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17. Your Car Rules... and rules for your car.


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When you think of a Subaru, what type of a person drives a Subaru? Lots of my friends. Ha! When you see a little Jetta, what kind of a person would drive a Jetta? A very practical person who likes to zip around town. What if you see somebody that drives a 1982 Jeep Wrangler? What kind of person drives that car? They like adventure. A lot of times we buy the car to match our lifestyle, or at least the lifestyle that we want.
What is the inside of your car saying about you? Your car is an extension of you. If you have your act together. You generally have a pretty clean and organized car. Take a look at your car and be honest about it, what does it say about you?
One of the best ways to change something in our lifestyle is to physically move things around. You can't necessarily go out and buy a new car but you can change what happens inside your car. You can set yourself up for success. My car was my excuse to eat poorly, I would eat really well at home. But as soon as I got in my car, I thought, “Oh, I don't have to follow any of those rules anymore”. I started carrying peanuts around me so that I could snack on peanuts. I would always make sure that I had a water bottle in there so that I wasn't tempted to stop and get a soda.
I know I do a lot of work in my car. You can set yourself up successfully there too. Make sure you always have pen and paper, your laptop or your charger so that you can be productive while you're sitting in the car, as opposed to scrolling through social media.
Whether it’s your pantry, kitchen or car, the more that happens in a space, the more containerized and sectioned off. It needs to be.
In order for your car to be contained and organized, you have to have the garage or the space where everything else is going, contained and organized as well.
What are some good non-perishable, healthy snacks?
My parents were Subaru type people. By a Subaru type person, I mean they like nature and they also like to take care of the earth. You know what I'm talking about? They used to bring GORP. You remember GORP? Well, it's what all you city-slickers called trail mix. Good old fashioned raisins and peanuts. If you don't have the m&ms and you don't have chocolate chips and all those other things in there. It's actually good for you. You could easily keep apples or something in there as well. Especially if you're able to take it in and out, so they're not baking yet a car all day.
Set yourself up for success by at least having things contained, know the purpose of the car and all the things that you need to do in the car. Then just make sure that everybody knows the system that you've set up so that they can help you be functional in that space.
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