by Erin Owen | Mar 21, 2013 | Events, Ezine
Last year, I birthed my first book, Refuel, Recharge, Re-energize…
Two years before that, I birthed Miles Benjamin…
And four years before that, Ian Christopher.
Today, I’m excited to announce the birth of my fourth baby… the clutter-clearing, performance-boosting home study guide!
It took many years of planning and a full year of gestation, but it’s finally here!
And I’d like to extend a thank you to all of you who have helped me co-create this content over the years of coaching you, those of you who joined my clutter-clearing classes live last year in the Spring and Summer 2012, and my amazing assistant Kate who was like my doula in the final hours of labor and pushing!
Listen In to a sample of one of the inspiring audio recordings here. Take a Sneak Peek at the Workbook and the Quick Guide here.
By listening in and taking a sneak peek, you’ll get a preview of all the simple, inspired, and enjoyable ways you can:
- Be More Productive with Greater Peace of Mind
- Increase Your Energy without Exercise or Health Food
- Ward Off Time-Sucking Vampires and Discover Hidden Pockets of Time
- Get Organized and Achieve Your Goals
- Take Back Control of Your Life
- Spend Less and Save More
- And Stay On Track No Matter What Comes Your Way
If you’re curious and want to learn more, join me today at 12 noon Eastern for the “Money, Libido, and Happiness” call when I’ll share some of the Eastern-inspired secrets inside my home study guide that reveal How Decluttering Can Unlock Prosperity at Every Level.
Sign-up here for today’s call, and learn about the 3 bonuses you’ll receive for joining the call LIVE!
Yes, we’ll record the call so you can listen later, but we’re only rewarding you with bonuses if you show up live. Just like life rewards you when you show up in life!
You can learn more or buy your own home study guide here.
I can’t wait to hear the positive results you experience having implementing just one of the ideas from one of the 6 lessons!
by Erin Owen | Mar 5, 2013 | Ezine
The Bottom Line: Decluttering can save your sanity, your well-being and your bank account. Read on to learn how I did it and how you can do the same for yourself!
It’s true. I am my own best client.
Whatever I’m working on in my own life informs how I support my clients.
If there’s a challenge I’m struggling with, I try a bunch of different approaches to see what works best. Then, implement, refine, implement, refine over time until I’ve created a habit and added it to my list of Platinum Practices.
After the holidays, I started to get behind on putting things away. And, I have some new activities in my life that involved new materials and folders that did not yet have a home. One thing led to another and voila: my messy desk.
It’s happened before, and it will probably happen again.
But, the impact this time was even more destructive.
The Ugly Truth of What I Discovered Amidst the Piles and Chaos:
Not only could I not find the business card of the prospect I was supposed to follow up with, I misplaced an invoice I needed to pay. That translated into potential lost revenue and potentially harming my credit rating.
In the process of re-applying my tried and true strategies for getting organized and staying organized, I found a rebate check that had expired. Lost money. It was only worth $4, but still – every dollar adds up!
I also discovered (thankfully) a reminder to cancel my business insurance policy before the end of the month, since I had found a more appropriate and more affordable replacement. And, not only did I find that prospect’s business card, but I also found the cards of three others I want to follow up with in my network.
The FANTASTIC Results of Investing JUST 3 hours of my time:
In just 3 hours, I re-organized my desk, my shelves, and my filing cabinet. What kind of return did I get on this investment?
- Relaxed shoulders, open mind, and more free-flowing creative energy when I look at or sit down at my desk to work – PRICELESS!
- Ease of work and being able to find what I need when I need it – PRICELESS!
- Prevented loss of the monthly rate I was paying for that redundant insurance – $50/month
- Future income from the prospect who wants to work with me (and the income from the referrals she will give me in the future) – $$$$ (thousands!)
So, how did I tackle my desk and get it done in such a short amount of time with such great results?All my easy-to-follow tips, simple strategies, and inspiring (and often humorous) ideas are included in my new Clutter-Clearing, Performance Boosting Home Study Guide.
And right here, right now, I’m going to share 7 Simple Steps for Re-discovering your Joy, your Freedom, and your Money — at home or in the office.
Why Bother to Declutter?
Decluttering your physical environment helps to:
- Melt away stress
- Increase our productivity
- Boost your happiness
- Save you real money (see my story above)
- Improve relations with your officemates/housemates
- Free-up your mental and physical energy and creative flow
- and much more!
Nothing is better than that ahhhhhhhhh feeling that comes from feeling good in your body, performing at your optimum level, and receiving the resulting prosperity that flows freely into your life and business.And when there is room for free air flow, to see the surfaces and for light to shine through, there is room for new abundance to rush in. Welcome the new, positive energy that will come from investing a few hours (or less) in clutter-clearing.
Step 1: NAME IT! Pick a small decluttering project you can tackle in half a day or less AND potentially have a big impact on your well-being and effectiveness.
Consider what is draining your energy the most AND impeding your forward progress on the work that inspires you in this world and brings meaning to your life.
It could be your email In Box, or your work area (especially if it’s a disaster like mine was), or your car, or your bedroom (especially if it’s affecting the quality of your sleep). It might be your refrigerator, a oft-used pantry closet, or your living room. Anything goes!
Step 2: BLOCK IT! Block time in your calendar and create an appointment with yourself to tackle the project.
Step 3: PREP IT! Consider what you’ll be doing and what supplies you might need. For example, I knew that I would need some additional file folders and labels, a permanent ink pen, an empty container beneath my shredder, and a storage box or two.
Step 4: DO IT! Protect that time in your schedule and follow through. Think of it as an appointment with your most important client or customer.
Step 5: DOCUMENT IT! Take before, during, and after pictures, to track our progress – it’s so incredibly satisfying. Trust me!
Step 6: LAUGH AND DANCE THROUGH IT! Make yourself a cup of tea or another special beverage, put on some great music to keep up your spirits and laugh at yourself with each new discovery you make.
Step 7: CELEBRATE IT! Savor the moment of completion by sharing your success. Show it off to your co-workers, your spouse, your friends, and others. Post your photos on Facebook or Instagram. Ask them to pat you on the back. Or, do what I did: I scheduled a massage for 2 PM that same day after I spent the morning re-organizing. That was a fantastic reward for the hard work I put in!
So, what project will you tackle? And, when will you do it? Send me an email and let me know so I can help hold you accountable!
Need more support?
For a limited time, before the official release of my new home study course, you can reserve your copy of the Clutter-Clearing, Performance Boosting Home Study Guide at a special pre-release price.
Here’s an Overview of What’s Included:
Week 1: “Retrain Your Brain for Maximum Peace and Productivity” Get ready to say goodbye to middle-of-the-night wake-ups full of anxiety, forgetfulness, impatience, headaches, and mental exhaustion. In this week, you’ll choose one of the three simple strategies that will bring you greater peace of mind, improve your ability to focus, and reclaim control of your over-active mind. And no, it doesn’t require overhauling your life, your office or your home.
Week 2: “Increase Your Energy without Exercise or Health Food” Before you even consider changing your exercise or eating habits, try my less-is-more approach to feeling more alive and ready to receive opportunities. I’ll share three of my Eastern-inspired secrets for revving up your metabolism, energy and improving your sense of well-being that don’t require hitting the gym or eating super foods. You’ll choose just one of three simple strategies and you will be amazed at how quickly you’ll see results in your weight, your focus, and your drive.
Week 3: “Ward Off Those Time-Sucking Vampires and Discover Hidden Pockets of Time You Didn’t Know You Had” Take a deep sigh of relief, because after this week’s call you’ll have a fist full of garlic to ward off those people and dreaded tasks that suck away at your time like a thirsty vampire. Think of this week as the opposite of a Franklin Covey Time Management course. In fact, I’ll introduce you to Eastern cultural perceptions of time. Choose one of three simple tips to wipe clean hours of wasted time each day and re-inspire a more youthful buoyancy in your every day routines.
Week 4: “Feel Totally Together and Organized By Decluttering Your Everyday Routines” Do you sometimes wish you could press pause on your mail and email delivery so that you could get on top of all this stuff once and for all and finally have some peace and quiet? Well, you don’t have to! The simple strategies I’ll share with you will streamline how you experience your work day, how you go about achieving your goals and will make you feel sane in a relentless world of constant requests of your time. You’ll choose one tip to implement for maximum impact!
Week 5: “Lighten Your Load to Feel In Charge Of Your Life and Keep More of What You Make” Did you know your work and home environments can either propel you forward or weigh you down and hold you back? In this fifth week, I’ll show you how decluttering your office and embracing conscious consumerism can actually increase your bottom line, improve your relationships and fuel you with unlimited energy. You choose just one of the three ideas I share and the pay-off to your performance (and your wallet!) will be huge.
Week 6: “Discover My Secrets for Staying On Track No Matter What Comes Your Way” Want to learn the number one secret that keeps my clients on track for successfully walking their talk and living the life they dreamed? Listen in to learn how the minor set-backs, major detours, and energy-draining failures of everyday life and business can be leveraged to create a gold mine of guideposts to fuel your on-going and upward-evolving optimum performance.
And the special bonus is a free Q&A call with me!
More details here.
Here’s to you feeling lighter, more inspired, and more in control of your time and energy!
by Erin Owen | Feb 26, 2013 | Ezine
We all want to feel good in our bodies,
Free of stress and full of energy.
With a positive outlook and the sense that all is well.
This is what it feels like to live a juicy, creative life.
A life where your passion for your work is irresistibly attractive to others,
And generates the creative flow and prosperity you deserve.
But what gets in the way of feeling this way every day?
And how can you cultivate your own juicy, creative life?
When you’re overwhelmed by your responsibilities and time commitments,
Running from one thing to another without awareness of the big picture,
You lose perspective.
And when you forget to take care of yourself,
Not eating enough healthy foods, or taking enough time to breathe and move your body,
Failing to connect with yourself and the important people in your life,
Then you feel disconnected from life and what’s most important.
When you are disconnected and stuck in this rut of modern busy living,
You lack vision and creativity, you lose focus & productivity, your health and relationships suffer, and you under-perform at work.
And if you own your own business or run your own organization, then you see your financial metrics and customer/client retention factors under-performing.
So, how do you turn things around?
It begins with a clear, inspired idea of who you are
And the positive impact you want to have on the world.
Then, using that clarity about what you want,
Align each feeling, each thought, each spoken and written word, each decision, to support the immediate and exciting creation of your ideal life.
But, if you haven’t paused to look ahead,
If you’re not sure exactly who you are,
Or what you really want out of life,
Then it’s time to examine what is muddying your waters.
Most likely what’s getting in the way of this clarity is the disease of “TOO MUCH”
How do you know if you have the “TOO MUCH” disease?
- If your mind is busy, full of thoughts without end, and waking you with anxiety in the wee hours, then you have TOO MUCH going on.
- If you are feeling sluggish, carrying extra weight, and wishing you felt better in your body, then your body is holding on to TOO MUCH.
- If your calendar is jam-packed, with meeting after meeting, and no room between commitments to pause and reflect, then there is TOO MUCH in your schedule.
- If your desk is full of disorganized, scattered papers; if your bedroom is full of piles of laundry and odds & ends that need to be put away; if your house is generally in dis-array, then you have TOO MUCH stuff
Your busy schedule, your go-getter lifestyle, the fast pace at which you’re living life, leaves you no room to treat the “TOO MUCH” disease.
That means it’s time to clean house at every level. And this is THE best time of year to do so. Why?
Less than a month remains until Spring officially begins,
And as the hibernating “yin” quality of energy comes to an abrupt end,
As the powerful, uprising “yang” energy of new Spring life begins,
This time of year is THE time to dust out the cobwebs,
Weed the garden of your mind,
And clear away the sluggish congestion in your body.
It begins with your mind, then extends to your eating habits and your time commitments, and even your relationships. Then, of course, your home, your office, your computer files and email in-box, and even your car.
But, where to begin? What to do first? How to build on initial successes? And how to stay on track?
With my new home study course for decluttering your life, you can follow my lead through the 6 primary lessons – or go at your own faster or slower pace.
You can listen to the audio recordings as I guide you with humor and practical tips to lighten your load mentally, physically, and in your home/work environment.
Or you can use the detailed workbook to read (or skim through) all the same written ideas that are shared in the audio recordings PLUS space for taking notes and setting goals and staying aware of priorities and keeping track of your successes.
EXTRA: If you’re the “let’s get to the point now” kind of guy or gal, you can skip straight to the quick guide to get the top 3 tips for each lesson and decide straight-away where you’re going to focus each week.
Any way you decide to make use of the rich resources of the Clutter-Clearing, Performance Boosting Home Study Guide, you’ll make immediate, tangible progress toward your goals of lightening your load, refueling your energy, getting back in control of your calendar, and more – all by following by simple, easy-to-follow steps for decluttering mind, body, and physical environment.
Click here to RESERVE your copy of the home study guide at my special PRE-RELEASE PRICE. More details here.
In the meantime, keep breathing, dreaming of what you want out of a juicy, creative life, and take note of what is getting in the way.
Here’s to your optimal performance and living an inspired, conscious life!
