Can you relate? If you are like most people I know,including myself, there’s always work to do, dozens and dozens of ideas, projects that you want to complete, and lots of every day realities to handle, ( money, health, relationships)

Overwhelm stems from a feeling of paralysis that sets in when we feel we have too much to do and not enough time to do it. It’s a common dilemma.

One of the best ways to reduce your overwhelm is to take time to map out all of your current projects. Once you’ve done this, pick your #1 top priority. You did read that right, only pick one!

Now decide what your goal is for your # 1 priority. Decide the date that you want to achieve this goal. Experts say that if you carve out a specific time to complete a task, you are more likely to make it happen.

After you have decided what you want and have set your measurable goal to a timeline, the next step is to break the goal down into individual action steps.

A fast way to break down your big goal, is to keep asking questions: what needs to happen first, then what? Then what?

Keep asking and allowing the step by step process to reveal itself. Write each step down. ( A great process for doing this is mind-mapping, created by TonyBuzan.com)

Take a nice deep breath. You’ve literally created your blueprint for this huge goal. Take the first action step, then the next action step, then the next. Your project will begin to take momentum.

Lather,rinse and repeat with your other important goals.

Step by step, your big goals become attainable. Ah, the thrill of accomplishing what is most important to us. It’s in your reach. Go for it!

Things are beginning to green up  again and the shoots of daffodils, tulips, and crocus are pushing their way out of the dark, cool ground.

Over the weekend, my husband and I took stock of what  the effects of winter winds,snow & ice storms  created in our own backyard.

Tons of debris was  left over from this past season.

Dead wood, fallen branches, and moldy leaves needed to be cleared.

As we all know, we’ve got to clear out the old so the new can come in. And for  new growth to take hold and flourish, as garden experts tell you, the old dead “stuff”  must be collected and removed.

What clutter have you accumulated in this past season?

What stands in the way of your dreams, your goals, and your version of your ideal business and life?

What are your dreams? Do you long to write and publish your own book? Paint in watercolors? Write a screenplay that will be adapted into a blockbuster movie? Break the 7 figure mark?

What is the “stuff” that is cramping your style your style, holding you back from realizing your dreams and goals?

Napoleon Hill was quoted to say, “If your mind can conceive it, and you believe it, you can achieve it.” In order for your personal garden to grow and thrive, for you to live the life you were meant to live, it is so crucial to identify and RELEASE the mental & physical clutter that holds you back.

Spring clean your attitudes, resentment, attachments, fears,limiting beliefs and doubts and watch how clearing this clutter brings you an abundance of opportunities, cash, and new connections.