The reason your house never stays clean isn’t because you’re bad at cleaning—it’s because you’re using goals for something that actually needs a system. Goals give you a clean house once. Systems keep it that way!

People often say, “I want a clean house this weekend.” So they spend a whole weekend cleaning and everything looks amazing…and three days later it’s a mess again! Then the guilt sets in. “Why can’t I keep up?” Here’s the truth: a tidy home isn’t a goal. Goals have an end. Housework doesn’t. A clean home is the result of a system not a goal. Goals are something you finish. Systems are something you live inside. If your goal is to”clean the house,” you’ll always feel like you’re starting over. BUT if your system is “everything has a home, and everyday I do the Daily 6,” the mess never gets overwhelming.

This is why motivation isn’t the problem. You don’t need more discipline. You just need a better setup.

A real system looks like this:

So, stop asking, “How do I finally get my house clean?” or “How can I finish decluttering?” And start asking, “What SYSTEM would make this easy to maintain?“