It started with a broom.
Maybe it really started with the fact that the broom was never where it was supposed to be. Despite the clip hanging on the laundry room wall for the sole purpose of hanging the broom.
I use the broom in the kitchen on a daily basis. And yet, almost without fail, every time I needed the broom, it was missing.
Constantly searching for the broom made me a crazy person.
And then, my light bulb moment. For a very small investment, I could easily purchase two extra brooms, one for the upstairs and one for the basement. The nightly broom hunt might possibly come to an end.
Since purchasing the extra two brooms, my broom has been exactly where’s it supposed to be every single night.
For less than twenty-five dollars, I have eliminated mounds of wasted time and endless frustration.
The broom started me on a journey.
What little thing would make my life easier?
A quick Google search turned up literally over eight million results when I searched for what can I do to make my life easier?
Almost without fail, all of the results turned up products designed to make life easier. A broom was not one of those products.
That’s because extra brooms solved a problem specific to my own situation.
There may not be one other person alive who would benefit from owning three brooms!
How do you know what little thing would make your life easier?
The little thing that will make your life easier is going to be something that solves a problem unique to you.
You may not even recognize it’s a problem.
Looking for a broom didn’t really strike me as a problem that could be solved.
What is your problem?
Become an observer in your own life. Take note of things that continually cause frustration or waste time.
That will be your problem that needs to be solved.
Is it possible that there is a little thing that you might be overlooking that could solve the problem?
For example: Do you have to walk from one bathroom to the next to retrieve the one toilet brush you own?
For me, that would be a problem. The solution would be purchasing an inexpensive toilet brush for each bathroom
However, if the situation doesn’t bother you, then it’s not a problem that needs to be solved.
Solving the problem will not always require the purchase of a product.
If the problem happens to be wildly looking for your car keys every morning, then the little thing that can fix it is a change in habits.
Putting the keys in the same exact place every time you come through the door will solve the problem.
Unfortunately, it’s easier to buy a product than change a habit!
Don’t create a problem to solve where none exists.
I refer to this as the rice cooker mentality.
Allow me to explain. Rice as a side dish is ok. I just don’t absolutely love it. However, when I decided to add some variety to our meals, I decided the rice cooker was the thing that would solve my problem.
I ordered it, used it once, put it on the shelf and then eventually designated it to be donated.
I don’t really love rice. Cooking rice was something I never did even before the rice cooker came calling. Somehow, I guess, I thought if I owned a rice cooker, it would magically make me enjoy cooking and eating rice.
There was no problem to begin with. Therefore, there was no problem to be solved.
The rice cooker was a gadget that ended up being a waste of money.
However, I know many people who have, use, and love them. That’s because they like rice, and cooking it can be challenging.
Having a rice cooker solves their problem for them.
A treadmill won’t make you love walking, and a rice cooker won’t make you love cooking.
If you are making a purchase intended to make your life easier, make sure that it solves a problem that you actually have.
Life is hard.
Make it your mission to look for the little thing that might just make it a little bit easier!
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