Latest / Overwhelmed Working Woman: Boost Productivity, Master Time Management, Overcome Overwhelm & Stop People Pleasing / #276| Instantly Ease Overwhelm in the Morning & Go to Work Feeling Like a Boss by Using This Easy Capsule Wardrobe Trick
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- 0:00Michelle Gauthier: When you listen today, you're gonna learn why you're overwhelmed before 8 a.m.
- 0:03Michelle Gauthier: and the capsule wardrobe trick that gets you out the door in minutes.
- 0:08Michelle Gauthier: You're listening to Overwhelmed Working Woman, the podcast that helps you be more calm and more productive by doing less.
- 0:19Michelle Gauthier: I'm your host, Michelle Gauthier, a former Overwhelmed Working Woman and current life coach.
- 0:24Michelle Gauthier: On this show, we unpack the stress and pressure that today's working woman experiences.
- 0:29Michelle Gauthier: And in each episode, you'll get a strategy to bring more calm, ease, and relaxation to your life.
- 0:37Michelle Gauthier: Hey friend, check it out.
- 0:42Michelle Gauthier: We are having an episode on a Wednesday.
- 0:44Michelle Gauthier: I'm trying this new episode type called What's Causing My Overwhelm Wednesday?
- 0:50Michelle Gauthier: And here's the idea.
- 0:51Michelle Gauthier: Every Wednesday, you're gonna get a short but powerful episode.
- 0:54Michelle Gauthier: We'll name one specific cause of overwhelm and I'll give you a solution to go with it.
- 0:58Michelle Gauthier: We're talking quick three to five minute episodes in and out.
- 1:02Michelle Gauthier: I was doing some writing the other day and listing out all of the things that can cause overwhelm based on my experience with eight going on nine years of seeing clients and them telling me the things that make them feel overwhelmed.
- 1:17Michelle Gauthier: And so I am literally going to go through the alphabet A to Z and talk about everything that can cause overwhelm and what to do about it.
- 1:25Michelle Gauthier: Let's start with A today.
- 1:27Michelle Gauthier: A is for appearance, specifically the overwhelm that comes from getting dressed.
- 1:32Michelle Gauthier: Here's what that sounds like.
- 1:34Michelle Gauthier: So you open your closet and you've got years of clothes in there, some that don't even fit anymore.
- 1:39Michelle Gauthier: And every single morning you're standing there deciding what to wear, trying things on, taking them off, second guessing yourself, putting something on just to get dressed and feeling frumpy or yucky or not like your best self.
- 1:52Michelle Gauthier: And that is causing overwhelm.
- 1:55Michelle Gauthier: It's a decision fatigue type problem.
- 1:57Michelle Gauthier: And that is causing overwhelm.
- 1:59Michelle Gauthier: It is wasting your time.
- 2:01Michelle Gauthier: And it's just not a great way to start off your day.
- 2:04Michelle Gauthier: And remember, and this is the case with anything that's causing overwhelm, it's not the thing.
- 2:09Michelle Gauthier: So it's not the clothes that are causing the overwhelm.
- 2:12Michelle Gauthier: It's the way that you're thinking about it that's causing the overwhelm.
- 2:16Michelle Gauthier: So the thought running the show is maybe something like, I don't know what to wear or nothing looks right on me.
- 2:22Michelle Gauthier: And that thought is what sends you into a spiral, not the clothes themselves.
- 2:26Michelle Gauthier: So here's what to do about it.
- 2:28Michelle Gauthier: Think about the solution to things that cause overwhelm as a one-to punch.
- 2:32Michelle Gauthier: Punch one is to think differently.
- 2:35Michelle Gauthier: Instead of I don't know what to wear, try in a new thought like I only keep what I love, so anything in my closet works.
- 2:41Michelle Gauthier: That's the whole idea behind a capsule wardrobe, a smaller, curated set of pieces that you actually love.
- 2:47Michelle Gauthier: So getting dressed stops being a complicated decision and just becomes a non-event because everything that you own fits you, looks cute on you, and ideally even looks good together.
- 2:57Michelle Gauthier: So that's punch one.
- 2:58Michelle Gauthier: Punch two is to take a new action.
- 3:00Michelle Gauthier: So do something differently.
- 3:01Michelle Gauthier: This week, here's your one action.
- 3:04Michelle Gauthier: Go through your closet and pull out just five pieces that you truly love, the ones that just make you feel like you, and start there.
- 3:11Michelle Gauthier: You don't have to overhaul your whole closet today.
- 3:13Michelle Gauthier: Just notice which pieces you actually love.
- 3:17Michelle Gauthier: Okay, that's it for our first What's Causing Your Overwhelm Wednesday episode.
- 3:21Michelle Gauthier: Today we started with a appearance.
- 3:23Michelle Gauthier: Take a new thought, take a new action, and have a little less overwhelm.
- 3:27Michelle Gauthier: I'll see you next week for B.
- 3:29Michelle Gauthier: Thank you for listening to the Overwhelmed Working Woman podcast.
- 3:36Michelle Gauthier: If you want to learn more about my work, head over to my website at MichelleGauthier.com.
- 3:42Michelle Gauthier: See you next week.