In Organize 365® we say “Resources are not limited, they are limitless. Through collaboration, Organize 365® connects the right people and resources for maximum benefit and sustainability.” We know there is enough for everyone and growing up that is what I saw. I guess it’s true when it comes to our kids, more is caught than what is taught.  Abundance through the eyes of a child Knowing what I know now I could have probably figured out that our family was not rich. But I never felt it as a child. We had what we needed and we got to participate in extra-curricular activities. I watched my mother work her business. I watched my dad ”get recruited” by his friends to be a sales person for them. And when they sold the company to their sons, the sons added my dad as one of their partners because they knew he was valuable and consistently brought in a lot of new sales. It was then we had extra money.  But my dad was good at managing the money so that our family and the company had enough money even in times of lack. As a kid I always felt that we had enough resiliency and ability to overcome lack.  Abundant Energy Our desires and plans don’t always play out the way we want or think, but with an Abundance Mindset, they will come to be. I wanted to be a mother so bad. I had an abundant mindset and had to embrace the opportunity that adoption would provide, which was me becoming a mother. We had situations come our way through the adoption process. I could have clung to each one and thought this is my one opportunity I have to take it! But, I knew that I would be a mother, I just didn’t know how. I was open minded. What is going to be will be and I knew at the end of all of it, I would be a mother! An abundance frequency attracts abundance. Everything is just energy. I gave multiple examples of it in this episode because I see so much abundance in my life. I’m not trying to brag, I want you to see it’s there for you too. The Pie Factory You are only in competition with yourself. There is only one you with your unique skill set. Imagine a pie factory and they are just spitting out pies regularly. You don’t get just one slice. You don’t have to share a pie with anyone. You can have as much pie as you want. EPISODE RESOURCES: The Sunday Basket® Sign Up for the Organize 365® Newsletter  Did you enjoy this episode? Please leave a rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Share this episode with a friend and be sure to tag Organize 365® when you share on social media!

Happy Monday!  Introducing the Connections Episodes from Organize 365®. Every other Monday I will be talking to people and the Organize 365® research staff about topics, books, studies, and other valuable materials that are connected to our goals at Organize 365®. Today I picked Anna, our education and research lead. When she first brought up this topic I wasn’t super jazzed, but after learning about the history of new year’s resolutions and why people started setting them…well it led to a great conversation.  When and why did people start setting new year's resolutions?  The Babylonians were the first we see making new year’s resolutions to their gods. They’d set the intention to return farm equipment or pay off their debts in hopes of a profitable crop that year. It was after harvest time that they’d do this as they prepared their field for new crops. And then we see the Romans setting intentions to their god, Janus, who had two faces. One face looked towards the past and encouraged reflection of the past year. And one face facing forward to plan ahead. They’d do this March 15th when, maybe due to their climate, they were preparing for a new crop. And then in 1582, Pope Gregory the 8th developed the Gregorian calendar we use today and he set the new year for January 1st.  Yesteryear’s common new year’s resolutions versus today When I look at the top 10 goals from 1947, I like to think about life then. They were coming out of World War II, they had food being rationed, and manual housework. So it’s no surprise that last on the list was to lose weight. It was a stressful time and people wanted to break bad habits, such as smoking and drinking, which was first on the list.  Nowadays life is easier. We have machines that do a lot for us, ability to live in the suburbs (off laborious farms), less generational living, cars, school buses, and catering to our children more so they are doing less, although we noted this is likely cultural. And we are addicted to our food. So it’s no surprise that top of the list now is to lose weight. Followed by organization because our children are involved in more activities, women now work, social media shows a standard that is not realistic but we are striving for it, and life is just faster paced. Need to be organized to stay on top of it all! One category, besides the ones I always notice like weight loss, money, and organization/productivity, is intrinsic/personal development. This is the introspective type of new year’s resolutions that was on the list. People want to help others and grow in their faith. I will start including this fourth category.  Organize 365® is there for you for your new year’s resolutions Planning day sets you up for almost 3 mini years. The human brain doesn’t like to think past about 100 days. It’s easier to set one new, new year’s resolution each time. You can set up actionable steps to accomplish that goal, too. You can try out new tasks or routines that become habits, stacking small steps that in the end accomplish a big goal.  Anna’s New Year’s Resolution: Drink more water Lisa’s New Year’s Resolution: Continue to implement more habits to support my health EPISODE RESOURCES: Outlived by Peter Attia MD Sign Up for the Organize 365® Newsletter Did you enjoy this episode? Please leave a rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Share this episode with a friend and be sure to tag Organize 365® when you share on social media.

A journey through the power of positivity reveals how early family influences shaped ambitions and resilience. The speaker shares personal anecdotes, tracing their optimism back to childhood and pivotal conversations with their father about entrepreneurship. The narrative highlights a transformative journey from cynicism to embracing positivity, showcasing its profound impact on life and work. This exploration of core values emphasizes the importance of fostering a positive mindset, especially in challenging times.

Allison G., a dedicated teacher for 21 years, shares her transformative journey toward home organization after a skiing accident forced her to slow down and reassess her chaotic environment. She discusses the tools she embraced, like the Sunday Basket®, and her insights from the Organize 365 system. Allison emphasizes learning to take things slow, balancing family dynamics and personal routines. She also highlights the impact of personal retreats and color coding on enhancing productivity and maintaining mental clarity in a busy life.

Explore insightful predictions for household management by 2025, emphasizing that AI won't fully take over our homes. Discover the enduring importance of analog methods, especially for older generations facing technological challenges. Delve into the necessity of physical documents for effective communication during emergencies. The conversation also touches on creating a safe haven at home and choosing how to engage with the relentless flow of information. Insights on community connections and the impact of economic pressures add depth to the discussion.

I’m so excited. It’s my birthday! I am 50 years old today!!! The women in my family have lived to be old—into their 90s and 100s. I have always been in awe of all they have done in their lives. Organize 365® just turned 10 years old.  I think I am going to live to 100, so I am just getting started. I have an innate understanding of time and money that I call “Lisa math.” It doesn’t follow the traditional rules about these things, but I am able to use it to show how I understand the world.  We all have constraints in life. We are naturally limited by our time, money, and energy. Getting organized helps you to develop more capacity by investing your current time for a future return of more time.  Improving your capacity allows you to do more things in life, handle unexpected events, and live out your unique purpose.  The mission of Organize 365® is to help busy people get their home and paper organized so that they can do what they are uniquely created to do. Over the last 20 years, my Sunday Basket® has given me an extra 5,200 hours. I have poured that extra time into creating Organize 365®. I have been able to help many of you save more time by using your Sunday Baskets®. And, boy, have those hours added up! By end of 2020, the Organize 365® customers saved over 1 million hours!!! At the end of 2021, we have saved over 2.5 million hours.  Your time and capacity have been unlocked. So many of you have been gracious enough to share how you are living your unique purpose using the hashtag #myextra5. That is the best birthday gift ever.

Carrie T., a busy mom of two, shares her inspiring journey of finding organization amidst family life. She stumbled upon the podcast while searching for organizational tips and discovered the transformative Sunday Basket system. Carrie talks about the ease of having all her papers in one place and her excitement about joining the Sunday Basket Club for community support. She also reflects on managing finances, especially with a daughter in college, and the joys of transforming her long drives into productive podcast sessions.

In business, this was the year in neutral! Try as I might to move forward with initiative, the universe wouldn’t allow it. But I had great success in other areas!  “Lovie, Are You?” You may be wondering how the PhD is going. Let me tell ya. I was warned that the second year is tough and it really was because the time I was giving to the PhD had to come from somewhere, right? I shared how I was dividing my time in previous episodes. But also, I traveled. Because I traveled, I didn’t do my normal home reset during my break from school and it was so bothersome, I did a whole episode about it. Baby Grayson got smarter this year, too. He now knows if my car is home, I, Lovie is home. He’s no longer fooled by “outta sight, outta mind.” So I moved all my stuff to the office for school, too. You may have thought in the past, “How does Lisa do it all?” I humbly explained how this year, I didn’t. Purple Work That Didn’t Work All of Organize 365® worked on two purple projects for a whole 10 months, that took lots of time and money, only to have neither get fully completed. So for years I’ve been told I need to go to an ERP system. This was the year. We worked with an accounting firm to get things and policies in place only to have the ERP team tell us that our bank and the system don’t play well together. So, I started thinking and came up with an idea. Once proposed, they said yes, I think we can use that solution to make Quickbooks work for you since we know Quickbooks plays nice with your bank. And we got to keep our super secure website. All was not lost because the company is better having gone through all of that.  And then there was our lease that was expiring. It got me looking at other spaces. I practiced driving to them like it was our new location. Kind of tried it on for size. I started dreaming of additional live events I’d like to host. They were ok, but then the cost of moving was setting in. Would our landlord extend the lease, just increase the price? They said yes, but to different terms of course. So here we are in the same building for the next four years, not moving. Again, all was not lost because we upgraded our current space and made it more functional for us for the season we are in. And stay tuned to attend some of the live events I dreamed up, like the Small Business Planning Mastermind on March 5th & 6th. Milestones Hit in This Neutral Year I am so excited with the milestones the company hit this year in quarter four, despite the purple projects failing. Such HUGE things!!! The podcast turned 10! The podcast is often about the Sunday Basket® in one way or another. And we say the Sunday Basket® saves people 260 hours annually. We also know that we have sold 12,000 Complete Sunday Basket®s, equating to saving “officially documented purchasers” 10 MILLION HOURS!!  That is so amazing!! That’s what I want, to give women back their time by delaying decision making so they don’t derail themselves.  And since we were going to have a party to celebrate the podcast, we decided to celebrate my award, too!  I saw Miami University was awarding Cincinnati Female Entrepreneur of the Year. With a short deadline to submit an application and three references, I didn’t know if I’d have everything in time. But my instagram followers are amazing and I actually received SIX overnight! I was so surprised to be in the top 3 being considered for the award, and even more shocked to be awarded the first ever Cincinnati Female Entrepreneur of the Year! I had all female entrepreneurs stand and I accepted the award on behalf of all of us. It wasn’t about who won, it was about all the women in that room being acknowledged for what they are doing and how they are growing Cincinnati. EPISODE RESOURCES: The Sunday Basket® Small Business Planning Mastermind Sign Up for the Organize 365® Newsletter  Did you enjoy this episode? Please leave a rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Share this episode with a friend and be sure to tag Organize 365® when you share on social media!

April R., a dynamic single mother of five, shares her inspiring transformation journey through organization, initially sparked by her connection with ADHD. She redefined organization as a tool for productivity, creating a unique drink station tailored for her busy household. April recounts practical strategies that elevated her family life, emphasizing the difference between organizing and cleaning. Her lessons extend beyond the kitchen, enhancing her overall efficiency and fostering deeper family connections, all while navigating the challenges of social media.

This year was filled with significant home renovations aimed at accommodating adult children. A son transitioned from renting to owning a condo, while concerns about plumbing and allergies presented unique challenges. Renovations included transforming a basement and updating kitchens to ensure comfort for the family. Reflecting on these experiences, there's a focus on setting intentions and managing allergen exposure in daily life, showcasing resilience amidst the chaos.