501: Back to Basics
Asking Yourself the 3 Clarifying Questions as You Declutter
Kathi and her best friend, Roger Lipp, are taking the clutter free journey back to the basics. Do you need specific criteria to guide your decision making for what to keep and what to get rid of? Kathi and Roger are here to remind us of the three clarifying questions we should be asking ourselves as we declutter. Join in the conversation to learn the art of how to keep the best and get rid of the rest by knowing and practicing these three questions as you declutter:
- Do I love it?
- Do I use it?
- Would I buy it again?
Listen in as Kathi and Roger explain how asking yourself these three questions can get you past the mental block of clearing out your clutter.
The Clutter Free Home: Making Room for Your Life
When it comes to your home, peace is possible…
Longing for a place of peace from which you can love others well? The Clutter-Free Home is your room-by-room guide to decluttering, reclaiming, and celebrating every space of your home.
Let author Kathi Lipp (who once lived a life buried in clutter) walk you through each room of your house to create organizational zones that are not only functional and practical but create places of peace that reflect your personality. Kathi will help you tackle the four-step process of dedicate, decide, declutter and “do-your-thing” to reveal the home you’ve always dreamed of, and then transform it into a haven that reflects who you truly are meant to be.
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Meet Our Guest
Roger Lipp
Roger helps teams reach their full productivity potential by teaching them the practical and simple steps to reach their goals. Roger and his wife, author Kathi Lipp, teach communicators how to share their message through social media and email marketing.
He and Kathi coauthored Happy Habits for Every Couple with Harvest House Publishers.
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I just finished this episode with the three questions and Roger said something that made me think of #4…if it went missing would I notice? This helps me because I have a hard time setting things free. But I know I have to decanter. It also helps because I have a couple of trusted friends who I allow to come help me with decluttering. And I tell them they have permission to get rid of things in thw area we are working on because I’m most likely not going to notice it’s gone.
I enjoyed this succinct refresher on the 3 decluttering questions. It was nice to hear a husband’s perspective on the decluttering journey and Roger’s smooth voice was a delightful addition to Kathi’s lively one. I also appreciate how professional Kathi Lipp’s podcasts are from the upbeat intro music to the positive closing. I look forward to listening to more Kathi and Roger podcasts as I declutter my home.