What Your Clutter Is Trying to Tell You

by Kerri L. Richardson

BELIEFS: This exercise will run the course of several weeks. It takes time to create and establish a new, empowering belief. Take it step-by-step as outlined below, and you’ll be on your way! 1. Identify the belief you’d like to reverse. Consider any default thinking that gets in your way. Thoughts like: • I don’t have what it takes. • I’m not motivated. • I have no willpower. • My needs don’t matter. • I never finish what I start. 2. Come up with a powerful opposite belief. Using the examples above, opposite beliefs would be something like: • I have everything I need to succeed. • I easily break projects down into manageable steps and take action. • I’m patient and loving with myself as I step out of my comfort zone. • To be able to care for others, I must care for myself first. • I easily follow through on the projects and tasks that matter. 3. Start keeping a Belief Book. Once you have your new belief (one that makes you say, “Hell, yeah!”), write it down 10 times before bed every night for at least two weeks. Keep your book on your nightstand with a pen as a reminder. You’re about to have great access to your subconscious during your sleep, so it’s a perfect time to plant this new positive seed. 4. Act as if. Now that you’ve been planting the seed for a bit, it’s time to begin walking as if it’s fully true and integrated. This behavior will be the validation the new belief needs to take hold. For example, you might challenge yourself to decline a handful of extraneous ...