"Twiggy" Artist unknown
Help You Dwell received a strange request a few weeks ago...
"Can you all do what you do in people's houses with my head?"
At the time it seemed a little bizarre but mostly intriguing. We began meeting with this lovely lady and started a journey that has been inspiring to say the least.
In the process, HYD realized that most everyone can benefit from some brain organization.
In America today, most of us are over-committed, drained, tired, and too busy to do things as well as we would like to.
One thing that we have found to be helpful in life organization / time management is to make a list of your commitments: Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly. Do you feel over committed? What in your life is draining and what is life giving? Writing things down helps us compartmentalize and simplify. However, list making is not for everyone.
Anna Rusakova
For HYD, the unique challenge of life organization and time management is that each person connects with different ways of thinking. For some, a list makes everything clear and manageable but for others, like the client we spoke of earlier, a list is more overwhelming than helpful. Learning how to help a creative, imaginative, passionate artist & photographer make a plan that she can tackle, one step at a time has been really fun. We are realizing that using visualization of the tasks, talking through the scenarios, making clear action plans are some of the key ingredients for getting the brain in order for our dear client. Sometimes it's just more fun to make a mood board or an art journal for your life than to write a list.
Through our research on this journey, we also came across a fantastic resource for artists who seek organization.
www.theorganizedartist.com
Zachary Smith
The brains behind "the organized artist";Ms. Bennett, gives simple, clear guidelines to help entrepreneurs, artists and the like get their projects on the road to fruition. We learned so much from her experience with many creative folks over the years. She also has a couple of great books available on her website HYD enjoyed reading through for more specific tools to success.
Once again HYD's cup runeth over as we walk this journey with our client. Her passion for living life fully is contagious and her commitment to tell the stories of those she walks with will inspire anyone who gets to hear them. We are learning everyday here at HYD and loving every minute.