It starts in the part of the brain called the Riticular Activation System. It's the part of your brain responsible for functions like sleeping and breathing, and it's widely known that changing your life can be done by training the brain.Training your brain to de-clutter your thoughts can translate into de-cluttering your life.

It starts in the part of the brain called the Riticular Activation System. It's the part of your brain responsible for functions like sleeping and breathing, and it's widely known that changing your life can be done by training the brain.

Michael Reynolds is a trainer and mentor who teaches people how to de-clutter lives by de-cluttering the mind.

"The world that we create on the inside of our mind, becomes the world on the outside of ourmind," said Reynolds."

He admits to struggling with life as a kid and through his adult years. After several failed entrepreneurial ventures, he decided to focus on himself.

"I spent most of the time pointing to exterior things, like the market wasn't good enough or the people didn't like this or didn't appreciate that. And then I finally realized it was me," said Reynolds.

After he took a class on de-cluttering and applying those principals successfully to his life, he began teaching.

Reynolds said it starts with three key elements: Declaration, Write and Burn, and Faith and Fear.

The first element is to write declarative statements to convince the mind you are what you hope to become. Reynolds carries his statements with him and recites it throughout the day.

The second element is the