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How’s your thought life right now, are you clear and focused?
Is your mind flourishing on positivity? Are you mentally rested and refreshed for a new season of growth?
What about your mindset? How’s your attitude?
(I know, that’s a lot of questions.)
Springtime is here, the season of growth and it’s time to shed your winter mindset.
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Winter mindset, what’s that?
We all get sluggish in the winter months, it’s only natural. To everything, there is a season and these last few months are a time to rest, restore and recoup. It’s so easy to grow complacent after staying cozy and comfortable while it’s cold out.
A few months have passed and the high of the new year and the possibilities that it holds have worn off. Maybe you’ve forgotten about the goals, resolutions, and intentions that you whispered to yourself at midnight on Jan 1.
Or maybe you’ve been hibernating on a routine of Netflix and “not nows.” Perhaps the last few months have you feeling defeated or you’ve given up entirely on this being your best year yet.
No matter what your reasons or what your winter has been like, let me ring the alarm for you and tell you that it is time to wake up and cast off your winter skin and the mindset that goes along with it.
It is time to spring clean your mind and jumpstart your life.
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Make Spring Time, Your Time
The seasons are changing and all of life in a time of transition. Are you?
Just take a moment and look around you. Seriously, go to your window and take it all in. The snow is melting, the sun is shining, animals are popping up of their slumber or time away, life is literally sprouting everywhere you look.
The pace of growth is gaining momentum every single day. But are you?
Your mind is a garden that is often left untended during the winter months.
But now is the time for you to plant the seeds of habit and routine that will grow into your pathways to success in the coming months.
Spring is the season for clearing and committing your mind.
Right now, is your best chance to set yourself up and jump-start your life.
Do not hit snooze on this opportunity to make springtime your time for growth and success.
“In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can.” – Nikos Kazantzakis
Every success first starts in the mind.
So, let’s get started.
Spring Clean the Garden that is Your Mind
You’ve probably already started spring cleaning every other area of your physical life: cleaning your closet, decluttering your home, freshening up your wardrobe and maybe even working on your body with a detox, cleanse or new workout routine.
You’re also already preparing your finances for tax season, everything should be in order (if you haven’t, you should get on that).
But, what about your mind and mental life?
What are you doing to cleanse and refresh this vital area of your life?
Just like spring cleaning in your physical life benefits you in the months ahead, spring cleaning your mind produces similar results in your mental life.
I know that I’ve gotten a bit lazy with my mind in the last few months of winter by just letting things slide or get to me. BUT, there’s something about the spark of spring that has me searching for ways to clear my mind and refocus.
I don’t know about you, but I am ready for unprecedented growth in my life this spring and beyond.
Think of your mind as a garden from which everything, from your happiness to your success, grows.
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Spring Cleaning Your Mind is a Time to:
#1. Organize your ideas and your dreams that have been running wild in your mind and heart.
What are your dreams?
What are your ideas for the future?
Write them down, catch and capture them.
Take them seriously by committing them to paper or document. Your ideas and dreams are your vision for your garden, a bountiful place filled with beautiful things for you.
#2. Check up on your fears and excuses that you have submitted to.
We all have fears and favorite excuses for not taking action or for never trying. What are yours? What’s your go-to excuse? Not enough time, not now, not enough money? You need to know them so you can overcome them.
Your fears and excuses are your reasons for not planting in your garden, or planting something specific like your dream for your life.
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#3. Let go of negative thoughts that are clouding your mind or holding you back.
Are you constantly overthinking, replaying negative thoughts in your mind?
Sometimes, once a thought plants itself into your mind, you have to consciously and actively replace it with a positive one.
This is like weeding your garden and preparing the soil before you plant for the season.
#4. Be optimistic and hopeful in your mind by setting your mental attitude to positive.
Things are good if you decide that they are. You can achieve your goals and dreams if you believe that you can.
You plant because you have a hope that you will reap a bounty in the future, without hope there’s no point in starting your garden at all.
It’s time to be more positive!
#5. Become prepared for the next few months of strategy and success.
How’s your productivity and progress towards achieving your goals?
Did you even set goals as yet? What’s your plan?
This is like plotting out your garden, from irrigation, the type of seeds to the timing for each plant to grow. Every garden needs a plan of action.
#6. Change your habits and routines that you’ve adopted over the last year or season.
It’s very easy for your lifestyle to slip into complacency and to forget about beneficial daily or weekly activities.
Now is the time to recommit. Start eating healthier, get enough sleep, focus your time and energy, start saving for financial freedom and accomplishing your daily to-dos.
Don’t wait, forming a new habit takes at least 21 days to stick. Think of this as watering or fertilizing your garden, also keeping watch for any new weeds or critters that would steal your bounty.
#7. Practice positive self-talk by compassionately reinforcing that you are amazing, that all is well and that you can do this.
Adopt a new mantra, speak positive affirmations for success to yourself to reinforce your positive thinking.
If your mind is a garden, this is like talking to your plants when they start growing, encouraging them with loving language to keep going and reach for the sun. Love yourself!
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Clarity of purpose is birthed in a calm mind.
Positivity is the fuel for overcoming any obstacle.
Getting motivated and building momentum are pushed forward by focus.
These are just a few of the benefits of spring cleaning your mind, they are the seeds of success.
Spring Clean Your Mind for Success
Spring cleaning your mind can provide you with the power-up you need to have a successful week, month or year.
It is the best time to rebound and recommit to achieving your goals and dreams.
In the wise words of Thomas Jefferson, “Nothing can stop the man (or woman) with the right mental attitude from achieving his (or her) goal; nothing on earth can help the man (or woman) with the wrong mental attitude.”
Get the right mental attitude, by tending and planting in your mental garden.
Now is the time to get unstuck, refocus and get going on your dreams and achieving your goals for this year.
Remember, don’t hit snooze on spring, get going.
Have an incredible season of growth and enjoy the freedom and lightness that comes from spring cleaning your mind.
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Love,love, love this concept of spring cleaning my mind! Positive self-talk is something I always work on , Nadalie.
Thanks for the rest of your tips.
Sue
I think you should let OTHER people throw positive talk at you as well, Sue.
In fact, I had the coolest experience today and YOU were involved!!
(Doctor Strange Astral Projection skills, eh Sue?!?)
….I went out to lunch with my lawyer.
It wasn’t formal…he just missed hanging out with me.
So we had an awesome lunch and I told him about the amazing friends I’ve made (yes, I mentioned you, Nadalie)…and then told him that he should take your course.
He has several blogs and wants to make a living at home so he can be with his wife and kids and I said, “I know the way…”
I think there were words like, “Awesome,” “Amazing,” “Brilliant,” and I think a “Walks on Water,” comment too…but that could have been the drink talking, not sure…
(toothy grin)
Hey Sir Jaime,
We are totally picking up on your positive talk about us, sent many many miles across the astral plain of course.
I completely agree that hearing these words of encouragement, admiration, and support from our friends and family is HUGELY beneficial to us. I don’t think I really believed that I could do this until someone told me I could. I was like, “wow, you think I can do this? Ya know what, maybe I can?”
The one sentence of faith in me soaked in my mind and sprouted a few months later when I decided to not return to the 9-5 life. I didn’t know how I would do it, I just knew that I would do it some how. I would make it.
Thanks so much Sue for helping me get going on this journey.
AND THANK YOU Jaime for your comments, they ALWAYS bring encouragement to me and reassure me that yes indeed, I can do this!
ps. I totally need to become friends with my lawyer.
Note to self, find a lawyer lol.
Talk soon,
Nadalie
Thanks Sue for being my first commenter, you are the best!
Positive self-talk is one of those great things we can NEVER have too much of. That and chocolate.
Talk soon,
Nadlaie
Ohhh this was a Great read girlie! Mindset is everything Thank you for sharing!
Hey Jess,
Awww. *blushes*
Thank you girlie, so happy that you enjoyed it! 🙂
– Nadalie
Nadalie, Nadalie…NADALIE!
Wow.
I have never thought of this before, and I really was convinced this old man was clever.
Have I ever been schooled.
…and it was a pleasant experience to boot!
HAH!!
Well done.
Rejuvenate my mind, yes.
Refocus, yes.
…but this is more like the principle of using the word “challenge” rather than ‘troubles’ or ‘problems’, because it trains our mental habits.
It motivates, uplifts and whispers, “Show me whatcha GOT, buddy!”
Love this so much, Nadalie, I’m stealing it.
….and giving you all the credit (grin).
How I normally refocus and rejuvenate my mind is by revisiting WHY I do what I do.
That usually means spending time with my loved ones, especially those kids that hang around my house all the time.
I think my wife calls them ‘offspring’.
It’s also healthy to look over the past year and take time to see what you’ve accomplished. Even if it’s not what you hoped for—it’s important to list what you’ve done and see where you’ve grown and improved in your skills, connections and knowledge.
Thank you. This is brilliant.
Going to talk about it on my own blog soon and make sure people come and grab your checklist.
As always…you rock.
Jaime Buckley
Your BIGGEST Fan!
JAIME!
I mean – SIR JAIME!
*picks up sword*
I dub thee, master of comments!
Steal away, share away my friend, and yes thanks for the credit. What can I buy? haha.
I like how you try and avoid super negative words for your “challenges.” It’s a good exercise to train your mind to think this way. I try to not think about my “challenge” or issues, even though I’m sure there are many. Rather I just zoom in on what I can change or the little tiny bit of solution that I can enact today.
Focus on the solution, not the challenge kinda thing.
OMG yes, your WHY is everything. I’m all about focusing on the WHYS to be successful, not so much on the WAYS to be successful. Reminds me that I want to write a post about finding your why.
OH, I always forget to do that, to list what I’ve accomplished, to keep a record of victories. Us humans have a short memory, it’s way too easy to have a challenge eclipse your victories of yesterday. Then again in some ways, we jump from challenge to challenge.
End of transmission… runs off to fight her next battle.
Yup, yup, yup…focus on the WHY, not the ways…because the ‘way’ will change according to variables, but the WHY is the driving force, the endurance, the passion and the fire in the belly that gets you to rise up one more time that you’re knocked down!!
(ewww, that’s a very long, ugly sentence….but a good message, children…)
There’s enough negative in the world that’s already going to find you rip you apart…OR convert you…
So watch out. The world doesn’t need your help on the negative crap.
Always strive to do good where good can be done!
I’m not sure I like this ‘sir’ Jaime…as in knight…because I already have a hard time moving about in sweats….and this plate armor really is chaffing my backside….
For me, the WAY changes like weekly if not basically every day. My destination is the same, my motivation, inspiration, driving force of a WHY doesn’t change, but the how is constantly in flux.
I wonder what the plan will be next week?
*gasps*
NOOOoooOOO (slow scream)! One must not be converted. No negative or dark transformations allowed.
BUT, real talks for a second, the world really can kick you around and pull you down if you’re not careful. Back to your mind, you do have to be careful about who or what has your ear… words can seep into our hearts and run articles in our minds.
“Set deflector shields to maximum.”
Oh I forgot to mention the armor is optional, it’s just a title. Sadly, also it doesn’t come with any lands either. But, it does look cool on a business card! #brightside
I’d prefer a big gold medallion….
Never had ‘bling’ before.
Oh my … never thought of mind cleansing as spring cleaning before but love ❤️ the concept. Especially, cleaning away the negativity and lack of belief. Always positive and have to believe.
Doesn’t that fit eAXCTLY with the feel and positive approach you have on your site, Vinay!?!
That’s it, we have to make “I know BOO” t-shirts.
Yes Vinay, we are so on the same wavelengths with this one!
Jaime, ummm yeah boo! Let’s make this happen!
I also really want to design t-shirts, well like razor back tanks to be exact. Can’t get enough of them, wear them all summer long.
Hi Vinay,
Oh yes, we need to be vigilant with our thought life for sure. I’ve experienced this from both sides. A positive thought or idea can plant itself in our minds and sustain us, but sadly so can a negative one.
Positivity and belief all the way to success!
Thanks so much for stopping by friend,
Nadalie
I absolutely LOVE this! What a fantastic idea – Spring Clean our Minds! We do our gardens and home, why not our life and mind where we live all the time.
Your ideas are amazing and I will be using them and putting them in place!
Thanks so much Loren!
Woot, so glad that you love it. It’s the garden we always have with us.
Happy Spring Cleaning,
Nadalie
This was a really great read, as usual, packed full of amazing tips and unique point of view. Wow, complacency, that is a funny word. So many times I live my life on auto pilot. I think your tip of spring cleaning my mind will help me to reevaluate where I am at mentally so I can do a nice revamp and start kicking it again.
Thanks!
Thanks Tracy!
Isn’t it? Complacent, cousin of comfortable. That’s such a great point – how often in our daily lives are we truly awake and aware? I do the same things most days, I know for me it’s SUPER easy to not even pay attention to what I’m doing, just do it.
Get kicking and cracking!
Wishing you the best spring ever,
Nadalie
I think you’re wrong, Tracy.
Seriously.
I have been sitting here for HOURS, going over your point again and again in my mind…then saying it out loud.
“Complacency” is NOT a funny word.
I did not laugh even once…..
LOL. I believe she meant metaphorically.
COMPLACENCY!
Come.. place and see?
Could Connie Cooper coddle community cohabitated clockwork complacency?
(Now THAT’S an ugly sentence – sorry Connie)
Ugh, fail. Either way, it sure sounds funny to me. hehe.
Nope.
…not funny.
Now, if someone was running down the street, dodging around cars, phone poles, street lights and trash cans to avoid a huge dog NAMED Complacency…
Avoiding Complacency?
THAT would be funny.
Well… I tried…in my defense, it’s funnier when I do these same letter sentence games with the nephew.
That’s it! – I’m getting a dog and naming him or her complacency.
You can follow him/her on Instagram – @complacencythedog
hehe.
What a great idea… to Spring clean your mind. I guess I need to knock down some cobwebs in the internal cage of my mind and let the spring air revive me. Thanks!
Hello Nicole,
Yes! Get those cobwebs. If only I was so inclined to get the random cobwebs in the corners of my house, but hey one Spring Clean at a time.
Shake those bars and break free of the mental cage! I wonder how many times I’ve trapped myself mentally without even noticing. :/
Talk soon,
Nadalie
(pssst…..Nadalie)
*leans in closer so no one can hear…*
Cobwebs aren’t ‘random’….they were made on purpose by a itsy-bitsy spider.
Technically I think one could be called a ‘home-wrecker’.
…just sayin.
LOL
*whispers back*
Spiders? No way. Just kidding… I know, but who has time to clean them all up? Plus, I have these super high walls. As long as they stay up there, and not down here. We good.
I think I subconsciously support their efforts to “protect” me from flies. Maybe they’re on payroll…
Spiders good, flies bad.
I’d hire spiders.
…even Union.
*snort*
…well YOU’RE lucky, Nicole, cause THIS big boy had to use a HOOVER!
(Those attachments REALLY hurt when ya stuff ’em in yer ears…)
ps. that sounds super painful.
I’d have reach for the netty pot or maybe a nasal spray rather than the Hoover. At least it wasn’t a Dyson. YIKES!
This is awesome, Nadalie! Would it be okay if I include the link to your checklist in my Spring Clean Your Mental Health free email challenge that is about to start? I think it would be a great addition to the challenge!
Hey Heather,
Yay. YES please share away, thanks for spreading the call to spring clean our minds.
I’ll check out your challenge too,
Nadalie
I love this! Some really great ideas for giving your mind a refresh.
Hey James,
So glad that you LOVED it.
Happy Spring Cleaning,
Nadalie
Netflix and snooze has so been me lately!
I forget the importance of organizing myself from the inside out. I tend to get so hung up on trying to make everything on the outside perfect…but inside I’m still doing the negative talk and my mind is all cluttered. I’m going to start applying these tips, especially the positive self talk. I think that one’s going to be very important for me.
Thanks Nadalie!
Hi Rebecca,
Only one of my favourite pass times. I just got in some snooze time this week. There’s a time to snooze and a time to get going.
That’s great too! I probably forget about the outside more than the inside. Walking around looking like a hot mess outside, but not so much inside.
Talk soon,
Nadalie
Love this and I couldn’t agree more! Its always hard and we tend to forget about yourself and your minds as spring comes along. We just focus more on others and our homes once a new season starts. We have to remember to take care of us first then we can take better care of others! I am on my journey of a better mind 🙂
Thanks for this!
xx
Hi Lauren,
YAY – so happy that you love it.
We really do, it’s kind of funny if you think about it – the last thing on our minds, is our minds.
You are so welcome,
Nadalie
Thanks for some kickass inspiration!!!!!!! I really needed this so much. Xx you’re going to change some lives even in the smallest of ways.
WOOT, yay for being inspired!
Thanks for the blog love,
Nadalie
I love the idea of spring cleaning my mind. I feel like when I declutter my space, I instantly feel like my mind is more at peace, but this is a reminder that there is a lot of “spring cleaning” to be done in my mind. I love all of these tips and will be working them into my day for better focus and clarity!
Hello Monica,
I’m so pleased that you love this idea.
Me too – there is totally a connection between having a clean organized space and having a clean organized mind.
Enjoy the clarity,
Nadalie
Hi Nadalie
I absolutely love the idea of spring cleaning our minds! I’m constantly writing to do list and adding to my bucket list but sometimes those lists need to be properly looked at and organised. Like you said, those dreams that have been running wild in our mind and heart need to be organised! Over Christmas I got in a bad habit of snoozing my alarm so now that it’s Spring I’m trying to break this habit, but sometimes I just can’t resist the snooze button!
Great post, thanks for sharing!
Laura // http://thosepositivethoughts.com
Hi Laura,
Yes, I am the same. My lists are ever growing, but how much time do we spend pruning and reflexing on our additions.
I love that snooze button too, and I am so loving that I more or less live an alarm clock free life so you can imagine just how much I hate waking up early.
Welcome, thanks for commenting,
Nadalie
Thank you for this post! It’s important not only to clean up your physical space but also your metal space! I like the idea of using this time of year to remember to take care ourselves mentally!
Hi Tracy,
You are very welcomed. Spring is totally the season of taking care ourselves and self-love. At least for me I know when the sun starts shining I’m like, “Oh time for a bit of self-care.”
Thanks for commenting,
Nadalie
Thanks for the tips. I especially really loved the quotes you provided. Definitely giving me so much inspiration. I’ve got so much going on, and I really needed this.
Ashlynn
You are so welcome Ashlynn.
Enjoy the inspiration,
Nadalie
I Love this!! Love the images, and I definitely need to do a spring cleaning!! <3
Thanks for the blog love Jillian <3
some lovely tips and pointers here that are actually actionable! being organised and keeping focused works for me!
Wonderful, have a great time taking action on your spring cleaning!
Love this!! And you have great points! Spring cleaning of the mind is a must and it’s good to have these suggestions you listed out as a guide to get started!
Hey Bobbi,
WOOT! So happy you love it!
Happy Spring Cleaning,
Nadalie
I LOVE that…spring clean your mind…it is definitely time with the changing seasons to give it a HUGE cleaning and throw out all the junk:)
Hello Kim,
Yes yes throw it all out! Bye bye junk.
Thanks for commenting,
Nadalie
I love this post! It is so good to remember that our houses aren’t the only things we need to clean! <3
Your blog is excellent!
Yay, so happy you love it Kathryn!
This was a great post, Nadalie! I love Spring, it’s a time of year for new beginnings, and is when I achieve the most.
I love that you mentioned recommitting to resolutions, I definitely needed that reminder.
You are kicking butt, Boo! Keep it up!
Hello Angel,
Thanks for the love, it is sooo greatly appreciated!
Happy new beginnings,
Nadalie
Great post! Unfortunately I can’t seem to download the checklist!
Can you email one to me?
Thank you 🙂
Hi Lauren,
Oh no – I have sent it to you!
Thanks for letting me know,
Nadalie
Good advice. I have just begun trying the daily positive self-talk need to add some of your other advice to my mental spring cleaning regime. Thank you for sharing.
Hey Clearissa,
I so agree – Positive self-talk is key, for everything we do.
Happy Spring Cleaning,
Nadalie
This is perfect! I loved reading this. A positive mindset is everything!
It sure is Miranda!
Thanks for stopping by,
Nadalie
Great content, very informative. It’s so hard to stay in a rut with certain seasons. Positive thoughts are always a blessing. Thanks for sharing these tips it will help boosts someone’s spirit.
Hello Chastity,
That’s such a beautiful way of thinking about it – they are blessings!
You are so welcome,
Nadalie
I definitely get those end of winter bad vibes. Thanks for the post, now I can work on getting my mind in the right frame for the change of the seasons!
Hey Jessica,
Omg yes, me too! Which is really the reason why I wrote this post – I needed to shake off the winter blahs.
– Nadalie
I think I have more spring cleaning to do! I love this!
You sure do, Jessie!
Happy Spring Cleaning,
Nadalie
Yes, my mind definitely needs to go through the spring cleaning process as well. Thanks for such a great article. I’m saving this to read through again tonight. 🙂
Hey Brooke,
I’m so happy you find it helpful. Yay for being bookmarked.
Thanks,
Nadalie
You have some great suggestions here! Its important that we remember that spring cleaning our minds is just as important, if not more so, than spring cleaning our houses!
Britt | http://alternativelyspeaking.ca/
Hey Britt,
Yes, girl that is sooo true! Personally, I’ve only got the Spring Clean My Mind bit down, not so much for my house or even my closet as yet. hehe.
– Nadalie
I love this so much. Winter is always so tough for me, it’s great to reset in the spring!
Hey Desi,
I pretty go into hibernation mode each winter. Time to shake off those winter blues.
Wishing you a wonderful spring,
Nadalie
I LOVE the quote “Your mind is a garden, you thoughts are the seeds you can grow flowers or you can grow weeds!” I’m actually gonna start saying that to my nieces to get them to be more positive.
& as much as I encourage women to be more positive on my blog mental spring cleaning has not crossed my mind once.
Thanks for the download definitely going to put it to use!
Hey Kay,
Isn’t it such a beautiful quote! I think it’s like one of my favourites of all time.
You are so welcome!
Happy Spring Cleaning,
Nadalie
Hi Nadalie,
Changing my habits has been a difference maker. From my morning routine to get my vibe right to meeting more folks to sharing my premium offerings freely, to guest posting and blog commenting, all fell into place easily when I changed my habits. Even if doing so felt uncomfortable 😉
Excellent advice here. Thanks for sharing!
Ryan
Hey Ryan,
I completely agree! Our habits and routines literally make or break us. We need to push through that discomfort, new habits feel strange at first but before we know if we’re just doing it without even thinking or fighting it.
Thanks for reading!
Love this! I’ve learned that focusing on change is a must! Will definitely put this into action immediately!
Hey Rhonesha,
Change is key! We don’t change we don’t grow. And sometimes without that growth, our lives become so stagnant.