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in this week's episode, we dive into burnout: how to spot the signs, and how to recharge!! think of this as your reminder to slow down, breathe, and come back to yourself.substack article linked here.to stay up to date on our lives, contribute to future episodes and share any of your thoughts - pls do Follow us on ⁠⁠instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠tiktok⁠⁠ or subscribe to us on youtube ⁠⁠here⁠⁠! ☕ Thinking of joining our BOOK CLUB? We'd love to have you! Check it out  ⁠⁠here⁠⁠! for advertising opportunities, or you don't have any social media and want to chat, please email us at: ⁠⁠thematchadiariespod@gmail.com⁠November Burnout Recovery PlanWeek 1: The Slow ResetClear space, clear mind. Start simple — create the environment for recovery.Checklist:☐ Declutter one small area (a desk, nightstand, or shelf)☐ Wash your bedding and add a cozy blanket or flannel sheets☐ Create one calming corner (a reading nook, candle, or fairy lights)☐ Write down 3 things you're letting go of this month☐ Go for one solo walk without headphones☐ End each night with a warm drink (tea, hot chocolate, matcha)☐ Read or journal before bed instead of scrollingWeek 2: The Sensory ResetReconnect with your senses to quiet your nervous system.Checklist:☐ Light a candle each morning or evening — something seasonal like amber or vanilla☐ Try a cozy homemade meal (soup, pasta, or roasted veg night)☐ Listen to a “soft life” playlist while cooking or getting ready☐ Go on a short morning or evening walk — just for fresh air☐ Do one gentle yoga, stretching, or Pilates session☐ Write one journal entry answering: “What actually feels good right now?”☐ Have one social moment — call a friend, host a wine + cheese night, or cozy movie nightWeek 3: The Mental ResetProtect your energy and quiet your mind.Checklist:☐ Turn off notifications for at least one app that drains you☐ Schedule one “no plans evening” — guilt-free rest night☐ Try a low-stimulation morning (no phone until breakfast)☐ Read something comforting (The Comfort Book, Wintering, or a cozy romance)☐ Write down 3 things that made you smile this week☐ Do one thing just for fun — bake, draw, rearrange your flat☐ Go outside for sunlight every day, even if just 5–10 minsWeek 4: The Grounding ResetReflect, restore, and prepare gently for the end of the year.Checklist:☐ Write a short reflection: “What have I learned from slowing down this month?”☐ Have a self-care evening — bath, music, skincare, book☐ Do a mini digital detox for a day (no scrolling, just living)☐ Walk somewhere beautiful — a park, along the Thames, or through autumn leaves☐ Tidy your space while listening to an uplifting podcast☐ Choose one small goal for December (something that feels good, not ambitious)☐ Spend one day completely off-duty — no chores, no work, no guilt

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In this episode of the IT Experts Podcast, I sat down with the brilliant Fiona Challis to separate reality from the noise and give MSP owners a practical route to value. We opened with a simple viewpoint. AI is not a magic fix and it is not a toy to chase. It becomes powerful when it sits on top of clear processes, clean data, and a focused plan.     That theme runs through the whole conversation with Fiona Challis, who has spent recent years enabling partners around enterprise AI and then translating that experience for the MSP world. The result is a set of grounded lessons that help you create capacity, improve client experience, and grow revenue without creating chaos.    We began with the service desk, because it is where most MSPs feel the pain. Fiona Challis drew a helpful line between automation and AI. Many teams still have a backlog of simple automations available inside the tools they already pay for. Tidy those first to free time and reduce firefighting. Once the ground is set, AI can handle a large slice of tier one demand through voice agents and smart triage. A well-trained voice agent can answer calls, qualify the user, create a ticket with the right context, and get it to the correct queue. That single move lowers the noise floor and gives engineers the space to do higher value work. The critical point is that none of this works without basic workflows, decent documentation, and accurate data. Garbage in leads to poor outcomes. A little discipline in process creates a lot of value once you layer in AI.    Sales and marketing came next. Many MSP owners dislike this part of the job and often push it to the bottom of the to do list. AI can carry a heavy load here when used thoughtfully. Fiona Challis explained how an AI SDR can answer inbound calls at all hours, qualify interest, book meetings straight into your calendar, and route non buyers to relevant assets that nurture interest. That removes delay and prevents lead leakage. On outbound and account development, an AI analyst agent can sweep your CRM and contracts to surface missed opportunities across your existing base. We discussed one real world example where this activity revealed more than six hundred thousand pounds of potential from accounts that were already paying the MSP. That kind of return changes the shape of the quarter and gives your team a clear priority list.    Tool choice came up, and we gave a steer that saves time. Do not buy software based on headline price. Measure tools by the hours they give back, the improvement in client experience, and how they help your team perform. Money can be earned again. Time cannot. If one platform removes half of your tier one traffic or cuts proposal cycle time in half, that platform pays for itself many times over.     We then tackled client offerings, with a special focus on Microsoft Copilot. Many MSPs sell the licence and stop there, which leaves clients confused and creates security risk from ad hoc use of multiple AI tools. The fix is simple and valuable. Adopt Copilot inside your own MSP first and create one or two internal champions. Capture the time saved and the outcomes you achieve. Lead with those use cases in your conversations. Follow that with a paid AI or Copilot readiness assessment that checks data hygiene, permissions, workflows, and change readiness.    Fiona Challis has seen MSPs charge meaningfully for this assessment, then package remedial work to clean data, lock down access, and prepare the environment. Once the foundations are set, run a 30-day adoption pilot that targets a visible quick win, like meeting summaries with actions, agent setup for routine tasks, or document drafting for proposals. After the pilot, move into an acceleration phase that adds leaderboards, prompt packs, training rhythms, and light gamification to drive real adoption. The message is simple. You are not selling a licence. You are guiding a transformation that raises productivity, revenue, and experience for users and clients.    A question many owners ask is who delivers all of this. The pathway is not heavy. Your AI SDR filters interest and books the right conversations. Your internal champions run the readiness assessment with a clear checklist. Your engineers deliver the remediation as projects with defined outcomes. Your client success rhythm then tracks adoption and wins. That repeatable sequence turns Copilot from an unprofitable add on into a profitable solution stack that protects your base and attracts buyers who value progress.    Throughout the episode, Fiona Challis emphasised a steady cadence. Create a two-year roadmap across four quadrants, service operations, sales, marketing, and client offerings. Pick one quick win every 30 to 90 days. Implement, measure, and move to the next win. That rhythm stops the noise, builds confidence, and compounds results. It also positions you as a managed AI provider in the eyes of your clients. You become the partner who assesses readiness, remediates risk, aligns workflow, and accelerates adoption with measurable impact.    AI becomes a growth engine when it sits on top of simple process, clean data, and a plan your team can follow. Start inside your business. Automate what you can. Deploy AI where it makes a dent in time and quality. Use AI to make sales and marketing consistent so that your calendar fills with qualified meetings. Become your own best Copilot case study, sell the readiness assessment, deliver the remediation, and lead a visible 30-day pilot that wins hearts and minds. Keep going with an acceleration pack that keeps adoption rising every week. That is the path to scale with confidence.  You can connect with Fiona Challis on her LinkedIn HERE.  Make sure to check out our Ultimate MSP Growth Guide, a free guide that walks you through a proven process to take your MSP from stuck to scalable, without working even more hours. It's 44 pages rammed with advice, insights and inspiration to help you decide what support is available to you now if you want to grow and scale your business. Click HERE to get your copy.  Connect on LinkedIn HERE with Ian and also with Stuart by clicking this LINK  And when you're ready to take the next step in growing your MSP, come and take the Scale with Confidence MSP Mastery Quiz. In just three minutes, you'll get a 360-degree scan of your MSP and identify the one or two tactics that could help you find more time, engage & align your people and generate more leads.  OR   To join our amazing Facebook Group of over 400 MSPs where we are helping you Scale Up with Confidence, then click HERE  Until next time, look after yourself and I'll catch up with you soon!     

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I'm working with a client who is a gifted communicator with years of real-world experience. He kept hearing that paid speaking is off limits unless you are already well known, can sell tickets by name alone, or have a massive audience. I knew that wasn't the full story. So I brought in someone I trust and have known for nearly 15 years, Grant Baldwin, to walk through what actually works today for getting paid to speak without celebrity status. Grant has trained thousands of speakers and built The Speaker Lab into a respected, enduring brand, one that has ranked on the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest, growing privately held companies in the United States for five consecutive years. What This Episode Is… And Who It's For This conversation is designed for strong communicators who are comfortable on a stage and want to translate that skill into paid opportunities. If that's you, you'll find a clear framework, realistic fee guidance, what event planners actually want, and the specific outreach and follow-up cadence that moves you from “aspiring” to “booked.” Core Mindset Shift: From “Be Famous” To “Solve A Specific Problem” Event planners aren't always evaluating your follower count. They are reducing risk. They want a reliable speaker who can solve one specific problem for one specific audience and make the organizer look like a hero for choosing wisely. If Oprah or a former president is headlining, tickets sell on name alone. For the rest of us, the job is to solve a defined problem so well that attendees are grateful and organizers are relieved they chose us. The trap to avoid: “I can speak to anyone about anything.” Don't be a buffet. Be a steakhouse. A steakhouse does one thing exceptionally well. Most buffets do many things mediocre. Your positioning must signal sharp focus, not “I do it all.” Practical implication: Choose a niche problem and audience, and let everything else in your marketing reinforce that narrow, valuable focus. The SPEAK Framework Grant Teaches (And How To Apply It) Grant uses a five-part framework. I'll restate it with my commentary and application steps you can take immediately. S - Select a problem to solve Pick one clear problem for one identifiable audience. Validate it by confirming that organizations actually hire speakers on that topic. Avoid niche passions that no one budgets for on stage. Look for the Venn overlap between what you love, what you're skilled at, and what event buyers pay for. Quick validators you can run this week: Make a list of real conferences or associations where your topic would fit. Start with local, state, and regional events rather than national headliners that pay six figures to celebrity keynoters. Identify a few working speakers one or two steps ahead of you as benchmarks. If no one exists in your proposed niche, that's not a blue ocean. It's likely a market that doesn't buy talks on that topic. P - Prepare your talk Design a talk that offers a concrete solution to the chosen audience's felt need. Make sure the talk aligns with what planners already hire speakers to address. Your talk is a product. It must reduce the organizer's risk and fulfill the promise in the program description. Tip: If there's a personal subtopic you care about that isn't a main-stage draw, embed it as a 5 to 10 percent segment within a widely purchased theme, rather than making it the headline. This blends your passion with market reality without performing a bait-and-switch. E - Establish yourself as the expert You need a sharp, professional website and a demo video. Event planners who hire speakers will compare you to several other speakers. Your materials must look as good or better than your fee peers, because people judge books by their covers, especially under risk. You do not need to spend tens of thousands, but you do need clarity and quality. What to include: Crisp positioning: audience, problem, outcome. A talk page with titles, descriptions, and learning outcomes. Select testimonials that match your audience and topic. A short, high-quality demo reel showing stage presence and audience engagement. A - Acquire paid speaking gigs This is where most speakers falter. Do not wait passively for inquiries. Identify target events, start conversations, and follow up with discipline. Smaller events are not “lesser.” They are accessible and often pay in the $1,000 to $5,000 range for quality speakers who fit well. Those reps build momentum and referrals. A starter outreach line that works: “When will you start reviewing speakers for your [season/year] event?” You're aligning to their process, not forcing a pitch at the wrong time. If they say, “in three months,” get explicit permission to follow up, then actually follow up in three months with a helpful, short note. They won't expect you to do it. Showing up reliably previews how good you'll be to work with. My added tactic: Use Facebook groups where your audience gathers to crowdsource a list of live events they already attend. Ask, “If someone wanted to fully immerse in solving [problem], what live events should they attend?” Now you have a prospect list drawn from the market itself. Then apply the outreach process above. I share the exact post volume thresholds and how I used this approach during my Free The Dream years. K - Know when to scale Speaking can be the whole business or the front end of a larger business. Some speakers aim for many gigs and fee growth. Others use speaking primarily to acquire coaching, consulting, or long-term clients worth tens of thousands, which can dwarf the fee itself. Decide your model early, then shape your targeting and topic accordingly. What To Charge When You're Getting Started Set expectations realistically. Most speakers who are early in their professional journey charge between $1,000 and $5,000 for the first several paid gigs, with growth as reps, results, and marketing assets improve. Fees vary by industry: corporations generally pay more than nonprofits, for example. Your website, demo video, testimonials, and relevance to that organizer's audience all factor into perceived value. If you are already collecting checks in the $10,000 to $25,000 range, you're likely in a pond that routinely books at that level, with the credentials and references to match. Your materials and proof must stand shoulder to shoulder with other speakers priced similarly. The decision-maker is weighing risk. Your job is to make the yes feel safe. How Event Planners Think: Risk, Fit, Proof Event planners and committees are in the risk mitigation business. They need to justify why choosing you is safe. The fastest way to help them feel safe is to present tightly aligned positioning, a clear solution for their audience, relevant testimonials, and a professional demo that shows what they will see on their stage. If you're a known quantity in their industry, you reduce risk further. Translation: Your niche experience matters. Even if you want to speak beyond your current industry later, start where you already have credibility and connections. Build momentum there, then expand. Be The Steakhouse, Not The Buffet We swapped a memorable story about a dinner in Vegas that nails this point. A top steakhouse has a short menu. It's exceptional at one thing. Too many speakers showcase a menu of twenty topics across every domain. That spreads you thin and confuses buyers. You don't become referable as “the person who solves X.” Choose X. Then keep saying X. Building Momentum: Breakouts, Workshops, Local and Regional Stages Keynotes are the glory slot, but many buyers hire outstanding breakout or workshop speakers they've never heard of. Target smaller, local, or state-level events where budgets are sensible and competition is less fierce. Use these to gather testimonials and in-industry proof. The more you speak, the more you speak. People in the seats are often the next bookers. Referrals compound. Proactive Prospecting And Follow-Up: Exactly How To Do It Most speakers fail because they wait. Here's a workable cadence: Build a prospect list of the right-fit events. Send a short, no-pressure opener: “When will you start reviewing speakers?” Capture their answer and permission to follow up. Follow up exactly when promised with a crisp, helpful note. Keep the thread warm with brief check-ins aligned to their process, not your pitch calendar. This shows the organizer what it's like to work with you. Reliability beats bravado. My supplement to this: Source events by asking active Facebook groups where your audience congregates which conferences they actually attend. Then research and contact those events using the cadence above. Two Viable Business Models: Fee-First vs. Lead-Gen-First Fee-first speakers optimize for the check, the travel schedule, and fee growth over time. Lead-gen-first speakers optimize for speaking to rooms filled with ideal buyers, then convert into higher lifetime value offers such as retainers, advisory, or premium programs. In some niches, a single client is worth more than the speaking fee. Choose the model that matches your goals and build your targeting and talk to support it. Host Your Own Stage To Create Reps And Proof You don't have to wait for an invitation. Design a focused one-day workshop around your problem-audience fit, sell tickets, and put yourself on stage. This both validates your topic and produces assets, testimonials, and compelling footage for your reel. Tactical Tips, Stories, And Subtleties You Might Miss On First Listen Expectations prevent discouragement. Speaker fees range from a few hundred to hundreds of thousands. Unless your name sells tickets, start where the market is and grow. Manage expectations early so you stay persistent long enough to break through. Industry matters. Corporate, association, education, nonprofit, faith, and government markets all have different norms and ranges. Choose the pond that fits your topic, background, and goals. Marketing assets are not optional. At minimum, have a professional, focused site and a tight demo. Decision-makers compare several speakers side by side. Present like a pro. Momentum is real. The more stages you're on, the more invitations you'll receive. Some referrals hit years later. Plant seeds now. Harvest later. Start where you have leverage. If your career was in real estate, restaurants, law, healthcare, or tech, begin there. You speak the language, know the players, and reduce buyer risk. You can always evolve your niche after you build proof. Breakouts build keynotes. Deliver great breakout sessions that solve concrete problems. That creates case studies and word of mouth that lead to higher-fee keynote opportunities. Small and local is a feature, not a bug. Many high-quality regional events have budgets in the $1,000 to $5,000 range and want excellent speakers who fit. Those are perfect on-ramps. Be personable and reliable. The subtle signals you send in email cadence, brevity, and clarity matter as much as your sizzle reel. Planners notice. Use audience hubs to find events. Facebook groups with significant daily activity are a goldmine for discovering exactly which conferences your market actually attends. Ask the right question, harvest the list, then do surgical outreach. Speaking as impact. Opportunities come in all shapes and sizes. Grant shared doing a virtual session for inmates in a county jail, and he has also spoken to arenas of 10,000. There isn't one “correct” venue. There are aligned venues for your mission and model. If You're A Strong Communicator And Ready To Start, Do This In The Next 7 Days Define your niche: Write a one-sentence positioning statement: “I help [audience] solve [problem] so they can [outcome].” Keep it painfully specific. List 25 target events: Use Google, LinkedIn, and active Facebook groups your audience frequents. Ask what events they already attend and compile answers. Tidy your materials: Ensure your site and speaker page reflect your niche clearly, with outcomes and a clean bio. If you don't have a reel, assemble a short, honest highlight cut from any footage you have. Send five concise outreach emails: “When will you start reviewing speakers for [event]?” Track replies. Ask for permission to follow up at their timeline. Build a simple follow-up system: Calendar reminders or a basic CRM. Follow up exactly when promised with a short, service-oriented note. Reliability is your advantage. Book or create one rep: Pitch a breakout locally or host a focused micro-workshop yourself. Capture testimonials and footage. Momentum starts here. Resources Mentioned The Speaker Lab website The Speaker Lab podcast The Speaking Fee Calculator The Successful Speaker book by Grant Baldwin My Closing Thought If you're gifted on stage and willing to do the unglamorous prospecting and follow-up, there is a clear, repeatable path to getting booked and paid. You do not need to be famous. You do need to be focused, professional, and persistent. Choose your “steak,” serve it beautifully to the right diners, and keep showing up. The rooms you want will start asking for you by name. Ready to Turn Your Experience Into Income? If you're still here reading this, I have a feeling I know something about you. You're a communicator, a creator, someone with real experience, skill, and a genuine desire to serve others. You've been working hard to build your business, grow your audience, and create content that helps people. Yet even with all that effort, the profit still doesn't reflect the impact you're making. If that sounds familiar, it might be time for a different approach. Over the years, I've worked with countless creators, coaches, and entrepreneurs who started by doing what everyone said they should: creating content, building websites, and growing an audience. The problem? That's actually Step 8 in the process of building a profitable business. They skipped the first seven steps, the ones that make everything else work. That's why I created my Building an Online Business Program. It's the same proven 11-step framework I've used and taught to help others finally see consistent, sustainable income from the work they love. The program includes my complete course, recorded live in the Next Level Studio, and two private 90-minute one-on-one coaching sessions with me. Those sessions are where we take what you're learning and apply it directly to your goals, your challenges, and your business model. It's personalized guidance designed to bring focus, clarity, and predictable income to your business. If you've been creating content for years but still feel like you're spinning your wheels, this is your chance to change that. You'll get the clarity, structure, and strategy that can finally convert your experience into income, and build the freedom you set out to create in the first place. Click Here To Learn More And Enroll Today Let's journey together.

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You've bought bins and baskets, you've downloaded decluttering checklists, and you've tried cleaning schedules, but your house still doesn't stay tidy. In this episode, find out why those tools only create temporary results and what your home is actually missing to stay organized for good. If you're tired of resetting the same messes every week, this one's for you.

This episode is a replay from The Existential Stoic library. Enjoy! Do you struggle with organization? Would you like less ‘stuff' in your life? In this episode, Danny and Randy discuss tips for how to tidy up. Listen now and start dropping the stuff that is holding you back! Subscribe to ESP's YouTube Channel! Thanks for listening!  Do you have a question you want answered in a future episode? If so, send your question to: existentialstoic@protonmail.com  

Text Agony Aunt Roz with your Cutflower Questions.In this episode of the Cut Flower Podcast, Roz discusses the beauty of October in the cutting garden, emphasizing the importance of preparing for winter while still enjoying the last blooms of the season. She shares practical tips on caring for dahlias, sowing hardy annuals, planting spring bulbs, and planning for the next growing season. Roz encourages listeners to reflect on their gardening successes and challenges, and to dream about future planting plans.TakeawaysOctober is a beautiful month in the cutting garden.Keep cutting flowers to encourage more blooms.Be cautious with dahlias before the first frost.Lift or protect tender plants for winter.October is ideal for sowing hardy annuals.Now is the time to plant spring bulbs.Prepare and mulch your garden beds for winter.Dividing and moving perennials can enhance your garden.Tidy up tools and check seed stock for next year.October is a time for dreaming and planning for the future. https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/newsletters The Growth Club: https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/thegrowthclub Lots of free resources on our website: https://thecutflowercollective.co.uk/cut-flower-resources/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fieldgateflowers Facebook Group 'Cut Flower Farming - Growth and Profit in your business' https://www.facebook.com/groups/449543639411874 Facebook Group 'The Cut Flower Collection' https://www.facebook.com/groups/cutflowercollection

Opening Bible verse is 2 Timothy 3:14-4:2 Persistence and Perseverance is key. Here is a quick list of recommended daily routines: 1. Pray your rosary before anything else. 2. Trash 3. Ask yourself, "What's for dinner?" 4. Tidy as you go 5. Do the dishes 6. Make your bed 7. Do a load of laundry 8. Declutter as you go **If you live in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania and would like help decluttering your home, I offer in-person decluttering. This is a 5 hour appointment and I donate all items to local thrift stores. Cost $300. Please email me at: tightshipmama@gmail.com   For hourly coaching via Zoom (decluttering, budgeting, meal planning), you can see my calendar and book a session here: Virtual Coaching Schedule   Join the private Facebook community here: Facebook Group   Follow me on Instagram here: Instagram Prefer to receive a weekly email with the monthly freebie like a group rosary, group declutter, or budget Q&As?  Join my mailing list here: Weekly Newsletter   Do you like to watch a podcast? Check out my YouTube channel here:  YouTube    For any other inquiries or guest appearances, please email me at: tightshipmama@gmail.com    

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Tidy Admiral Ryan Downey returns to the show for this year's first edition of TiDy Takes, where we break down dynasty trades. Ryan, Victor, and Jesse talk through four trades and give their thoughts on the results including FHL patron votes on who came out best. Have a listen! Our show is part of the Dobber Podcast Network and sponsored by Fantrax.com. Email fantasyhockeylife@gmail.com and ask to join our free discord. Join our Patreon at Patreon.com/fantasyhockeylife for rankings, bonus podcasts, in-depth prospect reports with video, show notes and more. Check out our YouTube for more prospect videos at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQPYVXp3foOcvh7344fjKmA. Listen and subscribe wherever podcasts are posted - and give us 5 stars! We want to be your best place to talk about the game of dynasty fantasy hockey

Weekend Reset Ritual (Small, Repeatable, Real)Journal prompt: “Today, leaning into self-care looks like…”Weekends can feel loud or empty. Today we keep a tiny ritual that steadies you without stealing your energy.A Flicker (Hope) — A repeatable calm spot The same mug, the same chair, the same two minutes of quiet. Familiar can be soothing—let it be.To Rebuild (Healing) — Three-part reset (≤10 minutes)Clear a square: Tidy one small surface (nightstand, counter corner).Add a comfort: Warm drink, soft blanket, favorite song (60 seconds).Mark the moment: Light a candle or open a window; take one slow exhale.Take a Step (Becoming) — Name your ritual Give it a simple name—“Morning Patch,” “Porch Pause,” “Candle Minute.” Put it on your calendar for next Saturday/Sunday.Choose-your-energy menu:Hollow (low): Sit in your calm spot for 2 minutes. Breathe out longer than you breathe in.Healing (medium): Do the three-part reset once today.Becoming (higher): Schedule this ritual for both weekend days for the next month.Food for Thought Today: Rituals are bricks, not magic. The point isn't special—it's steady. Repeating one small kindness for your nervous system teaches your body where to find you when the day tilts.Exhale. Keep what serves you; leave the rest. I'll be here again tomorrow.

Special two hour show to celebrate our 200TH EDITION

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In this episode, Dan and Julia chat with Toby Shaull of Zophian Plants about his journey from pro-skateboarder and carpenter to specialist plantsman and pioneer of alternative growing mediums. Toby is part of a new generation of nurserymen gently nudging small-scale, commercial horticulture into the 21st Century.Toby will be offering plants for sale at these forthcoming events;Plant Fairs Roadshow at Mount Ephraim Gardens, Kent - Sunday, 28th September 2025Great Dixter Plant Fair - Saturday, 4th and Sunday, 5th October 2025Jobs to do in your garden this fortnightKeep deadheading dahlias and give them a potassium-rich liquid feed to boost flower production; this will also help maintain their vibrant colours as the weather cools.Prepare hyacinths and narcissi for Christmas by potting them up in peat-free compost before popping them in a cool, dark place until new growth is 5-6cm long.Bring houseplants inside that were evicted for the summer. Remove dead or damaged leaves and check underneath the pots for slugs and snails.It's your last chance to cut topiary and hedges before winter.Order overwintering onion sets and plant them this month or next. Nudge them into the ground with their tips just protruding.Remove greenhouse shading.Tidy tomato plants by cutting off leaves that shade any fruits still left to ripen. It's still relatively warm, so tomatoes will continue to grow if they receive enough light.Freeze any excess fruit if you are short on time; tomatoes and berries can be frozen whole.Divide older or very large rhubarb crowns to create new plants; this will also rejuvenate the existing crowns.Order sweet pea seeds, these can be sown in the autumn or next spring, often, the best varieties sell out quickly.Dan's featured products:Signature Potting Trowel - perfect for filling pots with compost and a lovely gift for keen propagators.Signature Slim Transplanting Trowel - ideal for moving self-seeders and planting small bulbs. Minimises disturbance of neighbouring plants.Signature Disc Weeder - a round 'Hori Hori' for cultivating, weeding, scraping off moss, clearing gutters and removing weeds from cracks in paving.Website links:Dan Cooper GardenDan's Calendar of EventsParker's PatchZophian Plants InstagramExpertly produced by Scott Kennett at Red Lighthouse Local Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Getting a little personal this week. Living with PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder)—or ANY chemical imbalance, hormonal sensitivity, or particularly difficult season of life—can feel overwhelming, especially when it comes to keeping up with your home. In this episode, I'm sharing practical ways to manage your space while living with a recurring shift in your energy and emotional bandwidth. You'll learn: What PMDD is and how it impacts my daily life 5 simple strategies to declutter and tidy your home even during tough PMDD days Mindset shifts that help you give yourself grace while still making progress If you've ever felt like your home gets out of control during your PMDD cycle (or another challenging state), this episode is for you. Paring Down Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@paring_down⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Paring Down Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The L.E.S.S. Express⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Paring Down Blog⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Paring Down YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Ep 71: How Growing Up in a Cult Made Me More Intentional Ep 102: Creating Systems to Be Productive Toward What Matters with Chelsi Jo Ep 94: Practical Advice for Living Intentionally with 7x NYT Bestselling Author, Gretchen Rubin Ep 78: Addressing the Mental Load of Clutter with Dr. Morgan Cutlip Happier Podcast by Gretchen Rubin The Moth Podcast (live true-story storytelling) Modern Love Podcast Little Green Machine ⁠ PARING DOWN RESOURCES: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free Decluttering Checklist⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Treasures of the Heart: A 7-Day Bible Study on Breaking Free from Material Attachments (free)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Complete Guide to Decluttering Kid Stuff⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free 15 Clutter-Free Gift Ideas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free Gift Request Email Template⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free Know Your Why Worksheet ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SPONSORS: 20% OFF any AquaTru water purifier when you go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠AquaTru.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use promo code PARING $300 off Air Doctor Pro air purifier:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://airdoctorpro.com/ -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use code PARING Ethical, luxury women's clothing at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Quince.com/paring⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! 10 Free Meals from Hello Fresh:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.hellofresh.com/paring10fm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ $15/month 5G wireless with Mint Mobile: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.mintmobile.com/paring⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 20% off chic, soft closet staples from Splendid:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://splendid.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- use code PARING at checkout For Hers Hair Growth: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.forhers.com/paring⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tidy up your outer areas, do your dishes, clean the kitchen, and maybe even straighten your bedrooms and bathrooms, while the host acknowledges the recent assassination of Charlie Kirk. Links to videos about topics mentioned in this episode:Important Takeaway: Will You Choose Justice or Grace? Cleaning Influencer Shoutout: ⁠Organized Chaos - Audrey - YouTubeUnlock bonus episodes and support Clean With Me Podcast: Clean With Me | Listen While You Clean

Tidy Vibes 198 by Tidy Daps

Today's episode is long overdue - we're diving into the history of Tidy Trax. If you were around in the 90's club scene, you already know how influential this label was. Tidy didn't just release records; they defined an entire movement of hard house and UK club culture. From legendary DJs to iconic sleeve art, Tidy shaped the sound, the look, and the attitude of a whole generation on the dancefloor. So buckle up, because it's finally time to give Tidy the deep dive it deserves. Bonus: exclusive airing of the brand new remix of "Imagination" by legendary Ollie Jaye, under his Lone Wolf guise.  01. Hyperlogic - U Got the Love (Mondos ‘Poolside Pumper' Remix) 02. Hyperlogic - Only Me (Doug Laurent Remix) 03. Paul Kershaw - I Believe In Life 04. Ollie Jaye - Imagination (Lone Wolf Remix) 05. Benedict Brothers - Honey Child (Sapphire & Steel Remix) 06. Tony De Vit - The Dawn (Paul Janes Remix) 07. Anne Savage / Cunaro & Dean - Real Freaks (UK Gold's ‘Fourplay' Remix) / It's About Time (UK Gold Remix) 08. Brain Bashers - Do It Now (Barabas & OD1 Remix) 09. Red Hand Gang - Gotta Keep On (Time 4 Gettin' Down) (Jon the Dentist Remix) 10. Ingo - Ready 4 Dis 11. UK Gold - Cause the House Gets Warm 12. Jon Bishop - Stalker (Hoodlums Remix) 13. John Whitemann - Can't Beat the System 14. Barabas & OD1 - Jack of Klubz (Tidy Boys Remix) 15. Lisa Lashes - Lookin' Good 16. Lisa Lashes - We Came, We Saw 17. Smokin' Bert Cooper - Getting Warm 18. Andy Farley - Destroy the Sound 19. Dyewitness - What Would You Like to Hear Again (Ian M Remix) 20. Dyewitness - Observing the Earth (Ian M Remix) 21. Ian M - Dreamer 22. Artemesia - Bits & Pieces (BK Mix) 23. Tony De Vit - Are You All Ready? 24. The Guv'nors - Busted 25. Jon Bishop - I'm In Control (Smokin' Bert Cooper Remix) 26. Stimulant DJ's - Are You Serious? 27. Stimulant DJ's - Hoovertime 28. The Originator - Give It All You Got (Lisa Lashes Remix) 29. Anne Savage - I Need U BUY ALL THINGS TIDY TRAX: https://www.tidytrax.co.uk/

→→ Wedding day tips for the grooms are here!    →→ This edition helps grooms prepare for their special day while navigating the expectations flawlessly.   →→ Discover crucial tips and hacks to help you stay calm and confident!   This podcast is for engaged couples who are stressed out with wedding planning and family expectations, but want a fun wedding day. Sal and Sam share crucial wedding day hacks aimed at grooms-to-be.  They cover key preparations such as getting enough sleep, eating well, hydrating, practicing vows, and grooming. Also discussed are day-of tips, like being punctual, staying close to your partner, mingling with guests, maintaining good posture, and expressing gratitude. By the end of the edition, you'll learn the importance of preparation and enjoying the day despite any hiccups.   Stress-free Wedding Planning Podcast #166: Crucial Wedding Day Hacks That Every Groom-to-be Needs to Know!  Host: Sal & Sam Music: "Sam's Tune" by Rick Anthony   TIMESTAMP 00:00 Introduction to Crucial Wedding Day Hacks That Every Groom-to-be Needs to Know!  01:00 Podcast Overview and Goals 02:50 Spotlight on the Groom 04:00 Pre-Wedding Preparation Tips 04:30 Eat a solid breakfast 05:00 Hydrate 05:30 Practicing your vows and speeches 06:00 Prepare and have your accessories ready 07:00 Grooming 08:00 Tidy room 09:00 The Rings 11:00 Wedding Tip Wednesday: Hold That Kiss 12:00 Prepare Groomsmen 13:15 Spend time with your parents  14:00 Stick close to your partner  15:30 Remove bulky items from Suit Pockets 16:00 Have good posture 17:00 Have FUN!! 17:30 Review 19:30 Final Thoughts and Community Engagement 20:15 Closing Remarks and Farewell   Get your FREE no-obligation report TODAY: "8 QUESTIONS YOU MUST ASK A WEDDING PROFESSIONAL BEFORE BOOKING THEM" http://forms.aweber.com/form/55/756659955.htm Music List Giveaway  https://www.afterhourseventsofne.com/guestcontact *** Join us in the Stress-free Wedding Planning Facebook group https://urlgeni.us/facebook/stress-free-wedding-planning Copyright © 2025 Atmosphere Productions LLC All Rights Reserved. Produced by Atmosphere Productions in association with After Hours Events of New England https://atmosphere-productions.com https://www.afterhourseventsofne.com #WeddingJitters #weddingworry #2026Bride #2027Bride #NewEnglandWedding  #WeddingPlanning #WeddingCeremony #WeddingPreparations #WeddingChecklist #weddingpro #weddingexperts #WeddingInspo #WeddingIdeas #WeddingPhotography #WeddingGoals #WeddingWisdom #WeddingTips #DreamWedding #WalkDownTheAisle #StressFreeWedding #StressFreeWeddingPlanning #StressFreeWeddingPlanningPodcast #WeddingPodcast #WeddingTipWednesday #WeddingAdvice #WeddingMusic #WeddingDay #CTweddingdj #WeddingDJ #AtmosphereProductions #AfterHoursEventsOfNE  

→→ Wedding day tips for the grooms are here!    →→ This edition helps grooms prepare for their special day while navigating the expectations flawlessly.   →→ Discover crucial tips and hacks to help you stay calm and confident!   This podcast is for engaged couples who are stressed out with wedding planning and family expectations, but want a fun wedding day. Sal and Sam share crucial wedding day hacks aimed at grooms-to-be.  They cover key preparations such as getting enough sleep, eating well, hydrating, practicing vows, and grooming. Also discussed are day-of tips, like being punctual, staying close to your partner, mingling with guests, maintaining good posture, and expressing gratitude. By the end of the edition, you'll learn the importance of preparation and enjoying the day despite any hiccups.   Stress-free Wedding Planning Podcast #166: Crucial Wedding Day Hacks That Every Groom-to-be Needs to Know!  Host: Sal & Sam Music: "Sam's Tune" by Rick Anthony   TIMESTAMP 00:00 Introduction to Crucial Wedding Day Hacks That Every Groom-to-be Needs to Know!  01:00 Podcast Overview and Goals 02:50 Spotlight on the Groom 04:00 Pre-Wedding Preparation Tips 04:30 Eat a solid breakfast 05:00 Hydrate 05:30 Practicing your vows and speeches 06:00 Prepare and have your accessories ready 07:00 Grooming 08:00 Tidy room 09:00 The Rings 11:00 Wedding Tip Wednesday: Hold That Kiss 12:00 Prepare Groomsmen 13:15 Spend time with your parents  14:00 Stick close to your partner  15:30 Remove bulky items from Suit Pockets 16:00 Have good posture 17:00 Have FUN!! 17:30 Review 19:30 Final Thoughts and Community Engagement 20:15 Closing Remarks and Farewell   Get your FREE no-obligation report TODAY: "8 QUESTIONS YOU MUST ASK A WEDDING PROFESSIONAL BEFORE BOOKING THEM" http://forms.aweber.com/form/55/756659955.htm Music List Giveaway  https://www.afterhourseventsofne.com/guestcontact *** Join us in the Stress-free Wedding Planning Facebook group https://urlgeni.us/facebook/stress-free-wedding-planning Copyright © 2025 Atmosphere Productions LLC All Rights Reserved. Produced by Atmosphere Productions in association with After Hours Events of New England https://atmosphere-productions.com https://www.afterhourseventsofne.com #WeddingJitters #weddingworry #2026Bride #2027Bride #NewEnglandWedding  #WeddingPlanning #WeddingCeremony #WeddingPreparations #WeddingChecklist #weddingpro #weddingexperts #WeddingInspo #WeddingIdeas #WeddingPhotography #WeddingGoals #WeddingWisdom #WeddingTips #DreamWedding #WalkDownTheAisle #StressFreeWedding #StressFreeWeddingPlanning #StressFreeWeddingPlanningPodcast #WeddingPodcast #WeddingTipWednesday #WeddingAdvice #WeddingMusic #WeddingDay #CTweddingdj #WeddingDJ #AtmosphereProductions #AfterHoursEventsOfNE  

Busy moms who are juggling a million things, this episode is for those feeling stuck in an endless loop of picking up, purging, and wondering why their home never stays tidy, even after all the decluttering. Diana breaks down why it's so common for clutter to creep back in no matter how many times you “do the thing” and get ruthless with your stuff.Real-Life Solutions for Real HomesYou'll get a clear roadmap: how to set up actual systems to keep clutter from reappearing during life's chaos.Diana breaks down the importance of routines and simple hacks to make tidiness stick, even when new stuff is always coming through your front door.Learn why everything in your home needs a “home” (yes, even the random fidgets from the bottom of the purse) and how creating these tiny systems prevents clutter from spiraling out of control.Tune in, laugh along, and leave feeling seen (and equipped) to handle the clutter cycle with confidence right alongside Diana and thousands of moms just like you.Found the episode useful? Follow, review, and share with a mom friend who needs a little hope! Share this episode What can you expect from this podcast and future episodes?15-20 minute episodes to help you tackle your to-do listHow to declutter in an effective and efficient wayGuest interviewsDeep dives on specific topicsFind Diana Rene on social media:Instagram: @the.decluttered.momFacebook: @the.decluttered.momPinterest: @DianaRene Are you ready for a peaceful and clutter-free home? Watch my FREE training video “Chaos to Calm” to learn how it's possible! And find all of my resources here.

1 Louis Baker - Keep On (Larse Extended Remix) 2 Francesca Ruocco - Granular Deep 3 Ivory Coats - At the Risk of Being Human 4 DP-6 - Passage of Time 5 Beto Ruve - Combine (Alain Pastrana Remix) 6 KALK - Akasha (DJ Oyster Re-edit) 7 Lorenz Rhode - On Top 8 Tim Haze - Every Time 9 DJ Pippi & Willie Graff - Are U Yek? (Estas Loco) (Extended Mix) 10 Jean Jacques Smoothie feat. Tara Busch - 2People (Inner Spirit Extended Mix) 11 Nightly Closures - Forever 12 Kill Frenzy, Astrid - XXX 13 Nublu Orchestra - Sciubba Diving (Claude VonStroke Remix)

Do you have a corner of your home that's a little cluttered, unorganized, or full of things you just can't decide what to do with, so they sit there, staring back at you? Or maybe life has thrown you into a situation that's turned your house upside down, repairs, a remodel, new carpet going in, or houseguests everywhere? I get it. Me too. When our space slips into disarray, it often leaves us feeling off balance. That's because our nervous system is constantly picking up on the extra noise and sending signals that lead to overstimulation, decision fatigue, and even stress or anxiety. And here's the kicker: clutter doesn't just affect our productivity—it also interferes with our ability to rest. That low hum of “things left undone” keeps our brains buzzing when we're trying to relax. But here's the good news: awareness is the first step, and a few simple actions can reset both your space and your mindset. When I'm feeling out of sorts, I always come back to these four easy wins: Make the bed – it instantly sets the tone for order. Do one load of laundry—start to finish. Take out the trash. Clear off one cupboard or counter space. These small steps create momentum, restore clarity, and bring a surprising sense of calm. ✨ Bottom line: A cluttered space = a cluttered mind. When you clear your environment, you're not just tidying up, you're creating mental clarity, lowering stress, and giving yourself the breathing room you deserve.      

In this episode of Boldly Go, Brandi and Dave talk about episode 309 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Terrarium. Topics include derivative works, passing the Bechdel test, and the literary works of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Not a whole lot of jokes in this one.

In this hour, stories of clean breaks—emotional and physical. Tidy endings, broken bones, and fresh starts. This episode is hosted by Moth Executive Producer, Sarah Austin Jenness. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media. Theresa Wiggins starts—and ends—a romance.  Adelle Onyango attempts to keep family traditions alive, in the wake of a divorce. Erik Heen needs a statue to open his soda.  In the midst of a mishap, Courtney Jae Renee must choose between her finances and her pride. Safia Ibrahim is determined to be ordinary. Podcast # 936 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

According to the State of Sales Enablement 2024, 31% of industry leaders see consistent pipeline generation as a key priority. So how can you effectively leverage your tech stack to drive pipeline growth and maximize revenue generation? Riley Rogers: Hi, and welcome to the Win-Win podcast. I’m your host, Riley Rogers. Here to discuss this topic is Alyssa Sigafus, sales enablement and host B2B marketing manager at Lifetouch. Thank you so much for joining us, Alyssa. As we get started, I’d love if you could just tell us a little bit about yourself, your background, and your role at Lifetouch today.  Alyssa Sigafus: Sounds good. Thanks Riley. Super excited to be here. So my name’s Alyssa Fuss. I’ve been at Lifetouch for the past three years as our sales enablement marketing manager focusing on the host side, which is like our schools and B2B side of the business. Personally, I have one daughter, two dogs, my husband and I, we live in central, Northern Minnesota. So we love the winter in the cold. Something I like to do in my free time, I make a lot of sourdough bread. But I’ve been in sales enablement for the past little over a decade now, and sales support is kind of the thing that I just really have loved and have loved working with all of the tools and things like that, and just seeing teams succeed from support. RR: Amazing. Well, we are so excited to have you today because of that experience and because of that passion for just helping people succeed, we wanna know how you’re doing it. So we’ve got a lot to talk about starting maybe with some of the priorities that are top of mind for you today. So in your work at Lifetouch, what are some of those key go-to-market initiatives that you’re focused on driving for the business? AS: Awesome. Yeah. At Lifetouch, some of my go-to market focus is all about driving growth and equipping our sales team to essentially, you know, win. This means arming sellers with right tools, messaging, and using data to fine tune our approach, keeping our sales, marketing and operations like tightly aligned and pulled together. This has really helped us build that go to market motion that’s really fast focus and most importantly, customer driven. RR: Awesome. I think, you know, you ask anyone in a go-to-market role about their priorities and things like growth, pipeline revenue, those are the things that are gonna come up. It’s inevitable. They’re core to the business and they’re what’s gonna be top of mind for you. So knowing that, of course those are top of mind for you, what are maybe some of those common recurring challenges that organizations like yours maybe face when trying to achieve those goals? AS: Good question. I think the real challenge isn’t necessarily generating leads. It’s consistently attracting the right ones and moving them to close quickly. So building on this, for our business, specifically Lifetouch school photography, we have a defined set of leads. For example, there are only so many schools in US and Canada, so we have focused on creating like email templates, content that help sellers identify what content the leads are interested in that help that move quickly through their sales cycle and to close. RR: Yeah, I think that’s really interesting knowing that you’re, you know, you’re kind of constrained in a way that some businesses aren’t, so you need to work a little bit more strategically and a little bit smarter to find those right candidates, essentially. From your experience, what are some of the tactics that you’ve seen work to overcome those challenges and enable reps to create more opportunities and achieve those goals that, you know, everyone is thinking about? AS: Hmm, yeah, to help reps create more of those opportunities and then boost those conversion rates. I really focus on a few key practices. The first one’s targeted collateral. We really try to ensure that our reps have UpToDate marketing aligned materials that support their conversations by persona, by industry and stage of the funnel. For us, it’s truly just, you know, education schools, that kind of thing. The second is peer learning. I’ve kind of call it our monthly level up that we do every month with our sellers. And we kind of share best practices. We talk about what’s working, we share what tools have come out or pieces of collateral that have come out in the last month, what we’re looking forward to. Um, sometimes we bring other operations members or other marketing members in to talk about some of the things that are continuing to help support them. And then the last part I really focus on is content alignment. So we regularly audit. Update our sales content to ensure consistency with current messaging and our campaign priorities. RR: Well, it seems like you guys are kind of checking the box on all of the key things to build that really functional engine. We try. It’s always a process and it’s always that never feel like we’re doing enough, but we have heard that you guys are doing some really cool things and we are gonna dig into that in a second, but one thing I did wanna touch on is something that you mentioned earlier of one of the things that drew you to enablement and that you enjoy is the tooling and figuring out what works. So on the subject of enablement technology, what would you say is that strategic advantage of a unified platform in all of the work that you just talked us through? AS: Unified enablement platform accelerates revenue by putting the right content, tools and insights in the rep’s hands when they need them. So really equipping them at the right times, at the right materials. It ensures like consistent messaging, driving that efficiency and gives teams the data, which is something that a lot of people miss, uh, the highest value opportunities that they have. It also gives us a consistent way to measure their success that reps have. The content that we’re using to best share those practices amongst the leaders in the areas so everyone can benefit. RR: I think that all sounds great. I know one thing that you are doing specifically is using digital rooms to scale your outreach. We’ve heard that your reps have, and these are some kind of crazy numbers, just to preface for our listeners, we’ve heard that your reps have created over 2, 600 digital rooms and seen over a hundred thousand external views. Two things there that I’d love to know. How has this strategy kind of impacted your outreach and then for those who would wanna replicate it, how did you do it? How’d you make that happen? AS: Oh, well, using digital rooms have scaled our personalized outreach, driving that higher engagement and faster pipeline movement. Key best practices for us include that tailoring content, keeping our messaging clear, and using analytics to boost results and guide the sellers conversations and timing of their outreach. For an example, we found some of our sellers. Will share a digital room before they have a presentation with a customer, and then the seller will look to see the content that’s being viewed, and then they can tailor their presentation to see what that customer has been looking at. Mostly to make sure in their presentation that they are talking about those points that they’re really digging into. RR: Amazing. I would just love to know, how did you build that high adoption? How did you get reps bought in? I know it’s never easy to drive that behavior change, but how did you get them seeing the value of this? AS: I think honestly the way that we did training is we really built those steps of starting at pitching, moving to some of those other higher like video recording and talking about that really personalized approach. And then we kind of ended with the training part of digital rooms as like the crown jewel of the things that they have access to and they really got excited about it having those months. Like connections, really taking the time to meet with them regularly. When we first implemented this to our entire sales team, we met with them every single week for, you know, an hour with each chin of the us, which we split it into three. So they got an hour with the enablement team every single week, and then continued to meet, we still continued to meet monthly with all of the teams, um, and showing those things. But the digital rooms, they were so excited about. It’s personal. They can, you know. Co-brand them with the school and have those logos on there and auto enable feature that you have where if we update a piece of content, it’ll automatically just push through as we update the version. It’s been such a game changer for them. They love it. RR: Well, it sounds like you’ve really done a good job then of. Building that confidence. They saw the value, but you’ve taught them to use it well, and you’ve put a lot of work into doing so, and you’re seeing that kind of impact now. And that kind of feeds into the next question I had for you, which is that something that underlies successful buyer engagement is rep confidence. And you’ve shared that you’ve seen a. 77% increase in rep confidence after leveraging Highspot. So could you walk us through how you achieved that and then maybe how that boost in confidence is helping reps perform better when they’re having these conversations with schools. AS: So by giving them that instant access to the right content and guidance through Highspot, this is really just. Resulted in more of that effective buyer interactions, that faster pipeline progression, and which moves to the higher conversion rates. When they see that someone has opened their email and they’re already looking at that content with that pitch, or they’ve already gone into that digital room, it really just makes them excited. So they’re just more eager to continue to jump in. They can instantly have that instant gratification and you know. Excited about and keep going. RR: Awesome. Well, I think that’s one of those things that tends to work right for your sales folks is you’re doing the right thing. It’s helping you achieve what you want to, and now you know that you can go run and continue pursuing it. And they see it.  AS: They see it in action. It’s been really fun. RR: Yeah. I mean, I know when I share my digital rooms, you get that ping and you’re like, ah, I can go do the thing. It’s amazing, right? I think that, you know, more confident reps is kind of what everybody is trying to achieve. Better buyer engagement. They’re all key goals. It seems like you guys are making progress against those goals, but I’d be curious to know how you’re using data insights, all of the things that Highspot allows you to do to inform and maybe improve these programs that you’re leading. AS: The insights have led us track engagement, optimize our messaging and focus reps on the opportunities that matter the most, turning data into faster pipeline growth and higher conversions. So we had said, I said earlier, we do those monthly level ups. So not only do we connect on the content and pieces that are, you know, working and not working, we also connect on the data and work with our sales team to make sure everyone understands their performance. How the content is performing, what’s working, what’s not, and then additionally seeing the things that are not working to help tailor their approach and help improve and shape the way that they’re using their Digital Rooms and just pitching in general with the content that we provide. RR: Okay, so thinking then of, of. Data and these monthly syncs that you do to kind of check, Hey, what are we doing well? What do we need to kind of pull back on? I’d love to know, since implementing Highspot and as you’ve been doing these continual gut checks, what results have you seen? What successes have you encountered and maybe any wins you could share or achievements that you’re particularly proud of? AS: So there’s a couple of sides to this. So there’s obviously the physical data side, right? And then the emotional side of it for our sellers, the first one we’ve really been digging into our sales force and kind of comparing and trying to get some more deeper data. Highspot has really helped with some of those pieces. The number one thing I think has been most exciting is seeing that sales cycle shorten, cut it in half is the most common that we’ve seen, but. There’s been times it’s gone down to even from start to finish within 48 hours, and that’s not every single sales, but I’ve actually watched it gone out and done my own ride-alongs and seen they’ve sent the digital room in the pitch and it goes to like, we’re talking about this and we’ve got a contract in your hand. So it’s been really exciting for them to have that. Sales cycle, shorten, they can use their time more effectively and things like that. And then the emotional side, you just really see them, the morale of it, the improved morale. It’s helping them feel supported by their operations, marketing, sales enablement teams, and, and it just really helps us be really great teamwork together and move forward faster. RR: I love that kind of twofold breakdown of what are we actually seeing and then how are we feeling with it? I’m so happy to hear that both sides are positive. The data’s helping you track up and everybody’s feeling a little bit more confident in their work. So for other enablement and marketing leaders that are looking to use digital rooms in the way that life touches, to streamline that outreach, create more opportunities, drive better pipeline growth, what is one, two pieces of advice you’d give them to really help them be successful? AS: My advice is to really take the time to fully explore the platform, support your team throughout the rollout, and then thoughtful deployment and building user confidence will drive adoption and impact regular check-ins. Sharing best practices will lead to that long-term success. RR: Amazing advice. Tidy, short, to the point. Be thoughtful, be intentional. It’s gonna lead you to success every time. Well, I have to, before we close this out, just again say thank you so much for joining us. This is a really great conversation. You guys are doing such incredible work and I’m really happy we got to dig into it a little bit.  AS: Well, thank you, Riley, we have been so excited to have Highspot and it’s been really a game changer for us. So thank you guys.  RR: Incredible. To our audience, thank you so much for listening to this episode of the Win-Win podcast. Be sure to tune in next time for more insights on how you can maximize enablement success with Highspot.

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Motherkind Moment is your place for calm and connection and a shift in perspective before the week ahead.  Decluttering expert Ingrid Jansen joins us to share her best practical tips to help you create a calmer home. She explains why breaking tasks into manageable chunks and implementing daily resets and non-negotiable tasks can help you maintain a sense of order and keep your stress levels low. For more powerful insights from Ingrid Jansen listen to the full episode here: Toys everywhere? They're making you stressed - here's how to finally tackle the kids' clutter Get your free 3 days of 5-minute Motherkind here - 21 days to reset your energy, mood and mindset.  Click Here to order your copy of 'Motherkind: A New Way to Thrive in a World of Endless Expectations' Motherkind is sponsored by Wild Nutrition, the brand raising the bar for women's supplements. Want to feel the Food-Grown difference yourself? Get 50% off for three months at wildnutrition.com/motherkind. Ts and Cs apply. Get 40% off a Calm premium subscription at calm.com/motherkind For a £100 sponsored job credit, visit Indeed.com/ Motherkind Continue the Conversation: Join our community over on Instagram for inspiration, tips, and sometimes a bit of humour to get us through our day - @zoeblaskey Join our mailing list to receive news, updates and new episode releases Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If your house feels like a mess, your head feels like a mess—and nothing gets done. That's exactly why I have a quick tidy routine that I run through every morning before I start my workday. These four spaces are the key to keeping my home calm and my brain focused while I juggle homeschooling, cooking, and running my business from home. In this episode, I'm walking you through: – The four exact places I tidy every morning (and why they matter) – How to reset your home without spending all day cleaning – The one thing I do before every work block to signal “go time” for my brain – What to do if you only have time to tidy one space (this alone can shift everything) You don't need a spotless home to be productive—but you do need a system that keeps things from spiraling into chaos. This quick tidy routine will give you the clarity and calm you've been craving. xoxo, Chelsi Jo . . . . Ready to finally organize your business and your home with systems that actually work? Watch my free on-demand Workflow Workshop and learn how to get more done in less time: chelsijo.co/workflowworkshop

Welcome to the Celestial Insights Podcast, the show that brings the stars down to Earth! Each week, astrologer, coach, and intuitive Celeste Brooks of Astrology by Celeste will be your guide. Her website is astrologybyceleste.com.  

In this episode of Elixir Wizards, Charles Suggs sits down with Chris Grainger, co-founder and CTO of Amplified and creator of the Explorer library. Chris explains how Explorer brings the familiar data-frame workflows of R's dplyr and Python's pandas into the Elixir world. We explore (pun intended!) how Explorer integrates with Ecto, Nx, and LiveView to build end-to-end data pipelines without leaving the BEAM, and how features like lazy evaluation and distributed frames let you tackle large datasets. Whether you're generating reports or driving interactive charts in LiveView, Explorer makes tabular data accessible to every Elixir developer. We wrap up by looking ahead to SQL-style backends, ADBC connectivity, and other features on the Explorer roadmap. Key topics discussed in this episode: dplyr- and pandas-inspired data manipulation in Elixir Polars integration via Rust NIFs for blazing performance Immutable data frames and BEAM-friendly concurrency Lazy evaluation to work with arbitrarily large tables Distributed data-frame support for multi-node processing Seamless integration with Ecto schemas and queries Zero-copy interoperability between Explorer and Nx tensors Apache Arrow and ADBC protocols for cross-language I/O Exploring SQL-style backends for remote query execution Building interactive dashboards and charts in LiveView Consolidating ETL workflows into a single Elixir API Streaming data pipelines for memory-efficient processing Tidy data principles and behavior-based API design Real-world use cases: report generation, patent analysis, and more Future roadmap: new backends, query optimizations, and community plugins Links mentioned: https://hexdocs.pm/explorer/Explorer.html https://www.amplified.ai/ https://www.r-project.org/ https://vita.had.co.nz/papers/tidy-data.pdf https://www.tidyverse.org/ https://www.python.org/ https://dplyr.tidyverse.org/ https://go.dev/ https://hexdocs.pm/nx/Nx.html https://github.com/pola-rs/polars https://github.com/rusterlium/rustler https://www.rust-lang.org/ https://www.postgresql.org/ https://hexdocs.pm/ecto/Ecto.html https://www.elastic.co/elasticsearch https://arrow.apache.org/ Chris Grainger & Chris McCord Keynote ElixirConf 2024: https://youtu.be/4qoHPh0obv0 https://dbplyr.tidyverse.org/ https://spark.posit.co/ https://hexdocs.pm/pythonx/Pythonx.html https://hexdocs.pm/vegalite/VegaLite.html 10 Minutes to Explorer: https://hexdocs.pm/explorer/exploringexplorer.html https://github.com/elixir-nx/scholar https://scikit-learn.org/stable/ https://github.com/cigrainger https://erlef.org/slack-invite/erlef https://bsky.app/profile/cigrainger.bsky.social https://github.com/cigrainger

In this episode, we're uncovering the real reason your house keeps getting cluttered, why the mess keeps coming back, and why tidying, decluttering, and organizing isn't working.

As we say good-bye to Add To Cart (for now), we swing you into the beefy arms of Jason Mantzoukas, where he’ll swaddle you in so many cubes you won’t even miss us. Find out what packing passions ignite his flame, what it’s like to be on the road with him and of course, what happened on his third and final (?) marriage to Auntie Su. We love you Carters forever! We have a website! Sign up to find out what’s happening next with the Aunties at ADDTOCART.WORLD. To see all products mentioned in this episode, head to @addtocartpod on Instagram. To purchase any of the products, see below. Zouk’s Cubes: His Toiletry Kit bag Flat toiletry containers for decanting Tidy earplugs in a their own pouch + another option The Tom Binh he uses as a desk valet The dyneema valet tray he puts on his bedside Cadence magnetized toiletry and pill containers He packs a Bug Bite Thing Neck Gaiter recommendations, this one or that one Black multisized rubber bands (this or this or this) and velcro straps Belroy packing cubes of choice Games: Dutch Blitz, Monopoly Deal, Sequence Stacks Winter slippers, Summer slippers and the ones Listener Stephanie brought up Evergoods packing cube with two different sides Reading with e-ink Jason gifted the Aunties the Best sleep mask Flat water bottle A perfect triangular pouch for headphones A Perfect tote to hang on airplane seat in front of you with a Hero clip BYOSlippers to the hotel Watch Jason in the latest season of Taskmaster Su’s Slop: Favorite protein snack Tom Bihn of choice Her buckwheat pillow and replacement buckwheats The insect spray she uses all of the time The toolbox the Aunties gave Jason for Christmas Listener Katie asked Jason about modl See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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In this final minisode of the season (Don't worry; there's still one more full episode on the way!), Stacy returns from Japan with tales of train travel, city-hopping, and family time. Each region had its own personality, and seeing the country through her son's eyes made the trip even more memorable. Meanwhile, Daniel's been deep in renovation mode, helping another friend prepare a nursery. The room's first iteration was a hands-on learning experience, complete with a slightly crooked level and a few design choices that didn't turn out quite as planned. Now it's time to undo, redo, and simplify, and let's just say Daniel's tolerance for anything finicky is… limited. He prefers tools that work straight out of the box, not ones that need calibration and coaxing. He and Stacy also compare notes on gardening—what's working, what's not, and why the weeds always seem one step ahead. Plus, a heartfelt thank you to everyone who tuned in this season. We appreciate your questions, comments, and continued support. WE LOVE OUR SPONSORS If you love True Tales From Old Houses, please consider supporting the small businesses that sponsor this show—they help keep these stories (and our old house shenanigans) alive! Sutherland Welles - Maker of exceptional polymerized tung oil finishes since 1965. To save 10% on your first order, use the coupon code truetales. Noonan Heritage Craftworks - Learn how Noonan Heritage Craftworks can help you with your exterior project using traditional materials. Schedule a phone call, video conference, or email consultation with Joseph Parente today. Mentioned in this Episode Wood Window Workshop at Silver Lake - Join the waitlist Preen weed preventer Scott's Triple Action Turf Builder 80% Vinegar Concentrate (for killing weeds)

Hi friend!  Are you tired of tripping over the pile of shoes or backpacks that inevitably pile up near the front door or spill out of the laundry room? Do you constantly get bogged down by the endless pile of papers that accumulate on your kitchen countertops? Do you wonder why you can't ever find the thing that you're certain you already owned?  It might not be a MESSY or an ORGANIZING problem...it might be a SYSTEM problem.  In today's episode I'm walking you through 5 simple steps for recognizing problem areas in your home that spill over into messiness and make you feel disorganized.  1. Identify your high traffic zones. Those are usually the culprits for the cogs in the wheel - the messy or unorganized places.  2. Disect the problem in that area. What's currently happening that isn't working.  3. Identify HOW you want that space to function for you. How can it work harder for you and not you for it.  4. Start making a plan for remediation - really thinking about what it is you need (or already have) in order to solve this problem.  5. Execute!  Bonus tips are included for when motivation at this stage is now the cog in your execution wheel.  Do you want help making your space feel more functional AND beautiful? Book a Decorating SOS Call.    Happy organizing! dani   // Links mentioned in show: // Become a Design Bestie by joining the newsletter: https://bit.ly/designbestie Email: hello@figandfarmathome.com Website: https://figandfarmathome.com Join The Collective (monthly membership): https://www.figandfarmathome.com/thecollective Book a Decorating SOS Call: https://www.figandfarmathome.com/decorating-sos Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/figandfarm/ FREE Facebook Community: https://www.bit.ly/design101group Decluttering episode mentioned in show: Ep. 338  

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You've heard it said that we shouldn't focus on having a perfectly tidy home 24/7...rather, we should focus on having a home that's EASY to tidy. What, exactly, does that entail? Well, today you'll learn specific systems and ideals to implement so that your home doesn't feel overwhelming to keep tidy. Paring Down Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@paring_down⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Paring Down Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The L.E.S.S. Express⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Paring Down Blog⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Paring Down YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MENTIONED THIS EPISODE: Ep 36: 20 Habits of the Home to Prevent Overwhelm Ep 53: Home Organization Tips with Kenika Williams Paring Down Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The L.E.S.S. Express⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PARING DOWN RESOURCES: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Treasures of the Heart: A 7-Day Bible Study on Breaking Free from Material Attachments (free)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Complete Guide to Decluttering Kid Stuff⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free 15 Clutter-Free Gift Ideas⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free Gift Request Email Template⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free Know Your Why Worksheet ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SPONSORS: $15/month 5G wireless with Mint Mobile: ⁠⁠⁠www.mintmobile.com/paring⁠⁠⁠ 20% off chic, soft closet staples from Splendid:⁠⁠⁠ https://splendid.com/ ⁠⁠⁠- use code PARING at checkout 10 Free Meals from Hello Fresh:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.hellofresh.com/paring10fm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For Hers Hair Growth: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.forhers.com/paring⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ethical, luxury women's clothing at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Quince.com/paring⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! 15% off all Lume products like aluminum-free deodorant at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠lumedeodorant.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- use code PARING Only $1.99 per meal with EveryPlate meal service - code paring199: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.everyplate.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Little Luxuries:Peace and quietHigh-speed InternetGood quality coffeeNext day deliveryGrocery deliveryGood quality skincareA TV show with no adsRobot vacuum cleanersHaving an after-dinner treatAir fryerLetting Your Kids Plan Your VacationNew research suggests that allowing your kids to have a say in planning a family vacation is the way to make it better.According to a new survey, 82% of parents say their best trips happened when their kids helped with planning it.That may be why 22% have actually let their school-age child plan every detail of a vacation.⠀Moms and dads have learned that when kids are involved in planning, they help with activities (89%), and restaurants (54%), and make sure that the trip involves things their kid likes (76%).And the kids are up for the task, as 86% of them want to be more involved in planning family vacations and 53% want to plan as much of the trip as possible.So, what would a kid's dream vacation look like? It would include having a meet-and-greet with their favorite celebrity (34%), sitting in the front row of their favorite artist's concert (29%) or having backstage access at that show (27%).Riding on an amusement park parade float is another top choice (26%), along with having a meet-and-greet with their favorite cartoon characters (24%), or sitting in the front row at a professional sports game (20%).To turn a regular trip into a dream getaway, kids also want to go to fun restaurants (54%), have a chance to swim (51%), and do outdoor activities (49%).Some kids dream big, with their ultimate dream trip including a 13-day-journey across six states and five countries on an epic road trip (60%), a flight (57%) and a cruise (33%).Even parents who aren't letting their kid plan an entire vacation want to get their input and 84% say they try to take inspiration from their kids' imagination when creating a vacation.How To Avoid Post-Vacation BluesBefore you leave - Tidy up your home. Clean your sheets, empty the trash, and clear the fridge, so you get to return home to a welcoming space instead of chaos.After you return - Give yourself a day (or two) to unpack and reset before diving back into work and obligations.Keep the joy alive - Plan little treats like a night out, a new recipe, or a cozy evening at home to recreate those memorable vacation moments.Listen to the blues - If your mood lingers or you think it might be a sign of some bigger issues, consider what changes you might need to make, and reach out for help if it feels like it's more than just a passing slump.Second Date Update: Greg takes Lissa on a date in Soma. The weather was great, eh even wore shorts. Did that have something to do with her ghost?

Send us a textHey Self-Reflection family! Lira Ndifon here, and in this powerful episode, we're going beyond the buzzwords and diving deep into practical, game-changing strategies to protect and nurture your mental health, long after Mental Health Awareness Month ends.Ever feel like the world's just... a lot? Stressed, overwhelmed, or stuck in that overthinking loop? Lira kicks things off by revealing the transformative power of self-reflection – your personal anchor in the chaos. She shares how this simple practice has been her comfort, her grounding force, and a vital tool when life gets heavy. And if you're struggling to navigate those tough emotions solo? She reminds you that reaching out for support is a superpower, not a weakness.This isn't just theory; it's a toolkit for your well-being. We're talking about tangible actions you can implement today:Write a letter to your past self: A profound exercise to acknowledge your journey, celebrate your resilience, and offer the wisdom you wish you had back then.Declutter your digital life: Learn why unfollowing that one draining account (yes, even if it's mine!) is a non-negotiable for your peace of mind.Embrace the power of silence: Just five minutes. No notifications, no music, no scrolling. Discover what your mind and body tell you in stillness.Revisit your happy place: Dive back into that old song, show, or memory that made you feel safe and seen. Let nostalgia heal and remind you how far you've come.Curb the screen time overload: Give your brain a much-needed break from constant input and discover the freedom that comes with less scrolling and more living.Affirm your worth: Speak positive affirmations out loud. Hear your own voice remind you that you are not broken, just navigating.Practice radical self-forgiveness: Release the shame and blame for how you've coped. Embrace compassion and remind yourself that growth takes time.Tidy your sanctuary: How cleaning your physical space can literally shift your mindset and invite the emotions you desire into your life.Embrace the tears: Why crying isn't weakness, but a powerful release that sets you free from trapped emotions.Do one thing just for joy: Break free from the need for productivity and indulge in an activity that simply feels good, no reason required.Lira underscores that healing isn't a tedious chore; it's a gentle, playful, lifelong journey found in the small, everyday acts of self-love. Your mental health isn't just important; it's relying on you to be human, to set boundaries, to detach from the external noise, and to embrace freedom.Don't miss this essential guide to prioritizing the most important person in your life: YOU. Remember: love yourself, like yourself, appreciate who you are, because parts of you are perfect. If not all of you is perfect.Support the showCall to Action: Engage with the Self-Reflection Podcast community! Like, follow, and subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube (Self-Reflection Podcast by Lira Ndifon), and all major podcast platforms. Share your insights and feedback—we value your contributions! Suggest topics you'd like us to explore. Your support amplifies our reach, sharing these vital messages of self-love and empowerment. Until our next conversation, prioritize self-care and embrace your journey. Grab your copy of "Awaken Your True Self" on Amazon. Until next time, be kind to yourself and keep reflecting.

Why is it that no one thanks you for emptying the dishwasher… but when someone else does it, it's seen as a big deal?In this episode, I'm diving into something we don't talk about enough — the mental load that women carry, especially when it comes to home organization. If you've ever wondered why decluttering feels so hard, or why tidying never seems to stick no matter how many times you try, this might be the conversation you didn't know you needed.We'll explore why asking for help at home still feels taboo, how shame creeps into our clutter, and what it really takes to create lasting change when you're short on time, energy, and support.You'll hear how I went from managing everything on my own — to building systems that actually work, and finding freedom through support, intentional routines, and a whole new perspective on home life.If you're trying to declutter with no time, tired of doing it all solo, or craving real, practical organizing support rooted in the KonMari method and real life… this episode is for you.This is about more than just tidying. It's about overcoming overwhelm, reclaiming your space, and remembering: you were never meant to do this alone.I would LOVE to hear from you. Text Message me here. Thanks for listening! For more organizational motivation, support and free resources:Join my online membership Clutter Free CollectiveJoin my podcast Facebook group Living Clutter Free Forever Podcast: KonMari® Inspired Organizing | FacebookVisit my website www.caroline-thor.com Come and say 'hi' on Instagram @caro.thor Follow me on Facebook @carolineorganizer

In this podcast it's time for an alternative perspective. Let's hear it for all the tidy men out there, including Tyler Moore AKA Tidy Dad. He shares how he started his tidying journey and how being tidy has helped him in other areas of his home and life as well. We chat about how crucial decluttering and organising has been while tidying up and how his family has embraced this process. Tyler Moore is the creator of the hugely popular “Tidy Dad” Instagram, TikTok, and website. A public school teacher in New York City, husband, and father of three young daughters, he has been featured on Good Morning America and in The Washington Post, The New York Times, New York Post, Better Homes & Gardens Secrets of Getting Organized magazine, Apartment Therapy, and many podcasts including HGTV and Minimalist Moms. During the school year, he lives with his wife, Emily, a paediatric occupational therapist, and daughters in Queens, New York. In the summer, they spend as much time as possible in their small but tidy cottage in the Poconos. Tidy dad website Tidy dad book Our book - Reset Your Home About the Declutter Hub Podcast We're Ingrid and Lesley and are super excited you're here! If you're sick to the back teeth of clutter dictating your home life then we are here to help you get control back and spend your valuable time doing the things you want and not shuffling piles of stuff around 24/7. We have been decluttering and organising homes face to face and online for over 28 years together and have helped thousands of members and clients to regain the home of their dreams. We have a passion for people, practicality, and piles of paper and love nothing better than to carve out solutions for anyone overwhelmed with clutter. If that's you, you're in the right place. Our podcast is packed with actionable tips, inspiration and motivation to get your decluttering done. We believe decluttering is all about emotions first, stuff second. Tune in, subscribe and enjoy! New episodes every Friday. Want more? We have so many ways that you can reach out to us for additional support on your decluttering journey. Free Facebook Group - for community, info and support - The Declutter Hub Community - emotions based decluttering. Instagram - daily reels and posts with decluttering hints and tips - @declutterhub Website - the best place to get access to all our free content - https://declutterhub.com/mp Membership - this is the best place to take your decluttering to the next level https://members.declutterhub.com/mp Book - you can order a copy of Reset Your Home, Unpack your emotions and your clutter, step by step here https://declutterhub.com/book/ Support - if you want signposting in the right direction support@declutterhub.com Can you spare 5 minutes of your day to leave us a review? Your reviews mean the podcast can be found more easily which will mean more people get the benefit of our decluttering advice. You can share a review on your chosen podcast player. Don't forget to hit follow or subscribe too. The Declutter Hub 2025 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Have you ever torn your house apart looking for something that was exactly where it should have been? Or spent hours tidying, only to find the mess returned overnight? You're not alone—and you're not a failure. In this episode, I dive deep into the powerful science behind clutter and how it impacts your brain, your stress levels, and even your physical health. Discover how decluttering isn't just about a Pinterest-perfect home—it's about rewiring your brain for clarity, calm, and joy. You'll learn: Why clutter overwhelms your brain and saps your energy How a tidy space can boost your focus, creativity, and sleep Simple, science-backed tricks to master motivation and beat decision fatigue How minimalism might be the mental freedom you've been craving So grab a trash bag, hit play, and let's declutter together—because your sanity is worth it.   Show Notes & Links: Join the Take Your House Back Course (on sale now!) https://www.takeyourhouseback.com/courses/take-your-house-back?ref=5bbd37 All Day Declutter Event – May 3rd Be part of a community declutter day with real-time coaching and support from Cas, Dana, and Dawn.   Studies & Research Mentioned: Visual Clutter Affects Brain Function McMains & Kastner – Princeton Neuroscience Institute https://www.princeton.edu/news/2011/01/13/too-much-information-study-shows-overload-affects-brain-function Desk Clutter & Productivity Same Princeton lab study – desk simulation showed 20% faster performance in tidy spaces (See link above) Clutter and Chronic Procrastination Joseph Ferrari's work on clutter and avoidance behavior https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Joseph-Ferrari Cortisol Levels in Cluttered Homes UCLA “No Place Like Home” study (Saxbe & Repetti, 2010) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20384438/ 15-Minute Tidy-Up and Anxiety Reduction Study by Our Mental Health (Nov 2024) https://www.ourmentalhealth.org Clean Desks Boost Accuracy & Creativity Colton Moulton (2015) – anecdotal reference, source not available Implementation Intentions Increase Follow-Through Gollwitzer & Sheeran (2006) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0065260106380050   Tools and Methods Mentioned: 20/20 Rule – The Minimalists https://www.theminimalists.com/clutter/ Pomodoro (20/10 Timer Method) https://francescocirillo.com/pages/pomodoro-technique Temptation Bundling – Katy Milkman https://behavioralscientist.org/how-to-make-temptation-work-for-you/   Tag me on social media (@clutterbug_me) and share your wins! Your progress might just inspire someone else to start closing the clutter tabs in their brain too.   #clutterbug #podcast #mondaymotivation #thepowerofdecluttering