Podcast appearances and mentions of Marie Kondo

Even if you're super enlightened and walking the spiritual rainbow of life, there's one place where you tend to shove all the shit you don't want to deal with cuz it doesn't go with to your "elevated" vibes.  Over time, this place gets stinky and stagnant and plain gross. Welcome to The Gross Room, aka: your emotional dump yard.We all have parts of us that we shove into the back closet of our awareness.  It can be  childhood memories we'd rather not shore up again, old beliefs about ourselves we think we can sage away along with the stagnant smell in our meditation room, or a current situation where you feel conflicted but don't want to put the energy into addressing. Whatever it is, The Gross Room is where it all goes. Well, honey, you need to Marie Kondo that shit! And we're gonna help you do it in today's episode. So get out your cleaning gloves and some Branch Basics all purpose-cleaner and let's air out your Gross Room so it's feeling spacious and free of any energetic stank you don't need to hold onto anymore.

Are you feeling stuck? Wondering how you got where you are in life? Is what you are doing everyday really bringing you joy? Join Tessa and Cy as they challenge us to dig deep and Marie Kondo our lives to a life worthy of you! We all have our priorities, but maybe it's time to take stock and make sure our priorities include our happiness and self-determination. You are worthy of the life of your wildest dreams!

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the clutter in your life, both physical and mental? I certainly have, and that's why I decided to do my own "Year of Less Challenge" this year. Each month, I've challenged myself to do less of something in order to free up more time and space for the things that matter most to me. What started as a month-long decluttering challenge in April stretched into four transformative months of decluttering, reevaluating my possessions, and embracing an even more minimal-ish lifestyle.   Like many people, my journey into minimalism began in 2015 when I stumbled upon Marie Kondo's book, "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up." Little did I know that it would be the catalyst for a major life change and a decade long journey to pursuing minimalism in every area of my life and business.   Tune into this episode to learn more about my minimalist home journey, get a behind the scenes look at what it took to declutter my house from top to bottom this summer, and learn how this challenge has affected my business as a work-from-home entrepreneur!   SHOW NOTES: https://jadeboyd.co/my-minimalist-home-journey    LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Sign up for the Q4 Planning Workshop in Swisher, Iowa Join my email List to get weekly podcast updates Episode 031: Introducing the Year of Less Challenge – Dry January Episode 037: Year of Less Challenge: How I Broke Up with My Phone THE BEST BOOKS FOR BECOMING A MINIMALIST I learn something new every time I read a book about minimalism, because there are so many categories of things that we own. So one person will do a deep dive into the reasons why you only need 3 knives, and another person will show you it's possible to dress stylishly with only 30 items of clothing. Here are my best book recommendations for the minimalist curious: Minimalista: Your Step-by-Step Guide to a Better Home, Wardrobe, and Life The More of Less: Finding the Life You Want Under Everything You Own The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing The Year of Less: How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life Is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store CONNECT WITH JADE Website Instagram Join My Email List   LEVEL UP YOUR BUSINESS PRODUCTIVITY Organize your Business Digital Course The Business Minimalist Blueprint Digital Course The Business Edit Coaching Program   FREE RESOURCES FREE Task Batching Workbook FREE Weekly Review Checklist The Business Minimalist Podcast Archive    

Grace and Alvina welcome special guest Maya Rock who talks about how her life was changed by following Marie Kondo's philosophy about decluttering and tidying up. See complete show notes at www.bookfriendsforever.com. Click here to become a Patreon member: https://www.patreon.com/Bookfriendsforever1. Educators! Pre-order Chinese Menu for the Carle Museum and receive a FREE virtual classroom visit with Grace to celebrate the Moon Festival on Sept 29th! All info here: https://gracelin.com/news-events/

Christian and Ian are riding vespas and fighting demons.    Our new release review is for a possession movie starring Russell Crowe that just hit Netflix, THE POPE'S EXORCIST. Then, we continue our Mommie Nature Dearest series by discussing the horror-while-on-vacation movie, THE RUINS. We also discuss Three Six Mafia, windlasses, and Marie Kondo. Timestamps 15:17 The Pope's Exorcist review 40:43 The Ruins review 1:15:18 The Ruins (book and movie) spoilers We'd love to hear your thoughts, questions, or any requests you have. You can contact us at: feedback@itsonlyapodcast.com and on your social media of choice.  

Episode 63: 3 Steps To Create Joy And End Exhaustion   Join Dr. Prianca Naik on the Empowering Working Moms Podcast! In this episode, she discusses a few methods that can help you create more joy and end exhaustion in your life. Dr. Naik invites you to learn about what you can do to take life less seriously in order to have more energy to focus on what makes you happy. Tune in for more on this important topic. In this episode, you will learn: How to be intentional with your energy To cultivate awareness of joy thieves To focus on what matters To end burnout and exhaustion and get your peace of mind back, check out her free masterclass on 4 steps to overcome burnout, get rid of overwhelm, and get your peace of mind back. https://program.stresscleansemd.com/4-secrets-to-living-a-life-you-ll-love-podcast   If you want to work with Coach Prianca Naik, MD, go to www.priancanaikmdcoaching.as.me to book a 30-minute consultation call.   Follow Dr. Prianca on social media:   https://www.facebook.com/prianca.naik   https://www.instagram.com/doctorprianca   https://www.linkedin.com/in/prianca-naik-md-0524a196/   Join her FREE Facebook group:   https://www.facebook.com/groups/646992382603860   [FULL TRANSCRIPTION:]   You're listening to the empowering working moms podcast, episode number 63. Hello there everyone. Welcome welcome. I'm so glad to have you here today as we are beginning the school year, wrapping up the summer. By the time this comes out, I believe we might be in the first weeks of school. I know my friend in Florida, her kids actually start school the end of August. So some of you may be already well into the school year.   Before I get started on today's topic, I do want to let you know that enrollment is open for my life coaching program for professional moms who are exhausted and burnt out. Actually a client of mine, Helen, said to me that as a busy full time working physician and a mother of three children, she was really struggling finding time for herself, to take care of herself while taking care of her family. It was just all too much. She felt a lot of mom guilt, she was chronically overworked, overwhelmed, exhausted. This was all before working with me.   But after coaching with me, she realized and overcame many of the obstacles that she didn't even know existed. Coaching actually revealed for her these obstacles that were preventing her from really enjoying her life. And after coaching with me, she found much more happiness, more balance, and has hours back every week.   To learn more about my process, check out my free on demand masterclass on overcoming exhaustion and burnout to truly enjoy your life, the strategies, the link will be in the show notes.   Today, I want to talk about the concept of taking things too seriously. And funnily enough, there is a slogan from Al-Anon. That is "easy does it." And that's an awesome slogan just to kind of ground oneself and realize that we've just got to take it easy sometimes. And I know this is so much easier said than done. Because we have so much to manage as professional moms, we've got the busy jobs, we're managing so much at home, and it can be like the default to get really caught up in the day to day grind.   So something that I find is a phenomenon amongst my friends, my age group, my clients, is that everyone is really busy. They're trying to make a ton of money for their children, for their own lives and dreams. And they're just in this grind of working, working, working. And then they get home. And they're just doing the routine without really thinking about it. They're exhausted, then let's say they go to bed, they're over Netflix-ing, they're not sleeping enough. And it's just a malicious cycle.   This grind is so depleting and yet, it's really how so many people live, especially if they don't take the time to really evaluate how they're living, which is some of the beauty of life coaching. That's why I'm so passionate about it. Additionally, working women will be hyper-organized, and they'll organize and plan everything to the T, to have a false sense of control. But really stuff happens all the time to make our plans go awry. And then when things do go wrong, after you plan something to the T, or you organize up the wazoo, then a lot of times we freak out or we'll have a ton of anxiety and it's exhausting. And it's not fun.   And the to do list also will make us totally miserable. And I talk about this in Episode 37. If you want to know how to deal with your to do list. The other part of the grind that people take too seriously. And you get all caught up with the three C's, I call them the three C's. Cleanliness, crumbs, and clutter. Because there's been a lot of stuff on social media and with Marie Kondo, with her clearing out clutter, and I do, let me just say for the record, I do love that idea. And I myself don't like crumbs and I myself try really hard to not keep things cluttered and to have everything neat and tidy and clean.   But the point of bringing this up is often we cling to the three C's, the cleanliness, crumbs, clutter, because it's something that we can control. When there's chaos around us. We need that to be in order because at least that's going right. And there's nothing wrong with that. I'm just pointing out so that you can be aware of what you might be doing and do you need to be as intense about the three C's? Do you need to devote as much time and energy on that kind of stuff? Or would your time be better spent trying to relax or getting to bed on time.   Other things that we take too seriously and drive ourselves crazy about are getting to the airport on time, getting to school on time, getting kids out the door, getting to work on time, packing the lunch in the morning, the laundry running smoothly, planning anything in super detail, especially trips. I've seen people really plan these trips to the T, and some people really enjoy this and that's great, but I bring it up here because I just want to point out if organizing and planning things in uber detail brings you joy, that's great. But then just remember, when things don't work out, you can make an active decision to not take it too seriously, not let it cause you suffering, and actually take it in your stride.   So these are just examples of mundane things. And of course, a lot of these things need to be done, right. But we do not need to spend a ton of energy on these sorts of things. We get to make an active decision, we get to decide where our energy goes. And that is empowering. And that's what helps us really get control of our lives, deciding where it's going to go. And so the energy needs to go to our priorities.   So one thing that's important is you really need to figure out what your priorities are. For many people. This is their children, raising their children, teaching their children, rearing their children, loving their children, caring for their children, and their partner or their family, their friends, nurturing those relationships, their jobs, their careers, that's important too, right? And whatever else that might be on your priority list.   My observation though of most women around my age is that they are really held back, bogged down, tired out by the to do list. And this mundane to do list and the mundane stuff leaves them feeling tired, depleted, and trying to find Band Aid solutions, like a little bit of yoga or working out on their peloton, maybe some therapy, Google searches, self help books, audiobooks, but it doesn't work, because these are all external Band Aid solutions.   And the work has to happen from the inside and ripple outwards. So we have to do the work on ourselves to really heal ourselves. And that's how we get past exhaustion and burnout to enjoy our lives. So the first step in this work, like I've talked about, is really awareness. And that's always where to start. Being aware when we allow small things to steal our joy, for example, allowing a day of missed recycling to ruin your day or steal your joy, allowing the crumbs on the counter from the toaster to steal your joy. Or let's say your kids are drawing with crayons on the couch. I know that's happened to me letting that steal your joy. And it's just small stuff.   And we really don't need to sweat the small stuff. In the long run, it's not going to matter, the crumbs aren't going to matter, the crayons on the couch won't matter. The things that really matter, which we know, like our health and you know, our loved ones, our relationships with them, the connections we make, we know that somewhere deep down inside, but on a day to day basis, this often gets lost.   So listen to this podcast episode as your reminder to really focus on your priorities, take some time to brainstorm them and think about what they are. Maybe put them on a post-it note and have them as a reminder of that's really your focus to help you not get upset or bogged down by smaller things.   Now, these are smaller injustices. I'm talking about like first world issues, for example, paying a cleaning lady a lot of money. Why is there hair in the shower after she just left? I say this from personal experience. Yuck. But seriously, that stuff triggers me. But I do manage my mind when stuff like this happens and not let it steal my joy. Because I do know it's a first world problem. I do know it's not the end of the world. I do know that it's okay. It's enough. It's not a huge deal.   So when it comes to smaller issues, we get to choose to zoom out, we get to see the larger picture, we get to empower ourselves to keep the larger picture in mind. You can choose to focus on the big picture and not allow small things to take your power away. I'm sitting here teaching you to do the same. So you too can be in the fun, the dream, the happiness of your life, because it is possible for you like it has been for my clients and me. Life is so beautiful. And don't get me wrong. It can be ugly at times, right? That's the human experience.   But there is so much beauty there is so much magic and it is really short, life, that is, so we can't waste it on meaningless crap. So along with brainstorming your priorities, that's your to do list. That's your homework from this podcast episode. To list your priorities, put them somewhere where you can see them.   And now I'm going to give you a couple more steps in this exercise of not sweating the small stuff because it really is a key component in being energized and feeling joy. You may want to pause this or come back to this later. So you can write this down.   But I want you to take some time to think about what is important along with your priorities. What is important? What matters in your life every single day? Who matters in your life every single day. What impact do you want to have on people, on the world when you die? What are your priorities? Who are your priorities? And how are these people who are your priorities? Are they well? Are they healthy? And then you can express gratitude for that. And I believe I have another episode on gratitude practice earlier on one of the earlier episodes of this podcast. So definitely check that out, because that is an antidote to burnout and an easy way to increase happiness.   Another tip I'm going to give you it's a little extreme, but it works. So, often, I will purposely catastrophize in the sense that, let's say there's a babysitter or nanny who is not following the exact instructions I give them with my kid like not following schedule, being late, being behind. I will ask myself, is my child alive? He or she isn't going to die, right? If that's the case, then I'm going to let it go. Now this attitude is really helpful in letting some of the smaller things go because I think here we are perfectionist, we want things to go a certain way with our kids, we are really type A and it can cause us a lot of suffering. So adapting this kind of extreme thinking is helpful in allowing things to just roll off your shoulders.   And truth be told, before I did this work in coaching, I would obsess over, let's say the carrots not being pureed in the right way for my child. Like stuff that really didn't matter. Once you create your priorities, once you do this exercise, you can focus on your priorities and really start dropping the smaller stuff. Dropping stuff that doesn't matter and taking your power back from the BS small things like the to do list, which I know seems like a huge deal. But in the end, a lot of it doesn't matter. It's just going to get done, the crumbs on the counter, the mess, the crayons on the couch, et cetera.   So by doing this, we can take an active role in our happiness and ditch exhaustion, ditch burnout, ditch overwhelm, to finally enjoy our lives. To have a streamlined process to find confidence, get clarity, make decisions and have inner peace while having a positive ripple effect on your kids, on your family, on those you love. And these processes will work a lot faster than therapy yoga, self help books. Book a call with me to get started on this work. PriancaNaikMDcoaching.as.me You can be out of exhaustion and burnout in 90 days or less. Thank you so much for tuning in. And I will talk to you next week.

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When you have a child, you realize that you'll be preparing three meals a day, seven days a week, for the next 18 years for each of your kids. That can be a bit overwhelming to think about for any parent. Thankfully, our guest today, Chef Catherine McCord, knows this all too well as a mother of three. We are excited to have her as our guest on this episode because she is sharing her experience, tips, and tricks to make the age-old question, "What's for dinner?" much easier for us all.  Who is Catherine McCord? Catherine McCord is the founder of the popular website weelicious.com and the family food brand One Potato. She is the author of Smoothie Project, Weelicious, Weelicious Lunches, and her newest book Meal Prep Magic: Time-Saving Tips for Stress-Free Cooking. Catherine has appeared on The Today Show, Good Morning America, and the Kelly Clarkson Show. She is a regular on the NBC Emmy Award–winning show Danny Seo Naturally as well as Food Network's #1 rated Guy's Grocery Games. Catherine lives in Los Angeles with her husband and three children and she has earned the trust of parents everywhere, including some familiar names such as Jennifer Garner and “The Pioneer Woman” Ree Drummond. What Did We Discuss? In this episode, Catherine McCord talked about all things motherhood and how to navigate the kitchen and feed your family with less stress! Here are some of the questions we covered: How did your journey as a mom play a role in creating Weelicous? What are your tips for not feeling overwhelmed in the kitchen?  What are some of your cooking tips that you use every day?  What ingredients do you always have stocked in your kitchen?  What are your tips for overcoming the picky eater hurdle with kids?  What are your go-to recipes for busy nights when you don't have a lot of time to prepare a meal? Have you ever had a cooking or kitchen “fail?” Does your family have any mealtime traditions?  Do your children enjoy joining you in the kitchen to cook?  What are the most challenging parts about being a mother and entrepreneur, and how do you balance it all? What does a typical day look like for you?  What mom hack do you think every mom should know? A lot of the magic is also in her new book, Meal Prep Magic. It takes readers a step beyond the ideological approach of Marie Kondo and The Home Edit, bringing parents a practical guide to organizing the most important space in their home — the kitchen. It offers 100 of her favorite family recipes, including tried-and-tested secrets for saving time. (What parent doesn't want that?) We also really love how the recipes are easy to prep and make ahead. It's a great book for all home cooks and busy mothers! If you want your time to get easier in the kitchen, listen to this episode! Catherine's Resources Weelicious One Potato Her latest book: Meal Prep Magic: Time-Saving Tips for Stress-Free Cooking Instagram: @weelicious TikTok: @weelicious Twitter: @weelicious YouTube: Weelicious Pinterest: @weelicious Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many of you know that I'm kind of in love with Japan. I lived there in my 20's for nearly three years, I studied the language intensely, and because it offered such a different point of view from what I grew up with, it informed how I think.  This episode is dedicated to Japanese psychology and—procrastinators, listen up—it is also dedicated to taking action. As you'll hear from my guest, we have, on average, around 30,000 days of life. To deal with this reality, there have been some great contributions to the field coming from Japan—and you'll get to hear and learn about therapies you may never have heard of, specifically, Morita and Naikan Therapies. And many people have been loving Marie Kondo's work and have seen her Netflix special and have rid their homes of anything that didn't bring them a spark of joy, as she so brilliantly puts it. Her thinking, too, is in line with this way of thinking as I see it. To make the concepts super accessible to my listeners, I found a man who has been studying and teaching Japanese psychology for over three decades and has presented on the topic internationally multiple times. Gregg Krech (https://www.thirtythousanddays.org/) is the founder and executive director of the Todo Institute, a non-profit organization in Vermont dedicated to the study of Japanese psychology. Gregg is the author of multiple books on this topic including one on Naikan which Publishers Weekly described as “illuminating and instructive." In addition, he wrote a book that has been read with overwhelmingly positive reviews by a very wide audience, The Art of Taking Action: Lessons from Japanese Psychology. So, listen in as Gregg and I get into the art of taking action and lessons from Japanese psychology.

Today, we're talking about the icon of getting rid of stuff, Marie Kondo, and what her house looks like. We'll also talk about the revolution of queer-baiting and we'll look a couple who's level of partying has changed over time. To break all of that down, we're joined by columnist at The Boston Globe and host of the podcast, Say More, Shirley Leung, as well as one of our favorite comedians, Margaret Cho! ——Rate Fake The Nation 5-stars on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review! Follow Negin Farsad on Twitter Email Negin fakethenation@headgum.com Support her Patreon  ——Host - Negin Farsad ——Producer - Andrew McGuire ——Theme Music - Gaby AlterSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marie Kondo became a global superstar when she introduced the world to the life-changing magic of tidying up. Now Marie joins us to share the art of kurashi – or “way of life.” She elevates her focus from the physical act of tidying to include a more holistic and personal approach to transforming our homes into spaces of calm. As a mother of three young children, Marie not only reveals a personal glimpse of her own way of living and an enhanced approach to the pursuit of joy, but also how we can find that joy for ourselves too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

La semaine de vos émotions, c'est une émotion différente décortiquée tous les jours du 31 juillet au 6 août grâce à des anciens épisodes, parmi nos préférés. L'été, le temps semble plus lent, parfois même il s'arrête et on se retrouve face à soi même. On prend enfin le temps de mettre des mots sur ce que l'on ressent, de faire le point, parfois même de prendre des résolutions pour être une meilleure version de soi à la rentrée. C'est pourquoi chez Louie, on a décidé de vous proposer une semaine pour plonger au cœur de vous même. Cet épisode a été diffusé une première fois le 22 juillet 2019.--Parmi les choses qui nous font du bien, il y a la gratitude, une émotion que la psychologie a commencé à étudier il y a à peine 20 ans. Depuis le début des années 2000, des chercheurs se sont aperçus que ressentir de la gratitude au quotidien pouvait nous rendre plus heureux.Rebecca Shankland, chercheuse en psychologie positive à l'Université de Grenoble et autrice du livre Pouvoirs de la gratitude, nous explique comment se sentir reconnaissant.e au quotidien. Anne-Solange Tardy, autrice du blog Cachemire et Soie et des ateliers de photo Instagratitude nous raconte comment la gratitude a changé sa vie. Grâce à Sariaka Ramarlah, on explore les limites de la gratitude au quotidien. Romain Jourdheuil enfin nous explique comment la gratitude peut-être bénéfique à l'échelle collective –celle d'une entreprise, d'un couple ou d'une famille par exemple. Depuis les découvertes de la psychologie positive, la gratitude est devenue plutôt à la mode. Avec Christine My Better Place, coach en rangement, on s'intéresse à cette pratique inspirée du livre de Marie Kondo, qui consiste à faire le tri dans nos affaires en éprouvant de la reconnaissance pour les choses qui nous ont servies et dont on se débarrasse. La gratitude, un outil pour améliorer nos vies ou effet de mode ? Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

  Hola Comadres!   Welcome to the 18th episode of Season 4! Winding down season 4 don't be sad, because there will be Comadreando ‘pa rato. As we get ready for a mini hiatus while I start the new JOB. I bring you this gem of an episode.    Join your comadre Marcy as she talks with a dope ass guest Osadris D. Feliz Flores….decluttering consultant, spiritual being, and mompreneur as they discuss Tidying as a method to improve mental health.  The comadres discuss how they met, the work they are currently engaging in. and they also take a deep dive as to why communities of color tend to collect things excessively and how it affects us.    Marcy is recording with Riverside-FM and if you'd like to watch instead of listen, head on over to YouTube and check out the video version of the podcast.   If you have any suggestions, opinions, questions, or comments about this or any episode, please send us a Comadre-Gram at marcy@comadreandopod.com or DM me via IG. Let's have a conversation.     If you like the podcast, please share with your family, friends, and significant other. You can support this podcast by finding it across all platforms and rating, liking, and reviewing.   If you chat about us, please use the hashtags #Comadreando, #ComadreTime, or #HolaComadres so that I can see and share you as well.   If you want to help the sustainability of Comadreando, please consider becoming a patron on Patreon. Become a monthly sustaining member or make a one time contribution. Every little bit helps.   You can contribute via $comadreandopod on CashApp and @comadreandopod on Venmo. Merchandise is out now, please visit our BRAND NEW WEBSITE to check out all the Comadre Gear https://www.comadreandopod.com.    NOTES:   Sign Up for Comadre-grams Using this link: http://eepurl.com/h-Gqw9   Links for todays episode:   Osadris Social Media Links: Business Card: https://blinq.me/q3PQFokApYXsPawjoUZJ   Instagram Accounts:   Vide Feliz https://www.instagram.com/vide.feliz/   Oasis Feliz https://www.instagram.com/oasis_feliz/   Cocina Feliz https://www.instagram.com/_cocinafeliz/  

Marie Kondo is the Japanese Lifestyle Queen who, during the pandemic, had youtube and Netflix specials asking folks to look at itmes and clothes in their homes and think about if those items brought them joy. If not, she instructed to get rid of those items. Now, with 3 young children, her perspective has changed, and she is now focused on what is doable for your family and how can you do things that is focused on your happiness, spending time with your children and family. Listen as I discuss her change of heart and think about those things that bring you joy and happiness. Remember to focus on you, and your family unit when you are trying to create those routines and working on cleaning. What bring your entire family joy and happiness? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caroline-mcclendon/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caroline-mcclendon/support

Chi non vorrebbe una casa sempre ordinata? E cosa fare quando la regina del riordino Marie Kondo dichiara di aver "rinunciato all'ordine"? L'ordine è uno dei maggiori crucci delle mamme. Vorremmo fornire ai figli un ambiente pulito e ordinato, ma pur seguendo consigli e buon senso, ci troviamo spesso nel caos. L'anno scorso Marie Kondo, esperta di riordino e autrice bestseller, ha fatto una dichiarazione che potrebbe scoraggiare tante mamme. In un'intervista ha detto di aver “rinunciato all'ordine” adesso che ha 3 figli. Così, ho richiamato Ingrid Benincasa (già mia ospite nell'episodio n. 151) per esplorare questo e altri temi legati all'ordine, alla cernita e alla difficoltà di lasciare andare le cose. Metti subito play per scoprire le strategie di Ingrid e imparare a vivere più rilassata. *** Per metterti in contatto con Ingrid, seguila su Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ingrid.benincasa/?hl=it

High school is already hard enough as it is. Imagine not being able to speak the language of the school you attend. That was exactly Linh Nguyen's experience and it made high school more challenging. Her parents immigrated to the US from Vietnam, when she was 16. She opted to attend community college but dropped out of college for two reasons. She couldn't afford it and she felt she didn't understand English well enough to know what she wanted as a career.Listen in as she tells Jonaed about how she went from being an insecure English speaker to working through her fear as she became a confident sales professional.Time stamps:(0:00) Intro and Linh's role as a Business Development representative(3:23) Why it's important to know your strengths and get accustomed to rejection for success in sales(4:54) How immigrating to the US at 16 affected her high school experience and her decision to attend college.(6:59) How working as a waitress helped her to be successful in sales(8:40) How she successfully transitioned into sales. (13:07) Struggling to get promoted? Do this.(14:20) What the day of an SDR looks like & misconceptions people have about sales(17:40) What it's like being an Asian woman in sales(19:20) Here's why people should consider getting into sales and all the benefits that come with it.(20:54) Learn from her mistakes: keep track of what you did, what worked, what didn't and go back and refine it.(23:10) People that don't do well in sales can still use the skill in other jobs(24:35) Biggest accomplishment: being able to help her parents transition into owning a bubble tea shop and using her skills to help them establish their business(29:46) Working through insecurities and imposter syndrome.(34:19) Marie Kondo your life. Don't wait to make the best decision. Support/Contact Linh:Company Website: TeaCo Tea House: https://beacons.ai/teacopnwLinkedIn: [AC1]https://www.linkedin.com/in/linh-l-nguyen-1202/Books and resources mentioned in this podcast:Resume course: https://bit.ly/podcastpcaTrainYo: https://www.trainyo.com/Need career or resume advice? Follow and/or connect with Jonaed Iqbal on LinkedIn.LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/JonaedIqbalNDConnect with us on social media!LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeLinkedInFacebook: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeFBInstagram: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeIGTwitter: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeTWTikTok: https://bit.ly/3qfUD2VJoin our discord server: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeDiscordThank you for sponsoring our show. If you'd like to support our mission to end the stigma and economic disparity that comes along with not having a college degree, please share with a friend, drop us a review on Apple Podcast and/or subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nodegree.Remember, no degree? No problem! Whether you're contemplating college or you're a college dropout, get started with your no-degree job search at nodegree.com. 

In today's episode, Sarah discusses the planning-adjacent topic of organizing and curating our spaces and stuff. She shares her history with organizing (being organized + clearing clutter has not always been a personal strength!) and prior influences, from Marie Kondo to Lisa Woodruff. Finally, she discusses her current challenges and plans to gradually work on further organizing and decluttering her home and spaces. Episode Sponsors: Green Chef: The #1 Meal Kit for Eating Well. Go to greenchef.com/plans50 and use code plans50 to get 50% off plus free shipping! Contact Info: Email: sarah.hart.unger@gmail.com Voice questions: https://www.speakpipe.com/bestlaidplans Send me a text or voice memo - (305) 697-7189 Do something IRL and learn about Best Laid Plans LIVE in South Florida: https://theshubox.com/courses Sign up for my newsletter: https://theshubox.com/newsletter Leave me a review if you can (Apple Podcasts Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/best-laid-plans/id1525311647) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of The Wantrepreneur to Entrepreneur Podcast, professional organizer Monica Hyde joins host Brian Lofrumento to discuss the benefits of a minimalist lifestyle and intentional organization. They touch on popular approaches such as Marie Kondo's method and highlight the importance of digitization for preserving memories. The episode also covers the use of technology in organizing spaces and why transitioning to a digital format is crucial. The takeaway from this episode is that consistent tidying habits and awareness can improve mood, productivity in personal and business life, and preserve memories for future generations.ABOUT MONICAMonica Hyde is a huge proponent to keeping a tidy lifestyle to maintain a positive atmosphere and energy throughout each and every day.She has been organizing her lifestyle since a young age, and loves to get others enthusiastic about cleaning, condensing, and organizing belongings. Monica holds a Master of Arts in Museum Studies from Syracuse University, where she concentrated on digitization processes and collection management.Aside from being a professional organizer, Monica is a museum and library advocate, conservationist, photographer, interior designer, bookworm, gamer, and tea/coffee enthusiast.ABOUT TIDY ARCHIVALTidy Archival is a professional organizing company that offers a unique blend of organization and coaching techniques for individuals seeking to organize, design, and digitize their spaces. With a focus on both home and work environments, Tidy Archival provides comprehensive in-person organization sessions to assist clients in optimizing their living and business areas.Drawing upon a rich background in libraries and museums, Tidy Archival is proud to offer exceptional digitization services, transforming physical materials into digital formats. Equipped with cutting-edge technology, including high-quality scanners for documents, photos, slides, film, books, and various other items, the company ensures the preservation and accessibility of valuable content.At Tidy Archival, the team is dedicated to helping individuals regain control over their surroundings, providing expert guidance and practical solutions tailored to each client's specific needs. With a commitment to professionalism and a passion for organization, Tidy Archival strives to simplify and enhance the lives of its customers through efficient and personalized organizing services.LINKS & RESOURCESTidy Archival's websiteFind Tidy Archival on PinterestFollow Tidy Archival on Instagram

This is the story of the secret shame we all carry about our houses. And the one thing that can free you from it. This is a story about Christie's house Maplehurst being adrift in a sea of mud and construction and the pungent smell of mushroom farms nearby. And what Lisa-Jo's daughter said to change how Christie sees/smells her house. There is nothing like the power of seeing your home and your life through someone else's eyes. For better or for worse. This week Christie admits her own secret house shame. Lisa-Jo admits all her judgy thoughts about Marie Kondo and they are both surprised by what they learn from this diminutive Japanese woman who is taking us all by storm in her new Netflix show. Do you have a secret shame about your home? Then this episode is especially for you! Listener invitation: We LOVE hearing from listeners. Take a screenshot of today's podcast and share it to Instagram. Then share a photo of a special spot in your home that has been kind to you. Be sure and tag Lisa-Jo @lisajobaker and Christie @christiepurifoy  so they see it! Podcast links: Follow Lisa-Jo on Instagram @lisajobaker and Christie at @christiepurifoy and please leave a review about what you think about today's podcast! Click here to join the conversations we have with listeners every week around the podcast. _______ Sponsor appreciation: We're so grateful to partner with show sponsors that keep making our work possible. Click here to visit Green Chef and use code ordinary60 to get 60% off plus free shipping! The #1 Meal Kit for Eating Well! Click here to treat yourself to the best shapewear on the market and save 20% Off on HoneyLove. Click here to visit Nutrafol to grow thicker, heathier hair with $10 off with the code ORDINARY! Click here to join Thrive Market today and get 30% off your first order, plus a FREE $60 gift! Click here to visit Stellar Eats and get 20% off your next order on healthy and tasty baking mixes!   

I'm thrilled to be joined by Darren Whitehead, an extraordinary mind in the church world and founding pastor of Church of the City in Nashville. Darren shares his unique journey into ministry sparked by an unexpected visa error. We also dive into how Darren started Church of the City, how he uses humor to connect with people from the stage, and we reflect on his book Holy Roar, written with Chris Tomlin. In this technology-driven world, Chris and Darren write about the power of worship – and the profound impact of seven Hebrew words used to express our adoration for God inside and outside the weekend service. From the role of millennials in the church to the importance of 'digital fasting', this episode is packed with some great insights. Listen in and share with a friend, because you won't want to miss this one!Resources Episode Transcript Church of the City in Nashville, TN Holy Roar: 7 Words That Will Change The Way You Worship by Chris Tomlin and Darren Whitehead Connect with Darren Instagram Facebook Twitter

Welcome to today's ICYMI, where we kick off the week with a quick game-changing tip from one of our guests that you might have missed. Wedding season is officially in full swing, and if most of your friend group is getting ready to tie the knot, it can feel like a lot navigating all the do's and don'ts, from bridal showers and wedding gift-giving, to dress codes and what to wear at different kinds of weddings. Luckily for us, etiquette expert Myka Meier has the answers. Myka has been coined the “Marie Kondo of etiquette,” is the author of two best-selling etiquette books and even trained in London under a member of The Royal Household of the Queen. She started Beaumont Etiquette which offers courses on etiquette that are super relevant to society today and also co-founded The Plaza Hotel's Finishing Program. She brings a fresh and modern perspective to manners, breaking down the stereotype that etiquette is stuffy or outdated. Listen to our full episode, #53, with Myka here.Tune in every Monday for an expert dose of life advice in under 10 minutes.For show notes and more adulting tips, visit: teachmehowtoadult.caSign up for our monthly adulting newsletter:teachmehowtoadult.ca/newsletter Follow us on the ‘gram:instagram.com/teachmehowtoadultmedia instagram.com/yunggillianaire/instagram.com/cailynmichaan/Follow Myka:@mykameierBuy her books: Modern Etiquette Made Easy: A Five-Step Method to Mastering EtiquetteBusiness Etiquette Made Easy: The Essential Guide to Professional Success

durée : 00:05:10 - Tanguy Pastureau maltraite l'info - par : Tanguy Pastureau - Marie Kondo, la star du rangement et du tri à la maison dont Tanguy a écouté tous les conseils, a annoncé qu'elle renonçait elle-même à sa méthode. J'en peux plus de tous ces gourous à la con qui profitent de notre fragilité pour nous refourguer des principes de vie nuls, à longueur de livres qui s'appellent "Je deviens la meilleure version de moi-même" ou "Le premier jour du reste de ma vie". A la FNAC il y a plus que des bouquins de développement personnel, la FNAC c'est l'antichambre de Gwyneth Paltrow si elle s'était mariée avec Raël. L'autre jour, je vais à la FNAC, je ne dis pas laquelle pour ne pas que mes fans désormais m'y attendent, je viens là pour acheter des trucs, pas pour parler avec trois personnes. Je descends au rayon des CD, il y avait que moi et un vieux, donc, un autre vieux. Là je demande au vendeur "il est où le dernier Orelsan ?", il me répond "mais enfin, vous êtes trop âgé pour ce type de musique", là il se met en position du lotus, et ajoute "à ton âge, gros cloporte (parce que je suis trop vieux pour qu'on m'appelle petit scarabée, Jack Lang à la FNAC c'est fourmi morte), à ton âge, tu devrais avoir trouvé la sérénité". Là il part au rayon des livres de développement personnel, qui fait les trois quarts du magasin, il me tend un ouvrage intitulé "Balance ton thanatos et maitrise ta colère", je me mets à crier "mais je ne suis pas en colère", il me répond "si, la preuve, doryphore de taille moyenne", bah trop de mauvaises ondes, ils ont fermé la FNAC. Là-dessus est arrivée Dame Gaïa, une femme recouverte de fausses fleurs, on aurait dit un bar-tabac à Paris, qui s'est présentée comme sorcière new-age et a foutu de l'encens sur la vitrine en invoquant le dieu girafe. Je ne comprends pas que tout le monde veuille aller bien, déjà parce que c'est moins esthétique, les gens qui vont bien portent des claquettes, disent des trucs "allez tout de suite, c'est quatre tubes sans pubs sur Fun Radio", les gens qui vont bien, ils ne bossent pas à France Inter. Ils ont des projets de vie, qui passent par l'argent, Daniel Morin, 27 ans de boite, il a été obligé d'acheter en propriété partagée au Cap d'Agde, pas une maison, un abri de jardin. Alors que les ténèbres, visuellement c'est beau, si demain Indochine s'habille en legins à paillettes et chante "finalement on s'est trompé, l'adolescence c'est cou-ou-ou-oul", ça rendra pas pareil. Alors que prenez Depeche Mode, ça fait 40 ans qu'ils font la gueule, le chanteur, Dave Gahan, je le confonds toujours avec Elisabeth Borne, et c'est beau. Et puis moi, je suis toujours en recherche d'astuces pour me sentir bien, j'ai tout tenté, le yoga, mais j'étais le seul homme du cours, je me sentais exclu, une fois j'ai crié "allez, tous à poil", pour mettre l'ambiance, ça n'a pas pris, j'ai fini en hashtag. J'ai fait de l'acupuncture, mais j'avais l'impression d'être la cible dans le seul concours de fléchettes où il n'y aurait pas de bière, ce qui enlève tout intérêt aux fléchettes. Et puis un jour, je suis tombé sur les vidéos de Marie Kondo, la star des experts en rangement, ce qui n'est pas difficile, vu que c'est la seule. Le concept est con comme la lune, ou comme Mars pour Thomas Pesquet, qui voit plus loin : organiser son intérieur, trier ses affaires, mène à l'apaisement mental, à l'époque, j'étais allé voir la dame qui nettoie les bureaux ici à France Inter, je lui avais dit "dis donc, vous devez être super-zen", elle m'avait répondu "va te faire foutre". J'avais mis ça sur le compte de la lutte des classes. Des millions de gens partout dans le monde ont suivi la méthode de Marie Kondo, dont moi, méthode qui comporte des règles : 1- considérer son intérieur et ses objets comme des êtres à part entière, je l'ai fait, une fois j'ai diné avec une chaise, j'étais assis dessus, on avait une relation un peu particulière. J'ai pas mal discuté avec un T-shirt aussi, je lui ai sorti des blagues, j'espère que je l'ai pas froissé. 2- commencer par disposer au centre de la p

The school art is coming in from every direction. The hand-me-down clothing complicates wardrobe systems. And the overwhelming gift-giving throws toy organization out of whack. In today's episode, regular contributors Jayme and Jennifer speak to their tips and tricks for managing all of the clutter in the house that comes with having young children. Plus, an update on Marie Kondo's status of a tidy home with children–and how we feel about it!If you haven't already listened to Tuesday's episode, we recommend starting there before hitting play on this one!All month long we're bringing back some beloved episodes from the early years of The Mom Hour – with fresh bonus conversations dropping every Friday on the same topic! Here's a playlist of some of our very favorite classic oldies – and here's a full list of every episode in chronological order.LINKS MENTIONED:Follow Jayme Sherrod from The Mom Hour team on InstagramFollow Jennifer Carrol from The Mom Hour team on InstagramListen to the Stuff, Junk & Things episode that inspired this oneJayme mentioned loving these magnet clips to keep kid artwork organizedJennifer recommends the book How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing.(This is an affiliate link)You may enjoy Stacy Bronec's blog post Strategies For Sorting & Storing Kids' School Papers & ArtworkMORE HELPFUL LINKS:Visit our websiteCheck out deals from our partnersFollow us on InstagramJoin our private listener group on Facebook (be sure to answer the membership questions!)Sign up for our newsletterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Goody bag treasures, generous grandparent gifts in every shade of plastic, and inexplicably precious (to someone) “junk” – it's the stuff of motherhood! In this replay of Episode 35, Meagan and Sarah share our strategies for minimizing the intake of “all the stuff,” ideas for reasonable purging, and how to organize the things you decide to keep. Enjoy!All month long we're bringing back some beloved episodes from the early years of The Mom Hour – with fresh bonus conversations dropping every Friday on the same topic! Here's a playlist of some of our very favorite classic oldies – and here's a full list of every episode in chronological order.LINKS MENTIONED:Here's a link to the original episodeSarah's Neato robot vaccuum is still going strong – 7 years later! (Here's an affiliate link to an updated version)You can still read the Facebook thread Meagan talked about from 2016 about Marie Kondo's methodWe discussed the book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing (affiliate link)MORE HELPFUL LINKS:Visit our websiteCheck out deals from our partnersFollow us on InstagramJoin our private listener group on Facebook (be sure to answer the membership questions!)Sign up for our newsletterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Are you feeling overwhelmed by the chaos of your kitchen cabinets? I promise we'll tackle this together on the latest episode of the Living Clutter Free for Ever podcast. Let's embrace Marie Kondo's KonMari Method®  and discover practical strategies to categorize and store kitchen items effectively. We'll turn those headache-inducing cabinets and pantries into streamlined, functional spaces that add joy, instead of stress, to your daily routines.And guess what? The journey doesn't end there. Staying organized is a long-term commitment and we'll share the key to maintaining a clutter-free kitchen. Hear creative hacks for drawer dividers, spice organization, and the bewildering world of plastic containers and lids. And remember, you're not alone in this quest for a clutter-free ever after. Let's build a supportive community together, sharing tips, resources, and motivation to create a harmonious home that's free from the burdens of clutter.To download your FREE weekly meal planner to support you with your organized kitchen click here https://www.caroline-thor.com/plannerThanks for listening! For more organizational motivation, support and free resources visit my website www.caroline-thor.com/explore, or come and say 'hi' on Instagram @caro.thor, or on Facebook @carolineorganizer

Brittany helps entrepreneurs build businesses without burnout by creating minimalist business & productivity systems to do more in less time. She organizes routines, time management & tech to work better for you! A former Event Planner & Professional Home Organizer, Brittany is now the Marie Kondo for Businesses with her Consulting, Coaching & Podcasting. As the CEO of Brittany & Co, she uses her organization skills to help business owners simplify to amplify their income, impact & influence! When Brittany is not helping business owners, she is raising her twin girls, Kenna & Layla, with her husband, Steven. LinkedInIGFacebookTikTokPodcastBook Your Discovery CallFollow Their RV AdventureALL LINKSASANAReceive 40% OFF at ThriveMarket.comFollow UsFacebookInstagram

Join CRUSH YOUR CONTENT and learn how to exactly how to Make Money from Social Media, and create content that you are obsessed with! Join NOW and START CRUSHING CONTENT TODAYConnect with Sam on Instagram or TikTokHere's the deal: I don't like the word 'organized.' It just doesn't resonate with me or my brain. I'm so organized in the digital world that Marie Kondo would be impressed. But I like to think of myself as a success girly, always setting myself up for success. When it comes to content creation and social media, I'm all about being prepared. My content bank is ready, I've got ideas lined up, and I even schedule time for working. Whatever you're doing, whether it's a full-time job or a side hustle, you've come to the right place to set yourself up for success.Check out all the CONTENT CREATION + SOCIAL MEDIA resources I have at THEGLITTER.ME

"Odometer Turning" tells the comedic tale of a Farrah Fawcett poster, Marie Kondo on acid and a hot Czech guy.

The guys talk about Justin's recent efforts to Marie Kondo his childhood bedroom (and how he just couldn't part with his baby blankie). Christian has a dream about trying to seduce Maggie on the same night that Maggie has a dream about trying to seduce Tom Hanks…what does it all mean?! Then we read a letter from Nell with the subject line “Farts,” so you know it's going to be good. Finally, we hear a sweet voicemail from listener named Julia who found comfort in the show during a lot of late nights after giving birth to her baby daughter during the pandemic.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we look to what the seasons bring and sometimes the seasons brings us a bit of work that can have an unexpected hidden joy. Out of the work and at times struggles, we can find some diamonds, as  Maester Marie, teaches us, if we know what we are looking for. I share with you what I have learned from Maester Marie Kondo and I highly recommend that you purchase her book, the life-changing magic of tidying up.(The life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing', 2014)(Konmari.com, 2023)Let's go, let's get it done. Get more information at: http://projectweightloss.org

Here's an inside look at the different popular organizing methods out there! We give you insights about the methods that are used on those TV shows, 'Tidying Up with Marie Kondo' (Netflix), 'Get Organized with The Home Edit' (Netflix), and 'The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning' (Peacock), as well as other popular methods you may have heard of.And we tell you how to know which method might be right for you and your family. Enjoy!Connect with Diana and Zeenat: email: hello@owepodcast.com Our Instagram: @organizing_with_ease_podcast Our Facebook: @OWE Podcast Our Websites:dsdeclutrr.comfireflybridge.com

In this episode, Liz sits down with Marie Kondo and her translator to talk about her celebrated Kon-Mari Method, which focuses on organizing your space as a means of facilitating the lifestyle you want to live – and categorizing items by whether or not they spark joy. Marie tells Liz how her expectations about tidiness have changed since having three kids and why she thinks it is important for mothers to be less hard on themselves and to just savor the time they have with their children. She also offers some simple tips for moms looking to engage their children in tidying up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Book club special: Lorraine and Trish meet Katherine Heiny, one of their favourite authors, to talk about the inspiration behind her new book of funny and insightful short stories every midlife woman will relate to - from marriage to Marie Kondo, ageing parents and wayward teens. She also chats about her own love story, adapting to an empty nest and the crime stories she can't get enough of. Plus: genius ideas for solo travel, girls getaways and special celebrations with Sawdays Travel Check out our dedicated midlife travel hub hereContact us: hello@postcardsfrommidlife.comFollow us on Instragram: @postcardsfrommidlifeJoin our private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/681448662400206/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The actor Cate Blanchett celebrates the work and life of Glenda Jackson, who died this week. The mothers of Grace O'Malley Kumar and Barnaby Webber spoke about their loved ones at a public vigil in Nottingham. Lisa Squire's daughter Libby was murdered as she walked home from a night out. Did choosing to go public and share her emotions and pain with a wider audience help her deal with her grief? For the first time four British women have reached the quarter-finals of the same WTA (Women's Tennis Association) Tour event. Katie Boulter, Harriet Dart and Jodie Burrage have joined Heather Watson in the women's last eight in the Nottingham Open. Tennis reporter Karthi Gnanasegaram explains the significance. Girlguiding has announced the closures of British Guiding Overseas and all five of its Activity Centres. Guide leader Aimmee Scholfield and Kirsty Patterson, also a leader and spokesperson for the campaign against the moves, explain why they are holding an overnight protest vigil and singalong outside Girlguiding UK headquarters. The radio presenter and broadcaster Aasmah Mir was a teenage introvert and loner. She talks about her memoir ‘A Pebble in the Throat', which tells the story of her childhood, growing up in the 1970s and 1980s in Glasgow, and traces in parallel the story of her mother's own life as a young woman In Pakistan in the 1950s before she moved to Scotland. Does the key to our happiness lie in ‘decluttering' our love life? Inspired by Japanese organising expert Marie Kondo, journalist Lucy Holden has been deleting photos, throwing away clothes and unfollowing social media accounts of her ex-partners. Lucy along with comedian Cally Beaton, a self-proclaimed ‘joyous midlife dater', discuss the pros and cons of a love life spring clean. Presenter: Clare McDonnell Producer: Dianne McGregor

Brendan Schwartz is the Co-Founder and CTO of Wistia, software that makes it easy to find, engage, and grow your audience with video. Victoria talks to Brendan about the latest updates on the platform, interesting problems he found that Wistia was able to remove and help his team get to speed and velocity, and the personal value that drives his decision-making. Wista (https://wistia.com/) Follow Wistia on Twitter (https://twitter.com/wistia) or LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/wistia/). Follow Brendan Schwartz on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendanschwartz/), Twitter (https://twitter.com/brendan), or visit his website (https://brendanschwartz.com/). Follow thoughtbot on Twitter (https://twitter.com/thoughtbot) or LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/150727/). Become a Sponsor (https://thoughtbot.com/sponsorship) of Giant Robots! Transcript: VICTORIA: This is the Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots Podcast, where we explore the design, development, and business of great products. I'm your host, Victoria Guido. And with me today is Brendan Schwartz, Co-Founder and CTO of Wistia, software that makes it easy to find, engage, and grow your audience with video. Brendan, thank you for joining us. BRENDAN: Thanks so much for having me. VICTORIA: And I believe this will be your third time, at least, on the Giant Robots Podcast, right? BRENDAN: Yes, I think this is my third appearance. Thank you for having me back. VICTORIA: Yes. BRENDAN: Is there anything I receive? What is it when you host SNL in a [crosstalk 00:39]. VICTORIA: You get a jacket. BRENDAN: A jacket, yeah. VICTORIA: Yeah, we should. BRENDAN: [laughs] VICTORIA: We should do a Giant Robots jacket or something from returned guests. I love it. So it's been great to follow along your journey here. So, for those who don't know, like, what is Wistia? And I'll say, just a precursor, that thoughtbot is a client of Wistia. So we use it ourselves. But why don't you just give us a little bit about what is the product and what makes it different? BRENDAN: Sure. And thank you so much for being a customer all these years. You kind of hit it at the top, but we help businesses of all sizes thrive with video. And so we serve mostly marketers. To dive a little bit into the history of the business, we'll be around seven...is that right? 17 years. It sounds like a long time when I say it out loud, [laughs] 17 years this June. And, for most of our history, we were, I'd say, a video-hosting platform for marketers. So if you want to put video on your website, track who's watching it, how they're watching it, and integrate that data with your other marketing systems, that was our focus and what we did. And over, I'd say, the past two years, we've brought in that focus to help businesses with all aspects of their video marketing from creating video...We recently introduced a live video product for webinars and for live events last fall. We just launched last week, which I'm very excited about native video recording in the Wistia platform. So you can record your webcam and your screen. And there's also a very simple video editor in the platform, which has been really powerful for folks to make small adjustments to content or to atomize content, take out highlights or sections of things, and to be able to publish them to their audiences. VICTORIA: Thank you for providing that context. And I'm curious if there were any, like, environmental or market forces that pushed you in that direction with the latest updates on the platform. BRENDAN: So, like I mentioned, we...in a large part, our success came (We're a relatively small team.) it came from being focused. And so for, you know, that decade or more, there were a lot of things that we had heard from the market or from customers. Like, live video was an obvious one we had been asked for a really long time. When will Wistia do live? When will Wistia do live? And, you know, our approach to that is we want to be really good and excellent at the things that we do and be focused. And I think that has served us well over the time that we've existed. And some of that came out of; I'd say, the really early days of the company where...it's funny, [laughs] we've always built Wistia, you know, sometimes we say in the shadow of YouTube, so YouTube and seeing YouTube. My co-founder was the first person who showed me YouTube in 2005, I think it was, and that was part of the inspiration to start Wistia. We are both really into video. And we saw that and having video be more accessible on the web, we knew was something that was going to change the world. There was a question...this sounds kind of dated nowadays to say, but there was a question if you were starting a business, you know, let's say, in 2006 or 2007 or '8, right? What are you going to do when Google enters your space? [laughs] It was a funny one for us to answer because we said...well, I forgot when YouTube was bought by Google. It was maybe in 2006 or something like that. Like, Google is already in our space, and it's free. So that was always an interesting challenge. And the way that we were successful there [laughs]...obviously, YouTube is at a much larger scale [laughs] and level of success than Wistia is. But to the extent we have a business at all against a very well-known and free competitor from those early days, it was being really focused on our customers and keeping the product footprint fairly small. Our business changed a lot during the pandemic. There were some obvious things, right? Video was used a lot more. So existing customers had a lot more usage. We saw an influx of customers, people who maybe were late to adopt video in their organization, and then that became a much obvious way that people could reach their audiences and grow. So that was something of a tailwind for us. And then it also forced us to kind of take a step back and look at the market in general with clear eyes. It was a funny moment, I think, for me and my co-founder because in the years leading up to that, you know, it had been like 12,13 years of doing Wistia, and it felt like we had solved a lot of problems in the product. We were still building new things, but they were for the most mature part of our audience or the most advanced marketers, which was pretty fun. But it felt like a lot of the problems had been solved. We were always, like, is the product done? Is the product complete? And when we took a step back and looked at the market, what we had found was that we had kind of just, like, got ourselves into this, you know, more mature corner of the market. But in a large part, because of COVID, so many businesses, existing and new businesses, were very new to video and were using video in new ways. And people who had been using video, their solutions to do that were super fragmented. You'd have one product that is providing...[laughs] You might have a different product you're using for internal meetings, video meetings, and that's different than a live event product, that's different than a webinar product, that's different than where you might publish your videos or host your videos, which is different than how you'd, like, analyze your performance. And as video became more important to organizations, that fragmentation of the solutions was something that was super painful. And we had heard from a lot of people who were Wistia customers and people who were not...having this as an all-in-one platform was something that they really desired, which I was also kind of, you know, we were, like, cynical about a little bit, right? Because if [laughs] you're in the world of product, it's like you can ask, you know, if you had a magic wand, what would you want? And someone says, "Oh, I want it all in one. And if you could just do everything for me, that would be so great." You know, it's hard to say, is that what people really want? And what gave us more confidence at that was, correct, is when we started digging into some of the details and hearing about existing workflows that existed that marketers have to deal with, including ourselves. We do a lot of content marketing. A lot of the really interesting things you could do in a product that is all in one it opens up new opportunities. And you could just imagine...you've hosted a webinar before. Almost always, it's the best practice that you host a webinar; after you're finished, you probably have a good marketing asset there. You should publish it to your website. You usually need to do some light editing. Maybe you're going to take off the Q&A before you publish it. And you put it on your website. And then, a while later, you're like, was this effective? Did it work? And then you have to, you know, probably have a spreadsheet somewhere. You have to go into the tool used to host the webinar to figure out who was watching it and [laughs] who registered. Did they attend? And then where's the data for how it performed on your website? How many people watched it? Did you get subscribers if you were, you know, had an email gate on that content? It's cumbersome, and it's a mess. And then, you know, the most motivated people who are well-resourced have the time to do that and analyze the performance. But then a lot of marketers who are on smaller teams they just don't have time to do that, which means a lot of content gets under-utilized or under-marketed. So a lot of evidence and motivation to change what we were doing and expand the product footprint. So that had us make a big investment in our product design and engineering teams, and we almost...we doubled them in about 18 months. And then that kind of set us on this journey that we started maybe two years ago to greatly expand what we're doing. VICTORIA: Well, that's great. So just to play that back, staying close and focused on your customers almost had you to a point of being stable with your product until COVID happened. And you have this increased demand for video that opened it up to almost have Wistia be like a startup again and create a whole new feature branch, right? BRENDAN: Yeah, that's exactly right. And that was really fun and motivating. I mean, we...that early-stage energy and not having all the answers to things where stuff is a little bit, you know, less-researched, and it's faster paced is something that I really like. That was a big shift for the company. So there was some, I don't know, I think we had some self-doubt a little bit if I'm honest, of, you know, when you've been so focused for so long. Like, can we do this? Like, will we be able to create something really good with this expanded footprint, and what resources that take? And is it going to take shifting the culture and mindset of the team, like, in ourselves? But, I don't know, that's kind of why I started the [laughs] business in the first, like, the adventure and not knowing what's next is very appealing. So that's been the fun part of it. VICTORIA: And how did you go about shifting that mindset? Or even what was the moment where you realized that you needed to go after this shift? And how did you start lobbying everyone around you to get on board? BRENDAN: A lot of those customer interviews and market interviews, we worked with an outside firm. We worked with Boston Consulting Group, who was a really great partner. We have obviously worked with folks outside. We hadn't worked with somebody; I'd say, at that scale in terms of kind of, like, tie-in with our company strategy today. But that was really helpful to have a partner, especially to push us. We got to something different than we had been doing, I mean, not dramatically so. But it was expanding what we were doing. So that was really helpful. It helped...that put some structure around it to what we had, and the whole company knew this was happening and was along for the ride. So I'd say the communication and getting to a clear strategy was something we did pretty well, and telling that story internally. I'd say where we didn't do as well [laughs] and were maybe late to make some decisions is how the culture would need to change to support that strategy. Again, like I said, we've doubled the product design and engineering teams. That is now feeling in a pretty good spot, but that was a lot of growth for us. And was, I'd say, pretty messy along the way. So the beginning, I'd say, was clear, and I think communicated well. And then I feel like in the middle it was, I don't know, a big mess where we got maybe a year in, and we're like, wow, we have this new strategy, but we really haven't executed much on it. Some of these things we're building are taking a lot longer than we thought. Our velocity doesn't feel great. Like, maybe we didn't plan some of this stuff out. Like, we've hired a lot of people, but, like, are they productive yet? And so, yeah, I think we were in a pretty [laughs] tough spot maybe last summer. We were a year into this strategic shift, but it didn't feel like we were really moving against it as much as we had hoped. VICTORIA: It makes sense that it would take some time to change strategic direction and then get to that high-velocity point that you would expect. Were there other blockers that you found you were able to remove to get the team back up to that high velocity on delivering features for clients? BRENDAN: [laughs] Well, it's funny that you say that. I wish; I mean, that is pretty obvious, I think, and obvious in retrospect. But, for some reason, when you're in this, or when we were in this, you're impatient, and you want it faster. And I think probably [laughs] having some clear expectations would have made the ride a little smoother along the way for this. I feel like I have to remind myself of this pretty frequently. I mean, Wistia is not big. We're 180 people or so but certainly bigger than...I can think back to various other sizes. Doing that strategic shift it takes time for leadership, let's say, or me to shift my mindset about some of those things. And then once you've changed your mind, you kind of... it's easy, or at least for me, to discount the time it took and all the information it took to lead to that, which needs to cascade through an organization. And so that's where some of that impatience...or just the piece you said about, yeah, it makes sense that this would take time. I was like -- VICTORIA: [laughs] [inaudible 11:56] BRENDAN: [laughter] You're like, once you've got it, you're like, wow, this is so exciting. Let's go. Let's go. And everybody is like, what are you talking about? VICTORIA: Yeah. My background has been in, like, Federal IT consulting. So you're used to kind of the pace of things being a little slower. And I think people forget that as an organization gets to any amount of size, that kind of bureaucracy tends to creep in. And, like you're saying, the information just needs to cascade down throughout everybody. I think my original question was, were there any blockers or interesting problems you found that you were able to remove and help your team get to that speed or velocity you really wanted? BRENDAN: Yeah, there were a lot. I think most of them and most of the hardest ones to move centered around cultural change, and they weren't necessarily so clear at the onset. And so, you know, one thing that kind of partway into the strategy change that became clear is, and you had said it, it's like going from, you know, basically thinking of ourselves as being in a late stage or more mature market to being in an early-stage environment. And the type of culture that, you know, succeeds in those worlds is different. One thing that we've learned along the way at Wistia that we have employed and I think been successful with is this concept that when you update your strategy as a company, you should be thoughtful and, like, make conscious updates to your culture and values. And so much is that...so you're saying culture is the way that you work. You want that to be in support of strategy. And I remember when I first heard this concept, and we were earlier into our journey. I was like, what is this, like, corporate nonsense? Culture is just this, like, intangible, you know, it's this sum of how everyone works. And it's, like, this beautiful symphony of values. [laughs] It was a more kind of, like, idealistic [laughs] view of it or more organic view of it, which I think is reasonable. But you can also be intentional about your culture. So when we wrestled with that the first time...this was many years ago when we updated. I forgot even what the strategic changes at the time. But we updated our values, and we set about making a conscious cultural change. So when we changed the strategy this time, we did the same thing. I'd say we were a little bit late doing it, like, getting to it. But we did do it. And so some of that was there were certain things...so, for instance, being so focused. We had a really lean team. And we were optimizing for things like predictability of outcomes and needing to be correct. So, for instance, if you're only going to make...let's just, like, say, on the product side. Like, if you're only going to be able to ship or do, you know, a few big improvements to the product per year, like, you're well served to kind of go slowly and make sure those have a reasonable chance of success. This was, like, the culture and the mode that we were in. That doesn't really work very well when you're in an early-stage environment where things are pretty unpredictable and things are moving really quickly. So that was an example of something that we kind of identified, and we're like, we're going to need to change this. So it was this shift from teams feeling the need to be correct and really well-researched about something to moving towards; I'd say, you need to talk to a lot of customers to build customer intuition in order to make decisions faster. But that shouldn't be the case that; for every product decision you need to make, you have to talk to 5 or 10 customers to validate that. You should be able to build an intuition to be able to make those decisions faster, and we should be more tolerant of failure. And so, we should work in a more incremental style. I mean, some of this is, like, super familiar to anybody [laughs] listening to this, right? It's like a more agile style. So work more incrementally, like, work incrementally towards great as opposed to, you know, this big thing that's going to be super polished and correct from the jump. VICTORIA: I think that's really interesting. And it's not necessarily wrong to be so thorough in your changes when you're in that steady state, and you, like, know what clients you have, and you have a pretty well-defined product. But it's interesting that it took quite a bit of effort, it sounds like, to shift back into a flow state where you're incrementally doing changes very frequently to get that new product and find those new customers that you're targeting. BRENDAN: And it continues to be. We've made a lot of progress on this. And maybe it's helpful...I don't know if it's helpful to folks listening to dive into some of the details of how we went about making those changes. It's still really difficult, right? There's a lot of things in tension. So I'd say in our previous mode, one thing we were pretty good about is when something was released, it was well-tested. It was high quality. It was, like, well-communicated. Throughout the org, people knew what was coming. Obviously, there were hiccups with that, but, like, that's the side of the spectrum that we were on there. And then in this mode where we're building faster and more incrementally, we have a lot of internal tension in terms of quality, like, is this good enough? Is this first version good enough? Are we going to make a bad first impression? And so, obviously, you do this for a...it's a set of trade-offs, right? There's no free lunch, but that is still very much we're trying to find the right balance. VICTORIA: Right. So, like, in your role as CTO, how do you make people feel comfortable failing [laughs] [inaudible 17:06] describing. BRENDAN: Some of this cultural change, I think, it's been interesting to go through because some of the properties of how we had been working are, you know, things that are part of the way I like to work. Like, it makes me uncomfortable to release something that you know the flaws in it. And that's an old kind of startup advice that I think is generally right. Like, if you release something and it doesn't make you a little bit uncomfortable, you have waited too long. [laughs] Advice is very easy and abstract. It's hard to apply. Like, there's a huge spectrum there of, like, how uncomfortable [laughs] you want to be. But I will say that that's been something that's been, yeah, hard to reconcile with. And I guess that the piece that I'm able to do in my role is, like, remind folks where we're headed, right? So the first version can be a bit rough. What matters is what happens after that. So, if we're quick to listen to customers, to fix those things, to correct that, and people can see that momentum, I think that matters for a lot. And I think that's, like, something...I've been telling that story repeatedly. Internally, I've had other leaders, and that's what we've really been leaning on is, like, we've adjusted how we're delivering customer value. And that we're going to push things out that might be a little bit more raw, but where we ultimately are going to get them to and get them to quickly is something that we're really proud of. So that has helped. And then, I'd say we still haven't figured out, which is, again, like, in these smaller increments, things can be a failure, and that's okay as long as we learn something and correct and move forward. And one thing that's been a little bit tricky to recognize, too, is there's some places where you have some experiment, and you're not actually sure if there's a market or if there's a need for a feature. So you might do something, and it really doesn't land well. And then you learn something about the market or the customer base and say, okay, that isn't what people needed. But, in a lot of places that we're building product, like, let's say, take live video, for example. [laughs] When we launch a live video product, it may be a failure. Like, the first version may not be completely right or may be a failure. But the customer need for [laughs] a live video for a webinar exists, right? So that's not the type of failure that you go, oh, I guess there's not [laughs] a market there. Or, it's like, you go back and say, okay, how do we need to improve this to make it work? I don't think we have the right language internally around that. You know, there are certain areas where it's like a failure, and then it's like, okay, we've learned not to do that again. And there's other areas where it's like, we're going to keep...[laughs] not we're going to keep failing. I mean, there are goals to succeed, right? But we're going to keep improving this until we get it to work because we know there is a market here, and there is a customer need. VICTORIA: Making a culture where it's acceptable to run experiments [chuckles] and as long as you're learning from the failures. And honestly, it sounds like you all are very connected to your customer. Like, you're talking to them regularly. You're testing out features with them and getting that feedback. And that sounds like that's really what you want to focus on and want your whole team to focus on. BRENDAN: Yes, yeah, exactly. Mid-Roll Ad: As life moves online, bricks-and-mortar businesses are having to adapt to survive. With over 18 years of experience building reliable web products and services, thoughtbot is the technology partner you can trust. We provide the technical expertise to enable your business to adapt and thrive in a changing environment. We start by understanding what's important to your customers to help you transition to intuitive digital services your customers will trust. We take the time to understand what makes your business great and work fast yet thoroughly to build, test, and validate ideas, helping you discover new customers. Take your business online with design‑driven digital acceleration. Find out more at tbot.io/acceleration or click the link in the show notes for this episode. VICTORIA: You mentioned a little bit about your values. So, what would you say is, like, your most important personal value that drives your decision-making at Wistia? BRENDAN: So, like I mentioned, we've changed our values over time when we've changed strategy. And we think of our values as a decision-making framework, not as a set of things that we value. For instance, if you go on our website on wistia.com, I think about/values, about/company. It's somewhere. And you can see our values. It's not a list of everything that Wistia values or even the things that we value the most. For example, Wistia has, like, creativity is something that I value a lot that is very built into Wistia's culture that we value a lot, but it's not a listed value. It used to be at one point, and then we found that as a decision-making tool, it wasn't very helpful. [laughs] If you're faced with a decision, and you say, okay, one of the values is creativity, how do I make this more creative, right? VICTORIA: [laughs] BRENDAN: That's not usually the question you want to ask. So we have, over the years, shifted towards the values are a decision-making framework. And I'd say the one value that has stood the test of time in there is simplicity, which is not unique to Wistia, but it's something that I care a lot about personally. It's served us well as a business. It's almost always harder to get to a simple solution or answer than it is to get to a complex one. It takes a lot of failure. Sometimes there isn't a simple solution, but I think it's always worth the pursuit of trying to find one. And that's served us well in keeping a focused and easy-to-use product. I think that's fairly self-evident [laughs] why that matters to customers. And it's something that I think it's hard to do as you grow, and add, and get bigger. And it's an important feature of the product. And it's an important feature of, I don't know, companies' internal policies or the employee experience. The simpler something is, it's easier to understand. I think the more someone who works inside your company can wrap their arms around more of that context or, you know, more of the product, more of the all the ins and outs of how it is to work there, the better informed they'll be, the better faster they'll be able to make decisions, and the better work they'll be able to do. So, yeah, simplicity, minimalism, those are things I think that have served us well over the years. VICTORIA: Oh, I appreciate that. I could see how that could apply to how you're writing your code, or how you're designing a feature, or even your pricing structure. BRENDAN: Yeah, and I don't think...we definitely don't always get it right. So, you know, all of this is aspirational, but I think it's the right thing to aspire to. VICTORIA: Right. Oh, I'm familiar. [laughter] It's like that, I mean, the Marie Kondo, like, keeping it simple and organized. It's definitely aspirational [laughter] in my personal life as well. But that makes sense. Okay, I have a fun one for you. What is your favorite viral video style that you think people should do more of on Wistia? [laughs] BRENDAN: Oh, whoa. That's a hot-button one. [laughs] I think we have long said...this, like, feels like it takes me back to when we first started Wistia. The term viral and viral video was a new thing for the internet, I guess because video on the internet was still fairly new. I've always been on the side of this, like, hardworking video. And most of our customers are B2B businesses, so these are, like, marketing teams at B2B companies. I'm sure a lot of people who are listening to this have seen some very cringeworthy, you know, attempts at a viral video made by various corporations. Those usually don't land well. There are some people out there maybe that can crack this and make something that is viral through some art and science, but most everybody else cannot. VICTORIA: [laughs] BRENDAN: It's like, not something that can be kind of, like, bottled and captured. So we've always been on the side of, like, be authentic, be yourself, make these harder-working videos. But -- VICTORIA: I think that's generally good advice for businesses that was, like, maybe don't try to just do viral trends...[laughs] Like, make your own authentic content. But you personally now, like, yeah, if you were going to do whatever the latest TikTok trend is, which one would you pick? BRENDAN: You know, okay, maybe here's one. So we have always been, as I described it, on the side of, like, do not do this. It is, like, almost always going to be cringe-worthy. But do you remember...I don't know what year this is from, the Harlem Shake. It was mostly kind of a business trend, right? You'd play this track, the Harlem Shake, and have, like, when the beat dropped, it would go from normal office to everyone dancing in a costume. VICTORIA: Oh, that's fun. BRENDAN: So it was, like, a fun trend. But it was...we were and still are, I'd say, fairly, like, anti-trend. I don't know what, you know, like, contrarian when it comes to marketing trends or things like that. But then, when this happened, we were like, this will be really funny. We should set a calendar reminder to do this, like, ten years in the future. Actually, the last onsite that we had; unfortunately, it was the last day. Our head of production [laughs] who, like, we kind of had this, like, running joke of he randomly saw a news article. I think that it was the 10-year anniversary of the Harlem Shake [laughs] or whatever. He's like, oh, this would be...this is the perfect time to do this, now that it's so, so, so out of vogue. But, you know, people, like, maybe have fond memories of it. And now this is so out of fashion. I think it could be funny to do it. [laughs] VICTORIA: Yeah, right. You don't want to do it just because it's the trend. But if it fits your personality and your business, then I think it would make sense. BRENDAN: Yeah. VICTORIA: I've heard that there might be a Wes Anderson style. [laughs] And I wanted to do a Wes Anderson goes to RailsConf video, but I'm actually meeting this -- BRENDAN: Did you do it? VICTORIA: I didn't do it. I'm not actually good enough. I think tomorrow I'm meeting with the Wistia customer success team. [laughs] I'm going to ask them to help me. BRENDAN: Oh yes, we'll help you. VICTORIA: Yes. BRENDAN: I do like...that trend is nice. That feels like a; I don't know, like, less aggressive. I've seen a lot of those, and they don't feel, I don't know, cringeworthy to me because maybe it's a nice shell in which to put some personality and content, as opposed to -- VICTORIA: Just being goofy or whatever, yeah. [laughs] BRENDAN: Yeah, I don't know exactly how to describe it. But I think that one works better. Yeah, someone at Wistia did that the other day in the office, and people enjoyed it a lot. That was more for, like, internal consumption. But those ones are nice. VICTORIA: Yeah. Well, I like the idea of bringing some of these editing tools to marketing teams where they can maybe not create viral videos all the time but do a lot of very highly editing and having it all in one place as well. Like you mentioned, I do run webinars, [laughs] and I'm familiar with the bouncing around between different tools to get everything to work. And there's even sometimes, like, security issues with different types of video-hosting tools. So I think there's a lot to offer for a marketing team who may not have as many resources to do the individual pieces. BRENDAN: Yeah, that's a story we've heard, yeah, from a lot of customers. And we have a lot of video resources internally because we're a video company, and we invest a lot in that. But even so, yeah, if you talk to folks on our marketing team, they'd say it's hard to get those resources, especially if you have something small that you want to do. I think it's always better if the person who has the need can easily do the thing themselves, right? More and better work gets done that way versus if it's, like, this chain of having to, like, ask other people because then you're like, should I really ask? It's like, do I want to, you know, spend social capital or budget on this thing? Will it work, will it not? But you can be, I think, faster and also experiment more when you have those tools available to you. VICTORIA: Yeah, no, that makes sense. Because I don't know if it's worth [laughs] me spending my team's time to make this Wes Anderson video, but I want to do it for fun. So we'll see if I can do it at RubyKaigi next week. BRENDAN: You should. That's great. That's, like, the perfect example of it because I feel like, yeah, well, maybe not. You might be sheepish to be like, yeah, I'm going to spend, like, ten grand with this, like, contractor to make this Wes Anderson...and to be like, what do you...what? What are you doing? VICTORIA: [laughs] That makes sense. BRENDAN: But if you do it, I think, you know, it's very likely it'll be really well-received, and you'll learn something about your audience. And then that could, like, blossom into, you know, a whole bunch of other things. I feel like that's been the case for us in our content marketing. We've long said, and this is, like, much more commonplace now, but one of the advantages of having a video producer in-house, like, is exactly that you now are employing someone full-time. And so you've, you know, like, maybe knocked off, like, the major pieces of content that a business would make with video, some of the obvious things. But then it's exactly what you're talking about that, oh, we could take a risk, and we could try this. And that's where you learn and figure out new things and things that are different than your competitors might be doing or more creative approaches. VICTORIA: Oh, That's great. You know, something I like to ask everybody who comes on the show, and it will be super interesting since you've been on a few times before, but if you could go back in time to your younger self when you first started Wistia, what advice would you give yourself? BRENDAN: Patient...One funny thing of when we started Wistia, we had really unrealistic expectations. I don't think that's [laughs] unique when starting a business when you're young. But yeah, I was 22 or 23, as was my co-founder, Chris. And we really honestly thought—this is, like, this is cringeworthy to say—that we would either be really successful and, in six months, build this great business and sell it to Facebook or now Meta, right? But that was, like, a hot company at the time. So we'd be wildly successful and sell to Facebook in six months, or we would fail in obscurity. That was, like, our honest-to-goodness business plan, which is so naive. [laughs] And here we are, you know, 17 years later and having a wonderful time. So I guess I would say, I mean, it's the most cliché advice, and you're young, and you never listen to stuff like this, but it's, like, enjoy the journey. [laughter] Things haven't always been easy. And there are, you know, hard challenges and, like, times filled with self-doubt. But even in those moments, if you have support from people around you, if you can learn to enjoy the growth and the journey, that is what keeps you motivated to do something for a long period of time. And usually, you know, people who stay focused on something for a long period of time you figure it out and can be successful. This sounds like the most generic advice as I say this out loud. VICTORIA: [laughs] BRENDAN: It really is. Enjoy the journey. [laughs] VICTORIA: Enjoy the journey. But I think that's common. And even actually talking with Chad a few weeks ago and interviewing him about thoughtbot, is his younger self would tell him to have more fun [laughs] during the whole process and really enjoy it. And I think it's also interesting that you had either the most optimistic and the most [laughs] pessimistic as options and, like, nothing in between [laughter] that you expected would happen. Which is funny because I have people ask me, like, is there still money in building apps and building new products? And it's like, yeah, like, it feels like there's these big people in the space, and they're doing everything you could think of possible. But there's still niche market that you can pursue [laughs], right? And there is still the ways that you can differentiate yourself as a product. BRENDAN: Yeah, I think that's exactly right. What advice would you give to your younger self? VICTORIA: Oh, me? I think, you know, probably something similar. Like, I feel like all of the times in my life where I've been, like, what am I going to do next and been really stressed out about it, within, like, three to six months, I found a new job, or I found something better where life improved a hundred-fold. [laughter]. So I think that's something even now I like to keep in mind is, like, if things turned down badly, like; usually, things turn around in a few months after that, [laughs] and a lot of times for the better. And that's, you know, true with, like, moving to California across the country from DC a few years ago. And yeah, a few other points like that. I think the other part I think about is who I might have invested more time in and who I would have invested less time in. And like what you were saying, like, having the support of people around you, and finding the people who really have your back and support you, and, for people who don't, maybe letting go a little sooner. [laughs] BRENDAN: Oh, interesting. Yeah, that's good advice. Yeah, I feel like both of those things are things I should probably remind myself of more frequently. [laughs] VICTORIA: Right? And have more fun, which means...there's another quote I heard that's, like, when people travel back in time, they're worried about changing a small thing that will affect the future. But people don't think that they can make small changes now that will affect their future big time. BRENDAN: Oh, that's a good one. I haven't heard that. But that's a good one. VICTORIA: Well, super cool. Just to kind of really summarize or go back to some things we mentioned already about video, just how important do you think video really is to marketing in the current landscape for businesses? BRENDAN: I mean, [laughs] I'm a very biased party, but I think it is becoming increasingly more important. I think it is the default way a lot of people want to consume information. This is a whole other tip that we didn't talk about with what's happening in the world of generative AI. And I'm sure a lot of people listening to this have voice cloning and how good those things have been getting. I think it's going to make the value of authentic connections in video much more important in the short and medium term. And there's some challenging questions about how do you tell what's real in an environment where we've gone past the uncanny valley in terms of generating, you know, an avatar of me or you with the perfect voice clone? But I think people are going to rely a lot on video to break through. VICTORIA: Yeah, that makes a lot of sense. It's going to be just more video world [laughs] as it goes. What does success look like for Wistia six months from now and even five years from now, the longer term? BRENDAN: I think for six months from now, so there's a lot of new areas of the product that we've added. And, in the next six months, we should be able to make pretty substantial progress to have those parts of the product have really solid adoption and repeated usage by customers. I think that's what success looks like, which we're seeing it now for our editors, probably the farthest along, that it has really good adoption among the customer base, and repeat usage, which I think is, like, a really good sign of success for a product. Live is still really early for us. You don't get a lot of shots if something goes wrong with a live event. [laughs] You know, I'd be pretty quick to look for another platform. And that's a pretty mature market where there are a lot of really strong competition. I think if we can get to a place in six months where we've got, you know, a few hundred customers using that every week or every month, we'd feel like we're on a path towards success. And the five-year version, I don't know, we recently started making three-year goals for the company a few years ago that have been pretty helpful to have as an anchoring. We have not made a five-year goal. But the thing I'm very excited about right now and what we're doing is, again, like, live is a small example. The market for live itself is much bigger than the market that traditionally Wistia has been in, and just in terms of video hosting, which itself has always grown a lot over the years. And it's itself a big market, as is video recording and creating video. So we have entered into a bunch of new markets that are all really quite large. And it's pretty humbling to be in a spot where I feel like we have a really solid base with a lot of in-depth knowledge of marketing and our customer to be able to build a really excellent product for that set. We're playing in a much bigger market than I ever thought we would. VICTORIA: It's like, success already achieved. [laughter] BRENDAN: Well, I don't know. It doesn't feel that way. It doesn't feel that way. But -- [laughs] VICTORIA: Maybe next time you come on the podcast, you'll have another success story to share with us. [laughs] BRENDAN: I hope so. Yeah, I feel like that's always the case, right? It's like, yeah, there are moments where we're certainly very proud of what we've been able to achieve. But most of my time is spent [laughs] in the headspace of, you know, why are we so slow? Why is the product not good enough? Why are we, you know, like, all the stuff that's going wrong, right? Which drives you to be better and is exciting. VICTORIA: Right. That makes sense. Well, hopefully, this helps remind you all the good stuff that you all have done so far, too. BRENDAN: [laughs] VICTORIA: I'm really excited to hear about just how your values drive your decisions and then how that goes to the rest of the team and how closely you're listening to your customers, too, on the product. I think those are all just really great cultural examples and ways to build great products. So, thank you for sharing your story with me. And you can subscribe to the show and find notes along with a complete transcript for this episode at giantrobots.fm. And if you have questions or comments, you can email us at hosts@giantrobots.fm. And you can find me on Twitter at @victori_ousg. This podcast is brought to you by thoughtbot and produced and edited by Mandy Moore. ANNOUNCER: This podcast is brought to you by thoughtbot, your expert strategy, design, development, and product management partner. We bring digital products from idea to success and teach you how because we care. Learn more at thoughtbot.com. Special Guest: Brendan Schwartz.

Kristyn is a decluttering expert and lifestyle enthusiast who has dedicated herself to helping others live a clutter-free and organized life. She discovered her passion for decluttering after reading "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up" by Marie Kondo, which sparked a profound shift in her perspective on the importance of decluttering.   Driven by a desire to redefine what it means to be clutter-free, Kristyn adopted a radical self-care and radical self-organization approach, leading her to develop her own unique method known as the Kon-mari Method. This method sets itself apart from others by focusing not only on what to get rid of but also on what to bring into one's life.   Throughout her journey, Kristyn has realized that tidying is not just an exercise but an event, and she aims to inspire others to embrace this mindset. She believes that fixing the root of the clutter problem is crucial and encourages individuals to join the clutter bug group and utilize clear bins for effective organization.   Kristyn is also experienced in marketing and promoting herself on social media, having successfully used platforms like Instagram to share her expertise. She has taken up challenges and shares valuable insights on organizing multiple platforms for different audiences.   In addition to decluttering physical spaces, Kristyn emphasizes the importance of decluttering and digitizing files. She understands the fear associated with letting go of sentimental items, particularly paper, and offers practical advice on how to separate them from essential documents and capture their essence through photographs.   For those seeking to optimize their lives, Kristyn recommends embracing the Kon-mari method, utilizing the Tidy Home Joy Journal, and seeking guidance from experts on social media. Her relatable and engaging approach to decluttering and organizing has earned her a strong following and the reputation of being an expert in the field.   Follow Kristyn     0:00 How did you get into decluttering?   4:09 Redefining what it means to be clutter free (radical self care)   9:07 What to get rid of and what you bring in.   16:21 Fixing the root of the problem.   21:58 Marketing  on social media.   25:34 The challenges of having multiple different platforms.   29:18 Decluttering and digitizing files.   34:49: The importance of taking a picture of what you want.   41:52 Advice for people who want to optimize their life.   Join my newsletter The Optimization Toolbox Newsletter https://newsletter.jennaredfield.com   Download Notion! https://notion.grsm.io/jenna-redfield   Notion Foundations Online Course (with ADHD Life Tracker Notion Template included) https://notionfoundations.com   Notion Template Creator Course https://notiontemplatecreator.com/   Get My Notion Templates Content Calendar Template, ADHD Life Tracker, Business Tracker https://notion.jennaredfield.com/templates   Join my Notion FB Groups! Marketing & Notion https://www.facebook.com/groups/marketingandnotion ADHD & Notion https://www.facebook.com/groups/adhdandnotion   Shop my Amazon Storefront https://www.amazon.com/shop/twincitiescollective?ref=cm_sw_em_r_inf_own_twincitiescollective_dp_8RWpsBczfStVY   Sign up for my best & favorite resources & Notion templates here •Notion Templates •Apps that work with Notion •Other Notion Resources •Favorite Notion Videos •Facebook Groups https://notion.jennaredfield.com/resources   Listen to the Optimization Podcast https://podcast.jennaredfield.com     LINKS

Rejoignez la communauté d'auditeur.ices de Passerelles pour accéder aux transcriptions et à des ressources supplémentaires (⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/passerelles⁠⁠⁠⁠) ---- Vous pouvez également ⁠⁠⁠⁠vous abonner à la newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠ pour cultiver votre curiosité, échanger avec moi et recevoir un petit guide gratuit qui vous accompagnera dans votre pratique de l'écoute ---- Pour plus d'infos sur mon programme audio inspiré par Le Petit Prince, je vous invite à cliquer sur le lien suivant : ⁠⁠⁠https://passerelles.podia.com/qui-es-tu-re-decouvre-le-petit-prince/⁠⁠⁠ Venez (re)découvrir ce classique avec moi ! ---- Bienvenue dans Passerelles, un podcast pensé pour éveiller la curiosité des apprenantes et des apprenants de français. Dans chaque épisode, je partage avec vous une question inspirée par les podcasts que j'écoute, par mes lectures. Et tout simplement par des choses qui m'ont marquée, qui m'ont étonnée récemment. J'ai eu envie de créer ce podcast pour transmettre des idées et encourager la conversation sur des sujets variés. Vous pouvez participer en vous abonnant à Passerelles, sur votre application de podcasts préférée. Je suis aussi sur Instagram : ⁠⁠⁠⁠@frenchdiaries⁠⁠⁠⁠ Merci pour votre écoute et à très vite ! ---- La question du jour : Comment vivre plus léger ? La phrase à retenir : Lorsqu'on crée de l'espace dans sa tête et autour de soi, lorsqu'on se détache des choses non essentielles, ça nous permet de mieux nous concentrer sur les choses essentielles, sur les choses importantes pour nous. Grâce à ces quelques habitudes, on est déjà sur la bonne voie pour vivre une vie plus simple. Résumé de l'épisode : Comment vivre simplement ? C'est l'une des questions posées par le minimalisme. Quand j'entends parler de ce concept, il est souvent présenté comme une mode, une tendance matérielle. Vivre simplement, ça nous pousse à réfléchir à nos rapports aux objets. Mais le minimalisme, c'est quoi, au juste ? C'est un mode de vie qui consiste à limiter ses possessions et sa consommation. Être minimaliste, c'est chercher à désencombrer son espace. Au fil du temps, une image un peu caricaturale s'est attachée à ce mot. Dans cet épisode, la question qu'on se pose, c'est la suivante : comment vivre plus léger (02:04) ? D'abord, on s'intéresse aux différences qui existent entre minimalisme et simplicité (02:58). Les solutions minimalistes sont devenues célèbres dans le monde entier à travers des livres et des personnalités, comme Marie Kondo et sa "Magie du rangement" (07:29). Si le minimalisme semble être une mode, la simplicité est un état d'esprit. Ensuite, on s'arrête sur quelques habitudes à adopter pour vivre plus simplement (10:14). Et pour finir, on réfléchit à nos relations aux objets. C'est pas toujours facile, ou même souhaitable de se débarrasser des choses dont on a pas besoin. Parfois, ces choses-là racontent quelque chose sur nous et sur notre vie (16:53). Bonne écoute ! Pour aller plus loin : Le numéro "428 - Comment vivre plus léger? ", du journal Le 1 Hebdo L'épisode "Comment se débarrasser du superflu ?", du podcast "Grand bien vous fasse !" sur l'appli de Radio France ---- Crédit musique : Betty Dear + Taoudella by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Blue Dot Sessions

Boost Your Business Success and Banish Burnout with Brittany's Minimalist Systems! Brittany helps entrepreneurs build businesses without burnout by creating minimalist business & productivity systems to do more in less time. She organizes routines, time management & tech to work better for you! A former Event Planner & Professional Home Organizer, Brittany is now the Marie Kondo for Businesses with her Consulting, Coaching & Podcasting. As the CEO of Brittany & Co, she uses her organization skills to help business owners simplify to amplify their income, impact & influence! When Brittany is not helping business owners, she is raising her twin girls, Kenna & Layla with her Husband Steven Dixon, Camping & Learning the Art of Wine & Cheese!

On this episode of The Power of Love Show we welcome special guests, Melissa Jenski & Kristin Mortensen. Melissa Jenski is a design professional with over 10 years of experience in specialty retail and wholesale. While the highlights of her career include overseeing the retail operations at the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, designing jewelry for Sundance Catalog and creating the merchandise assortment for a world-class spa, they were merely stepping-stones on her way to realizing her dreams of becoming an entrepreneur. As Co-founder of Good Grief, Melissa is the Chief Inspiration Officer and is in charge of fulfillment and inventory management.  An autoimmune diagnosis in her 20's, followed by infertility and a miscarriage in her 30's inspired Melissa to start ‘Good Grief'. When she's not busy working, you can find her daydreaming about her next business idea, planning her next big vacation or obsessively Marie Kondo-ing an untouched area of her house. She currently resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico with her two favorite people – her husband and daughter. Kristin Mortensen is a marketing professional with over a decade of experience helping other brands tell their story, engage with customers and, above all, make money.  Burnt out from the corporate grind and pandemic fatigue, she wanted something to call her own. In 2021, she joined forces with her sister as the Co-Founder of ‘Good Grief' and is responsible for the marketing and e-commerce side of the business.   Her love for traveling catapulted her to Europe shortly after graduating from ASU, and she's made the UK her home after being abroad for over 13 years. But it hasn't all been smooth sailing. It's been a whirlwind of divorce and heartbreak, learning to love again, and more recently, the happiest moments as a new mom sprinkled with postpartum depression and anxiety. She lives with long-term partner, Adam, and they recently welcomed a new addition to their family in September 2022. When she's not juggling work and motherhood, you can find her traveling, hiking or most likely a little bit of both. ‘Good Grief' is an online gifting platform that sells curated care packages for life's twists and turns - loss of a loved one, cancer, mental health, miscarriage and beyond. Filled with equal parts heart and humor, each Good Grief box contains a selection of practical tools for healing and self-care and is packed to perfection with a handwritten card. ShopGoodGrief.com 15% DISCOUNT OFFER: Promo Code to use at checkout: DDJF Or Link with the discount code applied: https://shopgoodgrief.com/discount/DDJF Learn More About Melissa & Kristin: Website: ShopGoodGrief.com Instagram: @GoodGrief.Shop Facebook: Good Grief Shop Pinterest: @GoodGriefShop Contact: hello@shopgoodgrief.com Learn More About DDJF: Website: DDJF.org Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation Facebook: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation LinkedIn: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation Twitter: @DDJFoundation Leave a podcast review: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/6X6zGAPmdReRrlLO0NW4n6?si=koXehESfSrSwA-zWi2vf-w Can't make the live-stream? You can always watch our syndicated interviews later on YouTube or Facebook! Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-Nd1HTnbaI Like Our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/884355188308946/ Join our Official Facebook Group full of supportive community members: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1500933326745571/?ref=share_group_link Visit the DDJF official website: http://www.ddjf.org/ Follow us on Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepowerofloveshow/support

Episode notesThis week's episode: 00:22 Hello and welcome!03:19 Today, Wednesday. Mercury is in Taurus. Moon moved into Aquarius and met with Pluto. Lots of fixity and could be pushing people over the edge.05:00 Insightful thoughts on the sign of Leo and Venus' ingress into Leo and straightaway opposing Pluto.14:58 The theme for this year, The Love Revolution, is being activated again.17:03 Moon Pluto conjunction. Crypto highlighted again. Pluto musings along with focus on the property market, gold and Bitcoin.30:00 Women are cyclical. Let's have a conversation about our feminine and masculine roles we have.36:21 Thursday. This day could bring some shocks but by now shocks are old news to us.36:59 Friday.  Moon enters Pisces and meets Saturn. Work hard, play hard!37:46 Saturday. Final Quarter in Pisces. Rest and Integration.39:44 The Lunar gestation cycle explained.41:12 Sunday. A big day. Mercury moves into Gemini and Pluto retrogrades back into Capricorn. Mercury is back at home bringing us plenty of ideas. 43:23 Bombastic Monday. Making things happen.44:40 Tuesday. Can be a bit tricky. Let's see next week how we all feel.45:56 Wednesday. Beautiful day! Celebrate yourself. Adopt the Marie Kondo motto and get rid of anything that does not bring you joy. This day however comes with warnings; be aware of overpromising and overspending.48:28 Thank you bye!    Resources: Venus Movements:19th June - Enters shadow period23 July - Stations retrograde4th September - Stations direct7th October - Out of shadow Listen to my Astrology of 2023 Podcast episode here. Find me: Instagram: @francescaoddieastrology@astrologyretreats TikTok: @francescaoddieastrology Website: francescaoddie.com  

This summer we're going to be revisiting the top 10 TMPB podcast episodes! So come and listen again to our most loved episodes- or for the first time if you haven't been here before! In this episode we are dissecting all things happiness! We talk about finding your happiness archetype, Marie Kondo-ing your life, how to become happier, leaving my childhood religion, and much more.  - Come follow Eden on IG! https://www.instagram.com/edenstrader/   Join our INCREDIBLE Manifesting Challenge freebie so you can manifest your dream life: https://edenstrader.com/manifesting-challenge   Let's Get Lit (the Artificial Light freebie) http://edenstrader.com/let-s-get-lit-how-to-shoot-with-artificial-light   Pinterest Possibilities free guide: http://edenstrader.com/pinterest-possibilities-pinterest-marketing-for-creatives   "Happier" by Tal Ben-Shahar: https://www.amazon.com/shop/edenstrader?listId=174R73PDQQWML&ref=cm_sw_em_r_inf_list_pub_edenstrader_dp_uXKD4vmSML9UE  

Schlagzeilen über Schlagzeilen und Verena als potenzielle Vorstandsvorsitzende des Deutschen Startup Verbandes mittendrin. Die Wahl ist zwar noch ein paar Monate hin, aber trotzdem ist medial schon ordentlich was los. Während Verena anfängt sich auf ihre mögliche Rolle vorzubereiten und sich nicht nur dank ihrer neuen Haarfarbe so frisch fühlt, krempelt Lea ihr Zuhause um.. Ihr Vorbild dabei? Marie Kondo und die Frage, ob ihr diese eine Bluse wirklich Freude bereitet oder lieber doch ein neues Zuhause finden sollte. Und apropos neue Kapitel! Endlich steht der Sommer vor der Tür und das heißt vor allem eins: Es ist Erdbeerzeit. Wie macht man aus Erdbeeren ein Erlebnis und transformiert einen Obsthof zu einem Freizeitpark? Für die Frage könnte es keinen passenderen Gast geben als Robert Dahl, Erdbeerbauer und Geschäftsführer hinter den Karls Erlebnis-Dörfern. Dass Lea und Verena schon lange Fans von Karls sind, ist kein Geheimnis. Am liebsten würden sie alles kaufen - die Marmelade, die Plüschtiere und das unbeschwerte Lebensgefühl gleich mit. Deshalb sprechen die beiden heute mit Robert Dahl darüber, wie er das Unternehmen seines Opas Karl mithilfe eines handgeschriebenen Businessplans seines Vaters transformiert hat. Robert verrät, warum Karls so gut funktioniert und vieles mit sprudelnden Ideen, Bauchgefühl und Trial-and-Error zu tun hat. Was hat er aus Flops gelernt? Warum muss man Ideen auch mal verwerfen? Warum fällt es ihm so schwer, nein zu sagen? Und was schätzt er am Unternehmertum am meisten? Begonnen hat alles mit dem Verkauf von Obst auf Karls Erdbeerhof in Rövershagen, mittlerweile existieren fünf Erlebnis-Dörfern und weitere kleinere Standorte in ganz Deutschland. Wie entwickelt man sich trotzdem stetig weiter? Robert will vor allem eins: auf einen Ort zurückschauen zu können, der nicht nur für Familien ein Ort voller Spaß, Freude und Erdbeeren ist. Vielleicht betreiben Lea und Verena in einem alternativen Universum auch einen Erdbeerhof oder haben zumindest eine andere Studienrichtung eingeschlagen. Gemeinsam gehen die beiden also der Frage nach, was sie heute anders machen würden und haben auch direkt ein paar spannende Studiengänge dabei. Warum spielt auch das menschliche Umfeld in der Studien- bzw. Ausbildungswahl eine Rolle? Wie wichtig ist netzwerken in der Uni? Und warum sollte man sich nicht vom eigenen Umfeld einschränken lassen? Lea und Verena wissen vor allem eins: Die Entscheidung ist nicht endgültig! Hier findet ihr unsere aktuellen Werbepartner: https://linktr.ee/fastandcuriouspodcast 00:00:53 Im “Catchup” erzählt Verena von ihrer neuen potenziellen Rolle beim Deutschen Startup Verband, Lea lässt ihren Strategietag bei 10morein Revue passieren und verrät, warum sie Marie Kondo verfallen ist. 00:12:24 Im “Deep dive” geht es um die Achterbahnfahrten, die das Leben eines Erlebnis- und Familienunternehmers mit sich bringt mit Robert Dahl. 00:47:00 Bei “Meine Gründerfrage” beantworten Lea und Verena die Frage, welche Studienwahl sie heutzutage treffen würden. Und das letzte Wort hat heute Lea.

This week: THE FULL EPISODE 7, SEASON 11 FROM 2/15/23 TITLED “THERAPY” IS NOW UNLOCKED AND AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. ALL NO FUN EPISODES CAN ONLY BE HEARD AD-FREE AND IN FULL ON PATREON. THIS IS ONE OF THE SPECIAL QUARTERLY “UNLOCKED” EPISODES. In this episode: Jen shares stories clients who left their kooky therapists after one session, ghosting her own therapist after a decade, everyone is mad at Marie Kondo for giving up cleaning, advice for people with ADHD, Jen's final conclusion in the search for the perfect day planner - ends up being a realization that she's addicted to finding one and two women have invented a divorce registry to help friends start over with new stuff. To join Jen's Patreon go here: patreon.com/jenkirkmanTo join Jen's free newsletter go here: http://www.jenkirkman.com/newsletterTo stream or buy Jen's last comedy album (2022) “OK, GEN-X” go here: https://800PGR.lnk.to/OKGenXINTo shop Jen's merchandise store go here: http://jenkirkman.merchcentral.com/To buy Jen a coffee go here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/JenkirkmanSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We're both big fans of minimalism. Simplicity, organization, and reducing possessions. But can minimalism be taken to an extreme?In this episode we'll share our own personal experiences with minimalism, including how we were first introduced to the concept and what role it plays in our lives today.Points Discussed in this Episode The definition of “minimalism”  How we were introduced to the concept of minimalism Are there extreme cases when it comes to minimalism?  Clutter, too many possessions, and unorganized spaces The environmental side of things  Fast fashion, wardrobes, and our buying habits Starting to question your feelings around material things: are you buying that for the right reasons? Mentioned in this episode: EssentialismThe MinimalistsExtreme minimalist spaces (Google images)When Less Becomes MoreThe Life-Changing Magic of Tidying UpTidying Up with Marie Kondo on NetflixSpecial Feature: Cass Sethi helps us with style and wardrobe!Special Feature: Cass Sethi on our personal stylist experience in Tokyo!Thank you so much for joining us for this episode where we share our own experiences answering the question: Do you consider yourself a minimalist?Don't forget to follow or subscribe to Nicole & Kate Can Relate for more episodes like this one! Our mission with this podcast is to share a candid convo one time per week to help provide love, support, and space for women to share without judgment, speak without hesitation, and learn from each other - even when we don't agree.

Learn Speak Teach episode 64 w/ Erin Diehl. Full show notes at: https://realbusinessconnections.com/episode/erindiehl2/ During this episode, you will learn about: [02:18] Welcoming our guest; Erin Diehl [02:52] Previous episode with Erin: https://realbusinessconnections.com/episode/erindiehl/ [05:17] What Erin is currently working on [08:40] Erin's experience with failure [10:52] Does talking about failure cause more failure? [14:42] Understanding the mind-body connection [15:50] How Erin navigated through the failures in her life [26:56] What is a laugh break? [30:09] Benefits of laughter [32:00] The “yes and” improv game [43:04] Play your way into the wellness workbook; https://www.learntoimproveit.com/your-inner-child-guide [44:28] Erin's Podcast; https://www.learntoimproveit.com/podcast [47:12] “Alphabet conversation” improv game [50:50] Final Thoughts Key Takeaways: - Every failure is meant to teach you the lesson you are supposed to learn so that you can teach and failfluence others. [09:49] - “We all make choices, and sometimes those choices end up in failure, and that's okay as long as there is a lesson, there is progress, and we can grow and continue to evolve from it.”~Erin Diehl [10:16] - Teaching about failure allows people to humanize themselves and show up authentically because life is about failure [11:44] - When we experience chronic pain in our body that is undiagnosable, it is most likely due to unprocessed emotions [15:27] - “It's hard to see the forest when you are part of the trees.” ~ Ben Albert [18:26] Who we are as a person and how we show up for ourselves, and our mental health makes us better business people [26:32] - “Communication is not about you; it's about making the person on the receiving end feel seen, heard, and valued.” ~Erin Diehl [41:28] People Mentioned and Other Resources: When the Body Says No: Exploring the Stress-Disease Connection: https://bit.ly/3KCTFIo Tidying Up with Marie Kondo:https://www.netflix.com/ke/title/80209379 Keep In Touch with Erin Diehl: Website: https://www.learntoimproveit.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erindiehl/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keepinitrealdiehl/ Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/learntoimproveit — Follow Balbert… Facebook www.facebook.com/realbusinessconnections Instagram: www.instagram.com/realbenalbert/ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/balbertmarkting Website: https://www.realbusinessconnections.com/ – LST is made possible by www://balbertmarketing.com/

Hosts Jo Firestone & Manolo Moreno play listener-created games with callers!Games played: Dr. Stateshow submitted by Justin Friello from Schenectady, New York, Dr. Marie Kondo-wave submitted by Noah Levine from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Sing Me To Sleep submitted by Lindsey Sherman from Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaCallers: Jane from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Jules from Portland, Oregon; Fia from Brooklyn, New York; David from Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; Bahiyyih from Eau Claire, Wisconsin; Michael from Topsham, Devon, England;  Finn & Dave from St. Petersburg, FloridaOutro theme by Jon from Tale of the ManticoreThis episode sponsored by:Green Chef - Go to GreenChef.com/gameshow60 and use code gameshow60 to get 60% off plus free shipping on the #1 Meal Kit for Eating Well! 

Today's episode is a rerun of one of our greatest hits from Year One!You've more than likely heard the chatter about Marie Kondo, the creator of the KonMari method of organizing, supposedly “giving up”… but as we all know, there's always more to a story than a clickbait-y headline leads us to believe. As one of the world's first KonMari-trained and -certified organizers, Amanda shares her personal reaction to this media coverage, she and Brooke dive in to what it really means to have a space and life that sparks joy while giving up on the idea of perfection, and they reflect on why organizing and decluttering can be particularly important when facing loss.Amanda then shares a joy-sparking budgeting tool that's giving her a better view of household spending, and Brooke passes on another handy tip courtesy of Fran that is great to remember when you need to de-fog, stat. Please note: Amanda is speaking as herself and of her own experience in this episode, and not as a representative of Marie Kondo or the KonMari organization. Visit www.goodenoughish.com for links to everything mentioned on the show.If you like this episode, please take a moment to share a positive review on Apple Podcasts, and share with others who may enjoy Good Enough-ish!-----We'll be back each week with new topics, stories, tips, and personal experiences, as well as some good old friendly banter and lots of laughter. Don't forget to find us on Instagram @goodenough.ish, or contact us with your episode ideas, questions, and comments.You can also support this podcast by joining our Patreon community at patreon.com/goodenoughish.

The time has finally come where we get to see who says "I do" and who says "I do not," making things suuuuper awkward in front of their friends and family. To quote Marie Kondo: we love mess! Chris and Lauren dissect their favorite moments from the weddings and who they theorize is still together today.