Clutter Coach

DECEMBER 26, 2019

This is podcast 134 and it’s about setting achievable goals. We live in a culture where we’re encouraged to set daring goals for ourselves. There’s even an acronym, BHAG, that stands for big, hairy, audacious goal. But for many people, setting a BHAG for everything we want to do in life is just stressful.

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Clutter Coach

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Whenever you’re not making adequate progress on a goal, or any progress at all, see if you can make the goal smaller, or make your next step toward it smaller. Downscaling lowers the stakes, lowers the risk, and that in turn usually lowers your stress level and resistance to doing it. That’s good advice anytime.

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Clutter Coach

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

It may not be perfect, but you stayed on it and achieved your goal. Talk about stress. At the end of the day, are you going to get where you want to go and reach your goals? The BEST diet is the one you stay on! The best system is the one that works for the glorious, fallible you, most of the time.

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Clutter Coach

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Focus is goal-oriented and active. Even when it’s stressful, we often like the feeling of being in motion and taking action. Back in podcast 83 I talked about paying attention, about mindfulness. It’s a critical skill for being more effective and getting things done. Mindfulness is more passive. Both are necessary.

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Clutter Coach

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

The goal of decluttering has to be tempered by empathy and patience. When you know you can go through a box of mementos and simply reaffirm that you want to keep them, that lessens the stress of doing it immensely. I never want to put my clients in that position.

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Clutter Coach

JANUARY 19, 2016

The holidays can be stressful so there are plenty of magazine articles about how to be happier in spite of them.  It lifts stress and worry. You’ve accomplished a goal that’s been on your list for years. by At this time of year, there's a lot of talk about happiness. It’s positive self care that you deserve.

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Clutter Coach

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

The goal is not to remove distractions , but to gently set them aside. When I sit down to write, sometimes I get stressed out when my mind wanders elsewhere and I'm not getting enough words on the page. One of the benefits is that I'm getting more used to the idea that I will be distracted while I meditate.

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