Honoring the Law of Order

by Muriel Moton

One of the best ways to make progress in the shortest amount of time is to become focused and organized with a purpose. Being unorganized while trying to make progress can be compared to a dog who chases his own tail. He's in constant motion just to end up tired, frustrated and dizzy.

So, how important is order? It's very important. So much so that God did not begin creating the world until He planned its purpose and order. In other words, purpose must be known before proper order can be established. When purpose is not clear, how to structure proper order becomes a guessing game.

This guessing game often creates the illusion that you can take on more than you are capable, or your lack of order is not impeding your progress or that you lack proper order at all. And what makes it worse is defending your disorder to actually be a form of order keeps you stuck in a cycle of disarray and chaos.

There have been times when I pretended I was getting organized when in essence I was recycling disarray. In other words, I just shifted the order of how my disorder was going to prevail. I had created an illusion. I did not take the time to establish purpose as a prerequisite for creating proper order. Knowing what to say yes to and what to say no to was not a consideration either. I kept taking on more as the requests for doing more kept coming. The reward I received was more stress, increased frustrations and all the dilemmas that accompany an overwhelmed and unbalanced life.

When I faced the fact that remaining the same was too great of a pain, I began spring cleaning my life. I began to honor the law of order. As a result, a gateway of blessings began to flow into my life. Also, for the first time I began to experience a more peaceful life. Something I had a yearning for was now becoming part of my daily living.

So how can you begin to honor the law of order? There are five steps you can take to begin to bring order to any area of your life.

Step 1: Assess your situation: Be honest about every aspect of your life. This could mean that a piece of humble pie and a teaspoon of courage may be necessary if fear, ego, pride or just plain stubbornness is the reason you have been turning your back on your personal truth.


Step 2 : Create a holistic plan that supports your life's purpose. Unless you are clear about your purpose, your objectives and the action steps to how you will get there will be at best a guessing game. It's like playing Russian roulette with your life. It becomes a game of chance where there odds are you will cycle through many regrets while confusion and disorder becomes your life's theme.

Creating a holistic plan that supports your life's purpose provides the framework for setting boundaries and becoming focused. It helps you know what you should say yes to and what to say no to. It compels you to become protective over your life and the decisions that shape it. And, it builds your resilience to have something to hold on to when times get tough.

Step 3: Be reasonable. Learn how to discover and respect your capacity for how much you can take on before your life's balance becomes threatened or extinct. Honoring the law of order does not protect you from the unexpected curves and events of life. It does, however, provide a focal point to return to when your life does take an unexpected turn. Be fair to yourself and find your personal balance.

Step 4: Create a written list or agenda of your short-term goals that support your long term objectives. Break your short-term goals into bite size pieces. This gives a greater sense of accomplishment when you are able to scratch off action items from your list. It also inspires you to continue your path towards order and balance. Being able to monitor your progress through action items you have completed promotes focus and success.

Step 5: Take one step at a time. Trying to organize every aspect of your life with the same degree of aggression can become overwhelming and paralyzing. Some areas of your life will be easier to bring into order than others. Also, there will be some areas that are more critical to bring into order more so than other areas. That's okay. Just devote a measure of creating order to every area of your life daily no matter how small it may seem.
If you want to have progress with greater ease, begin to honor the Law of Order. Allow your decisions and actions to be governed with purpose and experience the difference.

About Muriel Moton
Muriel Moton is an inspirational speaker, professional trainer and author of the soon to be released book, Live Life Like It Matters: How to Get the Best Out Of Life Without Life Getting the Best Of You.
Michael Murphy, author, empowerment coach, Internet 'guru' marketer and speaker, says, "Muriel is not only an amazing spirit, inspiration and friend, but she has 'hit it out of the park' with Live Life Like It Matters. It is a treasure trove of discovering, understanding, developing and living your destiny. This book sets the standard for 'living your life to the fullest.'Don't just buy this book. Make the greatest investment in yourself with the highest return imaginable. Get it and devour it (like I did). You will learn life lessons and principles that you'll both adopt and adapt into your experience."
Jason Oman, author of the best seller, Conversations With Millionaires says, "Live Life Like It Matters is an inspirational masterpiece of wise counsel that provides the blue print to authentic power and success. Muriel proves how you can move to new heights no matter your obstacles or circumstances.Once you read this book you will become inspired and liberated to live your life like it matters because it truly does. This book is a priceless treasure! Give this book to everyone you care about and create a movement by reviving the human spirit!"
Muriel Moton, the founder and President of Understanding Your Value Inc. is a sought after national and international speaker and trainer who is on a mission: to educate, inspire and empower others to preserve, protect and maximize human value and potential. More than a seasoned professional with exemplary approval ratings, Muriel is committed to improving lives,careers, communities and bottom lines.
Rather than leaving audiences with just a "feel good" message, Muriel's messages and custom workshops induce listeners to have a continuing thirst for understanding their human importance and ways it can be applied in their lives. Muriel has given presentations in 5 countries around the world.
You may visit Muriel Moton @ www.understandingyourvalue.com or email her at muriel@understandingyourvalue.com


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