I have written a few times about how I made transition from relocation consultant to Writer/Life Coach. I speak frequently about the mental changes I went through, and that I’m going through to adjust my work habits, etc. But there is one huge transition that I have not made that I have been dreading for the better part of a year—my office.
Guess what, I was actually on the HGTV show Mission Organization for my office. At the time of the show, I was pregnant with my first child and still a relocation consultant. Writing and coaching were not even a blip on the radar screen. My office was redesigned to fit the productivity of my former career. It worked perfectly for that profession. When my needs, my priorities, and my career began to change, my office did too …into a big mess. Thank heavens HGTV discontinued the show because they would be so ashamed of me right now! I began piling my new life on top of my old life and things were just not working. I didn’t have space for my new files because my old files (dating back to 1999) were taking up the space. I just had “stuff” everywhere and it was getting to the point of no return. I didn’t even want to be in my office. What once was a place of inspiration became a bone of contention. I did not want to feel that way about my personal space. My supposed creative space that made my stomach turn whenever I stood in the threshold. Something had to give. It was time to let go.
I stood in my office today ready to tackle this demon head-on. I made the conscious decision to change careers and therefore my lifestyle well over a year ago, but yet never really physically let it go. It was time to face the reasons why I was holding on. Aside from the fact that it would be a huge undertaking that I just did not feel like getting into, it also meant doing away with a successful business that I created single-handedly. A business that I was good at … so good that for the entire seven years of its existence, my clients came solely by referral. That speaks volumes! It was speaking really loud to me right now. How could I completely say goodbye?
