An Uncluttered Life

By Warren & Betsy Talbot

What's An Uncluttered Life about?

If you’re so exhausted and overwhelmed by your status quo that you can’t even figure out a way to add GOOD things into your life, you need this weekly podcast. Hosts Betsy & Warren Talbot know how to remove what's not working so you can have more of what you love.

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An Uncluttered Life episodes:

10.30.2016
AUL #185 - It's Time to Say Goodbye to You All
Do you have a hard time quitting when something isn’t working? Most people do. The devil you know seems more comfortable than the one you don’t! Today you’ll learn why it’s okay to quit, even when it’s scary, and you’ll...
10.23.2016
AUL #184 - Living a Life without Regrets
A lot of what we talk about at An Uncluttered Life falls into 2 categories: 1) fear of the choices ahead of you, and 2) regret over choices you made in the past. One of those you can still...
10.16.2016
AUL #183 - Take Control of Your Life
Do you know the #1 reason you don’t get more of what you want in life? Well, today you’re going to find out! This is episode 183, and today we’re talking about CHOICE. This is what it all boils down...
10.09.2016
AUL #182 - Shifting Your Perspective
Do you ever feel like you’ve lost perspective on a situation? It may hit you like a lightning bolt, or maybe the dawning is more gradual. In either instance, you get a chance to match your attitude and actions to...
10.02.2016
AUL #181 - The myth of an overnight success
Do you ever find yourself envious of friends, coworkers, and random strangers who seem to hit the jackpot? They effortlessly lose weight, climb the career ladder, or find the perfect partner, and they don’t seem to be trying half as...
09.25.2016
AUL #180 - Rethinking the Midlife Crisis
It sounds so cliché: “I’m having a Midlife Crisis.” Yet when you’re in the midst of one, the joke is not funny. You question everything you’ve done up to this point, which makes you even less sure what to do about the...
09.18.2016
AUL #179 - Who should you take advice from in your life?
How many times have people tried to change your outlook on politics, religion, dieting, exercise, finances, home decor, how to raise your kids, or what to do with your career? You get advice all day long, and only a...
09.11.2016
AUL #178 - When communication styles collide
We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to bring you into a meltdown in progress. Are you ready? This is episode 178, and today we’re sharing something a bit more personal than usual. We’re struggling with a problem, and today you...
09.04.2016
AUL #177 - How to get started on anything
Why is it so hard to get started? You spend hours daydreaming about the results you want, but you can’t seem to find 5 minutes to actually take action. You know you want it. You know it’s good for you....
08.28.2016
AUL #176 - What Our Uncluttered Life Looks Life (Part #4 - Our Health)
Do Betsy and I really walk the talk with these weekly episodes? You betcha! Today we’re back with the final episode in this behind-the-scenes series of what our uncluttered life looks like. Today’s topic: HEALTH. If you wonder what...
08.21.2016
AUL #175 - What Our Uncluttered Life Looks Like (Part 3, Money)
Curious about what life looks like when you take all these weekly lessons and put them into practice? Good news! We’re back with the 3rd episode in this behind-the-scenes series of what our uncluttered life looks like. Today’s topic: MONEY. ...
08.14.2016
AUL #174 - What our uncluttered life looks like (Part 2 - Our Business)
What does our uncluttered business look like? How did we get here, and why do we do it? Stay tuned for an inside look at how our work actually works! This is episode 174, and in Part 2 of this...
08.07.2016
AUL #173 - A Peek into our Uncluttered Personal Life
Are you wondering what an uncluttered life looks like—a real-life, working, everyday life, relationship, and career? Lock the door and close the blinds, because we’re going to reveal to you exactly how ours works—the good, the bad, and the ugly....
07.31.2016
AUL #172 - Are you your own worst enemy?
Recently we sent an email to 4000 people asking about the one thing they were struggling with right now. We answered every single response with 3 specific actions they could take to overcome their roadblock. Guess what happened next? This...
07.24.2016
AUL #171 - Your Recovery Plan After You’ve Overdone It
We’ve all been there - burning the candle at both ends, drinking too much wine, eating your weight in chocolate, or working yourself to the bone. However, if you don’t get back on track quickly, these overindulgences can all too easily become...
07.17.2016
AUL #170 - The important difference between reaction & response
Victor Frankl, Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist, once said “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” Today we’re jumping into that space to...
07.10.2016
AUL #169 - Overcoming the need to be perfect
Brene Brown, the author of Daring Greatly, says that people who are walking around as perfectionists are ultimately afraid that the world is going to see them for who they really are and that they won’t measure up. Does that...
07.03.2016
AUL #168 - How to create a routine which supports the life you want
Routine is boring, right? Well, it is if you aren’t doing what you love! Imagine a daily routine that supported your lifestyle goals and helped you create a life you love. Now that’s not boring at all! This is episode...
06.26.2016
AUL #167 - How to find accountability and support for your goals
What do other people have to do with your self-discipline? Plenty! No one succeeds 100% on their own, and without a team of support and accountability, you’ll struggle to create lasting change even if you have the self-discipline of a...
06.19.2016
AUL #166 - Why Self Discipline Seems Hard (but really isn’t)
Self-discipline is the ability to make yourself do things you know you should do even when you do not want to. It’s how you achieve a long-term vision in the face of short-term distractions, and most people don’t have it....
06.12.2016
AUL #165 - Recharge Your Batteries with a Digital Detox
Think you have to hide in a cave to take a break from the constant pull of technology? Well, you’re not even safe there. Today we’re broadcasting from an actual cave in Spain….with wifi. If everywhere in the world...
06.05.2016
AUL #164 - Have you outgrown your life?
Are you holding on to relationships, attitudes, habits, and possessionsthat no longer work for you? The longer you keep what’s not working, the less time you’ll have to discover and enjoy what does. This is episode 164, and today you’ll discover...
05.29.2016
AUL #163 - How to Run the Best Garage Sale Ever
690,000 people buy an item at a garage sale EVERY single week in the US. How do you get enough of those buyers at your yard sale to make it worth your effort? This is episode 163, and today you’ll...
05.22.2016
AUL #162 - What to Do with the Stuff You Don_t Want Anymore
The biggest hurdle people face in decluttering (besides getting started), is how to finish. What do you do with all the stuff you no longer want? This is episode 162, and today you’ll discover a simple, 3-step process to get...
05.15.2016
AUL #161 - 5 Methods to Recruit Help in Decluttering Your Home
You feel like you’re the only person in your house who even notices the clutter, and you’re fighting an uphill battle to go through it all faster than the rest of your family can re-clutter it. Or maybe you live...
05.08.2016
AUL #160 - Before You Declutter Your Home You Need to Know Your Why
“Because I should” is a lousy reason to do anything. And when you use that lame and vaguely judgemental phrase to motivate yourself, you’ll fail 100% of the time. You need a real reason to convince yourself to take on a project like...
05.01.2016
AUL #159 - How to turn envy into a learning opportunity
No matter how hard you try, someone is always smarter, faster, thinner, richer, or luckier. And it can be hard not to be envious when you work so hard and someone else seems to be reaping the rewards you so desperately want. You...
04.24.2016
AUL #158 - Calm the “Reality Drama” inside your head
Do you have voices inside your head? You know, the ones that tell you how stupid you acted, that people don’t like you, that you’re a big failure, or that the sky is falling? These voices don’t want you to...
04.17.2016
AUL #157 - Busting the Myth of ?I don?t have time"
How many times a day do you say, “I don’t have time for that?” If it’s more than zero, we’re calling you out. If you really want to do something, you’ll make time for it. And if you don’t, well,...
04.10.2016
AUL #156 - How to Remove Toxic Friendships
Friend breakups are messy. You don’t get a therapist or a lawyer like a divorcing couple. You don’t check any boxes or sign any forms to make it official. There are no societal rules for this. So how do you...
04.03.2016
AUL #155 - Signs that your friendship is turning toxic
No matter how much work you do on your lifestyle, if you are surrounded by Toxic People, you will never make lasting change. The problem is, most toxic people don’t announce themselves until it’s too late. If only you had...
03.27.2016
AUL #154: Discover the Power of Themes to Better Manage Your Life
Have you ever hosted a dinner party? Once you decide on the theme, it narrows your focus for the food, the music, the decorations. Everything flows much easier with a theme. What if you took that idea to your entire...
03.20.2016
AUL #153 - Use a notebook to offload your brain & improve your memory
Your long-term memory resembles a library full of books. But your working memory, that everyday brain power you need to manage your day, it looks more like a dinky chalkboard. It can only hold 3 memories before it runs out...
03.13.2016
AUL #152 - Kick Your Sleepless Nights to the Curb Once and for All
Do you often doze when you sit down to read or watch television? How about when riding in a car, bus or train for more than an hour? According to the doctors at the National Institutes of Health, these are...
03.06.2016
AUL #151 - Eliminate Complaining in Your Life...Once and For All
A study at Clemson University found that there are positive outcomes for complaining, especially when you do it to find a solution. Researchers said, "Those who complained with the hope of achieving a certain result, the study found, tended to be...
02.28.2016
AUL #150 - Unclutter your business idea. 5 Steps to Start Your Own Business
Do you have a great idea for a new business or product, but you’re not sure if it will work? This insecurity stops some people in their tracks, and others ignore it and build anyway, then wonder why their new...
02.21.2016
AUL #149 - Leave Work On Time (Tips to Get More Done at Work)
This is episode 149, and today you’re going to discover how to leave work on time every day without guilt. When you use our productivity tips, it will be a piece of cake! This is the 3rd episode of our...
02.14.2016
AUL #148 - How to Say No At Work
This is episode 148, and today you’re going to discover how to say NO to your demanding boss, whiny coworkers, and unrealistic customers. Think it can’t be done? Think again! This is the 2nd episode of our Unclutter Your Work...
02.07.2016
AUL #147 - How to Unclutter Your Email
According to a technology research group named Radicati, the average person receives 85 emails per day. Why is it that it feels more like 850? If you miss even one day of processing your email, you can get bogged down...
01.31.2016
AUL #146 - 5 Reasons You Waste Time (and How to Stop Doing It)
According to Psychology Today, 20% of people deliberately look for distractions. They waste time on purpose! Whether you’re in that 20% or not, if you don’t have enough time in your life to enjoy what you love, then today’s episode...
01.24.2016
AUL #145 - Your Decisions Made Easy Framework
This is episode 145, and today you’re going to discover how to make everyday decisions easier so you can free up brain space for something more important to you. We call it the Decisions Made Easy Framework.
01.17.2016
AUL #144 - 10 Ways to Add More Freedom into Your Life
This is episode 144, and if you’re feeling overwhelmed, stressed, or stuck, we’ve got 10 ways for you to add more freedom to your life.
01.10.2016
AUL #143 - 10 Strategies for Uncluttering Your Social Media
This is episode 143, and if you’ve become a slave to social media, we’re going to help you break those chains today. You can enjoy social media and still have an offline life— promise!
01.03.2016
AUL #142: How to Use a SWOT Analysis to Unclutter Your Life
Sometimes you have to pull out all the stops to get rid of what's no longer working for you. Maybe it's a poor habit. Maybe it's a negative, soul-sucking friendship. Or maybe it's an attitude that's standing in the way...
12.27.2015
AUL #141 - The Kaizen Approach to Planning Your Best Year Ever
This is episode 141, and today we’re diving into part 2 of our 2-part series on setting yourself up for a better year than the one you just had. We’re taking action on what we learned last episode on the...
12.20.2015
AUL #140 - How to conduct your own annual review
Most people begin a new year with a list of resolutions. Every year they do it, and every year they fail. There’s a pretty good reason for that. People are cluttered and overwhelmed, and until you resolve that issue, you...
12.16.2015
AUL (special episode) - Unclutter Your Christmas with Michelle Steinke-Baumgaurd
This is a special episode for those of you feeling a little overwhelmed by the holiday season. Today’s guest is Michelle Steinke-Baumgaurd of One Fit Widow. Michelle is all about living in the present with family and friends, and with a new...
12.13.2015
AUL 139 - Experiments in Deprivation
Research in the Journal of Personality suggests that Self-Disciplined people are happier both in the moment and in the long-run. The study showed these people created environments to avoid their problem triggers rather than relying on self-control, and they focused...
12.06.2015
AUL #138: The difference between deprivation and uncluttering your life
Today we’re talking about the difference between deprivation and uncluttering your life. This is the first of a 2-part series that you’ll want to pay attention to, especially if you’re considering making some habit changes in your life.
12.02.2015
AUL #137 - Will Conventional Wisdom Get You What You Want?
Married with Luggage has officially transitioned to An Uncluttered Life! Thanks so much for going through this process with us. We're excited about the tight focus on removing what's cluttering your life so you can have more time, space, and...

What's An Uncluttered Life about?

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An Uncluttered Life episodes:

AUL #185 - It's Time to Say Goodbye to You All

AUL #184 - Living a Life without Regrets

AUL #183 - Take Control of Your Life

AUL #182 - Shifting Your Perspective

AUL #181 - The myth of an overnight success

AUL #180 - Rethinking the Midlife Crisis

AUL #179 - Who should you take advice from in your life?

AUL #178 - When communication styles collide

AUL #177 - How to get started on anything

AUL #176 - What Our Uncluttered Life Looks Life (Part #4 - Our Health)

AUL #175 - What Our Uncluttered Life Looks Like (Part 3, Money)

AUL #174 - What our uncluttered life looks like (Part 2 - Our Business)

AUL #173 - A Peek into our Uncluttered Personal Life

AUL #172 - Are you your own worst enemy?

AUL #171 - Your Recovery Plan After You’ve Overdone It

AUL #170 - The important difference between reaction & response

AUL #169 - Overcoming the need to be perfect

AUL #168 - How to create a routine which supports the life you want

AUL #167 - How to find accountability and support for your goals

AUL #166 - Why Self Discipline Seems Hard (but really isn’t)

AUL #165 - Recharge Your Batteries with a Digital Detox

AUL #164 - Have you outgrown your life?

AUL #163 - How to Run the Best Garage Sale Ever

AUL #162 - What to Do with the Stuff You Don_t Want Anymore

AUL #161 - 5 Methods to Recruit Help in Decluttering Your Home

AUL #160 - Before You Declutter Your Home You Need to Know Your Why

AUL #159 - How to turn envy into a learning opportunity

AUL #158 - Calm the “Reality Drama” inside your head

AUL #157 - Busting the Myth of ?I don?t have time"

AUL #156 - How to Remove Toxic Friendships

AUL #155 - Signs that your friendship is turning toxic

AUL #154: Discover the Power of Themes to Better Manage Your Life

AUL #153 - Use a notebook to offload your brain & improve your memory

AUL #152 - Kick Your Sleepless Nights to the Curb Once and for All

AUL #151 - Eliminate Complaining in Your Life...Once and For All

AUL #150 - Unclutter your business idea. 5 Steps to Start Your Own Business

AUL #149 - Leave Work On Time (Tips to Get More Done at Work)

AUL #148 - How to Say No At Work

AUL #147 - How to Unclutter Your Email

AUL #146 - 5 Reasons You Waste Time (and How to Stop Doing It)

AUL #145 - Your Decisions Made Easy Framework

AUL #144 - 10 Ways to Add More Freedom into Your Life

AUL #143 - 10 Strategies for Uncluttering Your Social Media

AUL #142: How to Use a SWOT Analysis to Unclutter Your Life

AUL #141 - The Kaizen Approach to Planning Your Best Year Ever

AUL #140 - How to conduct your own annual review

AUL (special episode) - Unclutter Your Christmas with Michelle Steinke-Baumgaurd

AUL 139 - Experiments in Deprivation

AUL #138: The difference between deprivation and uncluttering your life

AUL #137 - Will Conventional Wisdom Get You What You Want?