Ah, Springtime. The time of year when flowers are budding, birds are chirping, and warmer winds are blowing.  It’s also a time when people purge their houses of dirt, dust, and debris…aka spring cleaning.  Opening windows, cleaning your carpets, disinfecting doorknobs, light switches, and cabinet handles, replacing your battery in your smoke detector, and purging items from an over-crowded closet are all common spring cleaning tasks.

Did you know that 54% of Americans are completely and utterly overwhelmed by the amount of clutter in their lives? It’s that magical time of year to reassess what needs to go and reorganize what’s staying.  But this challenge is not just about cleaning your home; it’s about cleaning your life.  The trees have shed their leaves and are growing brand new buds, so why shouldn’t we?  According to theeverygirl.com; “Cleansing your life isn’t just about detoxing the habits, practices, and clutter that don’t make you feel like your best self; it’s just as much about replenishing with whatever makes you happy, healthy, and whole.   The purpose of this cleanse is to gain awareness about how your daily habits and environment are affecting you so that you can make room for your best possible life.”

But spring cleaning doesn’t JUST apply to our personal life and our homes anymore.  Business owners can also take advantage of this wonderful time of the year to get organized and make improvements by spring cleaning their business.  Deep cleaning your books, spiffing up your website, setting up new ways to sell, getting rid of all that paper, optimizing your shipping, emptying your inbox, decluttering your computer(s) and purging unneeded files, and of course, disinfecting the employee refrigerator area are just a few of the ways business owners shake the dust loose and examine routines that have become habitual. 

So, take the first step!  Starting, of course, can be the hardest part.  But once we can get past the starting point, it becomes easier to get a task completed.  And when we take care of something or accomplish a task well, it produces feelings of satisfaction and makes us feel effective and more likely to face other challenges.  Let’s Spring into action together and get excited for great opportunities ahead and watch our hard work bloom into continued success.