If you are still holding on to your past, it’s going to be pretty hard to appreciate the present or make room for the future. Your possessions tie you down physically, mentally, and energetically - at least the ones that aren’t working for you anymore.
When you get rid of what no longer fits in your life, you can stop maintaining the earlier versions of you, the ones you’ve long since outgrown (leg warmers! bread machine! baby furniture!). You are free to be the present you, the most evolved you.
Sounds refreshing, doesn’t it?
Help is on the way. Be sure to sign up for the weekly newsletter (aka the Inner Circle) so you can watch Warren’s free 4-week video series on the basics of cleaning out a garage (oh yes, he cleaned someone’s garage last month JUST to show you how!). If you have any total junk room in your house - a bedroom, attic, basement, or garage - you are going to love these tips. It starts on Sunday, so don’t delay.
And if you want the full plan on getting rid of it, you know we wrote the book on it.
Make 2013 the year you stopped paying to maintain the old you and focused on enjoying the you of today.
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De-cluttering saves time in the long run. Hate hunting for things and find a valuable hour has passed without success. Keep it simple and time is saved, productivity is increased and suddenly there’s more time for fun. Great post and kudos on the video series!
Hi, Maria. We are amazed at how much better life works when it is streamlined. So much ROOM for good things to come in!
These are really interesting stats. I did a volunteer exchange once with a family who literally fit the definition of hoarders. The experience pretty much cleared me of clutter for life because it made me realize how disturbingly easy it is to a get to a point where you’re completely lost in your own possessions.
Jessica, what an interesting experience. They must have been oblivious to the mess or okay with their hoarding to invite you in to stay. It’s such a shocker to see it, but I can easily put myself in their shoes and see how hard it must be to think of changing. Just so overwhelming. It’s why we advocate continuous decluttering - small projects done frequently instead of massive projects infrequently.