[Applause] everything is energy our vibration is
everything is energy our vibration is
everything is energy our vibration is our personal energy what we’re putting
our personal energy what we’re putting
our personal energy what we’re putting out into the world
out into the world
out into the world my father had been single for about 15
my father had been single for about 15
my father had been single for about 15 years he had dated but he recently
years he had dated but he recently
years he had dated but he recently decided he wanted to settle down and
decided he wanted to settle down and
decided he wanted to settle down and meet someone special my sister and I
meet someone special my sister and I
meet someone special my sister and I came to visit him at his condo and as we
came to visit him at his condo and as we
came to visit him at his condo and as we were sitting around the kitchen because
were sitting around the kitchen because
were sitting around the kitchen because the living room was strewn with the
the living room was strewn with the
the living room was strewn with the story he was working on and the dining
story he was working on and the dining
story he was working on and the dining table was stacked with all the research
table was stacked with all the research
table was stacked with all the research books for the project we suggested maybe
books for the project we suggested maybe
books for the project we suggested maybe we could help him straighten up a little
we could help him straighten up a little
we could help him straighten up a little bit he got a little defensive and we
bit he got a little defensive and we
bit he got a little defensive and we danced around the topic of his actually
danced around the topic of his actually
danced around the topic of his actually being open to having anybody over so
being open to having anybody over so
being open to having anybody over so when we mentioned dinner for the evening
when we mentioned dinner for the evening
when we mentioned dinner for the evening and he revealed that we couldn’t cook
and he revealed that we couldn’t cook
and he revealed that we couldn’t cook anything because he was using the oven
anything because he was using the oven
anything because he was using the oven as a filing cabinet we decided it was
as a filing cabinet we decided it was
as a filing cabinet we decided it was time for a little intervention yeah we
time for a little intervention yeah we
time for a little intervention yeah we all want to be happy right it’s not what
all want to be happy right it’s not what
all want to be happy right it’s not what everything comes down to really what if
everything comes down to really what if
everything comes down to really what if we could get happier by paying closer
we could get happier by paying closer
we could get happier by paying closer attention to our environment what if
attention to our environment what if
attention to our environment what if adjusting our surroundings could help us
adjusting our surroundings could help us
adjusting our surroundings could help us achieve our goals our spaces are unique
achieve our goals our spaces are unique
achieve our goals our spaces are unique expressions of our inner selves and can
expressions of our inner selves and can
expressions of our inner selves and can function as support for our aspirations
function as support for our aspirations
function as support for our aspirations our dreams Winston Churchill said we
our dreams Winston Churchill said we
our dreams Winston Churchill said we shape our dwellings and afterwards our
shape our dwellings and afterwards our
shape our dwellings and afterwards our dwellings shape us we all have our own
dwellings shape us we all have our own
dwellings shape us we all have our own view of the world what makes us happy
view of the world what makes us happy
view of the world what makes us happy what we love all our attitudes and
what we love all our attitudes and
what we love all our attitudes and preferences shape who we are our home is
preferences shape who we are our home is
preferences shape who we are our home is our personal oasis that can inspire us
our personal oasis that can inspire us
our personal oasis that can inspire us to be our best or limit us and hold us
to be our best or limit us and hold us
to be our best or limit us and hold us back it’s the front line for dealing
back it’s the front line for dealing
back it’s the front line for dealing with our joys and dealing with our pain
with our joys and dealing with our pain
with our joys and dealing with our pain no matter the size or shape of your home
no matter the size or shape of your home
no matter the size or shape of your home it can be a supportive and authentic
it can be a supportive and authentic
it can be a supportive and authentic reflection of you if we pay attention to
reflection of you if we pay attention to
reflection of you if we pay attention to our surroundings and choose items
our surroundings and choose items
our surroundings and choose items situations relationships and commitments
situations relationships and commitments
situations relationships and commitments that we love we live with greater peace
that we love we live with greater peace
that we love we live with greater peace happiness
happiness
happiness and wholeness there’s an enormous
and wholeness there’s an enormous
and wholeness there’s an enormous benefit to being in a nurturing
benefit to being in a nurturing
benefit to being in a nurturing environment everything we surround
environment everything we surround
environment everything we surround ourselves with impacts our well-being
ourselves with impacts our well-being
ourselves with impacts our well-being our homes workplaces relationships even
our homes workplaces relationships even
our homes workplaces relationships even our very thoughts all or an outer
our very thoughts all or an outer
our very thoughts all or an outer reflection of our interstate identifying
reflection of our interstate identifying
reflection of our interstate identifying and creating an environment that is
and creating an environment that is
and creating an environment that is aligned with what we value and where
aligned with what we value and where
aligned with what we value and where we’re going can bring us health and
we’re going can bring us health and
we’re going can bring us health and greater productivity do you know where
greater productivity do you know where
greater productivity do you know where you thrive you might be a city person
you thrive you might be a city person
you thrive you might be a city person and love the energy of all the people in
and love the energy of all the people in
and love the energy of all the people in activity all around you you may prefer
activity all around you you may prefer
activity all around you you may prefer wide open spaces and really need that
wide open spaces and really need that
wide open spaces and really need that solitude you might fall somewhere in the
solitude you might fall somewhere in the
solitude you might fall somewhere in the middle and like to have your own
middle and like to have your own
middle and like to have your own personal space but also really value the
personal space but also really value the
personal space but also really value the community and nearness of friends and
community and nearness of friends and
community and nearness of friends and neighbors in creating our homes there
neighbors in creating our homes there
neighbors in creating our homes there are as many options as there are people
are as many options as there are people
are as many options as there are people notice how each of these settings makes
notice how each of these settings makes
notice how each of these settings makes you feel some of you may like a more
you feel some of you may like a more
you feel some of you may like a more spare space others might be comforted by
spare space others might be comforted by
spare space others might be comforted by lots of activity and memorabilia around
lots of activity and memorabilia around
lots of activity and memorabilia around you brand interiors may make your heart
you brand interiors may make your heart
you brand interiors may make your heart sing or you might be happiest in simpler
sing or you might be happiest in simpler
sing or you might be happiest in simpler cozy digs extensive research and studies
cozy digs extensive research and studies
cozy digs extensive research and studies have been done on the affect our
have been done on the affect our
have been done on the affect our surroundings have on our well-being
surroundings have on our well-being
surroundings have on our well-being specifically as it pertains to patients
specifically as it pertains to patients
specifically as it pertains to patients recovering in hospital settings recently
recovering in hospital settings recently
recovering in hospital settings recently there’s been a shift in the healthcare
there’s been a shift in the healthcare
there’s been a shift in the healthcare industry where previously these spaces
industry where previously these spaces
industry where previously these spaces had been designed purely for function
had been designed purely for function
had been designed purely for function new research is proving the benefit of
new research is proving the benefit of
new research is proving the benefit of more comfort and personalization the
more comfort and personalization the
more comfort and personalization the Journal of alternative and complementary
Journal of alternative and complementary
Journal of alternative and complementary medicine reports studies that show the
medicine reports studies that show the
medicine reports studies that show the ambiance of a space has an effect on the
ambiance of a space has an effect on the
ambiance of a space has an effect on the people using it and can reduce stress
people using it and can reduce stress
people using it and can reduce stress and anxiety increase patient
and anxiety increase patient
and anxiety increase patient satisfaction and promote health and
satisfaction and promote health and
satisfaction and promote health and healing other studies suggest the
healing other studies suggest the
healing other studies suggest the introduction of music nature and colors
introduction of music nature and colors
introduction of music nature and colors make a difference in how quickly
make a difference in how quickly
make a difference in how quickly patients recover in his paper effects of
patients recover in his paper effects of
patients recover in his paper effects of interior design on wellness Robert
interior design on wellness Robert
interior design on wellness Robert Ulrich reports where patients and their
Ulrich reports where patients and their
Ulrich reports where patients and their visitors feel comfortable and relaxed
visitors feel comfortable and relaxed
visitors feel comfortable and relaxed the reduced stress contributes
the reduced stress contributes
the reduced stress contributes more rapid recovery he also cites a
more rapid recovery he also cites a
more rapid recovery he also cites a program where some patients are able to
program where some patients are able to
program where some patients are able to choose their own artwork for their rooms
choose their own artwork for their rooms
choose their own artwork for their rooms or even work with an artist-in-residence
or even work with an artist-in-residence
or even work with an artist-in-residence to create something unique just for them
reading you’re a nurturing space can
reading you’re a nurturing space can also get you ready for the next phase of
also get you ready for the next phase of
also get you ready for the next phase of your life we want to lose weight but we
your life we want to lose weight but we
your life we want to lose weight but we keep unhealthy foods in the fridge and
keep unhealthy foods in the fridge and
keep unhealthy foods in the fridge and have no provision for exercise or we
have no provision for exercise or we
have no provision for exercise or we want to find love but we live in a space
want to find love but we live in a space
want to find love but we live in a space that’s cluttered and not welcoming
that’s cluttered and not welcoming
that’s cluttered and not welcoming reevaluate create your space for the
reevaluate create your space for the
reevaluate create your space for the life you want an example of how becoming
life you want an example of how becoming
life you want an example of how becoming aware when surroundings can have a
aware when surroundings can have a
aware when surroundings can have a positive result and seen in the story of
positive result and seen in the story of
positive result and seen in the story of Sarah and her husband who recently moved
Sarah and her husband who recently moved
Sarah and her husband who recently moved from a small apartment to a slightly
from a small apartment to a slightly
from a small apartment to a slightly larger space with access to a private
larger space with access to a private
larger space with access to a private outdoor area since the move she reports
outdoor area since the move she reports
outdoor area since the move she reports her focus productivity and her
her focus productivity and her
her focus productivity and her motivation of drastically improved and
motivation of drastically improved and
motivation of drastically improved and that her business has taken off a little
that her business has taken off a little
that her business has taken off a little bit more space but more importantly the
bit more space but more importantly the
bit more space but more importantly the access to nature has made a big
access to nature has made a big
access to nature has made a big difference for her John was in a job
difference for her John was in a job
difference for her John was in a job where he worked in a cubicle near the
where he worked in a cubicle near the
where he worked in a cubicle near the elevator he felt stifled and distracted
elevator he felt stifled and distracted
elevator he felt stifled and distracted and just couldn’t get any work done he
and just couldn’t get any work done he
and just couldn’t get any work done he loved his job but he was very frustrated
loved his job but he was very frustrated
loved his job but he was very frustrated so after numerous attempts to move his
so after numerous attempts to move his
so after numerous attempts to move his station he finally ended up landing a
station he finally ended up landing a
station he finally ended up landing a new job that came with an office with a
new job that came with an office with a
new job that came with an office with a window so that made a big difference for
window so that made a big difference for
window so that made a big difference for him in this frustation was the impetus
him in this frustation was the impetus
him in this frustation was the impetus to get him to do what he had to do to
to get him to do what he had to do to
to get him to do what he had to do to move to a new space living in a small
move to a new space living in a small
move to a new space living in a small space in Manhattan can be challenging
space in Manhattan can be challenging
space in Manhattan can be challenging Cristina is an artist living in New York
Cristina is an artist living in New York
Cristina is an artist living in New York she wanted to meet someone and was
she wanted to meet someone and was
she wanted to meet someone and was working hard with her art to make money
working hard with her art to make money
working hard with her art to make money from her 200 square foot apartment but
from her 200 square foot apartment but
from her 200 square foot apartment but she felt stuck and uninspired on both
she felt stuck and uninspired on both
she felt stuck and uninspired on both fronts she felt overwhelmed in her small
fronts she felt overwhelmed in her small
fronts she felt overwhelmed in her small space and completely unprepared to
space and completely unprepared to
space and completely unprepared to entertain I started working with her
entertain I started working with her
entertain I started working with her when she became so frustrated she
when she became so frustrated she
when she became so frustrated she couldn’t take it anymore so I was still
couldn’t take it anymore so I was still
couldn’t take it anymore so I was still in the same apartment she has
in the same apartment she has
in the same apartment she has transformed it into a space that
transformed it into a space that
transformed it into a space that inspires her and where she’s excited to
inspires her and where she’s excited to
inspires her and where she’s excited to have people over in working through her
have people over in working through her
have people over in working through her clutter she resolved issues that were
clutter she resolved issues that were
clutter she resolved issues that were holding her back she realized that she
holding her back she realized that she
holding her back she realized that she was
was
was consciously keeping partnership at bay
consciously keeping partnership at bay
consciously keeping partnership at bay with a messy house now it’s cozy and
with a messy house now it’s cozy and
with a messy house now it’s cozy and livable she feels peaceful and she’s met
livable she feels peaceful and she’s met
livable she feels peaceful and she’s met someone lovely she’s inspired to work on
someone lovely she’s inspired to work on
someone lovely she’s inspired to work on her craft in her small home and has
her craft in her small home and has
her craft in her small home and has learned to be constantly curating her
learned to be constantly curating her
learned to be constantly curating her possessions getting rid of things that
possessions getting rid of things that
possessions getting rid of things that she doesn’t need aligning her
she doesn’t need aligning her
she doesn’t need aligning her surroundings with her goals has helped
surroundings with her goals has helped
surroundings with her goals has helped her make a shift raise her vibration and
her make a shift raise her vibration and
her make a shift raise her vibration and move her life in the direction she wants
move her life in the direction she wants
move her life in the direction she wants to go even small adjustments just by
to go even small adjustments just by
to go even small adjustments just by changing things up or getting rid of
changing things up or getting rid of
changing things up or getting rid of clutter clearing out things lets energy
clutter clearing out things lets energy
clutter clearing out things lets energy flow and makes room for more of what we
flow and makes room for more of what we
flow and makes room for more of what we want in our lives when I was a child I
want in our lives when I was a child I
want in our lives when I was a child I was always moving around the furniture
was always moving around the furniture
was always moving around the furniture in my room much the dismay of my sister
in my room much the dismay of my sister
in my room much the dismay of my sister she shared it with me I love the energy
she shared it with me I love the energy
she shared it with me I love the energy shift in a fresh pattern or a new view
shift in a fresh pattern or a new view
shift in a fresh pattern or a new view from my bed also the new possibility for
from my bed also the new possibility for
from my bed also the new possibility for blanket forts with the new arrangement
blanket forts with the new arrangement
blanket forts with the new arrangement that usually won her over that part what
that usually won her over that part what
that usually won her over that part what keeps us from creating our most
keeps us from creating our most
keeps us from creating our most nurturing environment many subtle things
nurturing environment many subtle things
nurturing environment many subtle things it’s easy to become disconnected from
it’s easy to become disconnected from
it’s easy to become disconnected from our spaces even our thoughts and
our spaces even our thoughts and
our spaces even our thoughts and emotions – sometimes the wake-up call
emotions – sometimes the wake-up call
emotions – sometimes the wake-up call comes in the form of an illness or a
comes in the form of an illness or a
comes in the form of an illness or a weight gain or something actually
weight gain or something actually
weight gain or something actually falling out of a closet and bonking you
falling out of a closet and bonking you
falling out of a closet and bonking you on the head we can change our
on the head we can change our
on the head we can change our surroundings to support us it doesn’t
surroundings to support us it doesn’t
surroundings to support us it doesn’t have to cost a lot of money or any money
have to cost a lot of money or any money
have to cost a lot of money or any money at all our homes don’t have to be
at all our homes don’t have to be
at all our homes don’t have to be perfect just perfect for us the trick is
perfect just perfect for us the trick is
perfect just perfect for us the trick is finding what that is the first step is
finding what that is the first step is
finding what that is the first step is to get conscious and to notice our
to get conscious and to notice our
to get conscious and to notice our environment look at your space with
environment look at your space with
environment look at your space with fresh eyes do you like what you see is
fresh eyes do you like what you see is
fresh eyes do you like what you see is your safe supporting where you want to
your safe supporting where you want to
your safe supporting where you want to go our personal surroundings are
go our personal surroundings are
go our personal surroundings are comprised of three elements our actual
comprised of three elements our actual
comprised of three elements our actual physical surroundings our relationships
physical surroundings our relationships
physical surroundings our relationships and our thoughts those are all things we
and our thoughts those are all things we
and our thoughts those are all things we need to look at to see if we’re happy
need to look at to see if we’re happy
need to look at to see if we’re happy what are you tolerating in your life an
what are you tolerating in your life an
what are you tolerating in your life an office with no window piles of clutter
office with no window piles of clutter
office with no window piles of clutter around your home a job you hate outdated
around your home a job you hate outdated
around your home a job you hate outdated decor that you didn’t choose in the
decor that you didn’t choose in the
decor that you didn’t choose in the first place too many tasks on your plate
first place too many tasks on your plate
first place too many tasks on your plate vollis marriage racing thoughts Irie
vollis marriage racing thoughts Irie
vollis marriage racing thoughts Irie Skipton from his best-selling book how
Skipton from his best-selling book how
Skipton from his best-selling book how to get out of your own way says you are
to get out of your own way says you are
to get out of your own way says you are the master of your environment you’ve
the master of your environment you’ve
the master of your environment you’ve got your own head and your own mind so
got your own head and your own mind so
got your own head and your own mind so once you figure out what you want for
once you figure out what you want for
once you figure out what you want for yourself you’ve got to create the proper
yourself you’ve got to create the proper
yourself you’ve got to create the proper environment to make sure you can live
environment to make sure you can live
environment to make sure you can live out all the things that you want
out all the things that you want
out all the things that you want self-awareness plays a vital role in
self-awareness plays a vital role in
self-awareness plays a vital role in identifying what we love and what we may
identifying what we love and what we may
identifying what we love and what we may have outgrown or never really wanted in
have outgrown or never really wanted in
have outgrown or never really wanted in the first place we can drift and find
the first place we can drift and find
the first place we can drift and find ourselves surrounded by things that
ourselves surrounded by things that
ourselves surrounded by things that don’t move us putting up with things we
don’t move us putting up with things we
don’t move us putting up with things we don’t realize are holding us back
don’t realize are holding us back
don’t realize are holding us back the slow creep of clutter steals our
the slow creep of clutter steals our
the slow creep of clutter steals our energy and keeps us stuck we hold on to
energy and keeps us stuck we hold on to
energy and keeps us stuck we hold on to things relationships and thoughts that
things relationships and thoughts that
things relationships and thoughts that don’t serve us for many reasons fear
don’t serve us for many reasons fear
don’t serve us for many reasons fear guilt living in the past
guilt living in the past
guilt living in the past just just they can do the sooner we
just just they can do the sooner we
just just they can do the sooner we identify what we don’t need anymore and
identify what we don’t need anymore and
identify what we don’t need anymore and why we’re having trouble letting it go
why we’re having trouble letting it go
why we’re having trouble letting it go the sooner we can create the life we
the sooner we can create the life we
the sooner we can create the life we want let’s find what makes us thrive
want let’s find what makes us thrive
want let’s find what makes us thrive let’s figure out what we want get in
let’s figure out what we want get in
let’s figure out what we want get in touch with what we love how do we do
touch with what we love how do we do
touch with what we love how do we do that
that
that start with making a list two columns
start with making a list two columns
start with making a list two columns things I like things I don’t like write
things I like things I don’t like write
things I like things I don’t like write everything down things items people
everything down things items people
everything down things items people places attitudes absolutely everything
places attitudes absolutely everything
places attitudes absolutely everything just keep a running list of what you
just keep a running list of what you
just keep a running list of what you like and what you don’t like it may
like and what you don’t like it may
like and what you don’t like it may sound simple but the act of writing it
sound simple but the act of writing it
sound simple but the act of writing it down makes it clearer and helps us
down makes it clearer and helps us
down makes it clearer and helps us remember what we want in our lives and
remember what we want in our lives and
remember what we want in our lives and transform or discard what we don’t
transform or discard what we don’t
transform or discard what we don’t what’s most important to you time with
what’s most important to you time with
what’s most important to you time with family and friends being successful in
family and friends being successful in
family and friends being successful in your career making an impact on your
your career making an impact on your
your career making an impact on your community or the world before clear on
community or the world before clear on
community or the world before clear on our priorities it’s easier to make
our priorities it’s easier to make
our priorities it’s easier to make decisions what we focus on expands when
decisions what we focus on expands when
decisions what we focus on expands when our focus is cluttered with static our
our focus is cluttered with static our
our focus is cluttered with static our aim gets muddled and we get stuck and
aim gets muddled and we get stuck and
aim gets muddled and we get stuck and frustrated the chips to create a home
frustrated the chips to create a home
frustrated the chips to create a home that supports you can be big or small it
that supports you can be big or small it
that supports you can be big or small it can be a fresh coat of paint it could be
can be a fresh coat of paint it could be
can be a fresh coat of paint it could be saying no to things into commitments it
saying no to things into commitments it
saying no to things into commitments it could be getting rid of clutter
could be getting rid of clutter
could be getting rid of clutter if we want to find love change our
if we want to find love change our
if we want to find love change our career lose weight or just feel happier
career lose weight or just feel happier
career lose weight or just feel happier take a look around your environment
take a look around your environment
take a look around your environment aligned with your goals we can identify
aligned with your goals we can identify
aligned with your goals we can identify and make brave changes that support our
and make brave changes that support our
and make brave changes that support our happiness and fulfillment and allow our
happiness and fulfillment and allow our
happiness and fulfillment and allow our environment to enhance our lives father
environment to enhance our lives father
environment to enhance our lives father story has a happy ending a few months a
story has a happy ending a few months a
story has a happy ending a few months a professional organizer some
professional organizer some
professional organizer some soul-searching and editing of his
soul-searching and editing of his
soul-searching and editing of his environment later he met are now stepmom
environment later he met are now stepmom
environment later he met are now stepmom all she would have loved him despite his
all she would have loved him despite his
all she would have loved him despite his oven full of important papers getting
oven full of important papers getting
oven full of important papers getting his stuff cleaned out helped to make
his stuff cleaned out helped to make
his stuff cleaned out helped to make room in his life for a more serious
room in his life for a more serious
room in his life for a more serious relationship
relationship
relationship what makes your heart sing is profoundly
what makes your heart sing is profoundly
what makes your heart sing is profoundly personal identify what you love get rid
personal identify what you love get rid
personal identify what you love get rid of what you don’t surround yourself with
of what you don’t surround yourself with
of what you don’t surround yourself with things people and thoughts that inspire
things people and thoughts that inspire
things people and thoughts that inspire you create your environment from what
you create your environment from what
you create your environment from what you love we can make our spaces
you love we can make our spaces
you love we can make our spaces inspirational we can make them
inspirational we can make them
inspirational we can make them aspirational so they encourage and
aspirational so they encourage and
aspirational so they encourage and support the way we want to live
support the way we want to live
support the way we want to live [Applause]
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