Your Won Life

The books 'Steal Like An Artist' by Austin Kleon, 'The Almanac of Naval Ravikant' by Eric Jorgenson, and 'Nonviolent Communication' by Dr. Marshall Rosenberg are game changers! Each of these books will help you to level up and become your best self. I did episodes and series on these respected books, which you should also definitely check out.

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The KonMari Method is a game changer! After completing all the steps, I have found how impactful getting your space together is!

In this episode I summarize the following:

-The ease of storing your possessions

-The method to foolproof having to redo any of the work

-How to organize your stuff

-Where to store your stuff

-What you need to organize your storage (hint: everything is already in your home!)

-Important tips of setting up your storage area for success

-How the KonMari method can impact your body, mind, and career trajectory

-The positive effects I feel after going through the process

-And much more!

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This book is a game changer! In this episode, I summarize the last 3 categories of the KonMarie Method (papers, Komono, sentimental items)

In this episode, the following topics are covered:

• How to get rid of most of your papers
• The few papers you need to keep
• How to get organize the papers you decide to keep
• How to organize your Komono in different categories
• How to stop yourself from holding onto things out of guilt
• Certain items you should definitely toss
• What to consider when doing the KonMarie Method with share items
• What not to do when getting rid of sentimental items
• How getting rid of sentimental items helps you step into a bigger future
• How to go through photos correctly
• And much more!

Here are the categories of Komono in the KonMarie Method:

1. CDs, DVDs (do people still have these?)
2. Skin care products
3. Makeup
4. Accessories
5. Valuables (passport, credit card, etc.)
6. Electrical Equipment and appliances (digital cameras, electrical cords, anything that seems vaguely 'electric')
7. Household equipment (stationary and writing materials, sewing kits, etc.)
8. Household supplies (expendables like medicine, detergents, tissues, etc.)
9. Kitchen goods/food supplies (spatulas, pots, blenders, etc.)
10. Other (spare change, figurines, etc.)

Here's a great How To Guide with visuals if you're confused on anything

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The books Atomic Habits, Essentialism, and Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before are game changers! The documentary 'Happy' is also a must watch. In this completely new, orginal episode -I tap into the best ideas from James Clear, Greg Mckeown, Dr. Julie Smith, and other experts to recap the first 8 episodes of this podcast.

In this episode, I cover the ideas that will help you change your habits, focus on what's important and eliminate what's not, and manage your mental health and happiness; all from some of the greatest minds in the world.

If you enjoyed this episode, I encourage you to listen to the full episode(s) from each of these great works!

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The international bestselling book and worldwide phenomenon of the KonMarie Method is truly life changing! In this episode, I break down the principles, tactics and implementation of Marie Kondo's teachings from this book. Here are the topics covered in this episode:

• The benefits of the KonMarie Method
• How the method helps you to thrive in the 'now'
• The one exercise that will power your 'why' of tidying up
• How to organize your possessions so things don't get lost
• The proper order of tidying by category
• Actions that will hinder and help your process
• Organizing tips to order your house
• How to tidy your clothes and books
• And much more!

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The 2015 documentary 'Minimalism' is a great summary about addition by subtraction. Taking out things that are unnecessary to your life to give you more of what really matters. In this episode, I cover the following:

• How not practicing minimalism is creating problems in my life and with my podcast
• How consumerism is consuming our lives
• The problem with maximizing with housing and in other aspects
• Ways to combat minimalism and connect more deeply with friends
• The paradox of minimalism helping you get more, by getting less
• One of the best practices to combat consumerism
• Other tactics to practice minimalism
• and much more!

You can watch the documentary 'Minimalism' for free on YouTube here

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Here is the final installment of the series on the book Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg.

The topics covered in this episode include

• How to express anger in a healthy way
• What to focus on when you get angry
• How you can get rid of anger through a perspective change
• The situations when it's necessary to use force in
• What to keep in mind if you need to discipline someone
• The 5 steps to dealing with conflict in Nonviolent Communication
• When it's a good idea to butt into other people's business
• How to deescalate a situation and mediate between people
• The most life giving way to show grattitude
• and much more!

If you'd like to know more about Nonviolent Communication, you can go to their website and/or purchase the book

Here are audio recordings of some of the Nonviolent Communications live workshops by the man himself

part 1

part 2

part 3

All of the Nonviolent Communication episode archive

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The book 'Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg is all about helping you communicate peacefully and build bridges with others.

The topics covered in this episode include

• How to fully hear someone through empathy
• How sometimes our 'helping' actually hurts and the best way to support our loved ones
• How to paraphrase someone's message back to them to fully understand their feelings
• How the power of listening and human connection can save your life
• How to use Nonviolent Communication to combat shame
• How NVC can help you solve problems amongst conflicting feelings
• How to create play in all things you do
• And much more!

If you'd like to know more about Nonviolent Communication, you can go to their website and/or purchase the book

Here are audio recordings of some of the Nonviolent Communications live workshops by the man himself

part 1

part 2

part 3

All of the Nonviolent Communication episode archive

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Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg is a radical way of communicating with compassion and an effective way to interact with people to create peace and harmony, to regard individuals, to get your needs met and meet other's needs through natural care.

In this episode, I touch on:

• How Nonviolent Communication can help you get what you want
• How to listen with compassion, to help others feel heard
• How to create a flow of communication with anyone you're speaking with
• The two questions that drive Nonviolent Communication
• The 4 steps of the Nonviolent Communication Framework
• How to communicate to get your needs met
• How to listen to meet people's needs
• What practices to avoid that alienate people and lead to conflict
• and much more!

Here are audio recordings of some of the Nonviolent Communications live workshops by the man himself

workshop

part 1

part 2

part 3

All of the Nonviolent Communication episode archive

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Here's the final installment from the series on the book 'The Almanac of Naval Ravikant' by Eric Jorgenson.

This episode is a 'how to' on how you will save yourself by taking actions to change your own life. Topics covered include:

• How our current 'abundance' has created poverty in our lives
• Naval's thoughts on how to continue an exercise regime
• Different forms of meditation and how meditation can tame the 'monkey mind'
• How to make your mind a servant and a tool, and not your master
• How Naval 'mentors' himself by reflecting on his life
• A hack Naval uses to get himself to commit to something that will be difficult but beneficial
• How seeking social approval and following the herd is holding you back
• Naval's thoughts on what freedom is and his life philosophy

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