189: Mindset Shifts That Make Decluttering Easier
Maximized Minimalist Podcast
Katy Wells
4.8 • 936 Ratings
🗓️ 8 February 2023
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
If you've started decluttering - only to quickly find yourself overwhelmed and ready to give up, you're not alone.
- It isn't because your clutter is worse than anyone else's (it's not, trust me)
- it's not because you "don't have what it takes"
- It's not because you don't have the right strategy or checklist from Pinterest
… often it's a mindset issue.
Sometimes we need help getting out of our own way, so make sure to listen to today's newest episode where I'm sharing mindset shifts that make decluttering 10x easier.
You got this!
xx Katy
P.S. Also, when you're ready, here are a few more ways I can help you simplify your life:
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | What does it mean to live more with less? I'm Katie Wells and welcome to the Maximized Minimalist |
| 0:07.7 | podcast. If you found yourself caught up in the hamster wheel of modern day motherhood and want to |
| 0:14.1 | rewrite the script, congratulations you're in the right place. I'm here to be your guide and help you take |
| 0:20.6 | back your motherhood |
| 0:21.6 | and achieve a simpler, more joy-filled life. Cheers to being a maximized minimalist. Enjoy the show. |
| 0:29.5 | If you've started decluttering in January only to find yourself overwhelmed and ready to give up, |
| 0:35.1 | you are not alone. And it isn't because your clutter is worse than anyone else's. |
| 0:40.1 | It's not because you don't have what it takes. And it's definitely not because you don't have the right |
| 0:44.8 | strategy. This, my friend, is more often than not a mindset issue. So we're going to be diving into |
| 0:50.9 | different mindset shifts that are going to make decluttering so much easier. |
| 0:56.0 | And with these shifts, you are going to be able to move the needle, take one step forward, and continue simplifying your life. |
| 1:03.1 | Are you ready for number one? |
| 1:04.3 | All right. |
| 1:05.3 | Number one, scarcity mindset. |
| 1:08.9 | Holy canoli. |
| 1:10.2 | By far, this is one of the most common mindsets that holds us back |
| 1:14.8 | in our declutter journey and just life journey, if I'm being frank. When we have scarcity |
| 1:20.3 | mindset, it can really manifest our lives in a variety of ways, one of them being physical |
| 1:25.9 | clutter, which can look like purchasing items |
| 1:28.6 | you don't really need, but they're on sale. And so you're like, I just want to get a good deal. |
| 1:33.8 | Holding onto items that are unused just in case you ever need it again. Holding onto items out of |
| 1:39.3 | fear. Like, oh, what if I need this again? I don't know. Keeping items you don't like or love because it feels |
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