But the biggest source of your stress isn't your time management, your overflowing inbox, the tasks you can't seem to finish, your home clutter, or relationship friction. Those are the easiest things to point to and great places to improve your life mastery journey.

Paradoxically, procrastinating is your brain's attempt to soothe you away from feeling overwhelmed and negative. "There, there, don't stress, we can do it later."

Read this interview with Laurel Linney for for insights into what a personal stylist does and why you should experience the experience at least once. (Some of my longest-term clients started with a trial ‘"To see if it’s worth it, if I like it" session.) **Bonus, her recommendations on selling no-longer-loved clothing.

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Crafting a well-made junk drawer takes time and practice.

How to make decisions a lot easier. Everything has a story. We're wired that way. But the story you tell may not be accurate.

If you're a relentless optimist or pessimist, you're missing out.

Should you ditch paper napkin scrawls for project management software?

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Have you thought about how people perceive, or even misunderstand, about you?

Learn how to reduce the feeling over overwhelm that keeps you from finishing what you want to do.

A professional organizer explains why your messy closets aren't the most important thing.

How fast food restaurant training taught me good life lessons.

How a leaky roof helped my ego get the better of me.

Learn how visions of fruit can reduce conflict and heal hurts.

Take the No Buts Challenge to expand your thinking. It's easy and powerful.

A voice whispers at the same time, “If I think it will work, I can make it work. That’s the power of positive thinking.” There’s some truth

It’s turned our daily routines and homes upside down in so many ways, including how we use our spaces and how we dress for the day.

I know. You don’t want to. It feels onerous, heavy, and tedious. I understand. It’s not something you love to do. If it were, you...

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