Life Organized Podcast

Ep. 10 - When You Forget To Do Things

How many times have you forgotten to…    Start the crockpot?    Make that phone call?    Add something to the calendar?    Order that thing you needed from Amazon?    Pick up something you needed while you were at the store?
And what kind of problems did that cause?
Isn’t it the worst when simple tasks turn into roaring fires – all because you forgot to take action on them? 
The key is to catch it as you think of it, and today we will talk about 3 ways you can create this habit – and what kind of thoughts you’d be wise to capture.
This episode is all about preventing those fires, so you can have less stress and more time for what matters most. This is what having an organized life is all about!
In this episode:
How to leverage an “external brain” to manage these tasks
Find the right to do list for you
The power of the mantra “Catch it as You Think of It”
When to review what you’ve written down
What kinds of tasks you should “catch”
Tools in this episode:
Mantra: Catch It As You Think Of It
Links:
Life Organized Membership

Ep. 9 - When You Want To Give Clutter-Free Gifts

It sounds cliché, but I’ll say it anyway….can you believe the holidays are here again?!
Black Friday is around the corner, so it’s time to start thinking about those gift lists.
But maybe before we start filling up our shopping carts this year, we might want to pause and ask ourselves a few critical questions, like:
"Where will we put this?"
"Will they REALLY use this?"
"And what could we give instead?"
This list of clutter-free gift ideas just might make this the best, most memorable Christmas yet…and leave you with a lot less clutter to deal with when the holidays are over.
In this episode:
One way to define clutter is “something that takes more than it gives.”
Clutter-free gift ideas
Links:
Free Book: Get Organized Fast

Ep. 8 - When Done Is Better Than Perfect

I bet you can finish this sentence:
“If you can’t do something right…”
"Don’t do it at all."
Mmm….I strongly disagree. This is one of the most toxic mindsets I see. 
Perfectionism likes to parade around as something inspirational and helpful, but if you look behind the curtains it’s all about fear — fear that you might not do it right, fear that it might not look just right, and fear that you just don’t have what it takes. 
Perfectionism is just fear in really good shoes.
Have you ever stopped to consider how much of your time and energy you spend trying to get something from good enough to perfect — when it probably doesn’t make that much difference in the long run? 
What if we adopted this attitude instead? 
"Done is Better than perfect.”
'Done' is better because 'done' means you get to move on and have joy in life instead of obsessing over details that won’t matter as time passes.
Learn how Done Is Better Than Perfect can help you get organized, be more productive, improve personal goals, and better connect with your family.
In this episode:
“Perfectionism is just fear in really good shoes.”
Perfectionism is a GPS system from the twilight zone
Done is Better than Perfect (DBP)
Done is Fun
How you can implement Done is Better than Perfect when organizing your home, menu planning, working on a routine, health goals, and parenting.
Links:
Done is Better than Perfect screensaver and printable
Life Organized Membership

Ep. 7 - When You Need To Create A Routine

Ok, so you’re ready to give routines a try. Let’s make sure you set one up the right way so you can have success!
In this episode:​
Time
Habit Hook
Sample routines
Regular tasks don’t ever need to cause stress
How routines work in my life
Tools Mentioned:​
Your P.A.T.H to a routine
Pick a specific task
Assign the steps
Time
Habit Hook

Ep. 6 - When You Aren’t a Fan of Routines

If you don’t love routines, you probably think routines kill all the fun. 
Who wants to stick around home and clean and do laundry when there are so many better things to do?
Even if you are routine-resistant, you may be surprised to learn how much of your life already consists of routines – and why your brain actually craves them. 
Think routines keep you trapped? Think again. 
Routines don’t restrict freedom. They create it.
“Routines can become so automatic that we start performing them without realizing it. So we get done what needs to get done, even when our minds are preoccupied with other things.”
“Routines remove the need to deliberate over what you should do when (which takes time and energy) because once you've established a routine you've already made those decisions.” 
 
In This Episode:
How you already use routines
Why your brain loves routines
How routines create freedom
What routines look like for me
Links: In This Episode:
Life Organized Membership (we're almost ready for ya... link coming soon)

Ep. 5 - When The Clutter is Driving You Crazy

Ok, time to roll up our sleeves and get to work!
Ready to seriously declutter your home?
In this episode I will teach you a realistic, sustainable approach that gives you a way to declutter on the regular – without having to take time off work, no babysitter required — and zero expensive containers!
 
In This Episode:
External clutter creates internal clutter
What Clutter Busters isn’t
What Clutter Busters is
How to Bust Clutter
Clutter Busting Tips
Tools Mentioned:
External Clutter Becomes Internal Clutter
Links:
Organize Your Space
Clutter Busters

Ep. 4 - When You Wonder How To Get It All Done

Let’s talk about the reality that there is literally not enough time in the day to do all that you need to get done. And how you wish you could clone yourself a dozen times so for once you could actually reach the end of your to do list.
This is a time management issue, and one I can’t wait to talk to you about. Because with the perfect analogy I can help you look at time in a whole new way – and give you the big picture view of what your organized life will look like. 
An organized life is a life that has enough time to get it all done…but note that in an organized life you’ve weeded out all the low-value tasks that are cluttering up your time. 
Ready to dive in?
In this episode:
Puzzle Box analogy
Time/Pantry analogy
How to design your organized life
Tools Mentioned:
The Puzzle Box analogy
The Time/Pantry analogy
Life Organized Membership

Ep. 3 - When You Want Everything Organized Right Now

Remember that Adam Sandler movie from years ago called “Click?” Where he found a universal remote that could fast forward through all the hard parts of life, so he could skip the messy middle and just get to show up at the end when everything was easy again?
It would be so great to get your hands on a remote like that to fast forward through all the work and just have everything be organized right NOW.
Unfortunately, I don’t have that remote, or a magic wand, or anything else that can give you these instantaneous results…but I do have a strategy that can help you know what to do in this kind of a moment.
It is a little formula I like to call Small + Simple = Success. And here’s a spoiler alert: these little wins create BIG results. 
 
Tools taught in this episode:
Success is a formula – it is a series of steps
Small + specific = Success
 
Links: 
The Compound Effect by Darren HardyGet Organized BootcampOrganize Your PaperOrganize your Space

Ep. 2 - When You Don’t Know Where to Start

We’ve all been there before…
You want to take control of things, get organized, and move on with your life – but there is so much to do, you don’t know where to start.
The good news is that there is a perfect place to start, and in this episode, I tell you all about it.
But first, you have to understand how your brain has been getting in the way.
Let me just say, from this day forward you will refer to your life in two ways: “Before I knew about Home Base,” and “After Home Base changed things forever.”
In this episode:
Learn how the brain works.
You don’t have believe everything your brain is telling you.
How to work WITH the  brain instead of trying to force it.
The BEST tool for getting your brain onboard.
Tools Mentioned:
Home Base
External clutter creates internal clutter
Get Organized Bootcamp

Ep. 1 - When Getting Organized Feels Impossible

When Getting Organized Feels Impossible...
With organization comes clear thinking, greater productivity, and lower stress. 
But is getting organized even possible?
I know, I know. You’ve tried to get organized before! Sometimes you see some improvement, but nothing seems to last. Maybe you’re beginning to wonder if getting organized is even possible?
 
Well, I’m glad you’re here, because you’re going to like my answer to this question. But it involves an approach you likely haven’t tried before. Ready to find out more?
 
Let’s do this.