Why You Have So Much Stuff and What to Do With It & How To Be A Great Communicator

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

Self-improvement, Education, Social Sciences, Science, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 6 April 2020

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Need something to pass the time? This episode begins with an activity you and the family can do that will kill some time and also put money in the bank. http://lifehacker.com/what-to-do-with-all-that-loose-change-youve-been-hoardi-1792821108 Unless you are careful, it is easy to accumulate a lot of stuff. It is not a stretch to say that Americans have too much stuff. So how did we get it and what should we do with it? To the rescue is Peter Walsh. Peter has been helping people organize and declutter - as a coach, a TV host, a writer and on YouTube. His latest book is called Let It Go (https://amzn.to/3dKkb0a). Listen as he offers some incredible insight into why we accumulate so much stuff and has some great techniques that can help you evaluate whether you should keep it, toss it or give it away. How many times have we all heard about the importance of good communication? So how does a good communicator – communicate? Leadership and communications consultant Alain Hunkins, author of the book Cracking The Leadership Code (https://amzn.to/39vSAMB) joins me to explain what it means to be a good communicator and offers excellent suggestions that will help you communicate better. His website is www.alainhunkins.com Chopping onions is one of the most unpleasant jobs in the kitchen because onions make you cry. But they don’t have to. Listen as I explain some simple ways to chop onions without the tears. https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2013/04/tested-the-best-tear-free-tricks-for-cutting-onions/ This Week's Sponsors -AirMedCare Network.Go to www.AirMedCareNetwork.com/something and get up to a $50 gift card when you use the promo code: something Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today on something you should know, we start with a great way to kill some time while you're
0:07.3	at home and put some money in the bank.
0:09.7	Then, what to do with all your stuff and the reason you have so much stuff in the first
0:15.0	place.
0:16.0	For example,
0:17.0	How's this today as doubles of the size they were in the 50s and families are half the size
0:22.8	they were in the 50s?
0:24.4	And it's a recipe for disaster because, oh my god, empty shelf.
0:29.1	I've got to put something on it.
0:31.4	Then the solution to one of the biggest kitchen problems you have.
0:35.7	And what does it mean to have good communication?
0:38.8	At work and in relationships, it's harder than you think.
0:42.3	The whole goal of communication is to lead to understanding.
0:46.7	The amazing thing about that, and I think George Bernard Shaw probably said it best when
0:50.0	he said the greatest problem with communication is the illusion that it's been accomplished.
0:55.6	All this today on something you should know.
0:59.1	Fascinating Intel, the world's top experts and practical advice you can use in your life.
1:10.3	Today, something you should know with my carothers.
1:14.1	Hi, welcome to something you should know.
1:18.6	Listen, if you have a business or a product or a service that you think would make sense
1:23.6	to advertise on this podcast, particularly in this coronavirus time in our history, feel
1:30.4	free to contact me.
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