1 00:00:04,470 --> 00:00:08,430 Unknown: Hi, I'm Paige Killian, and I'm passionate about helping 2 00:00:08,460 --> 00:00:12,690 busy moms of littles organize and style their life in three 3 00:00:12,690 --> 00:00:17,430 simple steps. Living this mom life is incredible, and 4 00:00:17,430 --> 00:00:21,690 sometimes completely overwhelming. is stressing about 5 00:00:21,690 --> 00:00:26,220 overstuffed drawers never ending mail piles, a mountain of Legos 6 00:00:26,250 --> 00:00:31,080 and our kids artwork really what God intended. No way. Getting 7 00:00:31,080 --> 00:00:34,650 organized has been a game changer for me, and also my 8 00:00:34,650 --> 00:00:38,820 clients. But it has to be simple, or it just won't get 9 00:00:38,820 --> 00:00:43,080 done. So let's simplify the process and clear the clutter to 10 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:46,350 see the blessings God has for us. I know your time is 11 00:00:46,350 --> 00:00:50,370 valuable. So thanks for joining me each week for a healthy dose 12 00:00:50,370 --> 00:00:56,190 of organization and a whole lot of motivation. Hello, hello. 13 00:00:56,190 --> 00:01:00,030 Welcome back to another episode today of the bombs organization 14 00:01:00,060 --> 00:01:05,190 motivation podcast. Now, if you happen to see the title of this 15 00:01:05,190 --> 00:01:11,700 episode, no Motivation Monday, I would like to let you know that 16 00:01:11,910 --> 00:01:15,480 there is going to be a silver lining here. I am going to say 17 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:19,410 some helpful things. But I wanted to actually I don't know 18 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:22,500 commiserate with you for just a little bit is that the right 19 00:01:22,500 --> 00:01:24,690 word? Is that the appropriate word? I'll be looking that word 20 00:01:24,690 --> 00:01:29,070 up after this podcast episode is done recording. I wanted to let 21 00:01:29,070 --> 00:01:36,720 you know that sometimes, we just can't seem to get motivated. And 22 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:42,240 that's okay. I did an episode episode 114. A little while back 23 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:47,850 called I need motivation. And I went over to my girlfriend Kelly 24 00:01:47,850 --> 00:01:50,640 mobix house if you've been around and listen to this 25 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:54,810 podcast for any length of time, you know, I am a huge Kelly mo 26 00:01:54,810 --> 00:01:57,600 Beck fan. She's got a podcast called let's be honest, before 27 00:01:57,600 --> 00:02:02,820 we start pretending best title ever. And she has recently had a 28 00:02:02,850 --> 00:02:07,650 knee surgery. And I went to check on her. And I tried to 29 00:02:07,650 --> 00:02:10,020 take her a cute little orchid that she couldn't kill. But the 30 00:02:10,020 --> 00:02:13,380 funny thing is, whenever I got to her house, I realized that 31 00:02:13,380 --> 00:02:17,250 one of the leaves, I only bought it a couple days before I gave 32 00:02:17,250 --> 00:02:22,800 it to her had like, totally almost died. And I tried to spin 33 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:28,440 it and be like, so I feel like you're this shining star gold 34 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:33,630 sparkling human and you needed an orchid that had one leaf. 35 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:39,990 It's not bright and green, but shiny and gold. Really, I think 36 00:02:40,020 --> 00:02:42,630 it might have a bit of a disease. But that's okay, 37 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:47,070 because the intention was there, right. And she laughed and we 38 00:02:47,070 --> 00:02:51,180 chatted it up all day, I was truly supposed to just go drop 39 00:02:51,180 --> 00:02:58,200 off some yummy soups and salads, half dead or good and fun little 40 00:02:58,200 --> 00:03:03,750 surprises in a gift bag. And it just turned out we needed each 41 00:03:03,750 --> 00:03:06,690 other. We needed each other for a couple of reasons. I have 42 00:03:06,690 --> 00:03:12,810 really enjoyed my friend Kelly, for years as a friend, but also 43 00:03:12,810 --> 00:03:15,750 as my business coach, she has helped me through thick and 44 00:03:15,750 --> 00:03:19,770 thin. And again, if you've been listening for a while, I started 45 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:25,860 my three E's philosophy. In 2015 2016. When I started my 46 00:03:25,860 --> 00:03:28,890 business, I started talking about doing anything you want 47 00:03:28,890 --> 00:03:32,100 basically in three simple steps. And she was actually one of the 48 00:03:32,100 --> 00:03:35,220 people that helped me come up with the ease the names of the 49 00:03:35,250 --> 00:03:40,380 ease. So she's been around forever. And she and I just got 50 00:03:40,380 --> 00:03:44,370 talking, she is doing really well after surgery. And I'm so 51 00:03:44,370 --> 00:03:48,330 proud of her because she really went into it sharing a lot on 52 00:03:48,330 --> 00:03:51,840 the podcast about how anxious she was about it and nervous. 53 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:55,530 She was about it. And then she got to this place where she was 54 00:03:55,710 --> 00:03:59,400 thinking, I need to ask for some support and some help. And she 55 00:03:59,400 --> 00:04:03,240 was asking for prayers. And she was really doing the work as far 56 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:07,050 as making sure her health was great going into it. She wanted 57 00:04:07,050 --> 00:04:10,860 to make sure that she asked all the questions and so she felt 58 00:04:10,860 --> 00:04:15,600 prepared in that sense. And then also she shared with us that she 59 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:19,230 was going to be getting a second knee surgery as well on the 60 00:04:19,230 --> 00:04:23,160 other knee. So she was really wanting to make sure that this 61 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:27,060 one she did everything she possibly could to sort of gear 62 00:04:27,090 --> 00:04:30,780 up for surgery number two, which I felt like was just so smart 63 00:04:30,780 --> 00:04:34,380 for her to be thinking ahead like that. And you know, there 64 00:04:34,380 --> 00:04:37,530 were days that she really struggled with that because 65 00:04:37,620 --> 00:04:42,180 nervousness and you know anxiety can happen and I share all that 66 00:04:42,180 --> 00:04:45,660 because when we were talking yesterday, she just said you 67 00:04:45,660 --> 00:04:49,530 know I like I got myself so worked up Yes, I did the work 68 00:04:49,530 --> 00:04:52,620 and I asked for the prayers and I did a lot of praying myself 69 00:04:52,620 --> 00:04:57,150 but then after it was over I was feeling pretty good. I feel like 70 00:04:57,150 --> 00:05:00,900 the recovery is going as well as could be expected. Right now, 71 00:05:01,170 --> 00:05:04,110 you know, I have energy, my appetites, good, all that kind 72 00:05:04,110 --> 00:05:08,460 of stuff. She was saying, but gosh, if I had just kind of 73 00:05:08,460 --> 00:05:13,230 said, I worked myself up for no reason, and I got so nervous and 74 00:05:13,230 --> 00:05:16,620 anxious and there's really no reason like it's okay. Then she 75 00:05:16,620 --> 00:05:22,200 would have negated the power of prayer that all these people 76 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:25,020 were doing for her that she, in fact was doing for herself as 77 00:05:25,020 --> 00:05:29,100 well. She would have negated the fact that God really move 78 00:05:29,100 --> 00:05:33,630 mountains with her surgery to help her not only have all the 79 00:05:33,630 --> 00:05:36,810 resources when she was doing that research and asking those 80 00:05:36,810 --> 00:05:39,420 questions, and in great communication with doctors and 81 00:05:39,420 --> 00:05:42,180 nurses, and people who had had these procedures in the past and 82 00:05:42,180 --> 00:05:46,080 all that, she would have negated all of that good stuff. And that 83 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:49,650 effort that she put into it, if she just was like, you know, 84 00:05:49,650 --> 00:05:52,770 this was no sweat. Not that it was no sweat. There's definitely 85 00:05:52,770 --> 00:05:56,460 some recovery that goes with it. But I just said to her, I was 86 00:05:56,460 --> 00:05:59,700 like, you know, you're really right. And I said, I have been 87 00:05:59,700 --> 00:06:04,050 crazy in my head lately about how do I this is sort of a hard 88 00:06:04,050 --> 00:06:07,500 pivot, but I'll tie it together. Let's see if that happens. How 89 00:06:07,500 --> 00:06:11,850 do I pivot my business from being this professional 90 00:06:11,850 --> 00:06:17,730 organizer and running my own business? And podcasting, and 91 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:20,790 author of a book? How do I pivot all of that, take all of that 92 00:06:20,790 --> 00:06:26,550 stuff, turn it into being a public speaker, I really feel 93 00:06:26,610 --> 00:06:30,630 passionately about sharing some of these things that I've 94 00:06:30,630 --> 00:06:34,680 learned over the years with lots of not just busy moms of 95 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:38,460 littles, but lots of other people as well. And being able 96 00:06:38,460 --> 00:06:43,230 to get organized to really sort of help people save people from 97 00:06:43,230 --> 00:06:48,120 themselves sometimes, the way that organization has saved me 98 00:06:48,150 --> 00:06:53,310 from myself. And I said, I just am struggling with this 99 00:06:53,310 --> 00:06:58,830 motivation to move forward to really work on those parts to 100 00:06:58,830 --> 00:07:03,210 move my business forward. What is going on with me? Like, why 101 00:07:03,210 --> 00:07:07,200 is this such a struggle? I don't have just this motivation. I 102 00:07:07,200 --> 00:07:11,250 have this desire, but I'm really struggling. So we just dove in. 103 00:07:11,250 --> 00:07:13,500 And she's like, Girl, I'm so glad you're here, because I'm 104 00:07:13,500 --> 00:07:17,460 taking off of work technically, because I'm supposed to just be 105 00:07:17,460 --> 00:07:20,400 focused on recovery. But she goes, I am missing it. I'm 106 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:25,500 missing that coaching aspect. Let's dive in. Oh, let's talk 107 00:07:25,500 --> 00:07:30,330 about it. And it was so interesting. We had this really 108 00:07:30,330 --> 00:07:34,260 great conversation about motivation and getting motivated 109 00:07:34,260 --> 00:07:38,010 to do things kind of breaking through whatever those barriers 110 00:07:38,010 --> 00:07:41,670 are that stop us from moving forward on these things that we 111 00:07:41,670 --> 00:07:46,260 really do desire. Okay, it is true. I'm not talking about how 112 00:07:46,260 --> 00:07:49,500 do I get motivated to do something that I just really 113 00:07:49,500 --> 00:07:53,400 don't feel like doing? You know, today, I knew that I wanted to 114 00:07:53,430 --> 00:07:56,040 batch record some podcast episodes, and I got a Bible 115 00:07:56,040 --> 00:08:00,360 study later on tonight with my mom life crew. And I knew that 116 00:08:00,450 --> 00:08:03,060 today was the day that I needed to get some stuff done. Because 117 00:08:03,060 --> 00:08:05,910 originally I was supposed to go organize for a client and she 118 00:08:05,910 --> 00:08:08,160 had a big presentation this week. And she just said, You 119 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:10,890 know what? I feel like I need to focus on the presentation. Can 120 00:08:10,890 --> 00:08:14,190 we do some organizing later I said, Sure, no problem. That 121 00:08:14,190 --> 00:08:17,610 happens all the time in my business. It's not a problem. I 122 00:08:17,610 --> 00:08:20,610 prepare for that. Because oftentimes, I work with busy 123 00:08:20,610 --> 00:08:24,240 moms of littles and like kids get sick at the last minute. 124 00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:27,810 Literally, before I hit record on this podcast episode, I'm 125 00:08:27,810 --> 00:08:32,160 getting an email from the nurse's office at school saying 126 00:08:32,160 --> 00:08:36,450 that poor Duke got a zipper to the face when someone was 127 00:08:36,450 --> 00:08:39,360 slinging around one of their sweaters, their you know, school 128 00:08:39,360 --> 00:08:43,650 hoodie, and he got a zipper that hit really close to his eye and 129 00:08:43,650 --> 00:08:47,880 just the ice pack just really was not doing the trick. And so 130 00:08:47,880 --> 00:08:50,520 the nurse reached out so she let me know she's like, alright, we 131 00:08:50,520 --> 00:08:54,360 did the ice, later came back did a little Tylenol. I think he's 132 00:08:54,360 --> 00:08:57,120 okay, I think the eye is okay, I'm looking at the eye. And 133 00:08:57,120 --> 00:08:58,530 since I got the Go ahead, that's 134 00:08:58,530 --> 00:09:01,680 the I was okay. I'm like, You know what, I'm just going to do 135 00:09:01,680 --> 00:09:04,920 this real quick podcast episode. And we thankfully just live very 136 00:09:04,920 --> 00:09:08,040 close to the school. And I said, and I'm on my way. So they're 137 00:09:08,040 --> 00:09:13,080 like, Okay, great. And I know that things can come up. And I 138 00:09:13,080 --> 00:09:18,900 know that that can be something that keeps us from just not 139 00:09:18,900 --> 00:09:21,840 being motivated to do what it is we need to do. Because 140 00:09:21,870 --> 00:09:26,010 especially as busy moms, like all these other things pop into 141 00:09:26,010 --> 00:09:29,760 our lives that we either weren't planning for or you know, we 142 00:09:29,760 --> 00:09:33,570 know that these things are gonna come up, and they just get in 143 00:09:33,570 --> 00:09:37,800 the way and we keep sort of pushing those desires that we're 144 00:09:37,800 --> 00:09:43,170 having off to the side, and we do that thing that pops up right 145 00:09:43,170 --> 00:09:46,530 in front of us. And, you know, scrolling Instagram, because I 146 00:09:46,530 --> 00:09:49,200 was avoiding doing some of these things that I'm supposed to be 147 00:09:49,200 --> 00:09:52,230 doing right now. You know, reaching out to different 148 00:09:52,230 --> 00:09:56,910 companies to say hey, I'm a speaker. I'd love to speak at 149 00:09:56,910 --> 00:10:00,000 your next event. Here's my information. Here's my one 150 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:03,120 cheat, here's my speaking real, you know, instead of doing all 151 00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:10,050 that I chose to sit in my car. And as I'm in my car scrolling 152 00:10:10,050 --> 00:10:13,170 to avoid doing the thing, because it's just a no 153 00:10:13,170 --> 00:10:17,850 Motivation Monday and PS, I am recording this on a Tuesday, 154 00:10:17,850 --> 00:10:20,550 technically not a Monday, if you're here to judge, you're in 155 00:10:20,550 --> 00:10:24,570 the wrong place. If you're here to understand, pull up a seat. 156 00:10:24,900 --> 00:10:29,580 So I'm watching on reels. I'm watching this mom talking about 157 00:10:29,580 --> 00:10:34,500 how one of her favorite places on earth is in her car. Because 158 00:10:34,590 --> 00:10:38,220 it's quiet alone, I should say that wait, there's a very 159 00:10:38,220 --> 00:10:42,810 important distinction, alone in her car is one of her favorite 160 00:10:42,810 --> 00:10:46,950 places to be because she's got multiple kids, there are no kids 161 00:10:47,010 --> 00:10:51,900 asking her for SNAP, or arguing and fighting with each other. Or 162 00:10:51,930 --> 00:10:55,260 saying that they need something else while she's trying to do 163 00:10:55,260 --> 00:11:00,750 something. And she said, It's temperature controlled. The hum 164 00:11:01,080 --> 00:11:07,890 of the AC or the heat in the car feels a little bit like spa 165 00:11:07,890 --> 00:11:12,540 music to her just kind of helps her zone out. And I really 166 00:11:12,540 --> 00:11:15,840 identified with that because I thought when I don't feel 167 00:11:15,840 --> 00:11:19,920 motivated, I can easily just go sit in my car and kind of hide 168 00:11:19,920 --> 00:11:22,620 out. And I know some of you moms who are listening, totally 169 00:11:22,620 --> 00:11:27,060 identify with that. And I just really got to thinking and then 170 00:11:27,060 --> 00:11:32,580 talking more with Kelly about what is it that stops us from 171 00:11:32,580 --> 00:11:37,590 being motivated? How can we get motivated to do stuff? And she 172 00:11:37,590 --> 00:11:41,190 told me something really interesting is that we really 173 00:11:41,190 --> 00:11:46,020 can't motivate other people. And I said, Well, gosh, Cal, my 174 00:11:46,080 --> 00:11:50,280 podcast title is mom's organization motivation. And she 175 00:11:50,280 --> 00:11:54,270 said, Well, yes, because what you do on your podcast is you 176 00:11:54,300 --> 00:12:00,600 inspire people to get organized by way of motivating themselves, 177 00:12:00,600 --> 00:12:03,480 because they have the information that you've given 178 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:08,670 them, the tools, the tricks, the systems, that you lay out for 179 00:12:08,670 --> 00:12:11,790 them in order to get organized. Or if we're talking about mom 180 00:12:11,790 --> 00:12:14,250 life, and just different things that are going on in our lives, 181 00:12:14,250 --> 00:12:19,080 it's maybe not necessarily a specific organization episode 182 00:12:19,080 --> 00:12:22,560 that day, I'm sharing stories about what's going on in my 183 00:12:22,560 --> 00:12:27,690 life, or I'm having amazing guests on to share things that 184 00:12:27,690 --> 00:12:30,540 are happening in their lives or businesses that would be 185 00:12:30,540 --> 00:12:34,650 advantageous for my listeners to hear, right. So she said, what 186 00:12:34,650 --> 00:12:38,100 you do is you inspire other people by giving them all this 187 00:12:38,100 --> 00:12:41,580 information that they need and encouragement to know that they 188 00:12:41,580 --> 00:12:44,040 can do things themselves. And she goes on, I know, you're 189 00:12:44,040 --> 00:12:46,980 always telling people that they can ask for help. If they can't 190 00:12:46,980 --> 00:12:50,550 do it themselves, they can absolutely ask for help. But she 191 00:12:50,550 --> 00:12:54,270 said at the end of the day, the motivation has to come from the 192 00:12:54,270 --> 00:13:00,360 person who's getting it done. And that was eye opening. For 193 00:13:00,360 --> 00:13:03,240 me. Like I said, if you've listened for a while I share 194 00:13:03,240 --> 00:13:06,660 stuff that Kelly says and has said for years, like when she 195 00:13:06,660 --> 00:13:12,390 told me there's no such thing as balance. And I was like, that 196 00:13:12,390 --> 00:13:16,050 just blew my mind. Because I remember the days of every other 197 00:13:16,050 --> 00:13:19,320 thing on social media and out in the world saying like, gotta 198 00:13:19,320 --> 00:13:23,550 have that work life balance. And truly, she opened up my eyes to 199 00:13:23,550 --> 00:13:26,640 the fact that a lot of times there is no balance. And you can 200 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:29,670 shoot for harmony, where you're asking people for help. Because 201 00:13:29,670 --> 00:13:33,210 this is a season where you need to be focused on your business 202 00:13:33,210 --> 00:13:36,480 or a project in your home you're wanting to work on or really 203 00:13:36,480 --> 00:13:39,630 being home and being present for your family or you name it, 204 00:13:39,630 --> 00:13:43,770 whatever it is you're working on. And then other times, you 205 00:13:43,770 --> 00:13:47,700 are a little more available to help other people. And that is 206 00:13:47,700 --> 00:13:50,040 when you can work in harmony. And you could say, Gosh, you 207 00:13:50,040 --> 00:13:54,420 were amazingly helpful these days when I needed this. I want 208 00:13:54,420 --> 00:13:57,870 to help you How can I help you? And sometimes it starts with you 209 00:13:57,960 --> 00:14:01,740 where you're the one that needs to say, hey, look, I would love 210 00:14:01,740 --> 00:14:04,350 to help you with something. What can I do to take this off your 211 00:14:04,350 --> 00:14:08,400 plate? How can I help you? How can I inspire you so you can get 212 00:14:08,400 --> 00:14:12,000 motivated to do something that you want to work on. And then 213 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:15,240 hopefully that'll come back to you as well as when that 214 00:14:15,240 --> 00:14:19,620 recipient sees and feels how great it is to be held out. They 215 00:14:19,620 --> 00:14:23,280 will be willing to help you as well. So, you know, I just 216 00:14:23,280 --> 00:14:28,320 wanted to share with you today on this Monday, or this Tuesday 217 00:14:28,350 --> 00:14:32,070 or any day of the week. If you're not feeling motivated. 218 00:14:32,760 --> 00:14:35,970 First, I wanted to share with you that episode so you can go 219 00:14:35,970 --> 00:14:39,510 to my shownotes just scroll down wherever you're listening to 220 00:14:39,510 --> 00:14:43,500 this episode and see the show notes. And there will be episode 221 00:14:43,530 --> 00:14:47,490 114 And it's called I need motivation and in that I 222 00:14:47,490 --> 00:14:51,480 actually was motivated before I hopped on this episode to just 223 00:14:51,900 --> 00:14:55,650 go back and take a look at what I shared in that episode. And I 224 00:14:55,650 --> 00:14:59,190 talked about how sometimes it's the season of rest. Sometimes it 225 00:14:59,190 --> 00:15:01,710 is not the season To be motivated to do a bunch of stuff 226 00:15:01,710 --> 00:15:05,700 because you need to rest and that is okay. I also talked 227 00:15:05,700 --> 00:15:10,830 about the three E's philosophy, which is something that I have 228 00:15:10,830 --> 00:15:14,490 used and tested and it is tried and true, it is all about 229 00:15:14,490 --> 00:15:18,420 getting organized or focusing on whatever it is you want to 230 00:15:18,420 --> 00:15:21,840 accomplish in three simple steps. So that overwhelm does 231 00:15:21,840 --> 00:15:26,520 not cause paralysis by analysis. I also talked about the 1% rule, 232 00:15:26,790 --> 00:15:34,860 which is just shooting for 1% better getting 1% more into a 233 00:15:34,860 --> 00:15:38,730 project. So often, it's the starting something that is the 234 00:15:38,730 --> 00:15:42,990 hardest part. And I talk a lot about the 1% rule and how 235 00:15:43,200 --> 00:15:48,750 shooting for 1% inevitably leads to way more percentage of growth 236 00:15:48,750 --> 00:15:52,230 or of moving forward on that project. And I would love for 237 00:15:52,230 --> 00:15:54,720 you to go back and listen to that as well. But I just I 238 00:15:54,720 --> 00:15:58,740 wanted you to know that if motivation feels like a struggle 239 00:15:58,740 --> 00:16:01,800 for you right now. And you just are not motivated not only go 240 00:16:01,800 --> 00:16:03,930 back and listen to that episode, because it does actually give 241 00:16:03,930 --> 00:16:07,500 you tangible tips. But I just wanted to share with you that it 242 00:16:07,500 --> 00:16:13,740 really felt a lot like that was kind of new information or a new 243 00:16:13,740 --> 00:16:17,580 perspective where I'm not necessarily motivating you to do 244 00:16:17,580 --> 00:16:21,930 something, I am encouraging you. And I am giving you the 245 00:16:21,930 --> 00:16:26,130 resources that you may need to move forward with a project. But 246 00:16:26,130 --> 00:16:32,820 the motivation has to come from within a they're quick reminder 247 00:16:32,820 --> 00:16:37,500 that now there are four ways to get my book. If you head over to 248 00:16:37,500 --> 00:16:41,400 Amazon, you can search up I've got your girlfriend, why getting 249 00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:45,330 organized and living this mom life is not a solo mission. You 250 00:16:45,330 --> 00:16:50,220 can now get it on the Kindle app, paperback hardcover, and 251 00:16:50,220 --> 00:16:54,390 the audio book is finally here. So if you've been enjoying this 252 00:16:54,390 --> 00:16:58,050 podcast episode, I have a feeling you might love the 253 00:16:58,050 --> 00:17:02,160 audiobook. Thanks so much for making it a best seller. And now 254 00:17:02,160 --> 00:17:03,030 back to the show. 255 00:17:07,020 --> 00:17:09,990 I will tell you that even before I hopped on this podcast 256 00:17:09,990 --> 00:17:12,480 episode, the zoom to do this recording to share this 257 00:17:12,480 --> 00:17:16,710 information with you. I was thinking, I don't really feel 258 00:17:16,710 --> 00:17:20,910 that motivated today. And so I thought, Gosh, I'm going to take 259 00:17:20,910 --> 00:17:26,010 my own advice. What is 1% that I could shoot for better toward 260 00:17:26,220 --> 00:17:29,850 moving along to getting this podcast episode recorded? 261 00:17:30,030 --> 00:17:33,090 Because I do feel like it's important. And it really landed 262 00:17:33,090 --> 00:17:37,740 on me hard yesterday. And guess what my 1% was? The first thing 263 00:17:37,740 --> 00:17:42,300 I did is I made up my dang bed. Now I know that might sound 264 00:17:42,300 --> 00:17:44,610 weird. What in the world does that have to do with getting a 265 00:17:44,610 --> 00:17:48,780 podcast episode up and running? Well, I'll tell you, it made me 266 00:17:48,780 --> 00:17:53,040 feel like I accomplished something productive instantly. 267 00:17:53,730 --> 00:17:58,680 When I did that, it also made me say okay, Paige, there's no 268 00:17:58,680 --> 00:18:02,280 climbing back into bed for you today, there is getting 269 00:18:02,310 --> 00:18:06,570 something done today. Whether that's getting this episode 270 00:18:06,570 --> 00:18:10,650 done, whether that's following up with some amazing guests. 271 00:18:10,650 --> 00:18:13,680 Spoiler alert, I have some incredible guests coming, I 272 00:18:13,680 --> 00:18:16,950 already have three, I've taken a little bit of a break from 273 00:18:17,130 --> 00:18:20,010 booking guests lately, because I just like to hop on at my own 274 00:18:20,010 --> 00:18:23,160 pace and just share some things that are happening in real time. 275 00:18:23,700 --> 00:18:29,070 But I have been bombarded with some incredible and super 276 00:18:29,070 --> 00:18:33,810 convincing pitches lately. I have three guests who are going 277 00:18:33,810 --> 00:18:37,290 to be coming on in the next month or so who I've never met. 278 00:18:37,620 --> 00:18:40,620 But they reached out to me and I looked at their businesses, 279 00:18:40,650 --> 00:18:43,950 several of them have podcasts of their own. Several of them have 280 00:18:43,950 --> 00:18:48,210 guested on other podcasts and I got to listen to them. And they 281 00:18:48,240 --> 00:18:54,360 are magic, they are bringing some incredible information. And 282 00:18:54,390 --> 00:18:58,380 dare I say they are going to inspire you to get motivated to 283 00:18:58,380 --> 00:19:05,430 do some things. So be here for that. I was talking about making 284 00:19:05,430 --> 00:19:09,420 up my bed and how that really sort of set the wheels in motion 285 00:19:09,540 --> 00:19:14,400 to getting this episode recorded today. Well, then, after I did 286 00:19:14,400 --> 00:19:18,780 that, I had to do the next thing. And that was opened my 287 00:19:18,780 --> 00:19:22,650 laptop and set up my little chair. Thankfully, the setup is 288 00:19:22,650 --> 00:19:26,580 really simple in my bedroom, I pulled my side chair over, I 289 00:19:26,580 --> 00:19:32,340 opened my laptop, I opened my windows. And then what I can 290 00:19:32,340 --> 00:19:34,890 sometimes look a little scary when I get all that natural 291 00:19:34,890 --> 00:19:39,630 light on me. If I have not actually you know, showered, 292 00:19:39,630 --> 00:19:42,870 washed my hair, put on a little makeup curl those lashes, you 293 00:19:42,870 --> 00:19:46,800 know what I mean? And I thought, Gosh, I'm going to do that. I'm 294 00:19:46,800 --> 00:19:49,650 going to get that motivation flowing. And then I'm going to 295 00:19:49,650 --> 00:19:52,320 open the laptop and as soon as I hit zoom, I'm going to be like, 296 00:19:52,350 --> 00:19:56,850 Ooh, this is cringy she looks scary. This is not going to be 297 00:19:56,850 --> 00:20:00,390 one of those episodes. That makes it on YouTube. I'm gonna 298 00:20:00,390 --> 00:20:04,260 need to let my Simon know about that because he does all of my 299 00:20:04,260 --> 00:20:07,470 YouTube production videos, I'm gonna need to reach out and be 300 00:20:07,470 --> 00:20:10,650 like, don't even go near this episode because I don't want 301 00:20:10,650 --> 00:20:14,430 anyone to see what I look like today. And I thought, You know 302 00:20:14,430 --> 00:20:20,820 what, I have made up my bed, I have gotten my laptop open and 303 00:20:20,820 --> 00:20:26,460 my chair set up. And I have really got a great idea for this 304 00:20:26,460 --> 00:20:29,310 episode, because I think a lot of people who are listening 305 00:20:29,310 --> 00:20:33,690 today totally resonate with no Motivation Monday, really not 306 00:20:33,690 --> 00:20:36,870 feeling motivated, and really just wanting to know how we pull 307 00:20:36,870 --> 00:20:42,450 ourselves out of that. I owe them a little bit of pulling 308 00:20:42,450 --> 00:20:46,800 myself together. And so I went into the bathroom, and I just 309 00:20:46,800 --> 00:20:52,320 decided to at first brush my teeth, that feels like a win. I 310 00:20:52,320 --> 00:20:55,890 like to think that that happens every day and multiple times a 311 00:20:55,890 --> 00:20:59,910 day. But I'm going to be real. Sometimes, I'm just flying out 312 00:20:59,910 --> 00:21:02,310 the door to get the kids to carpool in the mornings. And 313 00:21:02,310 --> 00:21:06,390 suddenly, I realized three hours later, I never brush my teeth. 314 00:21:06,420 --> 00:21:12,180 That's gross. I will tell you, little mom hacks. If you were 315 00:21:12,180 --> 00:21:15,360 around a couple of weeks ago when I shared the fact that I 316 00:21:15,360 --> 00:21:19,290 put my makeup on in the car in the front seat with an organic 317 00:21:19,290 --> 00:21:24,300 tampon because I decided that it was a good idea to leave my 318 00:21:24,300 --> 00:21:29,760 sponges behind accidentally, and then get to the parking lot 319 00:21:29,790 --> 00:21:33,000 before I went into my mom life meeting. And I didn't have 320 00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:35,580 anything to apply my makeup, right, I was going to try and 321 00:21:35,580 --> 00:21:38,550 save time and energy by not doing my makeup at home. But I 322 00:21:38,550 --> 00:21:41,010 was just going to jump in the car, get the kids to carpool and 323 00:21:41,010 --> 00:21:44,280 then was going to have a little time to put it on. So yeah, I 324 00:21:44,280 --> 00:21:49,110 learned a new mom hat that day on my own your organic tampons 325 00:21:49,110 --> 00:21:52,770 that are in your travel makeup that work just as well as the 326 00:21:52,770 --> 00:21:57,060 good spongy thing on your face. So there's some information for 327 00:21:57,060 --> 00:22:00,600 you if you didn't hear that episode a few weeks ago. Also, 328 00:22:00,600 --> 00:22:04,200 can I tell you I know you're listening mom, hey, girl. My mom 329 00:22:04,200 --> 00:22:08,700 just came to visit that was a lot of fun. And she said that 330 00:22:08,730 --> 00:22:12,480 she thought about staging a little, you know, like FaceTime 331 00:22:12,960 --> 00:22:16,440 chat for us before she got on the plane to come to be like, Oh 332 00:22:16,440 --> 00:22:19,620 yeah, I'm just, you know, just getting ready for the trip. And 333 00:22:19,620 --> 00:22:24,210 then seeing her pat on her concealer with a flattened 334 00:22:24,240 --> 00:22:27,780 tampon with the string hanging down on camera. I was like, Mom, 335 00:22:27,810 --> 00:22:30,750 you're too much. Also, thanks for listening to the podcast. 336 00:22:30,930 --> 00:22:36,090 She's the best. So with those mom hats, I'll tell you, I just 337 00:22:36,090 --> 00:22:41,790 thought I am going to go into the bathroom. And I am going to 338 00:22:41,790 --> 00:22:46,350 start putting on some makeup. But this time, not with a tampon 339 00:22:46,350 --> 00:22:50,430 because I think you only make that mistake once and you from 340 00:22:50,430 --> 00:22:53,490 now on make sure you have lots of sponges in your travel makeup 341 00:22:53,490 --> 00:22:57,270 that and I just thought you know, I'm going to do anything 342 00:22:57,270 --> 00:23:02,640 and everything I possibly can today to help myself out. And 343 00:23:02,640 --> 00:23:05,460 I'm going to show up the way that I feel like my listeners 344 00:23:05,460 --> 00:23:09,270 deserve. And who knows, maybe this will make it onto YouTube. 345 00:23:09,450 --> 00:23:14,310 I don't know, maybe this will be the episode that just goes viral 346 00:23:14,340 --> 00:23:20,400 because people totally relate to not having motivation. And then 347 00:23:20,400 --> 00:23:24,510 suddenly, it's become a trend to put your makeup on with a 348 00:23:24,510 --> 00:23:29,940 tampon. I don't know. You never know Right? on that. No, you 349 00:23:29,940 --> 00:23:34,290 never know what can happen when these things that you've been 350 00:23:34,290 --> 00:23:37,350 putting off in your life because you are feeling like you have 351 00:23:37,350 --> 00:23:43,020 this desire, but you lack the motivation. You never know what 352 00:23:43,020 --> 00:23:48,540 could end up happening. When you just take the leap and do 1% 353 00:23:48,720 --> 00:23:54,180 toward that goal. You never know your world could change. 354 00:23:54,480 --> 00:24:00,330 Something amazing can happen. I never planned on writing a book 355 00:24:00,330 --> 00:24:02,670 and getting it published. I never planned on starting a 356 00:24:02,670 --> 00:24:07,530 podcast I never planned on leaving my amazing teaching job 357 00:24:07,530 --> 00:24:11,070 that I loved so much to start a professional organizing 358 00:24:11,070 --> 00:24:16,320 business. I never planned on doing those things. When those 359 00:24:16,320 --> 00:24:21,480 ideas popped into my head. I just remember thinking, Wow, is 360 00:24:21,510 --> 00:24:24,900 this even something that I want to attempt to do that feels like 361 00:24:24,900 --> 00:24:28,500 a lot that feels really overwhelming? How will I ever 362 00:24:28,500 --> 00:24:34,260 get motivated to do that? I talk about tech being a mega hang up 363 00:24:34,320 --> 00:24:38,040 all the time for me. And even the fact that I'm struggling 364 00:24:38,040 --> 00:24:41,280 right now pivoting my business and reaching out to some places 365 00:24:41,280 --> 00:24:45,330 to say hey, I'm a speaker, and I would love to speak at your next 366 00:24:45,330 --> 00:24:49,650 event or your next conference. And for some reason, can you 367 00:24:49,650 --> 00:24:54,780 believe I am getting hung up because it's a matter of putting 368 00:24:54,780 --> 00:24:58,650 together an email creating a template so that I can reach out 369 00:24:58,650 --> 00:25:00,630 to all these different businesses and I'm making sure 370 00:25:00,630 --> 00:25:03,360 I'm crafting these emails appropriately. So I can send 371 00:25:03,360 --> 00:25:07,290 them out to people, and really talk about how what it is that 372 00:25:07,290 --> 00:25:10,470 they're doing is impacting me, and how I'd love to be able to 373 00:25:10,470 --> 00:25:14,310 contribute to that if they felt like my message would jive with 374 00:25:14,310 --> 00:25:18,930 theirs. Can you believe that me feeling like, oh gosh, what if 375 00:25:18,930 --> 00:25:22,050 they asked me to create a PowerPoint presentation? I've 376 00:25:22,050 --> 00:25:27,390 done that before. But it's stopping me in my tracks. How in 377 00:25:27,390 --> 00:25:30,900 the world? Do I move past that? Well, first, you get somebody to 378 00:25:30,900 --> 00:25:33,750 talk to you about it. And I talked to my friend about it. 379 00:25:34,080 --> 00:25:36,930 And Kelly and I are going to be getting together in the next 380 00:25:36,930 --> 00:25:41,070 couple of days. Because we are going to do that next step for 381 00:25:41,070 --> 00:25:46,380 me, I'm going to make my list, I'm going to figure out who is I 382 00:25:46,380 --> 00:25:48,630 want to reach out to I'm going to have those email addresses. 383 00:25:48,630 --> 00:25:52,380 I'm going to have my fancy email crafted. And actually, it's not 384 00:25:52,380 --> 00:25:54,030 even going to be that fancy, it's going to be pretty 385 00:25:54,030 --> 00:25:56,910 straightforward and easy. I'm going to attach my little one 386 00:25:56,910 --> 00:26:02,760 sheet that has all the good info in it. What is it that you need 387 00:26:02,760 --> 00:26:09,390 to do to get motivated? Do you need to start with simply making 388 00:26:09,390 --> 00:26:14,010 up your bed? Do you need to start with simply opening up 389 00:26:14,010 --> 00:26:18,540 your laptop and doing something that you've been putting off? Do 390 00:26:18,540 --> 00:26:23,100 you need to pick up the phone and hire someone to help you 391 00:26:23,100 --> 00:26:28,620 with something that you've been putting off? What is 1% toward 392 00:26:28,620 --> 00:26:33,630 your goal that you could put in today? And maybe listen, maybe 393 00:26:33,630 --> 00:26:37,500 it's an organization project that just feels completely over 394 00:26:37,530 --> 00:26:40,530 whelming? If you need my help, do you know that I do virtual 395 00:26:40,530 --> 00:26:44,190 organizing sessions, I always say you would be shocked at what 396 00:26:44,190 --> 00:26:50,130 we can get done in one hour over a zoom. Absolutely reach out to 397 00:26:50,130 --> 00:26:53,190 me, if you are struggling with something, I do not want that to 398 00:26:53,190 --> 00:26:56,220 be a struggle for you anymore. If you are lacking that 399 00:26:56,220 --> 00:27:01,650 motivation, get on a call with me. Let's have a chat. And let's 400 00:27:01,650 --> 00:27:05,940 figure out how in three simple steps we can accomplish the goal 401 00:27:06,060 --> 00:27:10,740 that you really want to see achieved. All right, let's do 402 00:27:10,740 --> 00:27:14,940 it. I am here for you. Because I know that feeling of just not 403 00:27:14,940 --> 00:27:19,800 being motivated. And sometimes we just need a girlfriend to get 404 00:27:19,800 --> 00:27:24,300 on a zoom with or a phone call with or jump into the car and go 405 00:27:24,300 --> 00:27:27,960 to happy hour or have a cup of coffee and say this is what's 406 00:27:27,960 --> 00:27:32,730 going on in my mind. And I need motivation. And they can offer 407 00:27:32,730 --> 00:27:35,820 some encouraging words, and they can offer some inspiration. And 408 00:27:35,820 --> 00:27:40,440 then it's up to you to take that first step. And I can tell you 409 00:27:40,440 --> 00:27:44,010 that first step really does seem to be the hardest. And I can 410 00:27:44,010 --> 00:27:47,730 also tell you that once you do that first step, it's oftentimes 411 00:27:47,730 --> 00:27:52,920 not quite as scary or as big, or as overwhelming a task as you 412 00:27:52,920 --> 00:27:56,790 might think it is. Because when we shoot for just 1% better, and 413 00:27:56,790 --> 00:28:00,330 we make the decision that we're going to simplify whatever it is 414 00:28:00,480 --> 00:28:04,230 that we're wanting to accomplish, it takes that big 415 00:28:04,230 --> 00:28:08,760 huge stress out of the equation, because you're just shooting for 416 00:28:08,760 --> 00:28:12,870 one teeny tiny little thing that you can do, that you can 417 00:28:12,870 --> 00:28:17,520 accomplish, then it's going to end up being that motivation 418 00:28:17,520 --> 00:28:21,690 that kicks in that's going to propel you toward the next 1% 419 00:28:22,020 --> 00:28:26,730 And then the next 10% And the next 50%. So I just want you to 420 00:28:26,730 --> 00:28:29,820 feel completely validated today. If you are just like man, I 421 00:28:29,820 --> 00:28:34,740 cannot pull myself out of this. No Motivation Monday, you know, 422 00:28:34,770 --> 00:28:38,790 Monday's are supposed to be the day that we jump out of bed and 423 00:28:38,820 --> 00:28:43,890 get the kids to school and then conquer the world. Right? Not 424 00:28:43,890 --> 00:28:47,970 always and that's okay. It's totally okay. It is relatable, 425 00:28:47,970 --> 00:28:52,620 and it's normal. And we have to find the motivation from within. 426 00:28:52,620 --> 00:28:55,350 So I'm gonna say a little prayer for you today. And feel free to 427 00:28:55,350 --> 00:28:57,390 say a little prayer for me, I can use it, let's all say a 428 00:28:57,390 --> 00:28:59,730 prayer for my friend Kelly, because she's doing so great. 429 00:29:00,270 --> 00:29:04,710 And I am so proud of her. And she is going to have some 430 00:29:04,920 --> 00:29:09,930 amazingly healthy knees soon. And I think we're just gonna 431 00:29:09,930 --> 00:29:13,110 have to go out dancing. I think that's what is going to be on 432 00:29:13,110 --> 00:29:17,700 the docket on the docket. Is that a thing? Two people say on 433 00:29:17,700 --> 00:29:23,640 the docket? I don't know. But maybe we should start. I'm gonna 434 00:29:23,640 --> 00:29:27,300 look that word up too after this. Okay, I hope you guys are 435 00:29:27,300 --> 00:29:29,940 having a great day. And maybe you're feeling a little more 436 00:29:29,940 --> 00:29:34,410 motivated today. If you need a little bit more inspiration to 437 00:29:34,410 --> 00:29:39,630 get motivated today. Do check out that episode 114 go back and 438 00:29:39,630 --> 00:29:41,970 listen to it. It's gonna break some things down and give you a 439 00:29:41,970 --> 00:29:48,300 little bit more of a tangible tip sort of a an episode versus 440 00:29:48,510 --> 00:29:52,800 this crazy episode that I'm sharing with you today. Okay, I 441 00:29:52,800 --> 00:29:56,370 will talk to you next week. And you guys get excited for these 442 00:29:56,400 --> 00:29:59,970 amazing guests who are coming. I cannot wait to share with you 443 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:02,880 you a little bit more about them. I will talk to you next 444 00:30:02,880 --> 00:30:07,770 week. Go make your bed, go open your laptop, go get started on 445 00:30:07,770 --> 00:30:11,100 that organization projects and keep me in the loop. And if you 446 00:30:11,100 --> 00:30:14,160 need more backup, please reach out I would love to do a virtual 447 00:30:14,160 --> 00:30:17,370 organizing session with you. All right. Until then, I'll talk to 448 00:30:17,370 --> 00:30:21,450 you soon. Bye. Thanks for listening to another episode of 449 00:30:21,450 --> 00:30:25,920 the moms organization motivation podcast. For more resources to 450 00:30:25,920 --> 00:30:29,490 organize and style your busy life, head over to everything 451 00:30:29,490 --> 00:30:33,900 with style.com and connect with me on Instagram at everything 452 00:30:33,900 --> 00:30:37,740 with style mom. If this episode was helpful for you, please 453 00:30:37,740 --> 00:30:41,580 share it with your friends rate and review it on iTunes. That's 454 00:30:41,580 --> 00:30:44,670 Apple podcasts now, and let me know what you'd like to hear 455 00:30:44,670 --> 00:30:48,630 about next. Thanks again for listening and happy organizing.