Clear the Clutter

This weekend as I was doing our weekly (yeah right!) house cleaning I found myself picking up a lot of items to dust around that I really don’t like, but had almost forgot were there. I then went into each room and really looked at what was stored and on display and gave each a litmus test, “Do I love this?” and/or “Do I need this here?” If the answers were no, I collected them from their dust gathering spot and got rid of them.

This got me to thinking—are there things within my business that are collecting dust or are causing me to work around them. I don’t mean physical things that are on my desk (that goes without saying), but services that I continue to promote, but don’t love doing, clients that are sucking the life out of me, or processes that no longer work.

By looking at your clients, service offerings, standards and practices, employees, etc. with a new light and a few analyzing questions, you can see areas that just aren’t working or are getting in your way. I challenge you to do some “decluttering”.