Leading Without the Clutter with Kathi Lipp

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What does decluttering have to do with leadership? Way more than you think.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In today’s episode, host Jeff Mask sits down with Kathi Lipp, world-renowned author of over 20 books and host of the Clutter-Free Academy podcast. Kathi has dedicated her life to serving people who are overwhelmed by clutter and people with a mission who want to communicate it.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why talk about decluttering on a leadership podcast? Because there are a lot of grounding principles here for leading ourselves and leading others. When we have cluttered minds, when we have cluttered systems and processes, when we don’t have clarity, it’s so much more anxiety-inducing to lead. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen in as Jeff and Kathi talk about how decluttering leads to more peaceful, powerful, and effective leadership.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>The Damaging Effects of Clutter</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Years ago, Kathi was a young mom, heading into a dark place, overwhelmed by her house and life and stuff. Her dad was a hoarder. They didn’t call it that then, but that’s what he was. She tried all the programs and strategies, but nothing worked. Until she figured out that it was more than just having too much stuff.</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What is my relationship to stuff?</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">she asked herself.</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why do I have this need to keep bringing things into my home?</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She realized that it was more of a mental/spiritual issue than a stuff issue. “Once I dug into that and dealt with it,” she says, “I was able to find freedom. I’m not Martha Stewart, but I could invite you in for a cup of coffee at any time without having to apologize, and that’s a big leap fo