WOULD YOU LIKE TO START SOME ORGANIZING PROJECTS WHILE YOU’RE MOSTLY HOMEBOUND?

by Maureen the Organizing Diva | Mar 18, 2020 | Life Coaching, Paper Filing, preventing clutter, Productivity, Psychological, Specialized Organizing, Streamlining

VIRTUAL ORGANIZING might be the answer for you. Many of us are stuck at home during this challenging time and which is causing us stress. But there are some upsides to...

5 Things People Fail to Do When Setting Their Goals

by Maureen the Organizing Diva | Jan 7, 2020 | Goal Setting, Life Coaching, Productivity, Psychological

Nobody plans to fail; people fail to plan. Having a strategy makes all the difference. Here are some things that people neglect to do when setting their New Year’s Goals/Resolutions–and some suggestions for improvements: Envisioning what the end goal looks...

Downsizing Your Parents’–or Relative’s or Your Own– Heirlooms and Possessions

by Maureen the Organizing Diva | Nov 9, 2019 | Downsizing, End of Life, Life Coaching, Psychological

Several years ago, on my routine visit to my great Aunt Lydia in Brooklyn, she surprised me with an unusual request. She usually regales me with all her fascinating stories of life in New York during the 40s and 50s as an amateur dancer and regular hell-raiser/party...

August’s Vision Board

by Maureen the Organizing Diva | Aug 7, 2019 | Health and Wellness, Life Coaching, Psychological

Every August, I ask my readers and blog visitors to ask themselves: What do you want your life to look like? Meaning, how do you envision your ideal life? I’m going to share my own experience with this exercise. So the first part of this exercise, is to have...

Just Do It–Now

by Maureen the Organizing Diva | May 13, 2019 | Life Coaching, preventing clutter, Productivity, Psychological, Streamlining, time management

I wish that I had coined Nike’s slogan “Just Do It”. But I would add “now” at the end. The famous slogan was coined in 1988 by the founder of Wieden+Kennedy ad agency, Dan Wieden. He was inspired by the rather morbid last words of Gary Gilmore’s before his...

3 Mistakes People Make When Trying to Achieve their Goals

by Maureen the Organizing Diva | Jan 18, 2019 | Life Coaching, Productivity, Psychological

January is a very popular time to make New Year’s resolutions and goals. And as a Life/Wellness Coach, I applaud these good intentions. However, I find when speaking with many different people, they have given up on their goals after a few weeks because they just...