Introduction
Tameyour mind, understand your thoughts, assert control over them, and declutteryour mind to make friends with the only person that really matters You!
FOCUS. CLARITY. BALANCE.
I want to thank you and congratulate you fordownloading the book, Declutter Your Mind: Twelve SecretSteps to Clear Mental Clutter for a Lifetime of Bliss and Peace.
The aim ofthis book is to provide you with an actionable and distinct step-by step guideon clearing mental clutter to achieve a peaceful mind. I discovered these 12amazing tricks after continuous research and personal trial and error seekingrelief from the muddled-headed life I hated that was filled with the followingproblems:
- Forgetting important dates.
- Leaving the water running or the stove on.
- Stumbling over words, unable to make a point.
- Worrying about cancer that has not been diagnosed yet.
My mentalclutter was a result of years of unnecessary worry, guilt and rumination overpast mistakes and emotional baggage from broken relationships.
Also, mythoughts were constantly crippled by the barrage of advertisements, socialmedia input and hyper-connectivity brought upon by smartphones and portabledevices.
I was distracted,mentally exhausted, overwhelmed and stressed out.
What I amgoing to share with you here are some steps that worked well for me in my questto achieve a calmer and more peaceful mind, and I am confident they will bebeneficial to you as well.
The list below is what you can expect in DeclutterYour Mind: Twelve Secret Steps to Clear Mental Clutter for a Lifetime of Blissand Peace.
- Useful and easy tips to declutter your mind that go beyond just keeping your physical space neat and clean.
- Unlock the secrets of 3 important aspects of your life (Habits/Heart/Lifestyle) that are keys to a calmer mind.
- Discover how this guide will help to change your everyday life and help you become more effective at work and home.
- Learn simple solutions that can even help you to save money and time.
Keepreading to find out how I am living a calmer and more serene life!
Your mindis the most powerful asset you have. You can be at rock bottom with absolutelynothing, and still be in possession of an asset with unlimited monetary value.
By controllingyour mind, you own your thoughts and ultimately you own your life.
I havebeen told over and over, Michelle, these are amazing tricks and you are indeedhappier and calmer than before. Why dont you share what you have learned?
Well, Ilistened and I have.
Here itisthe 12 amazing steps that will change your life!
Part1: Habits
Everything that you are and ever will beis determined by your habits. Habits become routines, and routines get youthrough life on autopilot. Test this theory by thinking about your commute towork this morning.
What do you remember about thatjourney?
Can you name the color of the vehiclethat stopped in front of you at the traffic lights?
Probably not, because your mind likelywandered off to think about something else.
Thus, as the first step to successfully declutteringour minds, we need to look deep into our habits and see how we can change themto achieve a clearer and saner mind.
Secret #1: Be smart
Be asmarter shopper at shopping malls. Buy less.
The reasonbehind this is simple. Every problem you have with clutter is not based in thethings you have, but in the thinking and energy consumed behind the things youhave.
Let meillustrate. Imagine walking into your house and catching a glimpse ofeverything inside. In seconds, you will be thinking:
- The new refrigerator needs to be repaired.
- There is a blouse that needs to be washed and mended
- The childrens toys need to be rearranged.
- And the list goes on.
The morephysical items you have, the more work and attention is diverted, as each item silentlydrains your energy. You form a relationship like this with so many objects thatyou cannot create an empty space for clear thinking. Your mind becomes jammedwith thoughts associated with every item.
Lifeexperiences are what you should be filling your head with. Not the emotionsconjured up from owning and worrying about so many items. So, to counter theclutter of physical items, we need to address the root causeour shopping habits!
Consumers are spoiled for choices thesedays, and advertisers use all kinds of gimmicks to encourage shopping sprees. Ifthe stores dont get you with Black Friday, opportunity knocks on Cyber Monday.You cant wage an effective fight with the economy while youre battling with yourself.Smarten up to the mind-hacks that retailers are using to their advantage andstop caving in to temptation.
4 Stepsfor Smarter Shopping
Step One: Color awareness
Walk into any shopping mall and chancesare you will notice that many of the signage is in red. Red is the color ofchoice because it triggers action. It makes you alert. You see a sale sign inred and your brain tells you to take action, to buy. You have to grab it beforethe price goes back up.