Excess Baggage

After a busy day of interactions dealing with all the incoming demands of the day like phone calls, deadlines, meetings and so on, you may look down to find (metaphorically speaking) baggage at your feet.

Most people look down at the baggage surrounding them and without thinking or questioning these mysterious bags, they assume it belongs to them, so they pick the bags up, bring them home and dump them in their house without a second thought. Resulting in a living room full of other peoples crap.

The good news, is that baggage collecting is one of those ‘once you see it, you cannot un-see it’ life lessons. Once people become aware of the absurdity of baggage collection, they start to take inventory, holding every interaction and daily demand accountable. 

So, at the end of the day, if you feel a little crappy, down or off, that’s your cue to check for baggage. If there’s bags, act as you would at the airport, do not automatically pick up anyone else’s stuff, instead, assess and verify the bags first. If you are not the rightful owner leave the bags for lost and found, if you are the rightful owner, throw the bags over your shoulder and take them home.

Plenty of people are unconsciously picking up and housing bags that aren’t even theirs, the consequences of this excess baggage is clutter, confusion and to put it frankly, carrying around other peoples shit.   

Within my coaching sessions, we can look at the distinctions between your bags vs other peoples and how to recognise the difference, as well as practical plans so you’re left carrying your bags and no one else’s.