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August 5, 2008I came across a great article the other day in Real Simple magazine (April 2008). The Author Gail Blanke provided a three-step program for finishing old business and moving on. The article was titled “Complete Your Past”.
Do you often wonder why you feel stuck? In her article the author suggests that you take an inventory of things you feel are incomplete not only in business but in your entire life. These could be things you have not started yet, things you have not said, things you have not finished or things that you have not changed. She also suggests that you assign completion dates and start checking things off your list as they are completed.
Sometimes just writing things down and getting them out of your head can get you unstuck.
While this seems simple, I think it may be essential. This is like applying David Allan’s Getting Things Done Theory to your entire life and I believe it could have a very cleansing effect in many areas.
It can also help you feel that you have accomplished something. I know that I was able to cross a couple of things off my list right away because I immediately decided that I no longer needed to complete them.
If you would like to print out a worksheet to complete your own personal inventory or read other articles by Gaile Blanke go to http:// www.realsimple.com/myinventory.
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