We wrapped up our current session of Financial Peace University this morning. We talked about the "Great Misunderstanding": that to have more we must hold more tightly to that which we have--wrong! We talked about how far we have come in the past 2 months. Changes that have been made in our lives and in that of our children and their children. We've changed our family tree if we can grasp and hold onto and truly implement the lessons we've learned in the past 9 weeks. But it feels like there is so much to do!
It's a bit cliche, but I'm going to say it anyway: how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. As we worked through the class, each week we covered a topic that is critical to our financial peace. It can be a bit overwhelming to look back at the whole 9 weeks and see all that has yet to be done...I haven't even made it past baby step 2 yet. I don't want you to jump to baby step 4, though. It's like building a house. The foundation has to be set before you put the roof on or it just won't stand. It will crumble and fall and you'll have a bigger mess than when you started. It's okay to know what's ahead, but I have to focus on where I'm at right now.
The same thing is true of my house decluttering. I know I have a long ways to go in a couple rooms, but I need to focus on one area at a time or I will get totally overwhelmed. In my efforts to intentionally get more organized, I was looking for resources and plans that are practical and applicable. I came across the Flylady. She's been doing this for years, and like Dave Ramsey, has a proven system that breaks it down into bite sized tasks. Here's what she says that I've really been trying to take to heart (and it applies to cleaning your house and your financial house):
So no matter where you are, don't bite off more than you can chew today. Look at what you can do and start there...one little bite at a time.
Make it a beautiful day, friends.
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The same thing is true of my house decluttering. I know I have a long ways to go in a couple rooms, but I need to focus on one area at a time or I will get totally overwhelmed. In my efforts to intentionally get more organized, I was looking for resources and plans that are practical and applicable. I came across the Flylady. She's been doing this for years, and like Dave Ramsey, has a proven system that breaks it down into bite sized tasks. Here's what she says that I've really been trying to take to heart (and it applies to cleaning your house and your financial house):
So no matter where you are, don't bite off more than you can chew today. Look at what you can do and start there...one little bite at a time.
Make it a beautiful day, friends.
After you're done digesting this bit of info, find your way to Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to see what kind of wall talking fun I'm up to these days. If you want to get each post when it's hot off the presses, simply enter your email in the box below. You can always find me on www.JensWallsTalk.com, too.
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