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How Small Steps Lead to Big Mental Shifts - Clutter Challenge Day 6 Without Overwhelm · Overwhelmed Working Woman: Boost Productivity, Master Time Management, Overcome Overwhelm & Stop People Pleasing

• 0:01
  Speaker 1: Hello and welcome to Overwhelmed Working Woman.
• 0:04
  Speaker 1: I'm Michelle Gothier, your host, and today's episode is the last bonus episode for Decluttering Week.
• 0:12
  Speaker 1: We made it.
• 0:13
  Speaker 1: We made it to the last day.
• 0:15
  Speaker 1: So whether you have participated simply by listening or reading the emails and learning about decluttering, or you have participated in the challenge, you have done some of the decluttering and replied back to me and let me know how you did.
• 0:29
  Speaker 1: Whatever your own progress was this week, congratulations on in either learning more or doing more, or both, in your quest to have your life feel less cluttered and therefore less overwhelming.
• 0:42
  Speaker 1: So if we look back at what we worked on this week, on day one, you recognized how clutter impacts your space and your mind.
• 0:50
  Speaker 1: On day two, we focused on decluttering one small area like your purse or the console in your car, and we proved that even tiny changes can make a big difference.
• 1:01
  Speaker 1: Just decluttering that one place, a small place in your life, can really have an impact.
• 1:06
  Speaker 1: On day three, we talked about sentimental clutter and things that we keep from guilt or obligation, and redefined new rules about how we should decide if we keep things that have emotional ties.
• 1:21
  Speaker 1: On day four, we looked at digital clutter.
• 1:25
  Speaker 1: We talked about our phone home screens.
• 1:27
  Speaker 1: We talked about our email inboxes and on that one we learned that just two minutes can really improve your inbox, your phone home screen, your computer.
• 1:37
  Speaker 1: And then on day five, Friday, yesterday, we let go of clothes that no longer fit either fit physically on your body or fit in your life, making room for this awesome present version of yourself.
• 1:53
  Speaker 1: So I think the biggest thing to keep in mind going forward is that decluttering isn't just about getting rid of stuff.
• 2:01
  Speaker 1: I think getting rid of stuff is awesome.
• 2:02
  Speaker 1: It always makes me feel so good to get rid of the actual stuff, but the reason why it feels so good is it's about freeing up space for really freedom in your mind not to have to think about it unconsciously, even to just go over the mess again and again and again, and it makes room for the people and the things that matter most in your life.
• 2:25
  Speaker 1: And I think this week, if you've taken a small action every day and participated in this challenge, you've seen that when you take just a few minutes a day consistently over time, it can lead to really big mental shifts and lots of openness in your mind and your home, your office, your car, your life.
• 2:46
  Speaker 1: So for today.
• 2:47
  Speaker 1: I just want you to think about what did you learn and what was your own biggest personal takeaway from this challenge?
• 2:54
  Speaker 1: So maybe you learned that the area where you want to focus most and first is your own closet and getting your closet to the point where you are really only seeing items that fit right now and items that you love.
• 3:09
  Speaker 1: Or maybe you've realized that your digital situation is the most out of control and you really want to work on I don't know deleting some of those 10,000 photos on your iPhone or using an app to help you do that.
• 3:22
  Speaker 1: So today it's not too late.
• 3:25
  Speaker 1: Even though today's the last day, it's not too late to join my email list and reply back to the email that you receive and tell me what your biggest takeaway was, and you will be entered into the last day to get entered for the drawing for the $50 gift card to the container store or a coaching session with me.
• 3:45
  Speaker 1: Thank you so much for participating and hanging in there with me.
• 3:48
  Speaker 1: I've had so much fun this week doing the decluttering myself and hearing everything that you guys are learning as well.
• 3:55
  Speaker 1: I'll see you Monday.