Taking Advantage of Change

I just moved into a new house, and to say that things have changed is an understatement. It’s amazing how a new location can take all of our old habits and throw them right out the window. Everything is in a new place, nothing is where you thought it was, and time flies right by. But I’m not complaining, not even a little bit. This change has given me the opportunity to break out of old habits, to re-evaluate what I was doing, and to plan what I want to do now.

I probably won’t admit this in public, but it’s kind of fun when your computer crashes. You have to go through the same sort of exercises – figure out what was important to you and bring it back – but you also get to drop a bunch of dead weight.

So do you need to move every week or drop your computer down a flight of stairs to make sure you are focusing on the important? No. But it is a great exercise to step back and say, “If XXXX happened, what would I really miss? What would I be secretly glad was gone? What would I need to get back ASAP?” Really analyze those answers and you’ll begin to find under-appreciated areas (or people) that need more attention/praise and those that need improvement.