My next 90 Day Challenge has been haunting me for years! I Procrastinate.
Case in point, these are the remaining assets of an estate I was charged with distributing more than 10 YEARS ago. My friend was an avid photographer and left 144 photo albums. Most of them went to a museum who was happy to have them as part of her estate but there were about 20 albums of specific organizations I wanted to get directly to them. I had already passed onto photos to SF Ballet, SF Symphony, SF Stern Grove and a few others. But procrastination set in and the process stalled.
What the heck was my problem, that they are still around. Also I have so much other stuff I am holding onto. For instance, I have over 12 comforters, throws, and blankets for one bed and a sofa bed. It is all too much. The garage is another story all together.
I think about why I procrastinated about sharing the albums and now realize what the reason was. I FEARED that the organization would not want them – Fear of rejection. This is interesting because the work is not even mine.
I have already begun. Last week I took an album to the “San Francisco Exploratorium Museum”. After meeting a third person in the company, she started flipping through the album and with delight pointed to the employee who trained her on the job many years ago. The lesson here is “these albums are treasures” and will hold memories for many.
Today I mail one to the Sacramento Railroad Museum!
So my challenge over these next 90 days is to PURGE. You can follow along on my personal blog and twitter account. This may be the right time for you to PURGE as well.
I am eager to succeed because my reward is to hire a monthly cleaning person! Gotta run. I am joining a three month sailing club at the Berkeley Marina – starts to day.
