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Meet Rita Wilkins Rita S. Wilkins is a renowned interior design and lifestyle design expert who delivers high-energy keynotes that challenge audiences to disrupt their status quo lives and inspires people to shift their thinking to live with less so they have more time, money and freedom to pursue what matters most to them. After traveling to Senegal, West Africa, Rita was profoundly impacted by people who have so little but were abundantly happy. This experience emboldened a new passion and led her to her own downsizing journey where she fearlessly gave away 95% of her belongings to people who needed them or wanted them so she could live a more fulfilling life with less “stuff.” She learned living with less allowed her to live more. Audiences love her inspirational story and learning her practical strategies they can apply personally and professionally to reimagine, reinvent and redesign the way they live, work and play. Rita is the perfect fit to speak to entrepreneurial leaders, senior executives, corporations and their employees by challenging all those who are steeped in old habits to think differently and re-examine their relationship to their professional life and personal life. She inspires them to reconnect to a sense of well-being and a belief that they can have the life they want. She brings a fresh approach to achieving work/life balance. She has created a framework with her Signature Blueprint Design Process that shows people how to manage their lives to achieve ultimate success and satisfaction. The happiest professionals are ones that not only feel productive but also feel most fulfilled. Her implementable strategies help people maximize their talents, drive productivity to achieve goals, magnify ROI, nurture relationships and leverage their own skills. Countless audiences have been inspired and driven to make big and small changes using her framework for professional and personal success. She shows audiences how to focus on well-being and happiness to achieve a fulfilling work life and also have a great life. Rita's dynamic, transformational speeches inspire, impact and influence people to live the life they love…..by design! Connect with Rita Phone (302) 475-5663 Website: www.RitaWilkins.com GET MY AUDIOBOOK IT ON AUDIBLE! BOOK NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON - #1 AMAZON BESTSELLER! Free Download/ 100 Places to Donate https://www.designservicesltd.com/ Connect with Host Terry Lohrbeer Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2658545911065461/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrylohrbeer/ Instagram: kickassboomers Twitter: @kickassboomers Website: kickassboomers.com   Connect to Premiere Podcast Pros for podcast editing: premierepodcastpros@gmail.com   LEAVE A REVIEW and join me on my journey to become and stay a Kickass Boomer! Visit http://kickassboomers.com/ to listen to the previous episodes. Also check us out on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.   Email terry@kickassboomers.com and connect with me online and on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn. 

Meet Rita Wilkins Rita S. Wilkins is a renowned interior design and lifestyle design expert who delivers high-energy keynotes that challenge audiences to disrupt their status quo lives and inspires people to shift their thinking to live with less so they have more time, money and freedom to pursue what matters most to them. After traveling to Senegal, West Africa, Rita was profoundly impacted by people who have so little but were abundantly happy. This experience emboldened a new passion and led her to her own downsizing journey where she fearlessly gave away 95% of her belongings to people who needed them or wanted them so she could live a more fulfilling life with less “stuff.” She learned living with less allowed her to live more. Audiences love her inspirational story and learning her practical strategies they can apply personally and professionally to reimagine, reinvent and redesign the way they live, work and play. Rita is the perfect fit to speak to entrepreneurial leaders, senior executives, corporations and their employees by challenging all those who are steeped in old habits to think differently and re-examine their relationship to their professional life and personal life. She inspires them to reconnect to a sense of well-being and a belief that they can have the life they want. She brings a fresh approach to achieving work/life balance. She has created a framework with her Signature Blueprint Design Process that shows people how to manage their lives to achieve ultimate success and satisfaction. The happiest professionals are ones that not only feel productive but also feel most fulfilled. Her implementable strategies help people maximize their talents, drive productivity to achieve goals, magnify ROI, nurture relationships and leverage their own skills. Countless audiences have been inspired and driven to make big and small changes using her framework for professional and personal success. She shows audiences how to focus on well-being and happiness to achieve a fulfilling work life and also have a great life. Rita's dynamic, transformational speeches inspire, impact and influence people to live the life they love…..by design! Connect with Rita Phone (302) 475-5663 Website: www.RitaWilkins.com GET MY AUDIOBOOK IT ON AUDIBLE! BOOK NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON - #1 AMAZON BESTSELLER! Free Download/ 100 Places to Donate https://www.designservicesltd.com/ Connect with Host Terry Lohrbeer Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2658545911065461/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrylohrbeer/ Instagram: kickassboomers Twitter: @kickassboomers Website: kickassboomers.com   Connect to Premiere Podcast Pros for podcast editing: premierepodcastpros@gmail.com   LEAVE A REVIEW and join me on my journey to become and stay a Kickass Boomer! Visit http://kickassboomers.com/ to listen to the previous episodes. Also check us out on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.   Email terry@kickassboomers.com and connect with me online and on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn. 

Did you know you could be happy while having less? It's all about downsizing in this episode with Christine and her guest, Rita Wilkins. Can you imagine a designer letting go of 95% of her stuff? Rita gets into her heartfelt wake-up call in Senegal, which redefined her idea of success. She also touches on the reality of the “more” mindset the world forces us into and how you can choose to ignore it. If you've been on the search for peace, this may be the one you need. Stay tuned! Here are the things to expect in the episode: How can you embrace the idea of “less is more”? The secret to being able to let go. “Making do” and enjoying what you have. Tips on getting started with downsizing. Giving yourself permission to take time. And much more! About Rita Wilkins: As an interior designer and lifestyle design expert for over 35 years, I have had the privilege of contributing to both the beauty of environments and the quality of our client's lives all over the country. Realizing the profound impact I had on others propelled me in a new direction to create a new Lifestyle Division of Design Services, Ltd “Downsize Your Life, Upgrade Your Lifestyle”. Through sharing my journey of downsizing I have been able to empower others to see life in a whole new way. There is nothing more rewarding than seeing the transformation in people who choose to take a stand, challenge the status quo, and disrupt their lives to create the life they love – by design. Connect with Rita Wilkins: Website: https://www.designservicesltd.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RitaSWilkinsTheDownsizingDesigner https://www.facebook.com/DesignServicesLtd LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ritawilkinsinteriordesign/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/designservicesltd/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/iam_ritawilkins Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/thedownsizingdesigner/ Connect with Christine Trumbull: Website: https://www.coachingtheclimb.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChristineLTrumbull Coaching the Climb Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/coachingtheclimb LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christine-trumbull-coachingtheclimb/

Rita Wilkins is a nationally recognized interior design and lifestyle design expert. Her TEDx Talk, Downsize Your Life, Why Less is More, tells it all. The inspiration for her downsizing journey began in Senegal where for the first time in her life, she experienced people who had nothing, but were happy. She realized she wanted a simpler life with less...95% less! “Living with less, let’s you do more.” - Rita Wilkins Rita believes the LESS you have, the MORE time, money, and energy you have to pursue what matters most to you. She shares with us how to think about our meaningful memorabilia and momentos, how to manage leaving them behind and how to move forward as we redesign our lives. Connect with Rita: Email: ritawilkins@ritawilkins.com Website: https://ritawilkins.com Book: Downsize Your Life, Upgrade Your Lifestyle: Secrets to More Time, Money and Freedom Available on Amazon. Connect with Gail & Catherine: Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Wo70AgingReimagined Instagram: WomenOver70 Website:https://womenover70.com Email: info@womenover70.com Show: Women Over 70 – Aging Reimagined Listen on: Apple Play, Stitcher, Please rate our show and subscribe wherever you listen. This is how we grow.  

Check out today's episode with special guest, Rita Wilkins! Rita, nationally recognized interior designer, Amazon number one best-selling author, and fearless advocate for living a simpler life with less, discusses her journey of living a busy and costly life to a simpler, happier life. Her book, "Downsize Your Life, Upgrade Your Lifestyle", highlights the value of living with less to gain more freedom and peace of mind. If you are interested in learning more about Rita and her mission, go to her website at www.RitaWilkins.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jaya-jaya-myra/message

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Rita Wilkins ~President, “The Downsizing Designer” talks “Downsize Your Life, Upgrade Your Lifestyle: Secrets to More Time, Money and Freedom “| www.MoneyTalkwithMelanie.Com | On Twitter: @MoneyTalkMelwww.RitaWilkins.com

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Rita Wilkins, author of Downsize Your Life, Upgrade Your Lifestyle: Secrets to More Time, Money and Freedom Rita Wilkins  and Bill Ringle discuss the principles and applications of downsizing for small business leaders. >>> Visit MyQuestforTheBest.com for complete show notes and more expert advice and inspiring stories to propel your small business growth. body .audioplayer.skin-wave.playerid-13374527:not(.a) .ap-controls .con-playpause .playbtn , body .audioplayer.skin-wave.playerid-13374527:not(.a) .ap-controls .con-playpause .pausebtn { background-color: #111111;} jQuery(document).ready(function ($){var settings_ap13374527 = { design_skin: "skin-wave" ,autoplay: "off",disable_volume:"default" ,loop:"off" ,cue: "on" ,embedded: "off" ,preload_method:"metadata" ,design_animateplaypause:"default" ,skinwave_dynamicwaves:"off" ,skinwave_enableSpectrum:"off" ,skinwave_enableReflect:"on",settings_backup_type:"full",playfrom:"off",disable_scrub:"off",soundcloud_apikey:"" ,skinwave_comments_enable:"on",settings_php_handler:window.ajaxurl,skinwave_mode:"normal",skinwave_wave_mode:"canvas",pcm_data_try_to_generate: "on","pcm_notice": "off","notice_no_media": "on",design_color_bg: "111111",design_color_highlight: "ef6b13",skinwave_wave_mode_canvas_waves_number: "3",skinwave_wave_mode_canvas_waves_padding: "1",skinwave_wave_mode_canvas_reflection_size: "0.25",skinwave_wave_mode_canvas_mode:"normal",preview_on_hover:"off",skinwave_comments_playerid:"13374527",php_retriever:"https://myquestforthebest.com/wp-content/plugins/dzs-zoomsounds/soundcloudretriever.php" }; try{ dzsap_init(".ap_idx_12331_61",settings_ap13374527); }catch(err){ console.warn("cannot init player", err); } }); Top 3 Take-Aways from this Interview Getting a clarity and a vision for what do you want is important in decluttering.Find ways to upgrade your life without having to buy stuff.To live a simpler less cluttered life, you first need to stop buying more and then also take a moment to look around to see how much you already own. Tweet-Ready Insights from this Episode Too much stuff detracts from inner peace and true happiness.>> #MQ4B Ep241 with Rita Wilkins (@RitaSWilkins), author of Downsize Your Life, Upgrade Your LifestyleClick To Tweet Downsizing is a journey. It doesn’t happen overnight.>> #MQ4B Ep241 with Rita Wilkins (@RitaSWilkins), author of Downsize Your Life, Upgrade Your LifestyleClick To Tweet The decision to downsize and declutter takes time. It’s done in steps. It’s an evolution. It’s a journey.>> #MQ4B Ep241 with Rita Wilkins (@RitaSWilkins), author of Downsize Your Life, Upgrade Your LifestyleClick To Tweet Make a habit of using what you have and buy only what you need. Stop buying more stuff and pay attention to what you already have.>> #MQ4B Ep241 with Rita Wilkins (@RitaSWilkins)Click To Tweet Sometimes we’re too busy, too overwhelmed, and don’t seem to have enough time to think about what we want for ourselves next.>> #MQ4B Ep241 with Rita Wilkins (@RitaSWilkins), author of Downsize Your Life, Upgrade Your LifestyleClick To Tweet Eliminate self-limiting beliefs – a scarcity mindset – and what others expect that may overshadow your own wants and needs.>> #MQ4B Ep241 with Rita Wilkins (@RitaSWilkins), author of Downsize Your Life, Upgrade Your LifestyleClick To Tweet Gain clarity on what you most want and make it a priority.>> #MQ4B Ep241 with Rita Wilkins (@RitaSWilkins), author of Downsize Your Life, Upgrade Your Lifestyle: Secrets to More Time, Money and FreedomClick To Tweet Less meaningless stuff makes room for more meaningful experiences and less mental clutter.>> #MQ4B Ep241 with Rita Wilkins (@RitaSWilkins), author of Downsize Your Life, Upgrade Your LifestyleClick To Tweet Interview Insights Read the Show Notes from this Episode Did you studied design in school? Is that what you grew up wanting to do? [03:03] What are the challenges that you faced externally while you mak...

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Lifestyle design expert and interior designer Rita S. “The Downsizing Designer” Wilkins designed a life she loves by moving from a 5,000-square-foot home to a 687-square-foot apartment. She calls it "fearlessly living with 95% less" so she could have it all! Rita's TEDx talk, “Downsize Your Life: Why Less is More,” shared the profound impact of her decision. In 35+ years of experience, Rita has designed hundreds of interiors from kitchens and baths, to corporate penthouses and Supreme Court Justice Chambers.www.designservicesltd.com Can a good Southern girl play tackle football? No one knows better what it's like for a woman to break into a traditionally male sport than Andra Douglas. A national champion athlete in rugby and women's tackle football, she was the owner of the New York Sharks Women's Pro Football team for 19 years and is the founder of the Fins Up! Foundation for Female Athletes, a non-profit to benefit at-risk teens. Andra is also a professional artist and served as a Vice President/Creative Director at Time Warner for  years. Today, she lives with her parrot, 'Pie' in New York’s Greenwich Village where she creates mixed-media artwork. Her new book, BLACK & BLUE, is a powerful novel about fortitude and determination, a coming-of-age story for a new generation of women, loosely based on Andra's own story of how she overcame countless personal and financial sacrifices to achieve her dream of playing football. www.andradouglasart.com

Successful interior designer, Rita Wilkins, knows about things: where to buy them, where to showcase them, and now, how to get rid of them. She recently downsized from a 5,000 square foot home to an 867 square foot apartment, and she couldn’t be happier. Is downsizing the answer to redesigning our lives?Learn More/Follow:Website: https://www.designservicesltd.com/TEDx: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoFPJk4HsgEInstagram: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ritawilkinsinteriordesign/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rita.s.wilkins

In Part One of my interview with Rita Wilkins, the “Downsizing Designer,” we learned how a trip to Africa shook up Rita’s world and led her to a new lifestyle paradigm, one where she shed 95% of her stuff in exchange for more time, money, and freedom in a much smaller apartment in Philadelphia. We talked a fair bit about how such shake-ups can come at a cost to relationships, and that’s where we pick up in this Part Two of our talk. But in keeping with my penchant for random thought, Rita and I go from there to a freewheeling conversation about stuff, how a bunt cake pan and 40 foot aluminum ladder can lead to communism, the story of the 16 pairs of scissors, and how the shared economy resulted from a mindset shift our children learned from observing Boomer unhappiness with materialism. Oh, and be sure to stay to the end when Rita and I kick around the idea of a dating website just for people who have moved past that unhappiness and into a “less stuff, more fun” mindset. So please join me for Part Two of my two part interview with Rita S. Wilkins, the “downsizing designer" and author of the book “Downsize Your Life, Upgrade Your Lifestyle: Secrets to More Time, Money, and Freedom.”

Somewhere along the long road to the present moment, probably during the vain efforts to save my first marriage, I was told “the issue is never the issue.” Now, being both a male and a former engineer, that caused a bit of a mind cramp for me. I mean, how can the issue not be the issue? But it’s true. Often the truth of a matter is hidden behind clutter, both the physical and the metaphysical kind. And so it is with the stuff you own. I mean all that crap you’ve got stuffed away in your house, garage, car trunk and rented storage space. Yeah. That stuff. This show is kind about that, but then...it’s not. What it’s really about is your your freedom, your money, and your life. What is the passion you have that is deep inside you, the “why that makes you cry?” What is the dream you have that no one knows but you? That’s what we’re really going to talk about. My guest is Rita Wilkins, also known as the “Downsizing Designer”, a moniker she embraced after downsizing from her 5,000 sq. ft. home in the country to her 867 sq. ft. home in downtown Philly. Rita's downsizing journey was inspired by a trip to Africa, where people had little but were amazingly happy. Rita returned to the US with a new set of eyes, and a new lifestyle paradigm. She gave away 95% of her “stuff” to people who needed or wanted it, and is now living on 5% of what she once owned. And you know? She's never been happier. I know. I did the same thing, box by box, book by precious book, so that today, I own almost nothing except my guitars. And I’ve never been happier. But this kind of radical change comes at a cost, one I know about personally, and it's the cost of possibly losing a beloved partner, wife, or husband who is on a different path to bliss, one where stuff plays an important role. So what to do? The issue is never the issue, as it’s been said, so listen in as Rita and I unravel the mysteries of love, marriage, stuff, and how to find your unique path to bliss, the one that is calling you from the depths of your soul. My time with Rita was so rich and fulfilling that I split it into two parts, and you are going to want to listen to both. So please join me in part one of my two part interview with Rita S. Wilkins, the “downsizing designer" and author of the book “Downsize Your Life, Upgrade Your Lifestyle: Secrets to More Time, Money, and Freedom.”

Tired of clutter and a hectic lifestyle, are you ready to consider downsizing, living larger with far less? Four years ago, designer Rita Wilkins traded in her 5,000 square foot home for an 867 square foot condo, gave away 95% of her possessions and now lives happily on the remaining 5%! Tune in to uncover steps to move on to … Read more about this episode...

Host Dori DeCarlo and Traci Timmons once again go LIVE on to update you on what is happening in their lives, with WoMRadio, the launch of WoMTV, the leaps and bounds of Safety Bags, Inc, and Stadium Bags. Dori has stories from NY Yankees Spring training and meeting with BLUTV.  Traci opened The Crucifixion for The Family Repertory this weekend and will once again teach workshops this month. We are joined by Ted Larkins and Rita Wilkins. We continue to partner with No Such Thing As a Bully and The Moment of Kindness Foundation to help bring more kindness into the world and change the language surrounding our culture, eliminating words like “bully” and “victim.”  Thanks as always to Smith Sister Bluegrass for our closing song.   The show can be heard here. Thank you sponsors Safety Bags, Inc; StadiumBags.com and Traci's Healthy Habits.  Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.  Email dori@wordofmomradio.com to become a guest or sponsor! Word of Mom Radio Network ~ Sharing the Wisdom of Women 

Rita Wilkins was an interior designer with 11 closets and 9 rolling racks of clothes. But it wasn’t until she traded her 5000 square foot home for a 867 square foot apartment that she found what she was really looking for: time, money and freedom to travel.   Wilkins talks with CoveyClub founder, Lesley Jane Seymour, about the year that changed her life and what made her realize that stuff could not fill the loneliness she felt.  You can find Rita at Design Services, LTD (http://www.designservicesltd.com/) and her TedX talk (http://www.designservicesltd.com/2018/06/11/ritas-tedx-talk-downsize-your-life/).   Her Youtube “The ABCs of Downsizing” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTwvspn30RI) gets you started with practical tips. Her favorite, inspirational book is "The Stories We Leave Behind" by Laura Gilbert (https://amzn.to/2WxhK8f) and her favorite blog is Joshua Becker’s “Becoming Minimalist” (https://www.becomingminimalist.com/). 

Join Christine and guest Rita Wilkins to discover the secrets to more time, money and freedom. Learn how to discern what is most important to you and develop action steps for implementing the changes you desire. Why settle for living a status quo life when you could be living a life you love?

Today, Carol-Ann talks with TEDx Speaker, Author, Interior & Lifestyle Design Expert, Rita Wilkins, about ‘Downsize Your Life: Why Less Is More'.

Today, Carol-Ann talks with TEDx Speaker, Author, Interior & Lifestyle Design Expert, Rita Wilkins, about ‘Downsize Your Life: Why Less Is More'.

As a leading Interior Design and Lifestyle Design Expert, for over 35 years, Rita S. Wilkins “The Downsizing Designer” is committed to inspiring and empowering people to LIVE THE LIFE THEY LOVE… BY DESIGN! Realizing the profound impact of her own Downsizing Journey, she was inspired to share her story on the TEDx stage: Downsize Your Life: Why Less is More. Also, to be released this Fall 2018 Rita’s highly anticipated book: Downsize Your Life, Upgrade Your Lifestyle: Secrets to Have More Time, Money, and Freedom. Rita has developed a Signature Series of events to include a 6-Week Online Course, 2-Day Workshops or 3-Day Resort Retreats to assist baby boomers in designing the life they dream of. Tue 7/31 at 10:00amPT/1:00pmET or anytime in the archives.   #WoMRadio is committed to raising awareness about bullying and we are sharing David Carraturo's heartfelt PSA in honor of his daughter, Julianna who tragically committed suicide this year. Join the facebook community.   Thanks to our sponsors Safety Bags, Inc., StadiumBags.com and Traci’s Healthy Habits.  Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Google+.  Email traci.womradio@gmail.com for information on how to become a guest or sponsor!

Want to simplify your life and have more money and time? ' The Downsizing Designer' Rita Wilkins teaches you where to start, and why less is more. Rita's life changed forever after a trip to Africa. This experience led to her own downsizing journey. Within a few years, she had let go of 95% of her things. Having less stuff' led to more time, money and happiness. Rita designed interiors of homes throughout the country, from kitchens and baths, to corporate penthouses, to supreme court justice chambers. She attended Rhode Island School of Design and graduated from University of Rhode Island. She's received many design awards, and is a renowned expert and speaker on baby boomer lifestyles and downsizing. She has a TEDx talk to her credit, entitled, "Downsizing Your Life: Why Less Is More." Rita is founder and president of Design Services Ltd and author of "Life Changing Lifestyle: Live More, Love more, Matter More." Tune in to hear her story, and tips on where to start if you'd like to lighten your own load. Rita also offers tips on how to evaluate your belongings and just where to get rid of it all. Listen to the Full Episode: [spp-player] What You'll Learn In This Episode:Why less is more What to get rid of --how to evaluate your belongings The ABC's of Downsizing Why Rita was in Africa and how it changed her life The best way to remember Grandma's heirlooms The importance of a yellow, linen suit The mindset of a simpler life Resources for getting rid of your unwanted stuff. Resources In This Episode:Find Rita: Website Twitter  Facebook   LinkedIn Subscribe to The Pitbull Patti Show in: iTunes Stitcher