SLT044: What We Got Here Is Failure To Communicate!
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Way back in Episode 10, we’ve talked a little about communication and how it can make your life simpler….that is if it’s effective communication. Ineffective communication on the other hand can can make your life a lot more complicated and often leads to confusion, stress, resentment, anger and even some dangerous situations. That’s why simple communication is essential at work, at home and apparently in the prison/corrections field (see clip below).
But, you don’t have to be in a high-stress, dangerous job to tap into all the benefits of simple communication. Matter of fact, you might be causing some stressful situations yourself. Have you ever tried to replay a conversation in your head or share it with someone else only to fumble through it because you couldn’t remember the details or what was said? Or have you said “yes dear” or “sure”, or uh-uh” after your significant other asked you to do something but you didn’t hear a word they said because you were thumbing through your Facebook feed? Read more…
SLT043: Are You Making the Most of Life’s Experiences & Lessons Learned?
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It can be way too easy to just go along in life and keep your head and eyes straight forward, just plowing ahead. But when we do that we often miss out on the importance of the experience’s life offers us along the way. Wouldn’t it be great if these experiences could make our journey simpler, more enjoyable, easier…and best of all, more fulfilling?
Well, that’s exactly what we want to touch on today. We want to go over some of our recent travel experiences from our summer trip to highlight 3 specific takeaways for us, and hopefully, you too! Specifically, we’d like to share some perspective in 3 areas. How:
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Sharing your story is important to help you & others grow
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The simple things in life are the most satisfying
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Capturing “lessons learned” sparks continuous improvement
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Vanessa was recently asked to provide some tips on the SpareFoot.com blog on how to get organized in your new home. Although spring and summer are peak moving seasons, Vanessa along with a couple of other professional organizers provide some useful tips that will come in handy not just when you’re moving, but where you’re living right now!
SLT042: The Upside of Downsizing
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Downsizing is a word we hear a lot about these days, and I’m surprised at how often it’s talked about in the negative sense versus the positive. If you’re not familiar with the term, typically, we hear “downsizing” being used in one of two contexts: the first is as a business term, used when business are scaling down & people are getting fired or laid off. The second context is the one we’re focusing on today. It’s often when people are facing retirement or decide it’s time to make some lifestyle changes and “scale back” their personal econoomies. Heck, sometimes the business downsizing leads to personal downsizing!
In the end we think you’ll agree that downsizing can be a very positive thing. Armed with some information, downsizing tools, and a plan, you too can benefit from the “upside” of “downsizing.” Read more…
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I’ve mentioned a few times on the show that I really (really) like tiny houses. While we’re not at the point of downsizing THAT much yet, someday I’d like to live in a tiny house. I’ve lived for well over a year and a half in tents, with the longest stretch for around six months. I also lived in a 8′ x 20′ shipping container inside a warehouse for about 7 months in 2004-2005 and Vanessa lived in one (with a roommate) for 4 months in 2004. Still, she’s not on board yet with the tiny house idea. So, I’ll have to keep working that angle…
In the mean time, enjoy this beautiful tiny house by the Oregon Cottage Company. I love the Japanese inflence and it reminds me of the little apartment I lived in called Coop Sunpia in Sonda, Okinawa-shi, in Okinawa, Japan. Of course, my apartment was almost four times this size!
Photos form the Oregon Cottage Company Website