Latest / Overwhelmed Working Woman: Boost Productivity, Master Time Management, Overcome Overwhelm & Stop People Pleasing / #182| Declutter Challenge Day 5: Celebrate & Reset
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- 0:04Michelle Gauthier: You're listening to Overwhelmed Working Woman, the podcast that helps you be more calm and more productive by doing less.
- 0:12Michelle Gauthier: I'm your host, Michelle Gauthier, a former Overwhelmed Working Woman and current life coach.
- 0:17Michelle Gauthier: On this show, we unpack the stress and pressure that today's working woman experiences, and in each episode you'll get a strategy to bring more calm, ease and relaxation to your life.
- 0:31Michelle Gauthier: Hi friend, welcome back to the last day of the declutter challenge.
- 0:34Michelle Gauthier: If you've made it this far, pat yourself on the back.
- 0:37Michelle Gauthier: Even if you didn't do all the days, if you've done some of them, great job, you've made it through the whole week.
- 0:43Michelle Gauthier: I've been so excited by the wins you've shared, from clearing out closets to deleting hundreds of emails, to saying no to one obligation that just didn't serve you, and those small steps in different areas of your life really add up.
- 0:56Michelle Gauthier: So for today, the vision is about, first of all, celebrating and focusing on your wins, which is something that I always do.
- 1:03Michelle Gauthier: If you've been my client, you know that the first thing I ask you every time that we start talking to each other is what are the wins that you have and what did you learn from them?
- 1:12Michelle Gauthier: And I want you to first think about that.
- 1:15Michelle Gauthier: So what's the biggest win you had this week and what decluttering action made the biggest difference in your life and how you feel.
- 1:23Michelle Gauthier: And then I want you to for your action today, instead of decluttering something unless you've got the time to do it.
- 1:30Michelle Gauthier: But I want the number one focus to be what- When you figure out what was the biggest wind and what you learned from this challenge, for example, you might learn something like.
- 1:39Michelle Gauthier: For me, the most important thing of this challenge was realizing that I can make progress in small steps and that I don't have to set aside, like, five days to declutter my entire house.
- 1:51Michelle Gauthier: Or maybe for you, you're like I just realized that if I do one little cabinet in my kitchen, it inspires me to do all the rest of my kitchen.
- 2:00Michelle Gauthier: So, whatever it is that you learned about yourself as it relates to decluttering, take that and then ask yourself what will I continue doing now that this challenge is over, and how will you protect the newly decluttered space that you have created, and what is your next decluttering priority?
- 2:21Michelle Gauthier: So, instead of taking 30 minutes to declutter, take 30 minutes to celebrate your wins.
- 2:25Michelle Gauthier: Think about those questions and then write down your plan.
- 2:29Michelle Gauthier: So if you were able to carve out 30 minutes every day this week.
- 2:33Michelle Gauthier: Can you continue to do that for another week?
- 2:36Michelle Gauthier: Can you do 30 minutes once a week?
- 2:39Michelle Gauthier: Can you get your family involved and do a two hour session on Saturday or Sunday?
- 2:43Michelle Gauthier: What is the plan that looks good for you and feels doable for you but does not make you feel overwhelmed?
- 2:50Michelle Gauthier: Now last thing I want you to ponder and this is the question that I would love for you to reply back to the email or send me a voice memo about today which is how does your life feel different today, Friday, than it did on day one on Monday?
- 3:05Michelle Gauthier: So, since you have done the decluttering in several areas of your life, how does your life feel different?
- 3:10Michelle Gauthier: And then share with me what's your next step, what's your very next step that you're going to take in terms of decluttering?
- 3:17Michelle Gauthier: Thank you so much for joining us this week.
- 3:20Michelle Gauthier: It has been such a fun time.
- 3:21Michelle Gauthier: I've loved just decluttering alongside all of you and hearing all of your reflections, getting all of your questions.
- 3:29Michelle Gauthier: It's really been a fun week and it's nice to feel the community of everybody being in this together.
- 3:34Michelle Gauthier: Don't forget to reply.
- 3:36Michelle Gauthier: Even today, you'll still be entered in to win one of our prizes.
- 3:40Michelle Gauthier: That's it for today.
- 3:41Michelle Gauthier: Reset and celebrate, and keep going.
- 3:44Michelle Gauthier: I'm proud of you, great job.
- 3:45Michelle Gauthier: Thank you for listening to the Overwhelmed Working Woman podcast.
- 3:53Michelle Gauthier: If you want to learn more about my work, head over to my website at michellegauthier.
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- 3:59Michelle Gauthier: See you next week.