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2 episodes with dclutterfly
2 episodes with dclutterfly
2 episodes with dclutterfly
2 episodes with dclutterfly
2 episodes with dclutterfly
2 episodes with dclutterfly
In this episode, Ryan sits down with Tracy McCubbin, Founder of dClutterfly and author of Making Space, Clutter-Free, to unpack the emotional roots of clutter and how to break free from it. With over a decade of experience helping people transform their homes and lives, Tracy shares practical strategies, surprising truths about our attachment to stuff, and how creating space can lead to greater happiness. Whether you're a maximalist or minimalist, this conversation will change the way you think about your things. If you want to look into this amazing brand as a business opportunity visit Tracy's website and mention this episode today!
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Tracy has always referred to herself as “obsessive compulsive delightful,” but who knew she could turn that trait into a booming business? While working for a major television director in Los Angeles, Tracy discovered she had the ability to see through any mess and clearly envision a clutter-free space. Coupled with keen time-management and organizational skills, Tracy soon found more and more people were asking her for help. Before she knew it, dClutterfly was born. Twelve years and thousands of decluttered homes later, Tracy knew it was time to take what she had learned working with her clients and write a book to help others dealing with clutter. She is author of the newly published book Making Space, Clutter-Free: The Last Book on Decluttering You'll Ever Need and is a regularly featured expert in the media, including The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, goop, Home & Family, Real Simple, mindbodygreen, NBC, KTLA Morning Show, KCAL9, and more.In addition to her impressive organizing tool belt, Tracy grew up with family members who hoarded and knows firsthand that the effects of living amongst an accumulation of possessions goes far beyond the home's walls. This personal experience gives her an advantage over most professional organizers as she has a unique understanding of the mindset of the organizationally and spatially-challenged. When she is not dCluttering, Tracy is the proud Co-Executive Director of OneKid OneWorld, a non-profit building strong educational foundations for children in impoverished communities throughout Kenya and Central America. OKOW is providing kids with the basic (yet essential) fundamentals like desks and books, as well as paying teachers' salaries, building classrooms and even installing solar power technology so students can study at night. OKOW's most recent project #OneGirlOnePad will provide access to reusable feminine hygiene kits to over 4,000 girls in Kenya, allowing them to attend school all year round. OneKid OneWorld is Tracy's “full time, non-paying passion.”Please enjoy my conversation with Tracy McCubbins.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/next-level-soul-podcast-with-alex-ferrari--4858435/support.
The easiest way to get organized is to have less stuff, says organizing expert Tracy McCubbin, owner of dClutterfly. McCubbin, the author of the bestselling book Make Space for Happiness: How to Stop Attracting Clutter and Start Magnetizing the Life You Want says getting rid of the clutter first is the secret to getting organized and feeling more satisfied and less stressed. In this episode, McCubbin talks about how we can reduce clutter, while keeping the memories and mementos that add meaning to our lives. In the end, we'll feel better and have more freedom. Find Tracy McCubbin and learn more about dClutterfy at https://dclutterfly.com/ and Tracy_McCubbin join our free Simply Said community at https://pollycampbell.substack.com to download McCubbin's keys to reducing clutter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode of Got Clutter? Get Organized!, I sit down with Tracy McCubbin, CEO and founder of dClutterfly, one of America's top decluttering companies. With over two decades of experience, Tracy has helped thousands of clients clear the clutter in their lives, creating space for positive change. We dive into her insights on how clutter affects our happiness, strategies for getting started, and her favorite tools for staying organized. Tracy also shares highlights from her books Making Space, Clutter Free and Make Space for Happiness, offering practical solutions to tackle the root causes of clutter. Tune in to discover how you can create a clutter-free life and make room for joy! Connect with Tracy McCubbin: Website: https://www.dclutterfly.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tracy_mccubbin/@tracy_mccubbin YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_u1rOQivEcplEAMUrd5ORQ/videos Tracy's Books: https://www.dclutterfly.com/books-by-tracy Tracy's Article ( Worst Organizing Trends) https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/story/the-worst-trends-on-tiktok-according-to-a-professional-organizer-171708955.html Support This Podcast: Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/gcgowithjanet Janet's Organizing Resources: 15 Minute FREE Consultation: https://janetmtaylor.trafft.com/services/15-minute-session-with-janet Premier Life Organization: https://bit.ly/3VJSo6x Elevate Your Workspace: https://bit.ly/45GckvV Affairs In Order Kit: https://janetmtaylor.com/offer-ebook-consult/ Clear Your Desk, Clear Your Mind Course: https://bit.ly/3y4dDby Amazon Shop (This Week's Product Pick): Leather Fabric Foldable Storage Bin Organizer: https://amzn.to/3BJblQH Janet's Product Picks: Nok Box (Next Of Kin Box): https://bit.ly/3SRYpxw Social Media: Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/livinglifetotallyorganized YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/janetmtaylor Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janettheorganizer/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/janetmtaylor/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@janettheorganizer?lang=en Business Resources: Email Marketing – MailerLite: https://bit.ly/46Ot9Fu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Making Space for What Really Matters with Tracy McCubbinJoin Tracy and Katana as they discuss:How five minutes of decluttering daily can make a tremendous difference in your life.Why making space for what really matters is essential to creating a happy home.Cracking the myth that your home has to be perfect. It doesn't!Tracy McCubbin is the CEO and founder of dClutterfly, one of America's top decluttering companies. In the last two decades, she has helped thousands of clients clear the clutter in their lives to create space for positive life changes. Tracy is also the author of Making Space, Clutter Free and her latest book Make Space for Happiness. Tracy looks at the root of our clutter to find the real cause and ways to find real solutions.Learn more about Tracy at dclutterfly.com and on Instagram and YouTube.Get Tracy's FREE Gift:Grab three of Tracy McCubbin's top checklists to help you kickstart your organization journey. Below are the checklists you will receiveShould It Stay or Should it Go - Tracy's list of questions that will help you decide if you truly need those things taking up space in the back of your closet.Things to Declutter in Under 5 Minutes - 25 categories that you can declutter in the blink of an eye.Kitchen Checklist - Tracy's most comprehensive checklist of every item you need in your kitchen (and how much of everything you really need.)Go to dclutterfly.com/checklists to get your FREE gift!
Kelly and celebrity decluttering expert and best-selling author, Tracy McCubbin, discuss the importance of working through our clutter blocks to help us let go and create clutter-free spaces for good! Tracy is the Founder and CEO of Los Angeles's premier organizing and decluttering firm called, dClutterfly, and she has been featured in Forbes, The New York Times, Fast Company, Inc., The Wall Street Journal, House Beautiful, Goop and more! You will learn about the connection between clutter and your emotional state, common clutter blocks that may be keeping you from letting go or causing you to acquire more, and practical tips on how to keep your home decluttered and organized. Plus, Tracy shares her responses to some of the most common questions including “how do I deal with living with a messy partner?” and “how do I let go of meaningful sentimental items?” and more! Be inspired to realize your own clutter obstacles and start adopting some of Tracy's practical systems to help you create a clutter-free home for good! Past Episode with Tracy: Ep.158 Solve Your Clutter Problems with Tracy McCubbin TracyMccubbin.comTracy's helpful ResourcesBooks by Tracy NYT Article: My Partner is Messy, Help!Forbes Article: Overwhelmed by Clutter? The Fix Can Be Simpler than you Think! Follow Millennial Minimalists: Instagram, Facebook, & YouTube Find a Simple Living Consult, The Closet Course, and Partner Discounts: Mastersimplicity.com!
It's time to take back our time! And Tracy McCubbin is sharing why your stuff might be the biggest time thief of all. In today's “Best of Marriage Kids And Money” episode from 2023, Author and Organizing Expert Tracy McCubbin shares the steps we can take to get more quality time back in our lives. RESOURCES: Sponsors + Partners + Deals GUEST BIO - Tracy McCubbin: Tracy McCubbin is an entrepreneur, CEO, and the author of Making Space, Clutter Free: The Last Book On Decluttering You'll Ever Need (June 4th, 2019) and the newly launched book, Make Space for Happiness: How to Stop Attracting Clutter and Start Magnetizing the Life You Want (Sourcebooks, October 4th, 2022). She has always referred to herself as “Obsessive Compulsive Delightful,” but who knew she could turn that trait into a booming business? While working for a prominent television director in Los Angeles, Tracy discovered she could see through any mess and clearly envision a clutter-free space. Coupled with keen time-management and organizational skills, Tracy soon found more and more people were asking her for help. Before she knew it, dClutterfly was born. When not decluttering, she is the proud Co-Executive Director of OneKid OneWorld, a non-profit building strong educational foundations for children in impoverished communities throughout Kenya and Central America. Tracy lives in Los Angeles and knows where her keys are. MKM RESOURCES: Make My Kid a Millionaire Course: Want to make your kid a millionaire? Learn more about my course! MKM Coaching: Want 1-on-1 support with your family finance journey? Book a time with me today. YouTube: Subscribe for free to watch videos of these episodes and interviews. Instagram: Follow our IG channel. Voicemail: Leave your questions or comments here. Merch Store: Check out our t-shirts, hoodies, and coffee mugs! SHOW INFORMATION: Marriage Kids and Money is dedicated to helping young families build wealth and happiness. This award-winning platform helps couples and parents achieve financial independence and discover the true meaning of wealth. To achieve these big goals, we answer questions and interview experts who uncover smart net worth building habits and tools that can help everyone find their own version of financial independence. Learn more at https://www.marriagekidsandmoney.com HOST BIO: Andy Hill is the award-winning family finance coach behind Marriage Kids and Money - a platform dedicated to helping young families build wealth and happiness. Andy's advice and personal finance experience have been featured in major media outlets like CNBC, Forbes, MarketWatch, Kiplinger's Personal Finance and NBC News. With millions of downloads and views, Andy's message of family financial empowerment has resonated with listeners, readers and viewers across the world. When he's not "talking money", Andy enjoys being a soccer Dad, singing karaoke with his wife and relaxing on his hammock. HOW WE MAKE MONEY and DISCLAIMER: This show may contain affiliate links or links from our advertisers where we earn a commission, direct payment or products. Opinions are the creators alone. Information shared on this podcast is for entertainment purposes only and should not be considered as professional advice. Marriage Kids and Money (www.marriagekidsandmoney.com) is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com. CREDITS: Podcast Artwork: Liz Theresa Editor: Podcast Doctors Podcast Support: Nev Maraj Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
I'm so pleased that you're here listening to the woman, the legend - Tracy McCubbin. This convo has to be one of my all time faves because for me, decluttering is the first step to manifesting. We've been reading Make Space For Happiness in the Book Club this month & it's been incredible. If you want to join us for next month we are reading The Power of Fun by Catherine Price - I'm so excited!Here's where you can find Tracy:https://www.instagram.com/tracy_mccubbin/https://www.facebook.com/thisistracymccubbinhttps://www.dclutterfly.com/checklistsTracy McCubbin is the CEO and founder of dClutterfly, one of America's top decluttering companies. In the last two decades, she has helped thousands of clients clear the clutter in their lives to create space for positive life changes. Tracy is also the author of Making Space, Clutter Free and her latest book Make Space for Happiness. Tracy looks at the root of our clutter to find the real cause and ways to find real solutions.As always, you can find me on the gram at: @francescaamber & @lawofattractionchangedmylifeIf you don't want to add new books to your clutter free space, try Audible FREE for 30 days!You can find my BRAND NEW subliminal here where you can choose your own background sounds & a limited edition tote bag here which I've really been enjoying packing and posting in the evenings - it's almost meditative for me!Everything else as always at francescaamber.com Thanks for listening, Fran xxx Join today for twice monthly Manifest With The Moon episodes every new and full moon. https://plus.acast.com/s/loacml. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We're opening the doors to a world where joy isn't just a feeling but a space we live in. We're talking decluttering with the queen of clean, Tracy McCubbin. Imagine your home, but with breathing room, where every nook cradles peace instead of piled-up papers. That's where Tracy takes us, transforming cluttered caves into serene sanctuaries. So, let's declutter your midlife and make room for you! Tracy's not just any tidying guru; she's a story of transformation. Growing up amidst clutter, she saw first-hand how possessions can overshadow life's true treasures. Her journey from Hollywood's glitzy chaos to the heart of home harmony shows us that change isn't just possible; it's a path to rediscovering ourselves. Diving into the clutter, Tracy reveals it's not about the stuff but what it signifies. It's a mirror to our mental clutter, reflecting deep-seated emotions and unresolved stories. But here's the twist – decluttering isn't just about letting go; it's about uncovering joy, one cleared corner at a time. Tracy's company, dClutterfly, is more than a cleaning service; it's a ticket to freedom. She shares tales of spaces and souls reborn, proving that decluttering goes beyond aesthetics to touch the core of our well-being. Ever thought your clutter could tell your story? Tracy does. She navigates us through the emotional labyrinth of clutter, highlighting the thin line between hoarding and being human. The shame, the guilt – she's seen it all and offers a hand to those ready to step into the light. From the 'seven Clutter Magnets' to the profound 'upstream causes,' Tracy's insights are a roadmap to a clutter-free life. But her actionable tips arm us for the journey, teaching us to hold on to what truly matters while letting the rest go. As we wrap up, Tracy's dual role as a change-maker in homes and hearts through OneKid OneWorld reminds us that decluttering isn't just personal; it's a global gateway to giving back. Join us as we laugh, learn, and let go, making room not just in our homes but in our hearts for that elusive joy. It's an episode that doesn't just declutter; it delights, inspiring us to pursue that spark of simplicity in our midlife adventure. If this episode resonated with you, please email me at heike@heikeyates.com, put "Episode 208" in the subject line, and tell me what action steps you'll take!
Over a year ago, I talked with Tracy McCubbin of DClutterfly and author of the book, “Make Space for Happiness, How to Stop Attracting Clutter and Start Magnetizing the Life You Want.” As you listen to her wise words of advice about how we've been trying to shop our way out of unhappiness and disappointment and feelings of insecurity, keep in mind the holiday season. How might we apply her wisdom at tender time of year.https://www.slowstylehome.com/episodes/tracy-mccubbinTo learn all about this podcast and the Slow Style Framework, go to:www.slowstylehome.com The Style Matters podcast is now Slow Style Home! Click here for the latest episode.
On today's episode of The CLS Experience, we have a very delightful treat. She's an organizational expert, badass entrepreneur, author, and Co-Executive Director of OneKid OneWorld, a non-profit building strong educational foundations for children in impoverished communities throughout Kenya and Central America. No big deal. She grew up with family members who hoarded, and she knows firsthand that the effects of living amongst an accumulation of possessions go far beyond the home's walls. BIG facts. This personal experience gives her contrast since she has a unique understanding of the mindset of the organizationally challenged. She was working for a major television director in Los Angeles when she discovered she had the ability to see through any mess and clearly envision a clutter-free space, and bring that to fruition for the world. That, in combination with her keen time management, allowed her to reinvent herself as an entrepreneur and organizational MASTER, and dClutterfly was born. She's just a juggernaut in all facets of life, and a terrific human being! Please welcome the delightful, vibrant, and organized, the abundant and charismatic Tracy McCubbin. Need more Tracy in your life? Subscribe to Team Tracy and get weekly texts and videos to help you conquer your clutter: http://getscriber.com/go@tracymccubbinTo join our community click here.➤ To connect with Tracy follow Tracy McCubbin on Instagram➤ Order a copy of my new book The Reinvention Formula today! ➤ Join our CLS texting community for free daily inspiration and business strategies to elevate your day, text (917) 634-3796To follow The CLS Experience and connect with Craig on Social Media:➤ INSTAGRAM➤ FACEBOOK➤ TIKTOK➤ YOUTUBE➤ WEBSITE➤ LINKEDIN➤ TWITTER➤ CLS TOOLKIT➤ CLS MEMBERSHIP
This episode is about how to write a better job description for your personal assistant. Need help with business? Check. With personal? Check. Today's guest is the perfect person to answer this. We dished on what drew her to the job description when she was a personal assistant. She's an author and business owner. She also recorded with me on Flipping 50 and if you need to organize or declutter, listen to this and then that. You'll understand exactly why I asked her to come over here - spontaneously - she didn't know it! My Guest: Tracy McCubbin is a decluttering expert and the author of Making Space, Clutter Free and her latest book Make Space for Happiness. Tracy looks at the root of our clutter to find the real cause and ways to get real solutions. As the CEO of dClutterfly, she has helped thousands of clients clear the clutter in their lives to create space for positive life changes. What I Asked Tracy in this Episode: What's the secret to a job description that gets quality applicants? What attracted you to the jobs you first had and what did you use to hire your own personal assistant? 5 Tips: Be clear about the help you need E.g. business and personal Find someone interested in the field you're in Interested in the same thing -media, marketing, business, and fitness Find out if they want a path to growth - duties expand Like to solve problems Fast Action: List 10 things that you can't get done that you need done Connect with Tracy: https://www.dclutterfly.com/ On Social: https://www.instagram.com/tracy_mccubbin/ https://www.tiktok.com/@tracymccubbin Other Episodes You Might Like: 4 Keys to Selling More Now: https://www.fitnessmarketingmastery.com/get-more-sales/ Sell More Corporate Packages: https://www.fitnessmarketingmastery.com/sell-more-corporate-wellness/ Selling for Coaches: https://www.fitnessmarketingmastery.com/present-your-fee/ Resources: Health & Fitness Business Scorecard: https://www.fitnessmarketingmastery.com/scorecard Marketing to Women Course: https://www.fitnessmarketingmastery.com/copywriting-course
I'm everything but clutter free. I sit at my desk (aka the dining room table) and can count 5 piles of unique content, just reduced from 6 because I have one sitting behind me on the chair to toss. I'm not proud of this and I know the direct correlation between inability to focus and the mess I see. But it happens in some kind of effort to keep it top-of-mind so I get to it next. Thanks for not asking how well this is going. Apparently 55% of us are stressed by the clutter in our homes. Assuming now that this is also work for many of us this includes the office. Yet, over 94% of us (from a survey from organise my house) say a clutter-free home is important to us. Clutter also contributes to cortisol, which in turn contributes to weight gain or weight loss resistance. A 2015 study showed 77% of individuals with cluttered homes were also overweight. Other studies have shown sleeping in a messy room isn't as restful. So, it's not just a way of being. Cleaning up your environment may actually improve your physical health. So which comes first: the clutter or the cortisol, the happy or the organized? My Guest: Tracy McCubbin is a decluttering expert and the author of Making Space, Clutter Free and her latest book Make Space for Happiness. Tracy looks at the root of our clutter to find the real cause and ways to get real solutions. As the CEO of dClutterfly, she has helped thousands of clients clear the clutter in their lives to create space for positive life changes. Questions We Answer in this Episode: Do you have personal experience with clutter? What about the correlation between clutter & cortisol levels? How is stress directly affected by your clutter? How does a cluttered kitchen lead to bad eating habits? Can clutter affect a good night's sleep? Can you share a few stories? What if he's a mess and she's a neat freak? Does this ever come up? Connect with Tracy: https://www.dclutterfly.com/ On Social: https://www.instagram.com/tracy_mccubbin/ https://www.tiktok.com/@tracymccubbin Other Episodes You Might Like: Getting Lighter Redefined: https://www.flippingfifty.com/decluttering/ Got Clutter? https://www.flippingfifty.com/less-clutter/ Resources: Make Space for Happiness 5 Day Flip (I've organized 5 simple, short days for you): https://www.flippingfifty.com/5dayflip
In this episode, Host Bri Logue interviews Tracy McCubbin of dClutterfly, Tracy is a decluttering expert and author, who shares tips on how to declutter your home and why it's important to do so. She emphasizes the need to start small and create a why or a goal for decluttering, which helps to stay motivated. She also warns against excessive shopping and encourages people to be mindful of their consumption, while understanding their emotional attachment to their stuff. Tracy provides solutions to help people break free from their shopping habits and discusses the importance of core values in making purchasing decisions. Overall, this episode offers insights into the emotional and psychological aspects of decluttering and consumption! About Tracy:Tracy McCubbin is the author of Making Space, Clutter Free: The Last Book On Decluttering You'll Ever Need (June 4th, 2019). She has always referred to herself as "Obsessive Compulsive Delightful," but who knew she could turn that trait into a booming business? While working for a major television director in Los Angeles, Tracy discovered she had the ability to see through any mess and clearly envision a clutter-free space. Coupled with keen time-management and organizational skills, Tracy soon found more and more people were asking her for help. Before she knew it, dClutterfly was born.Ten years and thousands of clients later, dClutterfly is Los Angeles' premier organizing and decluttering company. Tracy is a regularly featured expert on Hallmark's Home & Family, has a column on MindBodyGreen, and has regular declutter segments on Fox 5 and ABC Eyewitness News, KTLA Morning Show, KCAL9, and Good Day Sacramento. She and her company have also been featured in Real Simple, Women's Day and ShopSmart.When not decluttering, she is the proud Co-Executive Director of OneKid OneWorld, a non-profit building strong educational foundations for children in impoverished communities throughout Kenya and Central America.She lives in Los Angeles and knows where her keys are.Connect with Tracy:https://www.dclutterfly.com/https://www.amazon.com/https://www.facebook.com/thisistracymccubbinConnect with Bri:Website: www.brilogue.comIG: @bri.logueFB: @bri.logueWant to be on the podcast?Send me an email at: Bri@ivory.media
Sometimes we get all excited to declutter and then the stuff just…comes back! We manage to re-clutter—especially with kids around. Why does it seem like spaces never remain decluttered for long? Professional organizer and author Stacy McCubbin helps us understand why this happens and how to interrupt the cycle for more ease in our homes and more confidence and connection in our lives. If you enjoyed this episode, and it inspired you in some way, I'd love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, post it to your Instagram stories, and tag me @mindfulmamamentor. Have you left a review yet? All you have to do is go to Apple Podcasts or Stitcher (or wherever you listen), and thanks for your support of the show! Tracy McCubbin is an author, CEO, and founder of dClutterfly, Los Angeles' premier organizing and decluttering company. She's also Co-Executive Director of OneKid OneWorld, a non-profit supporting education in impoverished communities. Get Hunter's book, Raising Good Humans now! Click here to order and get book bonuses! ABOUT HUNTER CLARKE-FIELDS: Hunter Clarke-Fields is a mindful mama mentor. She coaches smart, thoughtful parents on how to create calm and cooperation in their daily lives. Hunter has over 20 years of experience in mindfulness practices. She has taught thousands worldwide. Be a part of the tribe—we're over 25 thousand strong! Join the Mindful Parenting membership. Take your learning further! Get my Top 2 Best Tools to Stop Yelling AND the Mindful Parenting Roadmap for FREE at: mindfulmamamentor.com/stopyelling/ Find more podcasts, blog posts, free resources, and how to work with Hunter at MindfulMamaMentor.com. We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: https://mindfulmamamentor.com/mindful-mama-podcast-sponsors/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Author of “Make Space for Happiness” Tracy McCubbin is on the show this week! Need a Spring reset? No better time to do that seasonal clean and make room for a lighter, happier you. An expert organizer and founder of dClutterFly, Tracy talks with us about our clutter blocks and why she thinks we are in a Clutter Crisis! (Pssst - slow your roll on those Amazon purchases. How they could actually be doing more harm than good.) Then the girls get personal. Tracy gives Catt advice on the many domestic changes in her future. Moving to Malibu – what?! Also, Catt will soon be an empty nester. Is one of her son's possibly OCD and how to communicate with our loved ones about their “stuff” in a healthy way. Finally, menopause becomes the focus of the convo. Now on the other side, what Tracy learned through her experience that will surely help all of you as you enter this delicate time of life. Make sure to follow Tracy on IG and pick up her book: Make Space for Happiness. Also, don't forget about Catt's “Midlife & Me” series. Subscribe now for a free 7 Day FreeTrial!
In today's episode of the Women Living Well After 50 Podcast, my guest is Tracy McCubbin, author and founder of dClutterfly. During the episode shares her story and we discussed:Why you cannot ‘Marie Kondo' your way out of clutterOur acquisition cycleHow we can declutter our life and the importance of our mindsetWhy filling our homes with ‘stuff' can make us feel emptyThe 7 Clutter MagnetsThe 5 minute declutter challenge3 tips to start decluttering your lifeConnect with TracyWebsite: dClutterfly | Organize & DeclutterInstagram: Tracy McCubbin (@tracy_mccubbin)BooksMake Space for Happiness: How to Stop Attracting Clutter and Start Magnetizing the Life You WantMaking Space Clutter FreeSue LoncaricWomen Living Well After 50Email: sue@womenlivingwellafter50.com.auFacebook Instagram
It's time to start spring cleaning! Let's Get Moving Host Maria Shilaos speaks with Tracy McCubbin, Author and Founder of dClutterfly, to discuss what makes decluttering different from cleaning, where you can start, and how to decide what exactly to declutter from your life.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We all want to declutter and organize our lives, but we can't do that without first talking about our buying and acquiring habits. Why do we shop and overbuy? What are clutter magnets? Where do we start when it comes to getting rid of things? Our expert guest, Tracy McCubbin, answers all of these questions and more. Absolutely loved chatting with Tracy and especially enjoyed doing '4 Things Gratitude' with her! The 4 things she's thankful for are so good (i.e. she impromptu shared some dating tips after revealing that she just got married for the first time in her 50s to a man she met on Bumble!!) ABOUT TRACY: Tracy McCubbin is an entrepreneur, CEO, and the author of Making Space, Clutter Free: The Last Book On Decluttering You'll Ever Need (June 4th, 2019) and the newly launched book, Make Space for Happiness: How to Stop Attracting Clutter and Start Magnetizing the Life You Want (Sourcebooks, October 4th, 2022). She has always referred to herself as "Obsessive Compulsive Delightful," but who knew she could turn that trait into a booming business? While working for a prominent television director in Los Angeles, Tracy discovered she could see through any mess and clearly envision a clutter-free space. Coupled with keen time-management and organizational skills, Tracy soon found more and more people were asking her for help. Before she knew it, dClutterfly was born. Over fifteen years and thousands of clients later, dClutterfly is currently Los Angeles' premier organizing and decluttering company. Tracy has been interviewed for several decluttering segments, including Fox 5 Washington DC and ABC7 Los Angeles, KTLA Morning News, KCAL9 CBS Los Angeles, and Good Day Sacramento. She and her company have also been featured in top-tier publications, including Real Simple, House Beautiful, Goop, Refinery 29 and Woman's Day. When not decluttering, she is the proud Co-Executive Director of OneKid OneWorld, a non-profit building strong educational foundations for children in impoverished communities throughout Kenya and Central America. www.onekidoneworld.org Tracy lives in Los Angeles and knows where her keys are. Website: www.dclutterfly.com IG: @tracy_mccubbin FB: Tracy McCubbin TikTok: tracymccubbin YouTube: Tracy McCubbin Best places to find more about Amy: RadioAmy.com + @RadioAmySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The decluttering process can be a daunting task, leaving many people feeling overwhelmed before it's complete. In this episode, Naeemah chats with Celebrity Decluttering Expert, Tracy McCubbin. They talk about her newest book Make Space for Happiness: How To Stop Attracting Clutter and Start Magnetizing The Life You Want, and the steps you can take to live a clutter-free. Tracy McCubbin is the author of Making Space, Clutter Free: The Last Book On Decluttering You'll Ever Need (June 4th, 2019). She has always referred to herself as "Obsessive Compulsive Delightful," but who knew she could turn that trait into a booming business? While working for a prominent television director in Los Angeles, Tracy discovered she could see through any mess and envision a clutter-free space. Coupled with keen time-management and organizational skills, Tracy soon found more and more people were asking her for help. Before she knew it, dClutterfly was born. Ten years and thousands of clients later, dClutterfly is Los Angeles' premier organizing and decluttering company. Tracy is a regularly featured expert on Hallmark's Home & Family, has a column on MindBodyGreen, and has regular declutter segments on Fox 5 and ABC Eyewitness News, KTLA Morning Show, KCAL9, and Good Day Sacramento. She and her company have also been featured in Real Simple, Women's Day, and ShopSmart. When not decluttering, she is the proud Co-Executive Director of OneKid OneWorld, a non-profit building strong educational foundations for children in impoverished communities throughout Kenya and Central America. She lives in Los Angeles and knows where her keys are. To learn more about Tracy, visit https://www.dclutterfly.com/ For more information about Naeemah, check out her website https://naeemahfordgoldson.com/ Follow Naeemah on Social Media! https://www.youtube.com/user/RestoreOrderNow https://www.facebook.com/RestoreOrderNow https://www.pinterest.com/restoreordernow/pins https://twitter.com/RestoreOrder https://www.instagram.com/restore_order_now --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/naeemah-ford-goldson/message
Declutter & Make Space for HappinessAired Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at 11:00 AM PST / 2:00 PM ESTDo you feel like you have too much stuff? A cluttered space isn't just inconvenient – the truth is it's hard to lead a joyful, purposeful life when the things around you detract from your relationships, habits, and goals. Decluttering expert and author of the new book “Make Space for Happiness” talks about how we can finally stop attracting clutter and start magnetizing the life you want.About the Guest:While working for a major television director in Los Angeles, Tracy discovered she had the ability to see through any mess and clearly envision a clutter-free space. Coupled with keen time-management and organizational skills, Tracy soon found more and more people were asking her for help. Before she knew it, dClutterfly was born.Fifteen years and thousands of decluttered homes later, Tracy knew it was time to take what she had learned working with her clients and write a book to help others dealing with clutter. She is author of two bestselling books and is a regularly featured expert in the media, including The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, goop, Home & Family, Real Simple, mindbodygreen, NBC, The Doctors, KTLA Morning Show, KCAL9, and more.In addition to her impressive organizing tool belt, Tracy grew up with family members who hoarded and knows firsthand that the effects of living amongst an accumulation of possessions goes far beyond the home's walls. This personal experience gives her an advantage over most professional organizers as she has a unique understanding of the mindset of the organizationally and spatially-challenged.Social Media:Website: https://dclutterfly.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/tracy_mccubbinFacebook Personal: https://www.facebook.com/thisistracymccubbin/Instagram: @tracy_mccubbinVisit the Inspired Conversations show page https://omtimes.com/iom/shows/inspired-conversations/Connect with Linda Joy at https://www.linda-joy.com/#Declutter #TracyMcCubbin #InspiredConversations #LindaJoySubscribe to our Newsletter https://omtimes.com/subscribe-omtimes-magazine/Connect with OMTimes on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Omtimes.Magazine/ and OMTimes Radio https://www.facebook.com/ConsciousRadiowebtv.OMTimes/Twitter: https://twitter.com/OmTimes/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/omtimes/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2798417/Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/omtimes/
This podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Go to betterhelp.com/minimalists to get 10% off your first month. If you have too much stuff or find yourself constantly decluttering and can't keep up, this episode is for you! Kelly speaks with decluttering expert to the stars and best-selling author, Tracy McCubbin, to help you declutter with purpose and achieve a clutter-free home for good! Tracy is the Founder and CEO of Los Angeles's premier organizing and decluttering firm, dClutterfly, and she is the author of two best-selling books including, Making Space, Clutter Free and her latest, Make Space for Happiness. Unlike most decluttering methods, Tracy and her team help their clients keep their homes clutter-free by working with them to discover the obstacles that got them there. You will learn that clutter is an emotional issue and that we must let go of what Tracy calls, our ‘emotional clutter blocks' that keep us from decluttering, as well as our ‘emotional clutter magnets' that cause us to buy things we don't need. Be inspired to adopt Tracy's simple and realistic decluttering techniques so that you can start reaping all the great rewards that come with owning less. About Tracy dClutterfy.com Book: Make Space for Happiness (2022) Book: Making Space, Clutter-free (2019) Follow Tracy on IG Closet E-Guide
Did you know that two-thirds of Americans admitted to having too many things in their homes, especially due to excessive online shopping during the pandemic? Are you in that number? If so, our guest today is here to help!Today we're talking about decluttering your way to happiness and the seven clutter blocks that may be keeping your home hostage. Our declutter expert Tracy McCubbin not only wrote the book on this, but she's also a leading expert in releasing clutter and increasing joy and happiness.Listen and learn:1. How pandemic purchases reflect emotional voids in our lives2. What we need to know about emotional spending and our overall spending habits3. How clutter reflects our emotional state4. The seven clutter blocks that we need to be aware ofAbout Tracy McCubbin:Tracy McCubbin is the author of Making Space, Clutter Free: The Last Book On Decluttering You'll Ever Need (June 4th, 2019). She has always referred to herself as "Obsessive Compulsive Delightful," but who knew she could turn that trait into a booming business? While working for a major television director in Los Angeles, Tracy discovered she had the ability to see through any mess and clearly envision a clutter-free space. Coupled with keen time-management and organizational skills, Tracy soon found more and more people were asking her for help. Before she knew it, dClutterfly was born.—————————Sybil would love your feedback... If you enjoyed this episode, tell her why! Leave her a review and make sure you subscribe on your favorite podcast platform.Send Sybil a DM directly to www.instagram.com/sybil_amuti or an email to welcome@thegreatgirlfriends.comFollow now
Cleaning up our space has a significant impact in our lives. In today's episode, Whitney discusses the different therapeutic benefits of decluttering with Tracy McCubbin, CEO of dClutterfly. Tracy and Whitney dive deep into how people work through the clutter as a means to bring positivity to other areas of life. The two also tackle the stories we tell ourselves about our stuff and why we can't let go. Tracy highlights how changing our language can help remedy this issue of object acquisition and accumulation. Plus, she shares insights from her book, Making Space, Clutter Free: The Last Book On Decluttering You'll Ever Need. Your decluttering journey can start with just a little shift. Learn how with more tips on how to start and stay clutter-free by tuning in to this episode.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the This Might Get Uncomfortable community today:wellevatr.comWellevatr FacebookWellevatr TwitterWellevatr Instagram
Your 7 Emotional Clutter Magnets with Tracy McCubbinJoin us as Tracy and Katana discuss:- The upstream cause of clutter and how to fix it.- How your shopping habits contribute to your clutter ... and those you shop for.- Stuff won't fix you; learn what WILL.Tracy McCubbin is the owner of dClutterfly, Los Angeles's #1 Home Organization company, as well as the author of Making Space, Clutter Free: The Last Book on Decluttering You'll Ever Need and the newly released Make Space for Happiness: How to Stop Attracting Clutter and Start Magnetizing the Life You Want. She is a regularly featured expert in major media, including the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, goop, Home & Family, Real Simple, mindbodygreen, NBC, The Doctors, and more. When not “d'Cluttering,” she is the proud co-executive director of OneKid, OneWorld, a nonprofit that is building a strong educational foundation for children in impoverished communities throughout Kenya and Central America.To learn more about Tracy, visit tracymccubbin.com.To learn more about OneKid, OneWorld, visit onekidoneworld.org.
Tracy McCubbin has always loved to create clutter-free spaces. So she turned her organizational skills into a full-time business called dClutterfly where she helps people organize their homes. She's also the author of two books. Her first book, Making Space, Clutter Free, teaches readers how to get rid of the clutter once and for all. Her newest book, Make Space for Happiness, describes the link between clutter and emotional wellness. Some of the things she talks about today are how clutter affects our well-being, how to decide when we have too much stuff, and a step-by-step guide to decluttering your home one space at a time.
In this episode, I'm joined this incredible human, Tracy McCubbin who has been de-cluttering homes for over 15years. Born out of Tracey's ability to see through any mess and clearly envision a clutter-free space. Her business dClutterfly.Tracy is an Emotional Manifestor with a 3/5 profile, and the line 5 piece is so big here. She shares how it's not just about the mess, but also how this depletes your energy, and Tracy shares how you can get it back.Big Love, MxxTracy's DetailsWebsite: https://dclutterfly.com/Instagram: @tracy_mccubbin------MILLIONS OF MILLIONAIRES SPONSORSHIPHeather Ivany's details:Instagram @heather_ivanyWebsite: https://www.heatherivany.com/Unlocking You: https://www.heatherivany.com/unlockHarmonize Retreat: https://www.heatherivany.com/retreatAkashic Readings: https://www.heatherivany.com/akashic-records------HDX Membership: https://www.emmadunwoody.com/membershipHuman Design Programs: https://www.emmadunwoody.com/storeWant to sponsor the podcast? Apply here for the "Millions of Millionaires" project: https://forms.gle/Hs2MGFSuyRrVKJ116Instagram @the_human_design_coachHuman Design FB Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/285696835929546/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1386906244772463/Music: Spark Of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.comDiscover Your Greatness - The Purpose & Abundance Masterclass: www.emmadunwoody.com/discover-your-greatness-masterclass
On today's episode, I welcome back expert declutterer and author, Tracy McCubbin to talk about her 7 Clutter Magnets and what we are really seeking when we fill our home with stuff. We'll cover the shame of spending on stuff we don't need and what it takes to facilitate true connection and live lives of purpose. dClutterfly: https://dclutterfly.com/ Shopaholic Survival Kit: https://thefunsizedlife.ck.page/shop-less 105+ Things to Declutter: https://thefunsizedlife.ck.page/62cdedc528
Celebrity Decluttering Expert, Tracy McCubbin, who is the acclaimed Founder of dClutterfly, and author of the new book “Make Space for Happiness: How to Stop Attacking Clutter and Start Magnetizing the Life You Want” is my guest today. Tracy is going to share some scientific research as to why people over shop, can't get out from under the messes, and how living with clutter is affecting your brain! Tune in to learn how you can stop over buying, over shopping, over spending, and living with “too much stuff.” It's literally killing us. Get Tracy McCubbin's book here: https://amzn.to/3Bbtsuw Visit here webiste: https://tracymccubbin.com ************************************************************************************
Why do we keep things we don't want or use? Clutter takes up space we could be using to live intentionally. If something isn't bringing joy but still feels impossible to get rid of, Tracy McCubbin is here to help. If you can find the emotional root of your clutter, you can let go of what weighs you down and open yourself to new experiences, meaningful connections, and stress-free living. Free yourself of clutter and make space for happiness. Tracy McCubbin is a decluttering expert and author of Making Space, Clutter Free: The Last Book On Decluttering You'll Ever Need and her latest book, Make Space for Happiness: How to Stop Attracting Clutter and Start Magnetizing the Life You Want. She has always referred to herself as "Obsessive Compulsive Delightful," but who knew she could turn that trait into a booming business? As the CEO of dClutterfly, Tracy has helped thousands of clients clear the clutter in their lives to create space for positive life changes. TIMESTAMPS: 01:54 - Clutter = emotional attachments 06:15 - 7 clutter blocks 10:13 - Step 1: acknowledgment 15:54 - Recycle your clutter 18:56 - Clutter magnets 25:54 - Find your motivation for decluttering 29:53 - Setting up systems 41:17 - Decluttering your life FIND TRACY ONLINE: Website Instagram: @tracy_mccubbin SPONSOR: Clinique | find your shade this holiday season at Clinique.com MENTIONED: 2023 Artist of Life Workbook by Lavendaire Make Space for Happiness by Tracy McCubbin Making Space, Clutter Free by Tracy McCubbin dClutterfly organizing company by Tracy McCubbin The video version of this interview is available on YouTube: Episode 205 SUBSCRIBE TO THE LAVENDAIRE LIFESTYLE PODCAST Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube LAVENDAIRE YouTube Instagram
A celebrity decluttering expert, acclaimed founder of dClutterfly, and author of the new book Make Space for Happiness: How to Stop Attracting Clutter and Start Magnetizing the Life You Want. Tracy is a regularly featured expert on Hallmark's Home & Family, has a column on MindBodyGreen, and has regular declutter segments on Fox 5 and ABC Eyewitness News, KTLA Morning Show, KCAL9, and Good Day Sacramento. Tracy will share her expert tips to help focus on clutter in living spaces as a path to positivity in every area of our lives.
A celebrity decluttering expert, acclaimed founder of dClutterfly, and author of the new book Make Space for Happiness: How to Stop Attracting Clutter and Start Magnetizing the Life You Want. Tracy is a regularly featured expert on Hallmark's Home & Family, has a column on MindBodyGreen, and has regular declutter segments on Fox 5 and ABC Eyewitness News, KTLA Morning Show, KCAL9, and Good Day Sacramento. Tracy will share her expert tips to help focus on clutter in living spaces as a path to positivity in every area of our lives.
Episode #827In this episode of the #TheHabitCoach podcast, Ashdin is joined by Tracy McCubbin, Founder of dClutterfly and an Author. Ashdin and Tracy talk about how to declutter bathrooms, how to throw away products that you are not going to use but have a habit of buying, and how to manage clutter while making habits. They further discuss regulating the habit of decluttering, and how Gen Z is coming up with things that will allow people to declutter like thrift shopping, the second use of products, and more. Lastly, they talk about excuses that everyone gives to avoid decluttering. All this and much more on this episode of #TheHabitCoach Podcast. You can follow Tracy on Facebook: dclutterfly, Instagram: dclutterfly & YouTube: Tracy McCubbinYou can watch the full video episodes of The Habit Coach Podcast with Ashdin Doctor here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJLdd6v64eA650G1bwNrBkAYou can also check out Ashdin's Linktree Page here: https://linktr.ee/awesome180Check out the Awesome180 website: (http://awesome180.com/ )You can follow Ashdin Doctor on social media:Twitter: ( https://twitter.com/Ashdindoc )Linkedin: ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashdin-doctor/ )Instagram: ( https://www.instagram.com/ashdindoc/)Facebook: ( https://www.facebook.com/ashdin.doc.9 )Send questions to Ashdin Doctor for The Habit Coach Hot Seat on this link : (https://forms.gle/13vgf4MAk7zYKBd38 )You can listen to this and other incredible shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.
Episode 222 Clutter is a problem many people face in their homes and offices. We have many things we don't use, so we get a lot of clutter. When we are constantly surrounded by clutter, it becomes difficult to focus on what's important. Decluttering helps us simplify our lives and make space for what matters. So how do you start decluttering? Join the conversation as I interview organizing expert Tracy McCubbin. Tracy is the CEO of dClutterfly, a Los Angeles premiere organizing and decluttering company, and the author of the books; Making Space, Clutter Free, and Make Space for Happiness: Tracy shares how she developed a decluttering mindset and how she started her decluttering company. She also talks about the importance of decluttering your home before you die and gives tips on how you can start the decluttering process. Click here to read this episode's full show notes. Thank you for listening! I appreciate you. Want to stay in touch? Join Lori's email community to receive inspiration and tips on how to find joy + confidence living alcohol-free later in life. Click here to join the mailing list.
Does our childhood impact how much stuff we own? Are we actually getting organized or just causing bigger problems for ourselves? Plus, what is it that we are really seeking when we get that bargain sale? We'll cover all of this and more on today's episode with author and professional declutterer, Tracy McCubbin. dClutterfly: https://dclutterfly.com/ Shopaholic Survival Kit: https://thefunsizedlife.ck.page/shop-less 105+ Things to Declutter: https://thefunsizedlife.ck.page/62cdedc528 Join the Virtual Declutter: https://www.reneebenes.com/offers/2zEYeoPd/checkout The Blog Post: https://www.thefunsizedlife.com/income-streams/
Episode #825In this episode of the #TheHabitCoach podcast, Ashdin is joined by Tracy McCubbin, Founder of dClutterfly and an Author. Ashdin and Tracy start by talking about the journey of dClutterfly started, how somebody comes up to Tracy and says, "I want to get organized" and decodes what is the meaning of clutter. Ashdin further asks Tracy about who brings this clutter into their lives. Tracy also demystifies shopping and how decision fatigue plays a role in removing clutter from your house. All this and much more on this episode of #TheHabitCoach podcast. You can follow Tracy on Facebook: dclutterfly, Instagram: dclutterfly & YouTube: Tracy McCubbinYou can watch the full video episodes of The Habit Coach Podcast with Ashdin Doctor here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJLdd6v64eA650G1bwNrBkAYou can also check out Ashdin's Linktree Page here: https://linktr.ee/awesome180Check out the Awesome180 website: (http://awesome180.com/ )You can follow Ashdin Doctor on social media:Twitter: ( https://twitter.com/Ashdindoc )Linkedin: ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashdin-doctor/ )Instagram: ( https://www.instagram.com/ashdindoc/)Facebook: ( https://www.facebook.com/ashdin.doc.9 )Send questions to Ashdin Doctor for The Habit Coach Hot Seat on this link : (https://forms.gle/13vgf4MAk7zYKBd38 )You can listen to this and other incredible shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.
I'm so excited to introduce you to celebrity decluttering expert, acclaimed founder of dClutterfly, and author of the new book Make Space for Happiness: How to Stop Attracting Clutter and Start Magnetizing the Life You Want (Sourcebooks, October 4th, 2022), Tracy McCubbin. Tracy will tell you why filling our homes with stuff leaves us feeling empty and tips for bringing more happiness into our homes and lives. And no, you cannot “Marie Kondo” your way out of the mess, says Tracy. If you want to get to the root of your clutter, Tracy says you need to address why you are attracting clutter in the first place.Timestamps: [3:29] Friday re-frame. [7:00] How Tracy got into her line of work. [11:44] Hiring out. [17:25] The power of a clean space. [20:22] How much of de-cluttering is finding what works for you? [27:02] What is the success rate? [28:21] Stop spending time on things you hate. [32:10] De-cluttering clothes. [36:35] Cleaning for yourself. [39:06] Easy tips to change your space and energy. [46:39] Tracy's new book. [49:41] How to work with Tracy. The Expansion Bundle - For the first time ever, I am offering THREE masterclasses, in ONE bundle. For $333.You will get access to: Overcoming Limiting Beliefs Money Vibe Your Social Branding You're getting over 6 hours of deep, juicy, and transformative content. This Bundle is the tool you need to get out of patterns that might be keeping you stuck, anchor in to higher levels of money and success, and successfully build a brand using social media. It's all in here, and this bundle wont be available for long.Connect with Danielle and learn how to work with her!on IG @danielle_onthedailyPodcast: @onthedailypodPlease subscribe, rate, and review our podcast. As always, thank you for supporting us!On The Daily Podcast
Tracy McCubbin is the author of Making Space, Clutter Free: The Last Book On Decluttering You'll Ever Need (June 4th, 2019). She has always referred to herself as "Obsessive Compulsive Delightful," but who knew she could turn that trait into a booming business? While working for a major television director in Los Angeles, Tracy discovered she had the ability to see through any mess and clearly envision a clutter-free space. Coupled with keen time-management and organizational skills, Tracy soon found more and more people were asking her for help. Before she knew it, dClutterfly was born. Ten years and thousands of clients later, dClutterfly is Los Angeles' premier organizing and decluttering company. Tracy is a regularly featured expert on Hallmark's Home & Family, has a column on MindBodyGreen, and has regular declutter segments on Fox 5 and ABC Eyewitness News, KTLA Morning Show, KCAL9, and Good Day Sacramento. She and her company have also been featured in Real Simple, Women's Day, and ShopSmart. When not decluttering, she is the proud Co-Executive Director of OneKid OneWorld, a non-profit building strong educational foundations for children in impoverished communities throughout Kenya and Central America. She lives in Los Angeles and knows where her keys are. In my discussion with Tracy, we discuss the following Tracy didn't start dClutterfly until she was in her forties! It's never too late to discover your passion! The Book, Making Space, Clutter Free: The Last Decluttering book you'll ever need focuses on the seven emotional clutter blocks and why we feel stuck with our stuff! Tracy shares ways to break free from these emotional clutter blocks! After her first book, Tracy noticed that even after getting a space organized people were still bringing in “stuff” to their spaces. There is this hole that is inside of us, something missing that we are needing to fill and unfortunately for most, we fill with things. She then wrote the book, Make Space for Happiness which focuses on our clutter magnets! The shopping and the stuff are not making us happier. How can we make space for happiness? We discuss that first step! Tracy shares the first steps in working with a client in organizing and decluttering their space! Words of wisdom that you too can incorporate when you are taking those first steps! Decluttering is an emotional process and Tracy shares how to move past the emotion so you can feel the lift of having a clutter-free space. For items you have been gifted from a relative it's important to realize that someone else's history is not your history. Do you use it? Love it? If not then it's time to pass it on to someone who will use and appreciate it! We discuss inspirational stories to get you motivated to tackle your space! Tracy shares her Senior Downsizing checklist and shares some of her top tips! Are you ready for Tracy's challenge? Give a listen! Resources and Links Connect with Tracy McCubbin Purchase Tracy's Books here Grab the Senior Downsizing Checklist Connect with Deborah Voll Take The Midlife Quiz Passion and Purpose Digital Workbook
Our emotional attachment to things can make it hard to let go of clutter. Decluttering Expert and Professional Organizer Tracy McCubbin shares her tips for releasing “clutter blocks” so you can finally get rid of the items that don't serve you. But why do we attract clutter in the first place? If we don't address the underlying emotional reasons that we attract clutter, we can get caught in a cycle of overconsumption. Tracy shares her tips for identifying and overcoming our “clutter magnets” so we can “make space for happiness” and create the joyous lives that we want. Tracy McCubbin is the founder of dClutterfly and the author of two books, “Making Space, Clutter Free” and “Make Space for Happiness.” For show notes visit https://www.swapsociety.co/pages/podcast
It was an honor and privilege to have a conversation with celebrity Decluttering Expert Tracy McCubbin! We've had great guests so far! Tracy and I talked about, as the title of this episode states, "why filling our homes with stuff leaves us feeling empty, and tips for bringing more happiness to our homes." You do not want to miss this timely and eye-opening chat! Tracy is the acclaimed founder of dClutterfly, and author of the new book Make Space for Happiness: How to Stop Attracting Clutter and Start Magnetizing the Life You Want, (To be released on October 4, 2022). In Make Space for Happiness, Tracy expands on her debut, widely acclaimed book, Making Space, Clutter Free, to revisit the seven Clutter Blocks - mind traps that make us unable to let go of possessions that we don't want, use, or love in order to make real change - to now helping her thousands of clients examine the deep root of how their excess possessions got there in the first place. Connect with Tracy: Go to her website: https://dclutterfly.com/ Follow her on IG: https://www.instagram.com/tracy_mccubbin/ Connect with me: On IG: https://www.instagram.com/organizewithgrace/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/organizewithgracefb Or Email me at: grace@organizewithgrace.com
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Tracy has always referred to herself as “obsessive compulsive delightful,” but who knew she could turn that trait into a booming business? While working for a major television director in Los Angeles, Tracy discovered she had the ability to see through any mess and clearly envision a clutter-free space. Coupled with keen time-management and organizational skills, Tracy soon found more and more people were asking her for help. Before she knew it, dClutterfly was born.Twelve years and thousands of decluttered homes later, Tracy knew it was time to take what she had learned working with her clients and write a book to help others dealing with clutter. She is author of the newly published book Making Space, Clutter-Free: The Last Book on Decluttering You'll Ever Need and is a regularly featured expert in the media, including The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, goop, Home & Family, Real Simple, mindbodygreen, NBC, KTLA Morning Show, KCAL9, and more.In addition to her impressive organizing tool belt, Tracy grew up with family members who hoarded and knows firsthand that the effects of living amongst an accumulation of possessions goes far beyond the home's walls. This personal experience gives her an advantage over most professional organizers as she has a unique understanding of the mindset of the organizationally and spatially-challenged.When she is not dCluttering, Tracy is the proud Co-Executive Director of OneKid OneWorld, a non-profit building strong educational foundations for children in impoverished communities throughout Kenya and Central America. OKOW is providing kids with the basic (yet essential) fundamentals like desks and books, as well as paying teachers' salaries, building classrooms and even installing solar power technology so students can study at night. OKOW's most recent project #OneGirlOnePad will provide access to reusable feminine hygiene kits to over 4,000 girls in Kenya, allowing them to attend school all year round. OneKid OneWorld is Tracy's “full time, non-paying passion.”
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Unlike most of us, Tracy McCubbin is energized at the prospect of tackling a houseful of clutter.Tracy has always referred to herself as “obsessive compulsive delightful,” but who knew she could turn that trait into a booming business? While working for a major television director in Los Angeles, Tracy discovered she had the ability to see through any mess and clearly envision a clutter-free space. Coupled with keen time-management and organizational skills, Tracy soon found more and more people were asking her for help. Before she knew it, dClutterfly was born Twelve years and thousands of decluttered homes later, Tracy knew it was time to take what she had learned working with her clients and write a book to help others dealing with clutter. She is author of the newly published book Making Space, Clutter-Free: The Last Book on Decluttering You'll Ever Need and is a regularly featured expert in the media, including The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, goop, Home & Family, Real Simple, mindbodygreen, NBC, KTLA Morning Show, KCAL9, and more. In addition to her impressive organizing tool belt, Tracy grew up with family members who hoarded and knows firsthand that the effects of living amongst an accumulation of possessions goes far beyond the home's walls. This personal experience gives her an advantage over most professional organizers as she has a unique understanding of the mindset of the organizationally and spatially-challenged. When she is not dCluttering, Tracy is the proud Co-Executive Director of OneKid OneWorld, a non-profit building strong educational foundations for children in impoverished communities throughout Kenya and Central America. OKOW is providing kids with the basic (yet essential) fundamentals like desks and books, as well as paying teachers' salaries, building classrooms and even installing solar power technology so students can study at night. OKOW's most recent project #OneGirlOnePad will provide access to reusable feminine hygiene kits to over 4,000 girls in Kenya, allowing them to attend school all year round. OneKid OneWorld is Tracy's “full time, non-paying passion.” She lives in Los Angeles and knows where her keys are. Learn more about Tracy and her services here: https://dclutterfly.com/about --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sara-stuebs/message
Decluttering Tips For Hoarders with Tracy McCubbin was my guest recently on my podcast, "The Joe Costello Show". She is a decluttering expert and she shared how she got started, what her business does and some tidbits that can really help you get started. Tracy's company has so many service to help people declutter their home, office, home office, etc. She also has other services such as closet audits, garage organization, moving services, senior downsizing, estate decluttering. Please go to https://dclutterfly.com/ and check out how she might be able to help. Tracy has also written a book called "Making Space, Clutter Free: The Last Book on Decluttering You'll Ever Need" which you can buy at Amazon or support this cool book website called BookShop.org. Here's the link to the book: Making Space, Clutter Free: The Last Book on Decluttering You'll Ever Need Also check out OneKidOneWorld which Tracy plays an important role in as the Co-Executive Director Thanks for listening! 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Tracy: It it's just I love talking to different people about kind of how they can manage their clutter, get ahead of their clutter and live their best life. Joe: Well, I'm excited and I, I follow a pretty strict format in the sense that I really like to know the person and I think my audience likes to know the person. And I think that's how they connect with you. I just don't want the end of this podcast to come and say other this really great woman that was on who understands how to do clutter. I want to know how you got into this and more about you. So can you kind of give us the background leading up to when you started to clarify? Tracy: Yeah, it's a very interesting subject, I like to say that I'm one of those people who all I had a bunch of jobs that turned out to not be my passion, but everything I did along the way brought me here. So I was a personal assistant for a very long time to two different people. I was a bookkeeper for small businesses. I was an administrative assistant to lawyers. I had all these various I took care of my grandmother, helped her manage her finances. So I had all these various kind of office centric jobs. And then when I was working for one of the people I was a personal assistant for, he was a television director. So when he had downtime, friends of his or he for, say, the friends of his oh, my assistant, she can handle anything. So I started helping other people. Somebody's grandmother had passed away and they need to clean up the house. They had a big accounting mess and all of a sudden people started to tell other people and I would get phone calls. And at first I wasn't charging. And then I was charging a little bit. And a friend of mine said, I think you have a business. And I was like, no, I'm just helping people. This is. And he's like, no, that's what a business is. And so I I'm like, all right, let me just see. And I made a little website and I put the word out. And that's fourteen years later at eight employees later and thousands of jobs and everything I did in the past, from acting in commercials to doing bookkeeping to taking care of my grandmother, it all led me to creating this business. And then the big piece of the puzzle, which I didn't even realize when I first started the business and I had to have a client of mine point out I'm the child of a hoarder. Tracy: So my dad is an extreme hoarder. And I have lived my whole life watching him struggle with his relationship to his stuff. So very acutely aware of our relationship to stuff is emotional and but I'm not kidding. It was like ten years into my business when this client of mine, who is a psychiatrist was like, that's so interesting. Have you ever thought of the connection? I was like, what? No, what do you mean? And then you're like, oh. So watching what my father went through and still continues to go through gave me so much empathy to people's struggle and how for so many people there's all this shame around it. I'm messy and I'm disorganized. I'm a bad housekeeper. And my goal and what I realized through clients of my dad is that that's not the case, that there is this emotional attachment. And if you're not aware of that emotional attachment, you're going to keep repeating the same mistake. So it's getting to the root of why you're hanging on to all the stuff and changing your relationship so you can have the home you want to live. So I'm a I'm late to this business. I opened this business in my forties, so I'm also a really good poster child for like if you have something you want to do, don't get stuck in the age. Don't think like I and get this done. My success is all coming my fifty. So I'm um like if you have a passion follow. It doesn't matter where you are in your life. Joe: Yes, and that's what's great, because my audience, at least what I think is my audience is really entrepreneurs like that's most of what I like, because that's where I come from. My heart is in that. So I like that. You said all of what you just said. I encourage people out there that have an idea that having made the commitment to go forward with it. So that was awesome. And I read the part about I didn't know what family, what person it was in your family, but I read that you had a family member who was a hoarder. So I'm glad you brought that up. But I wanted to know, like, what your trajectory was when you started. Like, did you what Tracy: Oh, Joe: Did you want Tracy: This is Joe: To do? Like. Tracy: Oh, this is this is even better if you if this is your conversation, I call myself an accidental entrepreneur, right. That I, I just I had no idea what I was doing. I was like, oh, let me just start a business. That'll be fine. Oh, let me just charge X an hour. Like I just made up some number which was clearly too low. And then I think about a year into my business, I read a book called The MF. That Joe: Yeah, Tracy: Right. Am Joe: Oh, Tracy: I getting Joe: Yeah, Tracy: The name of that. Joe: Yeah, Tracy: Yeah. Joe: It's a great Tracy: And Joe: Book. Tracy: I and I did the math and I was like, wow, I'm working for four dollars an hour. When I when I realized how much time I was putting in and what I was charging and another like I like when I say I had no business, I'd always work for other people, I'd always put things together. But I didn't I didn't go in with this. I didn't have a business plan. And I learned so much along the way. And every misstep was a giant step forward. And the biggest change for me, too, was when somebody said to me, you know, you're not charging for your time, you're charging for your expertise. Joe: Mm hmm. Tracy: And that just switched anything because I had a lifetime of dealing with someone and their staffs. And that just turned the light bulb on like, oh, right. It doesn't matter that this business has only been open for a year. I have 40 some years of doing this. And when I thought that and then I started to read more and realize and I hired a business coach and I started to really shift things around, that's when the business took off. That's when I was like, oh, stepped into the role of being an entrepreneur. And then I started to hire employees. And then I became a boss. Right. Which is a whole other thing. Joe: Yes, Tracy: And how Joe: It Tracy: Do Joe: Is. Tracy: You take care? How do you take care of your employees and how do you serve your clients and how do you not work twenty four hours a day. And so I love being an entrepreneur, but it was it wasn't an easy journey. It's not like, oh, just open your own business. I would do it no other way. And Joe: Mm Tracy: I Joe: Hmm. Tracy: Had to stay really clear about because I fall a bit into the imposter syndrome, like who am I to open a business and who am I to do this? And if they want to know you've worked for work since I was 13. I've had job like I know how to do it. So I had to take all my past experiences and filter them in and realize that even though the path didn't look like a linear line, I didn't get an MBA, I didn't get venture capital. I didn't I have just as much experience, maybe more. So I always tell people, you know, in some ways you're not reinventing the wheel. A lot of people have done this. So gather information, listen to podcasts, read books. I'm a business coach if you need it. Like you can do it. If you have a great idea that know what it's done, you follow it through, follow it through. So Joe: So. Tracy: I feel I feel really I love it. I love running my own business. I love it. It's hard. Joe: Yes, Tracy: It's Joe: It is, Tracy: Hard, Joe: Yeah. Tracy: You know. And some days I really I, I, I just got a text from a client. We helped them with this fundraiser that they were doing and it was a very emotional cause. And my team went and we kind of helped them organize all their stuff for it. And it was just a very grateful text. And when I get those texts, it's like, oh yeah, this is why we do this. This Joe: Yeah. Tracy: Is why we do this. So, yeah, I have a very funny like I it was not a straight line, but all roads have led me here. Joe: So I'm going to just that's where you have to bear with me for a moment, because I want to know more about Tracy, so I want to Tracy: Ok. Joe: Know, like, where you and the kid like like what Tracy: Yeah, Joe: Did you do? Like Tracy: That's Joe: Like Tracy: The Joe: So Tracy: Idea. Joe: I want you to go back a little further. So, Tracy: Ok, Joe: Like, Tracy: Yes, Joe: Go back Tracy: Absolutely. Joe: As far as you want. But I just want to know I want I think it's important because where I am today, everything. And you are saying all the right things for all of the listeners that will listen to this is that everything that you've done in the past just adds to who you've become now? Right. And it'll continue that way. And so many people lose sight of that. And at one point I did I was like, oh, I wasted so much time. And then I look back and I go, wait, that helped. And that helped. And that helped. And I learned a lesson there. And so what did you like? What was what did you want to do? Tracy: Yeah, you know, it's funny, I I was a neat child, I wasn't crazy, crazy, crazy organized, but I had a pretty between my dad being a hoarder and my parents getting divorced. I had a pretty California in the 70s. Like I had a kind of chaotic childhood. There was everywhere. Parenting was being reinvented. School was being we lived in a van for a year, traveled through Joe: If. Tracy: Europe. So I definitely like to make order out of chaos. I definitely like to know, OK, this is my space and I can live in it this way. And I also grew up very close to both of my grandmothers and my grandfather, but they came from the Midwest and Fresno and we're farm farmers. They came from and one of my grandmothers was an immigrant from Scotland and they all lived through the Depression. So my generational experience, the sort of generational trauma of living through the Depression, living through World War Two, you saved every yogurt container. You saved Joe: Mm hmm. Tracy: Every rubberband, learning how my ground both my grandmothers were. You don't put it down, you put it away and you fix. And I learned how to sew and I learned how to change it. I can change the oil in my car and I can change a tire. And I had all these really practical things. And also for me, I think one of the big lessons that really served me in opening my own business when I started working, I started babysitting when I was 12, 13, and I started making my own money and I was like, oh, I can buy that blue, shiny satin hang tan jacket that I really want. No one can tell me, like I learned, especially as a young woman, that money equated freedom. Right. That this money that I made also could make mistakes with it, rack up some credit card debt, like I could do that. But if I work and money comes and I have power over this and my grandmother and I, we bought some stocks and she kind of helped me figure that out. And so it was a really that was one of those life lessons that they don't teach you in school, that this is making my own money. I want to take a trip, then I can do it. And that was and I'm a worker bee hardwired that way. I like to work. So I think it was I think a lot of my childhood was trying to make order out of chaos and having control and having power, you know, and I was very blessed. Like I got to I went to UC Santa Barbara. I went to a great college. I had a lot of opportunities. My family was very pro education. So I traveled the world. So again, it's all these things that at the time like, I don't know, I'm going to live in Italy for a year to study art. The smartest thing. Yeah, it turns out it was Joe: Oh, that's awesome. Tracy: You Joe: When Tracy: Know, Joe: Was Tracy: Turns Joe: That? Tracy: Out I did that my junior year of college, Joe: Wow, Tracy: So. Joe: That was that's awesome. And Tracy: Yeah. Joe: Was there Tracy: So. Joe: Were you was there something that you were wanting to become like? Did you aspire to be or Tracy: You know, Joe: Was? Tracy: Yeah, it was funny, I never I for a while, I thought I wanted to be an actress, and so I took acting classes and I did that. I had to moderate, moderate success, but I didn't like the business side of it. And then I was so for me, it was a lot of figuring out what I didn't want to do. Joe: Uh huh. Tracy: Like I was like, oh, you know, and because I'm a hard worker and I'm industrious, kind of whatever job I had before, like, we'll promote you to manager, we'll make it up. And it was a very much a series of like, oh, I don't want to do this. I don't want to spend the day doing this. And when this business started, it was the first thing that I was like, I want to do this every day, like the rhythm of it, the helping the clients, the feeling of satisfaction when it was done. It was the first I mean, I liked other things that I did, but Joe: Mm Tracy: It Joe: Hmm. Tracy: Wasn't I was like, oh, I want to do this all day, every day. Like, I you know, technically the joke is I would do it for free. Well, there was like a year I did do it for free. It's literally like that is a brutal I'll tell anybody, the entrepreneurs, people starting a business, track your hours, track what you're getting paid, do that math because it'll gut punch you and it'll make you rethink everything. Like Joe: Goup. Tracy: When you realize, oh, I'm working for four dollars an hour. No, no, no, no, no. That's an important lesson for everybody and it makes you really rethink things. So it really wasn't until this until this business started that I realized my purpose. Joe: Right, and if I remember reading correctly, it came out of you being this service assistant to this, right? And then. Tracy: Director Yahya. Joe: Yeah, and then everybody you were helping, everybody saw all the stuff you were doing and it just went from there and then you realized. Tracy: And I'd always been, you know, it always been of service and my grandmother was there, like my grandmother was the lady at the church who kind of did everybody's books and she was a secretary at the church. And we were forever if somebody was sick, I spent a lot of time with her, we would drive over to somebody's house and we'd take them to the post office. So for me, helping people in sort of an admin sense was just a being of service. That's just what we did. We were a nice person. You help your friends. So I never thought about monetizing it. I never thought that it was a service that people desperately needed desperately. I was like, Joe: Right. Tracy: Well, of course, you know how to move yourself. You just pack your boxes. Now, people don't know how to do that. So when I realized that there were so many people that either didn't have the time or the inclination and there was a way to offer the service, get paid, help them know that was the perfect marriage, that was like, oh, this is a something that's desperately needed. And I feel like for kind of where we are in the world, it's interesting. But I think as we get further away from making things ourselves, knowing how to sew, knowing how to cook, that there are more and more people that I mean, they can do things for themselves. They just it's I Joe: I know. Tracy: You know, it's just it's just really interesting. I'm a little worried and I have young nieces and nephews, and so I'm very worried about what they can do. And so I it's just it's interesting that this has become very desperately needed service. Joe: Yeah, OK, so the name of the business is dclutterfly, right, Tracy: Correct, yep, Joe: That Tracy: DClut Joe: It's Tracy: ter Joe: A Tracy: fly. Joe: Mouthful, the cutter Tracy: Oh, trust Joe: Fly. Tracy: Me. Oh, and trust me, here's another thing I'll say to aspiring entrepreneurs. When you name your business, say it out loud all day. So it would be easy to come off the time and then try and spell the website, because that's something else I didn't think about. So when I give people the email, they there's D.. C. There's no Joe: Yeah. Tracy: Easy people leave it up. So do a little bit of market research. Go. Joe: Yeah, Tracy: Can Joe: That Tracy: I, can Joe: It Tracy: I say this. Yeah. Joe: It's so funny, it's all those Tracy: Yeah. Joe: Little things you learn as you're doing it, you print your business cards and people, and especially you get older clients that want the help with some of these services that you have. And the prince too small and you're just like, oh, my God. Tracy: I went I went through that I rebranded the company about two, three years ago and the designers did a beautiful job and I was like, the font is too small and they're like white. And I'm like, oh, I'm like they're like we have like less tags, bigger font. Joe: Yes. Tracy: Like the bulk of my clients are over 50, like make it big. Joe: Right, right. That's awesome. Tracy: I, I just about a year ago I bought my first about a truck, a 17 foot truck because we're so busy and I got it wrapped and it's like my traveling billboard and I was like no bigger, bigger, Joe: Mm Tracy: Bigger Joe: Hmm. Tracy: Phone, no bigger. And the guy that the drug had the rapping place, like, are you sure? I'm like, bigger, bigger, Joe: That's Tracy: Bigger. Joe: Awesome. That's perfect. OK, so your your I know you have clients all over, but you're you're based out of California. Tracy: Yeah, and based in Los Angeles pre pandemic, we were I was in New York a lot traveling a lot post pandemic were starting to travel again. Joe: Mm hmm. Tracy: I'll go anywhere. But right now it's been the book is Los Angeles to New York. Joe: Ok, perfect. So I want to go through the services quick, because I want everyone Tracy: Yeah. Joe: To sort of understand. And so I want to start with the home, the home de cluttering and it also on on the website, his office as well. And that's that's an important piece for me. And I think the audience, because if there are entrepreneurs out there, like my desk was clean a couple of weeks ago and now I'm in the middle of doing a bunch of videos and I have research materials and now it's starting to become something that I can't look at. So. So Tracy: Yep. Joe: Let's start with that. The home deck fluttering, plus the office stuff. And and just a brief explanation of each so that at least we can get an idea Tracy: Yes, Joe: Of what that means. Tracy: That's great. Go home and office cluttering is if your space that you live in or work in is unmanageable. I always tell people the really good litmus test is if you can't tidy up a room and make it presentable where you have somebody else walk in in 20 minutes or less, you have too much stuff. So that services we come in, we help people sort through it. We help people figure out what they need to keep, what they need to let go of, and then creating systems for where it goes. So in an office, where do you keep your printer? Is it near the printer where you keep your paper? How much paper do you need to print out? Can we move you to digital? And if we move you to digital, how do you organize it? How do you find that is a really important thing in offices, in the whole home, but really in your offices, where do you put the things you need to keep so that you can access them when you need them, that you can go and buy? And don't tell me. I know there's people out there that are saying I know where everything is in my office. There's giant piles on their desk. I'm like, that doesn't count. You Joe: Right. Tracy: Can't point to a giant pile and say, oh, I know what's in there. First of all, you don't I'm talking about you won't be able to find it like, Joe: Right. Tracy: You know, creating filing systems or digital filing systems. And it's and again, the really underlying message is this isn't about creating a home that you can put on Instagram or Pinterest. You can if you want. It's about creating a space that works for you. And now if you are working from home pandemic, from home schooling, from home, all you got to make your space work. You just have to make your space work. They've done so many studies, they scientists about the effects of clutter and stress. It just this is all about that. It raises your cortisol so puts you in a fight or flight your brain. I'm sure you've probably talked about this on here, but decision fatigue, where you make so many decisions, your brain just shuts down. Joe: Mm hmm. Tracy: Will every piece of clutter in your house is a decision? Do I need it? Do I not need it? Where does it live? So the physical and mental effects of clutter are very real, very, very, very real. So my purpose isn't, again, to create I'm not saying be a minimalist. I'm not a minimalist. You know, it works for you. But is your home is your office working for you? Is it working for you? Chances are for a lot of people it's not. Joe: Right. Tracy: And that's OK. You may not we don't know what we don't know. Right. So if it's not working and if you have an issue with that or if if it's tough for you, you know, it it's like I always say, if you didn't know how to play the violin, you have beat yourself up like I wasn't born knowing how to play the violin. You might not have been born organized. You might have spatial issues. You might have added. There may be a bunch of things. So let's not beat yourself up for it. Let's educate and get it working for you. Joe: Yeah, you hit it on the head because cluttered just causes me angst, like I hate my garage, I hate walking in my garage, and so I understand it, Tracy: Can you even walk in your garage because only 20. Joe: But it's lucky I can. There's so many of our neighbors that have their cars in their driveway, in the hot sun here in Arizona because they have so much stuff in their garage. And that was like priority number one. My Tracy: Yeah. Joe: Car has to go in the garage. It's one hundred Tracy: Only, Joe: And thirteen outlets like. Tracy: Yeah, only twenty five percent of Americans can park their cars in their garage. Joe: Really? Tracy: Seventy five percent of Americans who have garages cannot park their cars Joe: That's Tracy: That. Joe: Amazing. Tracy: I know, I always say I always say we put our forty thousand fifty thousand dollar cars on the street where we fill our garage with trash. Joe: That's you know what, and you might I don't want to put you on the spot, but I can't imagine what the statistic is of people that have storage units and how many times they visit that unit a year. I just Tracy: It's Joe: I, I could Tracy: It's Joe: Never bring Tracy: A. Joe: Myself to have one. Tracy: This is where I get on my soapbox, this is the thing I get on my cell phone calls Joe: I Tracy: About Joe: Knew this was Tracy: And Joe: Going to kick Tracy: I Joe: Something Tracy: Yeah, Joe: Off here. Tracy: It's a billion dollar industry, a billion dollars. I have been in no exaggeration, hundreds of storage units, hundreds. I have had clients who because I make them do it, I've done the math of what they've spent on that storage unit. Twenty thousand thirty thousand a hundred thousand dollars. I have never once and I say it is no exaggeration, I have never once been in a storage unit or what's in there is worth more than what they paid to store it. It is a colossal waste of money. You will never go there if you have something in storage that you can't access. Why are you storing it? Joe: That's. Tracy: There is it is. I like till I'm blue in the face, I'm like, get rid of it, get rid of it, get rid. I have had clients crumble to their knees when they open it up and see what they've been saving. There's no there's like one or two slight somebody sometimes doing a remodel. There's a few Joe: Mm hmm. Tracy: Where I'm like, oh no, no, maybe. Joe: Yeah, Tracy: Let's Joe: It's. Tracy: See if we can find another way. It is, it is just take money and just burn it because Joe: Correct. Tracy: It is such a waste of money. Joe: Amen. I agree with Tracy: Yeah. Joe: You. I just it's so funny, and I just figured I'd throw that out because I, Tracy: Yeah, Joe: I knew that was going to trigger. Tracy: Yeah, I know, and it's people don't go there and they don't it's just really like if I can convince anything to anybody, just don't have it, don't Joe: Yeah, Tracy: Have it, don't Joe: Yeah. Tracy: Get it. Because once you get it, you're never going to empty. Joe: Ok, real quick on the on the topic of the home and office right now in your business, how much is home and how much is it? When I say office, I'm not talking about Home Office because I'm I would think because of covid home offices are on the rise because so many. Right. So Tracy: Yeah. Joe: But but do you actually go to commercial office spaces to help CEOs Tracy: I do, Joe: And. Tracy: Yeah, yeah, yeah, I mean that in covid has just worn Joe: Hmm. Tracy: Down, Joe: Yep. Tracy: We haven't done any, but we have definitely we definitely will go in like work with big offices, like how do people use their space? How do people do that? I'm going to be really interesting to see if that. Comes back after covid, I Joe: Mm Tracy: Think Joe: Hmm. Tracy: We're going to get a lot of those calls, the way the business sort of shakes out now, I mean, right now we've just been trying to get everybody off. Does that how that was that was like how do you work from home? How do you go from home? That's been a big one, but it's probably it's probably a third of the business is senior downsizing. A third of the businesses are moving services and a third of the business is declaring Joe: Mm hmm. Tracy: Home declaring and then probably 20 percent that is office. I'm excited. I also think that when we go back, how offices work are going to change because everybody's like open floor plan. And now it's like, well, maybe not so much. So I'll be curious to see how that goes. I've also interestingly, too, I've had a couple calls lately about helping already offices, office companies that are moving small, 10 people, companies that are moving and setting up the office spaces before people even get in there. So that's a that's a thing that's starting to happen. And I think it's really how to keep people safe and covid and that kind of stuff. So that's that's always interesting to me. Joe: Perfect. OK, so let's go down the list here, so the next one that I have is closet audit. And Tracy: That's a good one. Joe: I Tracy: Yep. Joe: Know. Tracy: So, yeah, I have a couple of the people who work for me are like they can make it look like the Carrie Bradshaw perfect closet. So we come in, we help you figure out what you wear, what you don't wear. Get rid of the stuff that you don't wear. We donate everything. And then it's organizing like the like color coordinated matching hangers. Like it's really. And the thing first of all, it looks beautiful, but also your clothes are an armor that you go out into the world with. And if you have if you have a business where you have to meet with clients or you have to go in and pitch your services to another company, if you start your day off digging through the laundry basket to put something on, you're starting at a deficit. You're already starting stressed. I wear the same thing to work every day. I have 10 shirts from the same company, ten different colors. I have four pairs of jeans. I have my nice Nike shoes that are comfortable, but they're fashionable. I don't want to think about it. Joe: Yeah. Tracy: I want to get dressed. I wear a nice belt, I look presentable, but I look like I can roll my sleeves up. I figured out what works and I don't think about it. Joe: Mm Tracy: I Joe: Hmm. Tracy: Just don't think about it. And I start my day ready to go. It's not my morning isn't about like, oh, what am I going to wear? What am I. So people have to understand, if your closet is disorganized, it's not serving you right. You're already starting the day. Right? Where are my keys? I packed my lunch and what happens and what people don't understand is, OK, so you're taking your clothes out a laundry basket, you can't find your keys. You're running late. Oh, you didn't make yourself breakfast. So you're going to go through the drive thru. So you're going to eat Egg McMuffin and coffee like you've already set your day up so that you're not at your peak. Joe: He. Tracy: Right. You know, if you knew if your clothes were organized, you could get dressed, then you could make yourself that delicious smoothie that's healthy. You could start your day relaxed. And that's my whole I get out into the world ready to go, not frazzled. And especially if you've got kids like Model Man, those parents with the Zoom schooling like Joe: Oh, Tracy: To Joe: I know, Tracy: Have that, you Joe: Yeah. Tracy: Know, to have that extra to anywhere we can grab time. That's what the goal is. So if your closet's organized, you've just gained yourself fifteen minutes, right? Oh, those are my jeans are those are my shirts are great. Off Joe: Yeah, Tracy: We go. Joe: Yeah. Tracy: So that's a really closet. We love deposits. We love it. We love it. We love it. And we do the really big fancy lady those. But we love closet. Joe: Let me before we get off the closet audit subject are what you do with closets, do you ever get in a situation where you go and and they not only want you to organize, but they want you to actually help design a more efficient closet, and then you Tracy: Yeah, Joe: Have to bring in Tracy: Yeah. Joe: Like a company that does all of the shelving and Tracy: Yep, Joe: Ok. Tracy: Yep, it's it's great, we've I've really started in probably about in the last three or four years of service, I'll consult on construction. So clients that I've worked with for a long time are building new homes or remodeling their homes. So I'll come in in the design phase and meet with the architect and the contractor and say, OK, look, this is how many pairs of shoes they have. This is how long this is. So I love doing Joe: Oh, Tracy: That. Joe: Cool. Tracy: It's I love it. It's a constant fight because architects do not believe people have as much stuff as they have Joe: Mm hmm. Tracy: Contractors don't listen to forever, like the person that's like there's no broom closet, you know, and they're like, oh, you know, Joe: Yep, yep. Tracy: There's no broom closet. They're like, what do you need? A broom closet for it? Like, we need a broom closet. Joe: Right, Tracy: We need a real good bit. Joe: Right. Tracy: So that's been really fun. I have been pitching it. I'm working on my second book, but I have been pitching for a little while. I want to do a book, so I'll probably be down the road a bit. But I want to do a book between myself, an architect, an interior designer and a cabinet worker Joe: Mm hmm. Tracy: About how to remodel or build houses in the most efficient way. So that's Joe: Oh, Tracy: Super exciting. Joe: Yeah, Tracy: Yeah, it's super exciting. Joe: All right, cool. We've already touched upon this a little bit, but garage organizations, brutal. Tracy: Our favorite is Joe: Yeah. Tracy: Brutal, it's brutal. We we do it, we got we have packages one, two, three days a team goes in there. I'm at the point now where I don't do any more garages. Joe: Mm Tracy: I Joe: Hmm. Tracy: Never need to be in a sweaty garage Joe: Yeah, Tracy: Again. Joe: Yeah. Tracy: But my team's really good at it. It's a big and post covid this this one's been really people lots of people have been called in. They're like, we have so much toilet paper, we have so much canned goods. And that was one in terms of this is actually a great entrepreneurial point. This was one of the services that I realized. So one of the things I'm constantly balancing is how do I work on my business and in my business? Joe: Mm hmm. Tracy: In my business is a cult of personality. People want me. People will wait for me, people will pay for me. But I can only work so many hours so I couldn't grow the business if I'm doing it. So I had to find some of the services closets. I hired two people who are amazing at it. Garages are another way. It was a service that I could offer where people got the Tracy McCubbin experience, but I don't have to do it. So it Joe: So. Tracy: Was a way to go vertical. And that was a big learning like, oh right. This is something I can hand off, you know, get my team up to speed on it. And it's a good moneymaker for us and Joe: Yeah. Tracy: It's a really good moneymaker. So it's if you are starting a business and if you especially are sort of a consulting service, what are the services that somebody else can do? But your clients still feel like they're getting you. Joe: Yeah, man, you hit it on the head, it's so hard, they want they want you, you are the brand and it's such a hard thing to break away from and it's such a hard thing to hand over to trust other people. Tracy: Oh, yeah, Joe: Yeah, I get it. Tracy: It's Joe: I get it Tracy: You know, everybody Joe: Now. Tracy: Knows if, Joe: Yeah. Tracy: You know, you know, it's Joe: Yeah. Tracy: Really been in there and especially we were like, oh, wait, you're like it's a six week wait. And now, like, I don't care. And Joe: Yeah, Tracy: I was like, OK. Joe: Yeah, I know it's explain the moving services. Tracy: Yeah, that's been a big that's been our biggest thing during covid because we were essential workers, that we were able to do it and so I started when I started. This is another great entrepreneurial lesson. When I started, I just oversaw the move. So I would just take over, become the client, but the movers. And then we started offering de cluttering before people moved. So all the stuff you didn't want to take with you, let's get rid of it, not pack it up. Then we would unpack and organize into the new houses. So it was like, OK, we'd oversee. We get everything to the new house, we'd unpack and organize. And then I was like, wait, why? If we're doing the de cluttering and we're putting things in piles, why don't we just start doing the packing also? So it was another service that I could add that I didn't have to do. So we now did clutter pack, oversee the move and unpack into the new house. And we deal with very complicated situations like going to two houses or we do a lot after people, but people have passed away people's parents. So the grown kids have full time jobs. They can't be here for two weeks. So we'll empty the whole house, get everything shipped across the country. And so it's been a great. So that was another way to realize to go vertical. Right. Joe: Skep. Tracy: Here's another service I can offer. It doesn't take my time. It dovetails perfectly, we're declaring. So we might as well pack anyway. Know I bought a 17 foot truck. I hired a couple of expert packers and it's been a great part of the business. So I always invite people from my own experience to like, what's the what's the thing that you're outsourcing that could you move it in the house and make it part of your vertical? Joe: Yeah, yeah, it's such a great service because there's a huge gap there, there are great moving companies and they will provide Tracy: Oh. Joe: The services to pack stuff up, but it's just merely taking what's in a cabinet and putting it in a box and taping it up. There's no rhyme or reason. So when you get to the new property, you're like, where is this and where is it back? And you're moving Tracy: Yeah. Joe: A box from that landed in a bedroom that should have been in the kitchen and all. Tracy: And Joe: It's. Tracy: Look, I work with I work with moving companies all the time, I you know, they're amazing at what they do. Those teams work so hard. I have great relationship, about three or four moving local while I have about six and Joe: Mm Tracy: Everything. Joe: Hmm. Tracy: They're fantastic. But the story I always tell when people are like, well, why should I hire you as the movers? Joe: Mm hmm. Tracy: We're a little more expensive them and not much. Ten dollars an hour. And I tell the story of a client of mine who was a musician when on tour movers packed all our stuff up, put it in storage. We unpacked for her. And it was it was I unpacked a box and there were literally like a year old half-Eaten Sarcone and a Starbucks coffee. Joe: Oh. Tracy: And she was like she was like, oh, that's where that where the movers just pack everything Joe: Like, Tracy: In sight. Right? That's what they do there Joe: Yeah, Tracy: Based on time, their speed, Joe: Yeah. Tracy: They're doing it. So for us, we go in, we did clutter, we pack in an organized manner so that everything goes in room. So in a way, I tell people it feels like a more expensive service, but we actually save you on Joe: Mm Tracy: The other Joe: Hmm. Tracy: End Joe: Yeah. Tracy: Because it's super organized. We love it. It's one of my favorite favorite and especially the sounds so strange to say, but helping people after a family member has passed away Joe: Yeah. Tracy: Is it is one of my favorite services. It's so hard. It's so emotional. It's heartbreaking when the liquidation company comes in as your child is not worth saving your coffee cups, are they? They are. It's heart breaking. So to be able to honor the legacy of a family, deal with the, you know, not not pretty part. It's just it's one of my favorite things that we can do for people, Joe: Yeah, that's Tracy: Really, Joe: Really cool. Tracy: Is. Joe: So we can talk about that next sense, you kind of moved into that and then we'll get to the last one. So let's talk about the state. Kicklighter because Tracy: Yeah. Joe: That to me is that along with the other one, which is the senior downsizing, to me, those are both very, very sensitive type situations. Like you said, there's emotions that are involved in and these two things. So how do you deal with that? Tracy: You know, for me, it's I view it as such an important service. I know how difficult it is. I've had to do it for both. My grandparents like to I just know that it really providing a service that not many people do. And we my company is very special. There are a lot of organizing companies out there, but there's not I have been in this business longer than anybody. I, I know what's valuable. I know what's not valuable. I have the sensitivity. Everyone who has worked for me. We're all a little we're all a little damaged. We all have a little trauma in our childhood. We all have something to draw on. We've all been caregivers to family members. So we have so much respect. I just feel so honored that a family would trust us for this. And we just did a family. There were four children. Three of the children were on board. The parents lived into their 90s and it was taught it was time Joe: No. Tracy: For them to go. And there were three of the children were on the same page and one was an outlier and that that one person was making it very difficult for everybody else. And so to be able to step in and a little bit be the bad guy like these, these books aren't worth anything. Yes, they are. It is. It was like, OK, well, let's get the appraiser in. And then the appraisers, they're not worth anything. Joe: Right, Tracy: So being Joe: Right. Tracy: Able to sort of draw from my Rolodex and and my experience, like I've donated I've donated thousands of sets of China. It's not worth anything. I'm Joe: Yeah. Tracy: Sorry. I'm so sorry. It doesn't mean that your holidays when you were growing up weren't important. It doesn't mean that you have the memories that you have. And if you love that China and it brings back those memories, keep it. But if you are keeping it because you think it's the family fortune, then we're going to have a different conversation. Joe: Yeah. Tracy: So I just feel so honored to be a part of it. I've met such interesting people and when this steps into the senior downsizing, when we move seniors from lifelong homes into smaller places, a lot of what we're facing when we declare in these phases is our own mortality, right? Oh, right. We're going to die someday. You know, did my life matter if I don't have the staff? Did I make an impact? So it's very I just feel very, very, very lucky that I get to be a part of this process with people. I hear amazing stories. I met amazing people. We always approach it with love and laughter and humor and respect. And it's just a nobody. Nobody does this. Nobody does this. Joe: Yeah, Tracy: I Joe: Yeah, Tracy: Know Joe: It's Tracy: I Joe: A Tracy: Get Joe: Great Tracy: Phone calls Joe: Service, Tracy: All the time. Joe: Yeah, Tracy: Yeah, Joe: It's Tracy: It's Joe: So Tracy: It's. Joe: It's tricky, it's emotional and elderly people become a little bit they don't trust people. They don't know you're in their house Tracy: They Joe: Or. Tracy: Shouldn't, Joe: No. No. Right. Tracy: They Joe: Yeah, Tracy: Shouldn't, Joe: Right. And so Tracy: They shouldn't. Joe: That's a tricky balance. Tracy: We are one of our favorite things. We just did it last week. We've said we're now we've been working for so long, we're now helping parents of clients. Right. So kind of my mom died. I went to Nashville to help. I went to New York and doing that. But what we've been doing, a lot of which I love, is moving someone into an assisted living or community. So we like it. Like we feel like we're on a TV show. We're like, OK, we've got 12 hours until we get the apartment all set up so that when they're making the move, the drive from the old and they get to the new, their artwork is hung up. Joe: Oh, Tracy: The TV's Joe: That's cool, Tracy: Working, their bed is made Joe: Yeah, yeah. Tracy: So that they walk into this new experience with familiarity. And we love it. We're like running around sweating like they would do it, do Joe: Yeah, Tracy: It. But Joe: Yeah. Tracy: Then they walk in and they see their stuff and it's home. They're not stepping into boxes everywhere. Joe: Yeah. Tracy: So this is this is it's my favorite part of what we I mean, I love everything that we do, but this one's really that's really important. Joe: That's very cool, just the way you describe. That was awesome. A couple of questions out of the way of the business. And then I want to get into the book and then I want to get into Tracy: If. Joe: The chair, the organization, and we're running out of time because this is I love this, but Tracy: It's great, Joe: It's Tracy: It's great. Joe: So if somebody wants to work with your company and in a sense you're based in California, let's just say somebody here in Arizona, I wanted to hire you to come in and clean out my crotch. How does somebody work with you that is in like how do you work in other states with people? Tracy: Yeah, we do it know we pay our rates, they just cover travel costs so we can make it sometimes. Sometimes if I'm in other cities, like in New York, I have two women who I can subcontract to sometimes all subcontract. I'll go myself and maybe bring one of my people and then subcontract to try and use the local companies that do that. I have I'm getting a pretty good network. I mean, I'm very I have very high standards, Joe: Mm hmm. Tracy: So I'm pretty I need somebody to be tried and true. But I can I can make it work. But yeah, it's just it's the same rates. It's not more it's just the travel cost. So Joe: Perfect. Tracy: A lot of times when people they're realizing like, oh, it's actually, you know, the other thing I've started to do for clients to if they if they I got a client who had to go to Florida and they just didn't have a sister, their mom passed away. They didn't have the means to pay my travel costs. So I actually helped interview local people for him. So I'll do that for my clients. Like, let me let me make the first phone calls. Let me have the conversation. And I just because I'm I'm very mama bear about my client if I want Joe: The. Tracy: To and I want to just go to anybody. Joe: Perfect. All right. And you scared me for a moment because you almost sound like you're bleeding into my my last thing about the business, which is the virtual dcluttering. So how do you handle that? Tracy: Yeah, Joe: Is that like Tracy: You Joe: A Tracy: Know, Joe: Face time walking around with an iPad? Tracy: Yeah, Joe: Show me this Tracy: Yeah, Joe: Room. Tracy: Yeah, yeah, we do. So the virtual declaring, it's been a bit of an experiment to make it work. And what I've found is that we it's it's we have to set very specific goals. So oftentimes we break it up into half an hour sessions. One session is about right. Here's what you're going to get accomplished. Here's less paperwork. You have these four boxes of paperwork. What are you going to do with them? I don't as much sit there and sort of go through things with them. It's more about helping them come up with a work plan, what the traps are going to fall into, then a period of time, and then we come back and go over it and they ask me specific questions about what they got stuck at. So it's Joe: Got. Tracy: Really almost the virtual it almost becomes a little bit more time management focused help you come up with a work plan. How can you get it accomplished? I also have I have a private Facebook group called Concreter Clever with Tracy McCubbin. It's a free Facebook. I go live pretty much every Wednesday and people can that's a really great it's a very supportive community. Everybody's read my book. We're all so sometimes people would join their and the group will help them. So that's that's great. They're like, OK, it's Joe: Yeah. Tracy: A lot of accountability this weekend I'm going to tackle. And that's what the virtual turned out to be. Two is a lot of accountability. Joe: That's great. OK, cool. OK. The book came out in 2019 called "Making Space, Clutter Free" and you can get it on. I know you can get it on Amazon. I think I saw two other Tracy: Indie Joe: There was an Tracy: Bound. Joe: Indie Tracy: I think Joe: Band Tracy: It's indie band. Joe: Of. Tracy: Yeah, I send people to either Amazon, there's a really great website called Bookshop Dawg Joe: Ok. Tracy: And it connects all the independent booksellers. So you it's a clearinghouse. And so if you don't want to give the man who just went into space more of your money, bookshop dog is a great way. It's available on Kindle. It's available ebook. It's available as an audio book. I narrated Joe: Oh, great. Tracy: A lot of. Yeah, it was great. A lot of libraries have it. They did a really big push. So your local library has it and it's great. It's great. It's doing really well. It got to be an Amazon bestseller and it's an evergreen book. It is not going out of style, Joe: That's Tracy: So. Joe: Awesome, yeah. The reviews Tracy: Yeah, Joe: Are great. Tracy: Yeah. Joe: Yeah. Tracy: So making space clutter free. The nice thing about it is we really delve into the emotional part so very deep about the emotional part. And then there's an actual work plan, how you tackle the house room by room. So people are really it's just I'm very, very happy with that. And I'm in the process of writing the second book called Make Space for Happiness. And it's a it's about why we shop, why we overshot the holes in our lives that we're trying to fill by shopping. Joe: Mm Tracy: So Joe: Hmm, Tracy: It's a little Joe: That's called. Tracy: I love it. I love it. But it's going to be a little controversial. Joe: That's Tracy: I Joe: All right. Tracy: Feel like I feel like I feel like that man who just went into space is not going to like what I have to say. But, you know, Joe: Well, I like to think about Tracy: You. Joe: The closet that I saw one thing and one thing out, right? Tracy: Yeah, Joe: That's awesome. Tracy: It's very practical, it's very you know, there's a lot of oversimplified I think that part of the feedback I always get and I know from growing up with the parent that I did it. And also some people understand a lot of times reporting is generational. So Joe: He. Tracy: I my I had two other a great uncle. It's a genetic thing. It's a it's an anxiety disorder. I think it's a bit of an addiction. I think that people who hoard get a big dopamine hit when they find something. So there's just a lot of empathy. I'm not judging. I'm not shaming. I under I understand how hard it is. And Joe: Yet. Tracy: So people really respond to that. Joe: Yeah, OK, cool. One last question, I thought it was really cool you had the Clutter Block Quiz on your website and you talk about blocks, right? Clutter blocks. Tracy: Yep, Joe: Can you real Tracy: Yep, Joe: Quickly, can you just. Tracy: Sure, and this is the crux of the book. So basically a clutter block is an emotional story that we tell ourselves about why we can't let go of what we don't want or need. So it's so there are seven of them. And I witnessed this from working with clients for so long. I was like, this is that story again. This person is that same story. This is that. So it ranges everything from my stuff keeps me stuck in the past. Sentimental things that you can't let go of, the stuff I'm avoiding, which is your paperwork, which is me. That's my clutter block. I'm not worth my good stuff. So not using your nice things, saving Joe: Mm. Tracy: My fantasy stuff for my fantasy life. Oh, I'm going to become a rock climber. I'm going to knit, I'm going to buy all that stuff for this stuck with other people's stuff. And when in the book and in a Facebook group, I talk about it when you identify you're like, oh, this is a thing. The perfect example. Last Clutter Block No.7, the stuff I keep paying for, this is storage unit. You bought this stuff and now you're paying to store it. And when you see it that way, like, oh, I'm paying to store stuff I never use. Oh, it's like it's it's illuminated, you know, Joe: Yeah. Tracy: You're like, oh, this is why it's not I'm not a bad person. I'm not a bad person. This is just, you know, we're humans. We're meaning making machines. Right. We just rains on your wedding day that all that stuff. So we make all this meaning out of the stuff that's meaningless and it gets a hold on us. So the clutter blocks are really effective for people really, really affected, like, oh, this is real. This is you know, it's not just me. It's Joe: Yeah. Tracy: Not just me. Joe: Yeah. All right, awesome. Before we move off of your business to the organization you're part of, because I think it's really important to talk about real quick. You've made incredible headway in the press, like being on the shows that you're on. And for the entrepreneurs that are listening to this, you could have just been another de cluttering company in California, right? You've said it yourself, Tracy: Amy. Joe: But you obviously you have a unique approach with all the different services you're passionate about. It's very clear by talking with you and everyone will pick up on that. When they listen to this and when they watch the YouTube video, they're going to tell that, yeah, this is this woman is really has the integrity and really loves what she does and it speaks to her. How did you get the the press and all of the stuff that has catapulted you to be the expert in this field? I mean, it's it's amazing, Tracy: Yeah, Joe: The Tracy: Yeah, Joe: Shows Tracy: Yeah, Joe: You've been on and the podcast Tracy: It's Joe: And. Tracy: Yeah, it's great. So I think the thing the first thing that I got really clear about was a couple of things. One, people need content, TV shows need content. Morning news means content, podcasts meet. Everybody needs content. So even if you have a product or a service, you know, there's a mission statement behind it. There's a reason that you're doing it. So what's the what's the story that you can tell about why your service is going to help? Or how can you tell your mission statement and not even mention your product? If you can talk about the service or what you're offering, you know, how can you talk about it without even mentioning it, then that's the content and people need it. And I'll tell you, you say yes to everything. I have been I mean, my favorite story is like morning news show in Temecula, California, like sandwiched in between the October Fest dancers and the like kid who won the spelling bee, like I said, yes to everything. And I worked on my media training. I worked on the messaging. I really understood that you have to be able to communicate it. And so I just started saying yes. And then it I got a reputation for being good and delivering and I did. I have worked with when the book came out, I did work with a publicist. I found the best person who specializes in non-fiction authors. That's the other thing about PR. If you're going to pay for PR and you sometimes you have to and you're the two things you're paying for someone's Rolodex. So who can they call? Joe: Mm hmm. Tracy: Who do they have connections to? And also you need to find the person who understands what you do. Right? So let's say you have a company where you've invented a new kind of pool cover that will save children's lives, superimportant, Joe: Mm Tracy: Needed. Joe: Hmm. Tracy: Don't hire a publicist who works with beauty products. Joe: All right. Tracy: Right. Like really honed down on what you're offering and can that person help it? And sometimes you need to sometimes you need to pay a marketing person. Sometimes you need to pay a social media manager. We can't do it all. So it's really understanding, understanding how valuable those marketing and publicity dollars are. Right. Because they can get expensive Joe: Oh, Tracy: Fast. Joe: Yeah. Mm hmm. Tracy: You can turn around. And I mean, you people are out there and starting to look at that, you know, problems and say, oh, yeah, we have a ten thousand dollar per month retainer. You're like, oh, so what are their goals? What are their goals for you? How can you help? And I always say this. You can't for those kinds of positions. It's like if you have an agent, right? I have a literary agent. Help me with my book. She takes 10 percent of my money. She does ten percent of the work. Joe: Mm Tracy: I Joe: Hmm. Tracy: Still got to do the 90 percent. So you can't dump and run against. Oh, I have a publicist. I don't have to do it. Now you are working in conjunction with them. It's your product. No one's going to care more about your business than you are. So show up. Say yes to everything. You know, like be realistic. It's like I want to be on Good Morning America. OK, well, you start following the October 1st dancers. You just say yes, you say Joe: Yeah. Tracy: Because first of all, it gives you practice, Joe: At. Tracy: It gives you practice and you hone your message. And and this is where the Internet is fantastic. Reach out to podcasts, you know, get really clear about the content you have to offer. Just cold call people, cold email people. Here's what I want to say. Like people that you listen to where the message across, it's the biggest it's the least fun. The marketing and publicity is the least one part about running a business, I think. But the most important. Joe: Yeah, well, you've done great, it's amazing Tracy: No, Joe: And Tracy: Thank you. Joe: Yeah, it's absolutely awesome. Did I miss anything about the business that you would like to talk about before we move on to the organization? Tracy: The only thing I would say is that if you're out there and if you're struggling with your relationship to your staff, don't be afraid to find help locally. Joe: Love it. Tracy: There's lots of people who are opening this business. Reach out to me. I can give you some questions to ask. So don't be afraid to ask for help. Joe: Perfect. OK, one kid, one world. Tracy: Yeah. Joe: It's super cool. I went and I looked at the website, I watched the videos and can you explain what it does? You know, what what the the mission of it is? And then Tracy: Yeah, Joe: I Tracy: Yeah, Joe: Don't want to forget Tracy: So. Joe: After you do that. I want to understand when a volunteer goes, are they just volunteering their time and you get them there and you get them back or so let's start with Tracy: Sure, Joe: The organization Tracy: Yeah, yeah, Joe: First. Tracy: Yeah, so basically, quick story, my childhood friend of mine, our dads, went to law school together. He went to Darfor and he was in the volunteering in the refugee camps and he realized that the bulk of the people in the refugee camps were women and children and that they were setting up schools and setting up little shops, like trying to get normalise as much as possible and realizing, as we all know, that education is the key. So we ate on that trip. He met a Kenyan doctor, a nurse. They told him about this girl's school in Kenya that needed a science lab. The girls couldn't take their exams because they didn't have a science lab. So he said to me, it's twenty five thousand dollars. Want to help me raise that? Let's throw a party. You know, our our peers were all starting to make money and their careers were taking off. So we threw the party, raise the money. We're like, let's just go and see. Let's just go and see what this is. And we went and it was life changing. Joe: Mm Tracy: Here Joe: Hmm. Tracy: Were these girls. And in Kenya, most of them are orphans because HIV AIDS Joe: Mm hmm. Tracy: And the desire for education. And so there's a lot of organizations that are curriculum based and this and that. And what we were like were like they don't have desks to sit in. There are no there's no room. There's not. So we started focusing on capital improvements. We built buildings, we built dorms, we put desks, we put bookshelves, we pay teachers salaries. We put nurses in the school. We just do the things that they need to stay open. We never build a school from scratch ever. We know nothing about what the community needs. We get in partnership with a community where a school has already been established. We do not affect curriculum, not for us to say Joe: Mm hmm. Tracy: We try and work in schools that have at least a 50 percent girl population because girls education is much underfunded. A big part of what we do is we supplied feminine hygiene products to our girls school because that keeps girls out of school. So we're we work mostly in Kenya and then we have branched out to Central America of Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala. And, you know, it's an amazing it's amazing where we started the same year I started my business. So I did both of those. I think we're up to like twenty six schools we rebuilt. And part of our fundraising model is we do volunteer trips. So we go, for instance, to Central America. We fly for a long weekend. We rebuild a suite. We don't we do the big capital improvements before we get there. And then when we're there, we demolish bathrooms and paint murals and get very, very involved. And for us, what we found is that there's sort of two types of donors. There is the vicarious donors who your friend goes and see the work that the friends do and donate that way. And then there are the people who want to see where the money goes, really make a difference. So when you go on a trip with us, you you commit to raising a certain amount of money when you come back. And we always had our goals. We never operated a deficit. We don't ever take on projects that we can't finish. We're very lucky. Both Josh and I have other businesses that we work for free. We don't Joe: Mm Tracy: Take a Joe: Hmm. Tracy: Salary. So we're like we're at like ninety percent of every dollar we raise goes back. And not that, not that. I don't think that nonprofit workers should not be paid. They absolutely should be. But we choose for us. We choose not to. And it's been it's been great. It's been one of where a couple of years ago, our first round of girls started to go to college in nursing school and technical school. And it's it's really amazing. It's a really, really, really amazing covid has been really hard. We haven't been able to go. I think next spring will be our first trip if everything goes OK. Joe: Mm hmm. Tracy: But it's been a really amazing it's been an amazing thing to be a part of. It's been an amazing thing to be a part of. Joe: Yeah, it was really cool, I watched the video and I saw where there was a person taking Polaroids and then everyone and then the Polaroid was there was a square where the Polaroid would go on the piece of paper and each student had to say, I'm going to be a doctor Tracy: Yeah. Joe: There or I'm going to be a nurse, or it was a radical. Tracy: Well, one of the funny things I get I invented invented this exercise, I was realizing, talking to the girls in Kenya, that because they didn't have parents, so many of them, they didn't they never they didn't know how to make a business phone call. They didn't know how to apply for a job because it's like the teachers are teaching them. But there's not that. So I started to do this exercise where they would be the shop owner and I'd be like another volunteer. And I like I'd be the bad like I wouldn't say, you know, I'd say my name really quiet. I wouldn't shake a hand. And you just did these roleplaying exercises of how to apply for a job. When you realize, like, you have to learn that stuff, you don't know you don't know how to call someone and say, hey, here's my name or walk into a shop or say like, I'd like a job and walk in with confidence. And so now it's like day can't wait. Every time we go, we all line Joe: And Tracy: Up Joe: That's Tracy: And they Joe: Called. Tracy: All get to pretend. And, you know, it's such a it's such an amazing just right to have the self-confidence to get go in there and do that. And so it's very practical and we love it. We love Joe: That's Tracy: It. Joe: Awesome, Tracy: We love it. We can't wait to get back. So Joe: I'm Tracy: If anybody Joe: Sure. Tracy: Out there is listening and want to come on a trip with us, one kid, one world dog, tell me you heard me on here and would love to get. Joe: Awesome. OK, I've taken your time. I've gone over, I apologized, Tracy: It's Joe: But Tracy: All right, Joe. We're Joe: This Tracy: Having Joe: Is Tracy: A great conversation. Joe: This was awesome. So let's give everyone the and I'll put it in the show notes, but the website for your business did clarify. Tracy: Yep, yep, so the website is dClutterfly.com, so a d c l u t t e r f l y dot com. See, this is why you say it Joe: Yeah. Tracy: Out before you name your business. The clutter block places on there. 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“'I'm all about celebrating the meaning of things, but not having it bog us down.” -Tracy McCubbin Growing up as the child of an extreme hoarder, Tracy McCubbin developed a deep understanding of how some people struggle in their relationships with their stuff. The thought of parting with their possessions presents a certain degree of grief while resulting in unmanageable clutter which affects their daily routine and lifestyle. For 14 years, Tracy has already helped thousands to declutter and regain their freedom through her company, dClutterFly. In this episode, Tracy shares what clutter is, how to identify if we're already falling into the clutter trap, how clutter blocks prevent us from letting go, how to declutter after a loved one dies, and how to find joy while decluttering. It's truly hard to let go of things that have meaning to us. But if our stuff starts to own us, we may be paying much more than we should. Other things also deserve our time, energy, and affection such as being with our loved ones and making time for ourselves. Tune in as Tracy talks about the emotional part of clutter, and how it relates to stress, anxiety, and decision fatigue. Connect with Ted: Website Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkedIn YouTube Highlights: 01:06 America's Top DeCluttering Company 03:25 What is Clutter? 06:36 Benefits of DeCluttering 14:43 How to DeClutter 19:20 How to Test for Market Viability 23:28 DeCluttering After a Loved One Passed Away 26:33 Freedom!
Have Too Much CLUTTER in your life? If you've ever wanted to organize, get rid of things, even downsize your life then do we have the show for you. Today we'll be talking with declutter expert and founder of dClutterfly, Tracy McCubbin about doing just that! How to shed what you don't need, organise what you do, and get lighter and lighter still. We've invited DECLUTTER MASTER, TRACY McCUBBIN over to our home to help us sort through our household and RV STUFF. We talk ALL About how DEEP the psychology of HOLDING onto STUFF Goes. There are 7 main psychological blocks that keep us STUCK to our STUFF. Learn how to dissect the science behind this behavior and how to finally free yourself of your CLUTTER. To find out more visit: https://amzn.to/3cqYIKw - Making Space, Clutter Free: The Last Book on Decluttering You'll Ever Need https://dclutterfly.com/ https://amzn.to/3qULECz - Order Michael Sandler's new book, "AWE, the Automatic Writing Experience" www.automaticwriting.com ……. Follow Michael and Jessica's exciting journey and get even more great tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes access. Go to https://www.patreon.com/inspirenation For free meditations, weekly tips, stories, and similar shows visit: https://inspirenationshow.com/ We've got NEW Merch! - https://teespring.com/stores/inspire-nation-store Follow Inspire Nation, and the lives of Michael and Jessica, on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/InspireNationLive/ Find us on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@inspirenationshow
Do you find that your clutter is impacting your mental wellness? Tune in as Tracy McCubbin, Professional Organizer and Author shares ways to get organized and improve your mental wellness. Tracy has always referred to herself as “obsessive compulsive delightful,” but who knew she could turn that trait into a booming business? While working for a major television director in Los Angeles, Tracy discovered she had the ability to see through any mess and clearly envision a clutter-free space. Coupled with keen time-management and organizational skills, Tracy soon found more and more people were asking her for help. Before she knew it, dClutterfly was born. Twelve years and thousands of decluttered homes later, Tracy knew it was time to take what she had learned working with her clients and write a book to help others dealing with clutter. She is author of the best selling book Making Space, Clutter-Free: The Last Book on Decluttering You'll Ever Need and is a regularly featured expert in the media, including The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, goop, Home & Family, Real Simple, mindbodygreen, NBC, The Doctors, KTLA Morning Show, KCAL9, and more. In addition to her impressive organizing tool belt, Tracy grew up with family members who hoarded and knows firsthand that the effects of living amongst an accumulation of possessions goes far beyond the home’s walls. This personal experience gives her an advantage over most professional organizers as she has a unique understanding of the mindset of the organizationally and spatially-challenged. When she is not dCluttering, Tracy is the proud Co-Executive Director of OneKid OneWorld, a non-profit building strong educational foundations for children in impoverished communities throughout Kenya and Central America. OKOW is providing kids with the basic (yet essential) fundamentals like desks and books, as well as paying teachers’ salaries, building classrooms and even installing solar power technology so students can study at night. OKOW's most recent project #OneGirlOnePad will provide access to reusable feminine hygiene kits to over 4,000 girls in Kenya, allowing them to attend school all year round. OneKid OneWorld is Tracy's “full time, non-paying passion.” She lives in Los Angeles and know where her keys are. If you need help getting organized to better manage your time and life click the following link to learn how I can help you Strategize and Organize. Check this week's product selection are Lazy Susan's from my organizing shop on Amazon. This episode’s book selection is Making Space Clutter-Free: The Last Book On Decluttering You'll Ever Need Join my FREE Facebook Group For Women Ready To Live Life Totally Organized. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/janetmtaylor/message
Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the amount of clutter in your life? Shoes you don't wear, toys that aren't played with, t-shirts you haven't looked at in years and even overwhelming thoughts in your mind can take up space that could be better suited for something else. In this episode of the Fundamism Podcast, Tracy McCubbin, founder of dClutterfly, discusses the 7 "ClutterBlocks" that keep us from getting rid of stuff we no longer need. At times our emotional attachment to physical items or certain negative thoughts can keep us from finding joy, FUN and fulfillment in life. Take control of your space as Tracy gives tactical tips in the implementation of the Fundamism FUNdamental, Get Organized.Learn more about dClutterfly, Tracy and her book, Making Space, Clutter Free: The Last Book on DeCluttering You'll Ever Need, by visiting https://dclutterfly.com/
Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the amount of clutter in your life? Shoes you don't wear, toys that aren't played with, t-shirts you haven't looked at in years and even overwhelming thoughts in your mind can take up space that could be better suited for something else. In this episode of the Fundamism Podcast, Tracy McCubbin, founder of dClutterfly, discusses the 7 "ClutterBlocks" that keep us from getting rid of stuff we no longer need. At times our emotional attachment to physical items or certain negative thoughts can keep us from finding joy, FUN and fulfillment in life. Take control of your space as Tracy gives tactical tips in the implementation of the Fundamism FUNdamental, Get Organized.Learn more about dClutterfly, Tracy and her book, Making Space, Clutter Free: The Last Book on DeCluttering You'll Ever Need, by visiting https://dclutterfly.com/
In this episode, I am joined by Tracy McCubbin to talk about the art and science of decluttering. We talk about how this VUCA world contributes to our cluttered lives and then she provides some practical strategies for decluttering. https://dclutterfly.com/ Tracy has always referred to herself as “obsessive compulsive delightful,” but who knew she could turn that trait into a booming business? While working for a major television director in Los Angeles, Tracy discovered she had the ability to see through any mess and clearly envision a clutter-free space. Coupled with keen time-management and organizational skills, Tracy soon found more and more people were asking her for help. Before she knew it, dClutterfly was born. Twelve years and thousands of decluttered homes later, Tracy knew it was time to take what she had learned working with her clients and write a book to help others dealing with clutter. She is author of the newly published book Making Space, Clutter-Free: The Last Book on Decluttering You'll Ever Need and is a regularly featured expert in the media, including The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, goop, Home & Family, Real Simple, mindbodygreen, NBC, KTLA Morning Show, KCAL9, and more. In addition to her impressive organizing tool belt, Tracy grew up with family members who hoarded and knows firsthand that the effects of living amongst an accumulation of possessions goes far beyond the home’s walls. This personal experience gives her an advantage over most professional organizers as she has a unique understanding of the mindset of the organizationally and spatially-challenged. When she is not dCluttering, Tracy is the proud Co-Executive Director of OneKid OneWorld, a non-profit building strong educational foundations for children in impoverished communities throughout Kenya and Central America. OKOW is providing kids with the basic (yet essential) fundamentals like desks and books, as well as paying teachers’ salaries, building classrooms and even installing solar power technology so students can study at night. OKOW's most recent project #OneGirlOnePad will provide access to reusable feminine hygiene kits to over 4,000 girls in Kenya, allowing them to attend school all year round. OneKid OneWorld is Tracy's “full time, non-paying passion.”
If you've ever wanted more peace in your home, then do we have the Making Space, Clutter Free show for you. Today I'll be talking with decluttering Expert Tracy McCubbin, founder of dClutterfly, and the author of a liberating, excavating new book, Making Space, Clutter Free: The Last Book on Decluttering You'll Ever Need. That is just what I want to talk with her about today, about decluttering your home and your life, once and for all. Plus greats-aunt and Mary Kay, unworn linen pant suits, a kitchen and ground control, a clay bird and a pie, and what in the world smelly candles and stinky bath salts have to do with anything! Topics Include: Is our clutter killing us? What can we learn from the kitchens and carrots study? What happens to our cortisol levels with clutter? Does science show clutter decreases happiness? How does clutter affect our (and our kids) focus and concentration? What lead to the clutter crisis in the 90's? How did Tracy discover her dad was a hoarder? When it comes to clutter, are we just lazy and disorganized? Is clutter an emotional issue? What are the seven emotional blocks to clutter? What can clutter tell us room by room? What can we learn from clutter in our kitchen? What can we learn from clutter in our entryway? What we learn from clutter in our living room? What secrets do our bedrooms hold? What do we need to know about our garages and attics? What are the five de-cluttering questions? What on earth do we do with our kids rooms? For more info visit: www.tracymccubbin.com To find out more visit: https://dclutterfly.com/ www.automaticwriting.com ……. Follow Michael and Jessica's exciting journey and get even more great tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes access. Go to https://www.patreon.com/inspirenation For free meditations, weekly tips, stories, and similar shows visit: https://inspirenationshow.com/ We've got NEW Merch! - https://teespring.com/stores/inspire-nation-store Follow Inspire Nation, and the lives of Michael and Jessica, on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/InspireNationLive/ Find us on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@inspirenationshow
Decluttering extraordinaire, Tracy, joins us today. We discuss why is it important to declutter my home? What's the benefit to me and my family? How does clutter affect mental health in both the home and (now!) for a lot of us, the "home office"? What about decluttering in the pandemic? I don't want to add to the problem and charities are overwhelmed with donations. How do I declutter without causing more of a problem?BIO: Tracy is a bonafide life decluttering extraordinaire - think Marie Kondo, and include emotional decluttering, too. Tracy has recognized the need for decluttering in all parts of people's lives - be that their online photo albums, their wardrobes, or even their emotional lives.She is also the founder and CEO of dClutterfly, America's top decluttering company. Founded in 2006, dClutterfly is perfectly positioned to support people through the most challenging time for a generation - the Covid pandemic. With a best-selling book and a focus on mental health, Tracy has successfully helped thousands of people to "focus". dClutterfly has been featured in dozens of internationally recognized magazines including Goop, House Beautiful, The Washington Post, CBS, and on NBC News. If you want go from feeling hopeless to hopeful, lonely to connected and like a burden to a blessing, then go to 1-on-1 coaching, go to www.thrivewithleo.com. Let’s get to tomorrow, together. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline800-273-TALK [800-273-8255]1-800-SUICIDE [800-784-2433]Teen Line (Los Angeles)800-852-8336The Trevor Project (LGBTQ Youth Hotline)866-488-7386National Domestic Violence Hotline800-799-SAFE [800-799-7233]Crisis Text LineText "Connect" to 741741 in the USALifeline Chathttps://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/International Suicide Hotlines: http://www.suicide.org/international-suicide-hotlines.htmlhttps://www.nowmattersnow.org/skills
Space. It's something that the world is running out of. Everyday, we often see something that we want to keep for the rest of our lives—a family heirloom, a fancy pair of shoes, some nice China in your kitchen cabinet. We keep accumulating stuff everyday until one day, there's a mountain load of it that's gathering dust in a corner somewhere. However, when things that really matter come into our lives, suddenly it becomes difficult to let it in because of all the rubbish that we keep. So the big question is, “How do I make more space?” The answer? You don't have to. In today's podcast episode, we will learn about the psychology behind cluttering and how it affects us personally and professionally with Tracy McCubbin. She will teach us about the value of decluttering and will help us avoid gathering unnecessary stuff at home. Listen now and find out how to make the most out of your space. What We Talked About in This Episode: The History and Business Model of dClutterfly The Seven Emotional Clutter Blocks The True Meaning of Decluttering Psychology Behind Clutter and Stress The Virtue of Care and Repair How To Prevent Cluttering The Value of Decluttering About Our Guest: Tracy McCubbin is the founder and CEO of dClutterfly Inc., a company that's based in Los Angeles, California, dedicated to helping people let go of their unnecessary clutter. She is also the author of Making Space, Clutter Free: The Last Book on Decluttering You'll Ever Need. To reach Tracy McCubbin or take a FREE clutter block quiz, go to dClutterfly's website: https://dclutterfly.com/ Connect with John Murphy: YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbrt7tIPwUhdKrG8BuX6_Rg Facebook https://www.facebook.com/JohnMurphyInternational LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnmurphyinternational/ Twitter https://twitter.com/jmicoaching Email john@johnmurphyinternational.com Other Resources: Making Space, Clutter Free: The Last Book on Decluttering You'll Ever Need (https://www.amazon.com/Making-Space-Clutter-Free-Decluttering/dp/1492675199) If you liked this episode, please don't forget to subscribe, tune in, and share this podcast. Thanks for tuning in!
As we move deeper into this stressful time of waiting out the coronavirus, many of us are working from home or isolating ourselves for safety. I find that when there is uncertainty or chaos abound, that is when it is most important to push forward with whatever it is that makes us Creative Warriors. This is the perfect time to turn your space into one that will keep you on a path of productivity and help ease anxieties. And often that means decluttering. Your home or office should be a tool that you need to do your best out in the world. So, it is important to be mindful about how we relate to our stuff. Each of us has specific blocks that keep us from getting rid of things we don't need. Whether they are emotional or strategic, we often don't realize the real reasons behind why we are prone to clutter in certain areas of our homes. The first step is paying attention. From there we can begin to live more clutter-free lives. To dive deeper into the subject of decluttering your space to find freedom and success, I've brought on the founder of dClutterfly, Tracy McCubbin. dClutterfly is a rapidly expanding organizing company with thousands of happy clients. Tracy-trained teams are dispatched around the country, helping people break through their own ClutterBlocks, and make space for what matters. Tracy is also the author of the newly published book, “Making Space, Clutter-Free: The Last Book on Decluttering You'll Ever Need” and is a regularly featured expert in the media, including The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, goop, Home & Family, Real Simple, mindbodygreen, NBC, KTLA Morning Show, KCAL9, and more. Learn how to make space for what really matters by downloading this episode now. THE PAST ACCOMPLISHMENT WARRIOR “I want you to feel like you own your stuff and your stuff doesn't own you.” - Tracy McCubbin Highlights - The brain experiences decision fatigue and clutter adds more decisions to your tired brain. Your clutter blocks are the things that keep you from getting rid of the stuff around us. There are affirmations you can tell yourself to help break you of your clutter blocks. Many people feel shame asking for help to declutter, when it should be a proud moment. The Lipstick Effect: even though things might be falling apart, we feel compelled to purchase something that makes us feel like things are ok. There is an association between certain rooms in our homes and why we clutter that particular space. The first step is to pay attention to the trouble spots in your day-to-day. Start small. Don't be a weekend warrior. Start with a drawer. Guest Contact - Tracy's Website Tracy's Instagram Tracy's Facebook Tracy's Book: Making Space, Clutter Free Contact Jeffrey - Website Coaching support My book, LINGO: Discover Your Ideal Customer's Secret Language and Make Your Business Irresistible is now available! Watch my TEDx LincolnSquare video and please share! Resources - Have Your Website Brand Message Reviewed! Is your website and are all your marketing materials speaking the right LINGO of your ideal customers? Often it's not which is why you're not converting traffic and leads to clients and attracting your most profitable customers. Fill out the simple LINGO Review application and I'll take a look at your website. If I have suggestions for you to improve your brand message (I almost always do), we'll set up a complimentary 30-minute call to discuss. A select number of websites are also chosen for my LINGO Review Video Series. Fill out the application today and let's get your business speaking the right LINGO! Music by Jawn Sponsor- RSM Marketing Guide- 7 Tips to Get 10X More Leads From Your Website
In this week’s edition of Tranquility du Jour, I chat with Tracy McCubbin of dClutterfly about how to get started decluttering, clutterbocks, and why decluttering is such an emotional process. New to Tranquility du Jour? Learn more here. http://traffic.libsyn.com/hiptranquilchick/tdj482.mp3 Direct download: Tranquility du Jour #482: Clutter-Free. Upcoming Events Tranquility Salon Online: Coming this Spring Deep dive into the six TDJ Tenets in this NEW e-course TDJ Live: March 22 at 8-9pm ET Seasonal *free* video online offering TDJ Provence: May 30-June 5 A private villa nestled in the South of France between Nice and Marseille [2 rooms left] Guest Tracy has always referred to herself as “obsessive compulsive delightful,” but who knew she could turn that trait into a booming business? While working for a major television director in Los Angeles, Tracy discovered she had the ability to see through any mess and clearly envision a clutter-free space. Coupled with keen time-management and organizational skills, Tracy soon found more and more people were asking her for help. Before she knew it, dClutterfly was born. Twelve years and thousands of decluttered homes later, Tracy knew it was time to take what she had learned working with her clients and write a book to help others dealing with clutter. She is author of the newly published book Making Space, Clutter-Free: The Last Book on Decluttering You'll Ever Need and is a regularly featured expert in the media, including The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, goop, Home & Family, Real Simple, mindbodygreen, KTLA Morning Show, KCAL9, and more. In addition to her impressive organizing tool belt, Tracy grew up with family members who hoarded and knows firsthand that the effects of living amongst an accumulation of possessions goes far beyond the home’s walls. This personal experience gives her an advantage over most professional organizers as she has a unique understanding of the mindset of the organizationally and spatially-challenged. When she is not dCluttering, Tracy is the proud Co-Executive Director of OneKid OneWorld, a non-profit building strong educational foundations for children in impoverished communities throughout Kenya and Central America. OKOW is providing kids with the basic (yet essential) fundamentals like desks and books, as well as paying teachers’ salaries, building classrooms and even installing solar power technology so students can study at night. OKOW's most recent project #OneGirlOnePad will provide access to reusable feminine hygiene kits to over 4,000 girls in Kenya, allowing them to attend school all year round. OneKid OneWorld is Tracy's “full time, non-paying passion.” Mentioned in the Podcast Find our Guest Instagram: @tracy_mccubbin Facebook: @dClutterfly YouTube: Tracy McCubbin Let's Connect Share a review on iTunes, Amazon, or Goodreads and you may hear it shared on the show. Deets on kimberlywilson.com/review. Visit kimberlywilson.com/podcast for more episodes and the Tranquility du Jour Podcast App: iPhone and Android. Subscribe in your favorite podcast app such as Spotify, Apple Podcast or Overcast. Sign up for Love Notes (exclusive content, personal updates, giveaways) and access multimedia resources, Tranquil Treasures. Browse my 6 Books. Follow along on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube (check out the Tea with Kimberly video series). Shop seasonless, vegan, locally-made, eco-friendly fashion: TranquiliT. Techy To listen, click on the player at the top of the post or click here to listen to older episodes. New to podcasting? Get more info at Podcast 411. Do you have iTunes? Click here and subscribe to the podcast to get the latest episode as released. Get the Tranquility du Jour apps to download the podcast "automagically" on iOS or Android
This week we welcome the author of "Making Space, Clutter-Free: The Last Book on Decluttering You'll Ever Need" and founder of dClutterfly, Tracy McCubbin. She talks all about how clutter can affect your relationships and how to get things in order! In dating news we discuss how to digitally disconnect after a breakup & how to give advice people actually take. Then we answer your listener questions including a listener moving after a breakup and another listener who wants tips for how to date a divorced guy.This week's episode is brought to you by:BioClarity (offer code: SINGLE)BetaBrandHoneybook
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Episode Show Notes jeffsanders.com/320 . Learn More About the Show The 5 AM Miracle Podcast . Free Productivity Resources Join The 5 AM Club! . The 5 AM Miracle Book Audiobook, Paperback, and Kindle . Connect on Social Media Facebook Group • Instagram • Twitter • LinkedIn . Episode Summary Owning too much stuff is not just hard on your wallet, it’s even harder on your psyche. In this week’s episode of The 5 AM Miracle Podcast I speak with Tracy McCubbin, author of Making Space, Clutter Free, about clearing your mind and your house by eliminating clutter for good. . Resources Mentioned in this Episode HempFusion [Get 20% off + free shipping with code 5AM] Audible [Get 1 Free audiobook + 30-day free trial] Calm [Get 25% Off] BetterHelp [Get 10% off your first month with code 5AM] dClutterfly [Tracy’s De-Cluttering Business] Making Space, Clutter Free [Book by Tracy McCubbin] . Tracy McCubbin Tracy always referred to herself as “Obsessive Compulsive Delightful,” but who knew she could turn that trait into a booming business? Coupled with keen time-management and organizational skills, Tracy soon found more and more people were asking her for help. Before she knew it, dClutterfly was born. Ten years and thousands of clients later, dClutterfly is Los Angeles’ premier organizing and decluttering company. Tracy is a regularly featured expert on Hallmark’s Home & Family and has a column on MindBodyGreen.
One-click ordering, free delivery, storage units, sentimental stashing, hand-me-down furniture…Our families are dealing with a clutter crisis. Enter Tracy McCubbin to the rescue, as she jokes, “You can’t scare me with your junk. I throw away dead people’s sex toys.” Tracy grew up with family members who hoarded and knows firsthand the effects of living amongst too many possessions goes far beyond the home’s walls. So much of what we hold onto is charged by family dynamics and emotions. Tracy has a unique understanding of the mindset of the organizationally and spatially-challenged. While working for a major television director in Los Angeles, Tracy discovered she had the ability to see through any mess by clearly envisioning a clutter-free space. Coupled with keen time-management and organizational skills, and her kind and empathetic approach, Tracy soon found more and more people were asking her for help. And before she knew it, dClutterfly was born. Tracy calls herself “obsessive-compulsive delightful,” helping Hollywood’s A-list celebs and creating a booming business. Tracy’s a regularly featured expert in the media, including The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, goop, Home & Family, Real Simple, and more. She’s taken all she’s learned in assisting her clients for the past 12 years and turned it into a fantastic book called Making Space, Clutter-Free. She’s here today to help us unclutter our lives and minds and find some peace. SHOW NOTE LINKS: Tracy McCubbin’s: Website Book Link on Amazon Facebook Twitter Instagram OneKid OneWorld Macy’s Thrift & Shout Rachel’s Essay on Decluttering- Saying Goodbye to My Babies- Eighteen Trash Bags Later CONNECT WITH US! *Dear Family, Podcast Page *Write Now Rachel Website *Rachel's Blog @Medium *Rachel’s Twitter *Facebook *Instagram PLEASE JOIN: ***Dear Family Members, the Private Facebook Group WAYS TO HELP THE PODCAST: *PLEASE Leave a 5-Star Review. *SHARE with your Dear Friends and Family,. AND ***Listen and Subscribe via iTunes!!! ***Listen and Subscribe via Stitcher!!! ***Listen and Subscribe via Spotify!!! Thank you! Your support means the world to me. Wishing you love, happiness, and good mental health always.
Today Juliane is speaking with Tracy McCubbin, owner of a decluttering & organizing company called dClutterfly and author of the book Making Space Clutter Free. Tracy grew up around people with hoarding tendencies and behaviors, and now focuses on decluttering and how it can help our health and wellness. In this podcast, Tracy talks about her journey to becoming a business owner and the 7 Emotional Clutter Blocks that she covers in her book, and Julianne and Tracy compare the similarities and relationship between our internal clutter in ourselves and the external clutter in our homes. Key topics: From helping people organize to starting a company External world as a mirror of our internal world Our environment affects us and vice versa Overviews of several of the blocks Everyone struggles with at least one of the seven blocks “Living with clutter is like living with a constant to-do list.” Connect with Tracy Check out Tracy's book On instagram: @tracy_mccubbin Tracy's website ----------------------------------------- ENROLLMENT FOR GODDESS RECLAMATION IS OPEN NOW Learn how to reclaim your feminine power to live an empowered, turned on life with the proven 5 phase program Goddess Reclamation - 20 weeks to clear the noise, access your intuition, & live up to your absolute potential in a body you LOVE. THE GODDESS EXPERIENCE - 3 DAY RETREAT Friday, December 6th, 2019 - Sunday December 8th, 2019, in a cozy cabin tucked in the foothills outside of Denver. During this 3-day retreat, you will be guided through sacred embodiment practices that have changed dozens of women's lives. We will be gathering together in a supported & sacred container with other sisters to be seen, held, + celebrated. This work will be centered around heart, body, mind, & spiritual healing to initiate profound levels of upleveling in all areas of your life. Featuring: sound healing, sacred embodiment practices, sharing circles, ecstatic dance, fire ceremonies, yoga, energy healing, talk & discussion from industry experts, & so much more magic! JOIN US FREE GUIDE: 'GUT ED: 3 Holistic Gut Healing Hacks For Amazing Digestion, Clear Skin & A Happy Mind' GUT ED, the 6 week Gut Healing Group Program to reset your metabolism & give you clarity + confidence on what works for your body, is now ALWAYS OPEN - Join GUT ED here. For a COMPLIMENTARY 30 MIN COACHING session with Julianne, leave The Reclamation Project a 5 star iTunes review. Screenshot & send it to @juliannevaccaro or juliannevaccaro@gmail.com to schedule! Let's connect: IG: @juliannevaccaro The Reclamation Project IG: @therppodcast Twitter www.juliannevaccaro.com juliannevaccaro@gmail.com
Clutter is everywhere. We buy more stuff to make us happy and all it does is makes us miserable and broke. How do we get out of the cycle? On today's show we'll talk to Tracy McCubbin, founder of cleaning and organizing company dClutterfly. On today's show we'll Declutter your stuff by getting behind the emotions of clutter and dispelling some long-held myths. Plus, during our headlines segment, we'll cover one shocking piece by InvestmentNews, claiming that retirees are going to miss out on $3.4 trillion by claiming their Social Security too early. Is this a case of needing more cash for basic living expenses, or just ill informed retirees cashing in a few years too early? In our second headline we'll erxamine one trend that's gaining a bit of traction: financial apps that charge users to save money. Is it worth paying money to save more? After a little dose of Doug's trivia, we'll turn our attention to the Haven Life Line. Mike calls in today asking about 529 plans. His parents want to contribute to Mike's son's 592 plan. Can Mike use the interest from the account to invest in another account he owns? And as we finish out our letters bag, we'll tear open some mail from Brian, who has some questions about Roth conversions and the pro-rata rule. Can Brian and his wife avoid the tax hit if the conversion is done in his wife's name? Thanks to Skillshare for supporting Stacking Benjamins. Get TWO months of courses for free at Skillshare.com/SB.
Tracy McCubbin is the author of Making Space, Clutter Free: The Last Book On Decluttering You’ll Ever Need (releasing Tuesday June 4, 2019). While working for a major television director in Los Angeles, Tracy discovered she had the ability to see through any mess and clearly envision a clutter-free space. Before she knew it, dClutterfly was born. Ten years and thousands of clients later, dClutterfly is Los Angeles’ premier organizing and decluttering company. Tracy is a regularly featured expert on Hallmark's Home & Family, has a column on MindBodyGreen, and has regular declutter segments on Fox 5 and ABC Eyewitness News, KTLA Morning Show, KCAL9, and Good Day Sacramento. In this episode we talk about getting into the decluttering business, her new book, clutter blocks, decluttering after a loss, her own losses, and grief dreams of her grandmother. To find more about Tracy visit https://tracymccubbin.com/ or IG @tracymccubbin
On this episode of Finding Your Frequency we meet with Tracy McCubbin, who The Toronto Sun has dubbed the “high-profile clutter exorcist,” and “clutter whisperer” for celebrities and people across all walks of life pick up, clean up, and get organized. Tracy talks about her upcoming book “ Making Space, Clutter Free: The Last Book On Decluttering You’ll Ever Need” which thankfully releases June 4th. She has always referred to herself as “Obsessive Compulsive Delightful,” but who knew she could turn that trait into a booming business? Tracy discovered she has the ability to see through any mess and clearly envision a clutter-free space. Coupled with keen time-management and organizational skills, Tracy soon found more and more people in need of her unique skillset. Ten years and thousands of clients later, dClutterfly is a premier organizing and decluttering company and Tracy is a regularly featured expert on Hallmark's Home & Family, has a column on MindBodyGreen, and has regular declutter segments on Fox 5 and ABC Eyewitness News, KTLA Morning Show, KCAL9, and Good Day Sacramento. You will not want to miss this episode, invite your cluttering kids too and make it a family affair.
We are delighted to welcome author, TRACY McCUBBIN, this month on Smart Women Talk Radio.Tracy and Katana will discuss :•Why we have emotional attachments to items that clutter our space and mind.•How to move through your cluttering stumbling blocks.•Breakdown of steps to eliminate clutter for good.The child of a hoarder, Tracy McCubbin knows firsthand that the grip “stuff” can have over some people is very real. In 2007, while working as an assistant for a major television director, Tracy discovered she had the ability to see through any mess. Ten years later, dClutterfly is Los Angeles’ #1 Home Organization company, serving clients like Mindy Kaling and Ray Romano, as well as countless producers, directors, and executives. Tracy’s book Making Space Clutter Free: The Last Book of Decluttering You'll Ever Need (Spring 2019), reveals the seven emotional blocks we have with regard to our "stuff" - and how to cure them while creating permanent change for a happier, healthier, and clutter-free life.To Learn more about Tracy, go to TracyMcCubbin.com
Tracy McCubbin helps others declutter for a living. As we get older, many people find it hard to let go of stuff they've accumulated over the decades. But letting go is often a transformational experience. Tracy, through her Los Angeles-based company, dClutterfly, helps retirees prioritize essential items for the next phase in their lives, and advises the elderly on parting ways with items that simply no longer add value to their days. In her upcoming book, The Clutter Code, Tracy describes the emotional blocks that prevent people from decluttering their lives, and how to overcome these obstacles. She also discusses the practicalities of clearing our homes of mementoes, furniture, bric-a-brac, books and photos. In this LLAMA podcast interview with Peter Bowes, Tracy explains the importance of simplifying our lives and why there is a correlation between healthy aging and living in a clutter-free world. Check us out on Instagram | Facebook | Twitter
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In this episode of the 100K Freedom Formula podcast, business expert Julie Gordon welcomes guest and friend Tracy McCubbin, founder of dClutterfly. They talk about how they made their first 100K and what it took to grow their businesses. My First 100k with Tracy McCubbinFile Size: 53292 kbFile Type: mp3Download File [...]
Many people think the only way to start a business is to have big funding behind you, but Tracy proves that theory is wrong. Listen to her story of how she turned her talent to make order out of chaos with zero capitol into a booming business.
In this episode, my guest Tracy McCubbin is sharing how to stop attracting clutter and start magnetizing the life you want.Talking Points:In your book, Make Space for Happiness, you talk about emotional Clutter Magnets.Can you briefly explain what clutter magnets are and how they impact our lives? How does clutter affect our overall wellbeing and happiness? Can you share how listeners can declutter their spending to improve financial stability and reduce stress? Building self-confidence is a common struggle for many people.How can decluttering our physical space contribute to building that confidence?Identifying needs versus wants is often challenging for people when it comes to spending. How can individuals differentiate between the two and make conscious choices about their purchases? Impulse purchases can quickly derail a budget. What strategies do you suggest for overcoming the temptation of impulse buying and making more deliberate spending decisions?Making an inventory of big purchases is an interesting idea. Could you explain how this process can help individuals reflect on their spending habits and make better choices in the future? GuestTracy McCubbin is the author of Making Space, Clutter Free: The Last Book On Decluttering You'l Ever Need (June 4th, 2019). She has always referred to herself as "Obsessive Compulsive Delightful," but who knew she could turn that trait into a booming business? While working for a major television director in Los Angeles, Tracy discovered she had the ability to see through any mess and clearly envision a clutter-free space. Coupled with keen time-management and organizational skills, Tracy soon found more and more people were asking her for help. Before she knew it, dClutterfly was born. Ten years and thousands of clients later, dClutterfly is Los Angeles' premier organizing and decluttering company. Tracy is a regularly featured expert on Hallmark's Home & Family, has a column on MindBodyGreen, and has regular declutter segments on Fox 5 and ABC Eyewitness News, KTLA Morning Show, KCAL9, and Good Day Sacramento. She and her company have also been featured in Real Simple, Women's Day and ShopSmart. When not decluttering, she is the proud Co-Executive Director of OneKid OneWorld, a nonprofit building strong educational foundations for children in impoverished communities throughout Kenya and Central America.HostOlyasha Novozhylova - NotBasicBlonde @notbasicblonde_NotBasicBlonde Podcast - @nbbpodcastSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/notbasicblonde-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Tracy has always referred to herself as “obsessive compulsive delightful,” but who knew she could turn that trait into a booming business? While working for a major television director in Los Angeles, Tracy discovered she had the ability to see through any mess and clearly envision a clutter-free space. Coupled with keen time-management and organizational skills, Tracy soon found more and more people were asking her for help. Before she knew it, dClutterfly was born. Twelve years and thousands of decluttered homes later, Tracy knew it was time to take what she had learned working with her clients and write a book to help others dealing with clutter. She is author of the best selling book Making Space, Clutter-Free: The Last Book on Decluttering You'll Ever Need and is a regularly featured expert in the media, including The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, goop, Home & Family, Real Simple, mindbodygreen, NBC, The Doctors, KTLA Morning Show, KCAL9, and more. In addition to her impressive organizing tool belt, Tracy grew up with family members who hoarded and knows firsthand that the effects of living amongst an accumulation of possessions goes far beyond the home's walls. This personal experience gives her an advantage over most professional organizers as she has a unique understanding of the mindset of the organizationally and spatially-challenged. When she is not dCluttering, Tracy is the proud Co-Executive Director of OneKid OneWorld, a non-profit building strong educational foundations for children in impoverished communities throughout Kenya and Central America. OKOW is providing kids with the basic (yet essential) fundamentals like desks and books, as well as paying teachers' salaries, building classrooms and even installing solar power technology so students can study at night. OKOW's most recent project #OneGirlOnePad will provide access to reusable feminine hygiene kits to over 4,000 girls in Kenya, allowing them to attend school all year round. OneKid OneWorld is Tracy's “full time, non-paying passion.” She lives in Los Angeles and know where her keys are. Website: https://dclutterfly.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-dave-pamah-show/donations
Tracy has always referred to herself as “obsessive compulsive delightful,” but who knew she could turn that trait into a booming business? While working for a major television director in Los Angeles, Tracy discovered she had the ability to see through any mess and clearly envision a clutter-free space. Coupled with keen time-management and organizational skills, Tracy soon found more and more people were asking her for help. Before she knew it, dClutterfly was born. Twelve years and thousands of decluttered homes later, Tracy knew it was time to take what she had learned working with her clients and write a book to help others dealing with clutter. She is author of the newly published book Making Space, Clutter-Free: The Last Book on Decluttering You'll Ever Need and is a regularly featured expert in the media, including The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, goop, Home & Family, Real Simple, mindbodygreen, NBC, KTLA Morning Show, KCAL9, and more. In this episode we discuss: clutter as a constant to-do list how to sustainably get rid of STUFF how too much stuff can create insomnia women in cluttered households have higher cortisol levels how clutter influences our food choices decision fatigue and holding on to stuff the 7 emotional clutter blocks that keep you holding on to things Connect with Tracy: www.tracymccubbin.com https://amzn.to/2PaIZTf https://www.instagram.com/tracy_mccubbin/ Connect with Sarah Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_empowered_empath/ Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1477095185932809/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/theempoweredempath/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9uTdMPMbtbs0jfNwdfo97w/ Work with Sarah Online courses: http://autoimmunetribecourses.com 1:1 coaching: https://autoimmunetribe.com/services Send show requests to sarah@autoimmunetribe.com!
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