"Living more with less, to be able to focus more on what's most important."

 

I am so excited for this month because we are doing a Minimalist March series. So, every week within this month, is going to be about something related to minimalism, essentialism, and living more with less. Today, I wanted to talk about the Minimalist Mindset.

 

Let's dive in as we learn more about the minimalist mindset, living a life of intention and essentialism.

 [00:01 - 04:30] Opening Segment

• I give a brief introduction to this month's series and today's topic.
• • Minimalist March: The Minimalist Mindset 
  • Don't forget to submit your questions for the QnA episode of the month.
• I talk about the meaning of minimalism.
• • Living more with less, to be able to focus more on what's most important.
  • The ability to declutter everything to make mental time, physical space, and save money.
• The minimalist mindset
• • Letting go of the clutter that we have to make space for what truly matters, and that was different for everyone.
  • Start with the physical space.
• A lot of people just get caught up in the aesthetics part of it.

[04:31 - 11:40] The Minimalist Mindset

• When it comes to the mindset, It is really important to not just adopt this physically but also mentally
• • what clutter we have in our minds?
  • what activities are we doing and focusing on, and putting way too much energy towards those that actually don't really align with our values?
• Determining your values upfront
• • Live by your core values
  • Filter everything through
  • Focus on what's truly matters
• I share my experience of letting things go that do not align with your values 
• The essence of a minimalist mindset
• •  Letting things go that don't align with the life you are creating doesn't serve you anymore.
  •  You can make space mentally for what you want to focus on, which is contributing to a life you're trying to create.
• Escaping all of the 'shoulds' in our lives
• • It is so vital to escape those societal norms to focus on what we most value.
  • It's not about what we should do, but what we need to do to live a fulfilling life.
• Live life by design and not by default.
• You will not be remembered for the things you have but how you make people feel and those you truly care about in your life. 
• We get so caught up in how everything is presented to us in the media.

[11:41 - 17:29] Living A Life Of Intention

• Embrace the minimalist mindset 
• • To look at things from certain light of what's truly important 
  • What does deserve your energy and reserves your time?
• Not bringing in things to your space.
• • Your physical space affects your mental space.
• Owning less to have space for what is important.
• Living a life of intention
• • Evaluate things before you do them and doing something with a purpose
  • Being very intentional about the time that you spend
  • the people that you spend yourself with
• We live in an opportunity world.
• • There are opportunities at every corner.
  • Being intentional about what you want to dive into.

[17:30 - 24:59] The Essentialism 

• Essentialism
• • The offshoot of minimalism focuses primarily on just how you spend your time and energy and how that relates to your mentality.
• Essentialism focuses on what is the best thing to get you to where you want to go first.
• Prioritize the most essential thing to do on that day.
• The key to essentialism is figuring out what is essential and not just another task to do.
• I talk about the upcoming book by Greg McKeown.
• Take time to determine your top 3-5 values in life.
• • Sit with yourself without distraction to answer the question.
  • Start by writing all your values in life.
  • Rank and out them in a hierarchy
• I talk about my top 4 values.
• • Anything that I do has to meet those values.
  • My priority has to prioritize along with my values. 
• Focusing on the vital few; as opposed to the trivial many.

[25:00 - 25:55] Closing Segment

• Determining your top 3 to 5 values, share them with me and the world
• If you enjoy this podcast episode, please let me know by leaving a five-star review and share it with your friends.
• Final words from me

 

Tweetable Quotes: 

"Living more with less, to be able to focus more on what's most important." - C.N. Sloan.

" Letting things go that don't align with the life you are creating, that don't serve you anymore so that you can actually make space mentally for what you want to focus on." - C.N. Sloan.

"The key to essentialism is figuring out what is essential and not just another task to do."- C.N. Sloan.

 

Resources mentioned in the episode:

• The Essentialism by Greg McKeown

 

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