I picked up The Art of Power at a local bookstore several months ago, and when I read through it, I was excited about all these new concepts and perspectives on how to truly feel present and calm. Months later, as I reviewed my notes and annotations, I realized these concepts had become a part of me. We all kind of know that what happens in our min…

Do you have a pile of stuff you keep adding to–because you can’t get things handled right away? If you’re ready to change that, this episode is for you! For an auto-generated transcript, the Apple Podcast app currently offers that feature from your phone, when you click on an episode. I grew up with “Flat Surface Disease,” where every flat surface …

Sometimes the effort we put into something doesn’t equal the “success” we get out of it. One of our STEPpers in our program, Steps to Everyday Productivity, shared that she was doing her best not to get down on herself, but, after spending nearly an hour trying to get things organized, she hadn’t made the progress she’d hoped. (We all know how that…

I’ll give more context in a moment, but in case you’re thinking, “April, what are these three criteria?” I want to make sure I cover them right at the beginning. In order to feel great about doing a project, these three things need to be true for me: I am doing the project because I actually want to do it. The Next Action is clearly identified. I d…

Obviously, no home is going to be entirely self-cleaning, but I do feel that I live in a home that is generally self-cleaning–which means it isn’t overwhelming to keep things tidy and organized and there are solid routines in place for me and my family members to keep things moving (without requiring willpower or a lot of mental bandwidth). Here ar…

A couple of weeks ago, we held a special event called “Clear the Space LIVE,” where hundreds of community members gathered together to create a foundation for their STEP Command Central. (The Command Central is our seamless system that helps you to manage all the “stuff” of life so you can get out of overwhelm forever…) I thought it would be fun to…

Full transcriptions of all our podcast episodes are now available inside the Apple podcast app (and perhaps others, as well!). A basic outline and related links are below. So glad you are here! I’ve been working from home and balancing personal/professional work for the past 20 years, and I’ve developed 5 habits that save me time and enable me to l…

Full transcriptions of all our podcast episodes are now available inside the Apple podcast app (and perhaps others, as well!). A basic outline and related links are below. So glad you are here! I’m going to show you a 3-minute technique to fix the overwhelm, but first I need to lay a little groundwork. That tension you might be feeling in your body…

Full transcriptions of all our podcast episodes are now available inside the Apple podcast app (and perhaps others, as well!). A basic outline and related links are below. So glad you are here! Welcome to today’s episode, which I hope will transform the way you look at “cleaning the house” and give you a huge lift! When I was growing up, I rarely c…

Quick note! Apple podcasts (and perhaps other apps, as well) now offer full transcriptions of all our podcast episodes inside their app. There’s a basic overview below, but if you want to read every word I speak (ha!), you can do so there. Today we’re talking about an amazing, exciting, powerful phenomenon that happens literally every day here at L…