your family needs.
- Spend time with your loved ones– Spending time with your loved ones. Nothing is more simple, recreational and giving happiness.
- De-clutter your communication– Prioritize to respond to important phones, e-mails, mails. Limit your length of communication.
- Must do Physical Work-Cleaning, Cooking, and Organizing can be recreational too. It builds positive energies and keeps your body toned. Sweating releases the toxins out.
- Learn to Say No– Know your physical, financial and emotional limits. Know your priorities and learn to say “No”, be it workplace, friends, family, relationships before they start taxing your emotional, physical or financial state.
- Cherish what you have-Do not miss on enjoying what you have for that which you don’t!
- Remember ‘lean is in!‘- De-clutter your house, your work-desk, your car, your refrigerator, your wardrobe. Say bye-bye to the really old and worn out stuff. More importantly, think twice-thrice before you stuff in new purchases.
- Travel Light– Take the essentials, think what you can easily do without, what you can re-use and just pack light.
- Be a Good Picky– Look for quality, durability and not quantity. You may not need those expensive brands to wear but you can spend a little extra for healthy hygienic food and places to live. Being picky about stuff will keep your life de-cluttered too.
- Eat Simple but Healthy– Eat light in routine. That can be wholesome and nutritious, if we carefully choose to consume all what is important for keeping good health.