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Hope your week is off to a great start and welcome to the podcast where I simply read blogs to you for free like a gigantic ongoing audio book with many different authors. Today's post being from the super popular minimalism author Joshua Becker and I'll keep this in turn nice and short for you. So let's get right. Right to it as we optimize your life. minimalism seven reasons that keep people from getting started by Joshua Becker of becoming minimalist.com Over the past several years. I've had the privilege to introduce the idea of minimalism to a number of people these introductions have occurred through personal conversation writing and speaking opportunities. But no matter how the introduction happens each time. I feel a little bit renewed the idea of finding more Life by owning less stuff resonates with most people but unfortunately also find that for many. This is where their Journey ends at the introduction daddy of minimalism may sound attractive, but the Step appears Elusive and is too often never taken. There are a wide number of reasons that keep people from taking this first step toward living with less and while they vary from person to person based on personality history gender man worldview. I have found that most of the reasons keeping people from getting started towards minimalism fit into only a handful of categories in hopes of providing encouragement to some of you I thought it might be helpful to take a minute to answer most of them. Reason, I've never considered intentionally living with less minimalism is growing. You can blame it on the economy technology environmental awareness or blog such as Zen habits Rowdy kittens and be more or less. It has been exciting to see the movement grow, but the percentages are still small and the land of Suburbia where I live the idea of intentionally living with less. It's still a foreign concept heart's desire it but too many Minds have yet to be introduced. Solution if you ended up hearing this post at the urging of a friend consider yourself introduced intentionally living with less results in a life of less debt less stress and less anxiety and exchange you'll discover more time and energy for the things you value most your greatest passions will again take their rightful place in your life reason, but I don't know where to start for many the task of minimizing their possessions seems overwhelming their minds race. Two drawers that don't clothes closets that don't shut and rooms that are stuffed full of unused things the idea of decluttering their homes and lives is attractive even necessary, but the simple Obstacle of knowing where to start keeps many from even starting at all solution start small and start easy find the easiest drawer closet or room to declutter and begin their you don't need to start with your a deck or your basement. In fact, you probably shouldn't the task will be to great. Edge is the easiest place in your home. Even if it's just one drawer, you'll feel good. When you are done, I guarantee it and that feeling of success in relief will carry you on to the next step and the next and the next and eventually even the attic reason but I don't have the time minimizing possessions takes time. You didn't collect everything in your home over the course of one weekend. It is going to take longer than one weekend is sort it out and remove the non-essentials, but we live such busy lives. Lives these days. Where can we find the time to accomplish such a large task solution. If you can find 15 minutes, you can take the most important step the first one investing just 15 to 20 minutes to minimize one area of your home is all you need to get started, especially if you have chosen something easy. Again, the immediate sense of calm you will find in owning less will motivate you to find another 15 minutes. If you struggle to even find 15 minutes try one of these ideas get up one hour early to One afternoon off work turn off the television or dedicate one Saturday to decluttering. Any one of those options will help you find more than enough time to get started reason, but I can never get my family on board by far the most common question. I receive after speaking about minimalism relates to other family members, especially about husbands and teenagers the fact that their family members will never go for the idea of living with less seems to outweigh any benefits of implementing it in their own lives encouragement. Ain't your husband or wife or children does not need to fully embrace the idea of minimalism for you to benefit from it. Remember? It is far easier to notice the Clutter of others than it is to notice our own but if you just decide to start with your own personal belongings, you will notice a huge difference. You will almost immediately find more time in your life for the things that matter most even if your kids bedroom is still messy in the more you begin to experience freedom in your life. The more your family members will start to take notice. Ask my wife reason but I don't know what I'd do with blank another common thought process I've noticed is that people's minds often rush to their toughest belongings to minimize these vary from person to person but typically resemble sentimental items books more Hobbies over the years. They've collected a large number of items in these particular areas and the thought of having to part with them raises concern and often stops them from ever taking the first step solution. You don't have to part with any anything until you are ready and you certainly don't have to begin by removing the things that mean the most to you if you are anything like we were you have a whole house or at least a Clothes Closet full of things that don't mean anything to you. They're just taking up space in your home and life. They don't fit match or work anymore. They can easily be removed start there. And remember that there is no time limit on this journey. If you are not ready to part with the memories of your past today, don't worry about it. Maybe you'll be Tomorrow or the day after that reason but I'm afraid of change got it change doesn't come easy to you and intentionally deciding to live with lies is among the biggest of changes that you can make in your life. It is a countercultural way to live life after being fed millions of advertisements from the world around us promising that more is better deciding to reject that thinking and live with less is going to require changes not just in the home where you live, but in almost every aspect of your life going forward. Solution change is never easy. And even though it is inevitable to this journey of life. We seem to avoid it whenever possible but change comes easier when we realize the rationale behind it. The reasoning provides us with necessary motivation to make the needed changes when we started out on our minimalist journey. I listed every benefit of minimalism that we were experiencing the rationale the reminder of why we were changing our lifestyle pushed us further down the road over and over again. Perhaps it will provide the necessary foundation for you to embrace change in your life as well reason, but minimalism doesn't sound attractive to me still for others. They will never take their first step towards minimalism because the lifestyle does not sound attractive to them. They find no appeal in the idea of intentionally living with less and believe that they want nothing to do with it solution. I embrace the idea of minimalism because it became apparent to me that the stuff in my life was keeping me from the most important thing. As in my life Faith family and friends and since removing most of the personal possessions from my life. I found more freedom energy and finances to pursue the relationships that mean the most to me and that applies to this relationship as well. May our differing views on possessions never come between us as friends. You just listen to The Post titled minimalism seven reasons that keep people from getting started by Joshua Becker of becoming minimalist.com a real quick. Thanks to anchor for hosting this podcast. Anchor is the easiest way to make a podcast. They'll distribute your podcast for you. 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Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist shares 7 reasons that keep people from getting started with minimalism. Episode 1242: Minimalism: 7 Reasons that Keep People From Getting Started by Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist Joshua Becker and his family decided to live with fewer possessions after a conversation with his neighbor in 2008. As a result, they found a better way to live, centered on more important pursuits. Their story has been seen on the CBS Evening News, NPR, the Boston Globe, the Wall Street Journal and countless media interviews around the world. Their books have sold in the tens of thousands. BecomingMinimalist.com is about their journey towards a rational approach to minimalism. It is about the joys and the struggles. It is about the lessons they have learned. It has inspired millions around the world. It is written to inspire you to intentionally live with less, and find more life because of it. The original post is located here: https://www.becomingminimalist.com/encouragement-for-your-first-step-towards-living-with-less/ Please Rate & Review the Show! Facebook Group and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts! 