August 2, 2022 • 10 mins
In this solo episode, I show you a really simple way that you can combat overwhelm when faced with a long list of tasks to complete before you sell your home. With this small shift in attitude, you can take action on your to do list, and transform your home sale.
Buy the book now - Happy Home Sale: How selling your home can be the most blissful time of your life, by Natalie Evans
If you're selling your home and using any of the hints and tips from today, please share with the hashtag #HappyHomeSale.
Find out more about Natalie Evans
Follow me on social media @natalieevansuk
Or visit my websites www.natalieevansuk.com or www.littlebarndoor.uk
This podcast was produced by our friends at Emily Crosby Media
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Natalie Evans (00:03):
Welcome to the Happy Home Sale podcast with me
Natalie Evans. In this weeklypodcast, I speak to homeowners
and experts from differentindustries to share real life
stories, and inspiring advice toshow you how you can make your
home selling journey one ofbliss, happiness, joy, and
(00:23):
staggering success.
Hi, and welcome to this episodeof The Happy Home Sale Podcast.
Today I'm going to share withyou a conversation that I've
recently had with one of myhomeowner clients in her home
staging consultation, let metell you, she was so stressed
(00:45):
out with the thoughts of theamount of work that she would
have to do to get her propertyready to go on the market.
Honestly, I've never known aclient be more organised than
this lady. Yet the pressure thatshe was feeling was just out of
the roof. She literally gotaround every single room of her
home, and listed all of thethings that she would need to do
(01:08):
in every single room, todeclutter to organise, to tidy,
and to really present the homeso that it looks incredible
ready for the marketingphotography. But when she took a
step back and looked at thelist, she was overcome with the
amount of work the sheer volumeof lines and lines and lines of
(01:29):
tasks that were on the to dolist. It just completely knocked
her off of her feet. There isnothing worse to motivate
somebody than to feeloverwhelmed. So today, we're
going to talk about how you canget everything done to prepare
your home to go on the marketwithout feeling this pressure. I
(01:54):
know from personal experience,and I know from speaking to
homeowner clients, how hard itcan feel to get everything done.
And by writing lists, it willhelp to keep you really
organised and pinpointeverything that needs to be
done. But just like with thisclient, when you review the
amount of work that's there, mygoodness, it doesn't motivate
(02:17):
you, it scares you. And I getthat. So today, I'm going to
talk you through some ideas ofhow we can take this pressure
away and shift this mindset. Andit will really be helped by
something that I read in a bookjust recently, because I
firsthand, have started torethink through my To Do lists,
(02:40):
rethink through my thoughts ofthe amount of work that needs to
go into different things.Because of one statement that I
have read. And the statement Iread was from a book called the
gap and the game by DanSullivan, where he mentioned the
statement who not how. And assoon as I read that, it really
(03:01):
stood out to me. Because I neverthink who can do something
before I think how am I going todo it. And actually that shift
for me in day to day life andthe way that I do things within
work and at home. And now theadvice that I'm able to give my
(03:22):
homeowner clients, goodness, ithas lifted a weight from them.
And I know it will do too. Solet's run through it together
right now. Whenever we think ofbeing organised, and getting a
project done, or getting jobsdone that needs to be ticked off
or tackling decluttering Thefirst thing we do, or the first
(03:47):
thing that we are told to do iswrite a list. But let me tell
you one thing, your list ispointless. If you think that you
can do absolutely all of it onyour own. Your list is pointless
if you cannot take action to getthe tasks done.
(04:10):
So if you like my client are inthe position where you're about
to get your property on themarket, and You Your head is
buzzing because you know all thethings that you need to do. And
you can't sleep at night or youwake up first thing in the
morning and you have all thesethoughts firing around,
absolutely get them all writtendown. But then once they're
(04:31):
done, do not feel the burden ofseeing every single task on that
list as being something that youown man that is just going to
feel so overwhelming. Let metell you right now, you do not
have to do everything on yourown. You absolutely shouldn't
have to do everything on yourown. Which is why the who not
(04:55):
how statement stood out andresonated so much twith me,
because I know from myexperience that when I've
previously written to do lists Ihave held on to all of those
points myself, I have, like myclients like my homeowner client
on their staging consultation, Ihave been in that situation
(05:16):
where I've written the list, andassumes that that's meant that
I've had to do so much of thework on my own. By flipping out
your list and going in with thementality of who not how you are
asking who is going to get thejob completed, before trying to
(05:38):
work out how you are going to doit. Do you see what I mean? So
on your to do list, if youwrite, and I'm just at the
moment, I'm recording thispodcast in my wardrobe, so the
wardrobe comes to mind. If youhave written on your list,
organise my clothes in mywardrobe, or organise my
(06:01):
husband's shoes on the floor.Right those points and
immediately after allocate thewho, before trying to piece
together the how. So organise myclothes? Well, I'm the best
person to know my clothes. So Iwill do that task myself.
organising my husband's shoes onthe floor. They're not my shoes.
(06:22):
So straightaway, I'm going togive them to my husband to do
that is his job. Wow, that feelsjust completely liberating.
Because immediately rather thanget lost in the thoughts of how
am I going to help make thathappen? Where am I going to fill
time? How am I going to squeezethis in amongst looking after
the children? How am I going tofit it in amongst my job am I
(06:43):
actually going to be able to doit before the first viewing am I
going to be able to do it beforethe photos get taken, I'm
actually able to pass itstraight across that person. And
just by doing that, whether it'spreparing your house to go on
the market, whether it'sorganising your day, whether
it's organising your workloadsat work, I promise you the
(07:04):
pressure, and the burden and theoverwhelm is taken away from
you. Because this to do list,preparing your house to go on
the market for sale is a biggerjob than just one person. So
take time to work out who can dothe job. Before you start
worrying and getting frustrated,and getting overwhelmed with
(07:27):
piecing together how you aregoing to do it. I promise you,
if you put time today intogiving your to do list that
mindset by giving it the who nothow mentality, after you've
written each of the points onyour to do list, you are
suddenly going to feel muchlighter. It really does work.
(07:50):
Even applying it in normal dayto day, I promise you, this is
going to really bring some easeto your to do list. And as soon
as I shared this concept with myclient the other day on her home
staging consultation, you couldsee that there was this moment
of oh, actually, yeah, I don'tneed to do all myself. The
(08:12):
information about who not how,and this podcast is going to be
shared on my blog, which you canfind at www.natalieevansuk.com.
I'll also share the informationon there about the Dan Sullivan
book that I've just read, whichis the gap in the game, but also
the book that is named who nothow I haven't read that book
(08:32):
yet. It's next on my list. I'lllet you know how I find it. And
if there's any more nuggets ofamazing information that I know
is going to transform yourselling journey, I will
absolutely share it with yougive me a follow on social
media. It's @natalieevansuk. Andagain, if you start applying
this in your to do list, let meknow I want to know how you get
(08:54):
on because I know that it hasreally transformed my day. And I
am so confident that if youstart applying a who not how
mentality within the earlystages of your home selling
journey, it's going to bring youa very happy one. Have a great
day. Have an amazing week. And Ivery much look forward to
(09:14):
checking in with you on the nextHappy Home Sale podcast.
Thank you for listening to theHappy Home Sale podcast. I
really hope that you've enjoyedtoday's episode and that you've
got some amazing tips and adviceto take away don't forget to
subscribe wherever you listen sothat you can be sure not to miss
(09:36):
our next episode because trustme is going to be equally filled
with stories and jam packed withadvice. If you're selling your
home and using any of the hintsand tips from today, please use
the hashtag hashtag happyhomesale I love to see how you
(09:58):
are all getting on and all ofyour success stories. So please
do share. I've been your hostNatalie Evans and you can follow
me on social media@natalieevansuk, or find out
more about my work.www.natalieevansuk.com or
www.littlebarndoor.uk. Thispodcast was produced by our
(10:21):
friends at Emily Crosby Media
Welcome to the Happy Home Sale podcast with me
Natalie Evans. In this weeklypodcast, I speak to homeowners
and experts from differentindustries to share real life
stories, and inspiring advice toshow you how you can make your
home selling journey one ofbliss, happiness, joy, and
(00:23):
staggering success.
Hi, and welcome to this episodeof The Happy Home Sale Podcast.
Today I'm going to share withyou a conversation that I've
recently had with one of myhomeowner clients in her home
staging consultation, let metell you, she was so stressed
(00:45):
out with the thoughts of theamount of work that she would
have to do to get her propertyready to go on the market.
Honestly, I've never known aclient be more organised than
this lady. Yet the pressure thatshe was feeling was just out of
the roof. She literally gotaround every single room of her
home, and listed all of thethings that she would need to do
(01:08):
in every single room, todeclutter to organise, to tidy,
and to really present the homeso that it looks incredible
ready for the marketingphotography. But when she took a
step back and looked at thelist, she was overcome with the
amount of work the sheer volumeof lines and lines and lines of
(01:29):
tasks that were on the to dolist. It just completely knocked
her off of her feet. There isnothing worse to motivate
somebody than to feeloverwhelmed. So today, we're
going to talk about how you canget everything done to prepare
your home to go on the marketwithout feeling this pressure. I
(01:54):
know from personal experience,and I know from speaking to
homeowner clients, how hard itcan feel to get everything done.
And by writing lists, it willhelp to keep you really
organised and pinpointeverything that needs to be
done. But just like with thisclient, when you review the
amount of work that's there, mygoodness, it doesn't motivate
(02:17):
you, it scares you. And I getthat. So today, I'm going to
talk you through some ideas ofhow we can take this pressure
away and shift this mindset. Andit will really be helped by
something that I read in a bookjust recently, because I
firsthand, have started torethink through my To Do lists,
(02:40):
rethink through my thoughts ofthe amount of work that needs to
go into different things.Because of one statement that I
have read. And the statement Iread was from a book called the
gap and the game by DanSullivan, where he mentioned the
statement who not how. And assoon as I read that, it really
(03:01):
stood out to me. Because I neverthink who can do something
before I think how am I going todo it. And actually that shift
for me in day to day life andthe way that I do things within
work and at home. And now theadvice that I'm able to give my
(03:22):
homeowner clients, goodness, ithas lifted a weight from them.
And I know it will do too. Solet's run through it together
right now. Whenever we think ofbeing organised, and getting a
project done, or getting jobsdone that needs to be ticked off
or tackling decluttering Thefirst thing we do, or the first
(03:47):
thing that we are told to do iswrite a list. But let me tell
you one thing, your list ispointless. If you think that you
can do absolutely all of it onyour own. Your list is pointless
if you cannot take action to getthe tasks done.
(04:10):
So if you like my client are inthe position where you're about
to get your property on themarket, and You Your head is
buzzing because you know all thethings that you need to do. And
you can't sleep at night or youwake up first thing in the
morning and you have all thesethoughts firing around,
absolutely get them all writtendown. But then once they're
(04:31):
done, do not feel the burden ofseeing every single task on that
list as being something that youown man that is just going to
feel so overwhelming. Let metell you right now, you do not
have to do everything on yourown. You absolutely shouldn't
have to do everything on yourown. Which is why the who not
(04:55):
how statement stood out andresonated so much twith me,
because I know from myexperience that when I've
previously written to do lists Ihave held on to all of those
points myself, I have, like myclients like my homeowner client
on their staging consultation, Ihave been in that situation
(05:16):
where I've written the list, andassumes that that's meant that
I've had to do so much of thework on my own. By flipping out
your list and going in with thementality of who not how you are
asking who is going to get thejob completed, before trying to
(05:38):
work out how you are going to doit. Do you see what I mean? So
on your to do list, if youwrite, and I'm just at the
moment, I'm recording thispodcast in my wardrobe, so the
wardrobe comes to mind. If youhave written on your list,
organise my clothes in mywardrobe, or organise my
(06:01):
husband's shoes on the floor.Right those points and
immediately after allocate thewho, before trying to piece
together the how. So organise myclothes? Well, I'm the best
person to know my clothes. So Iwill do that task myself.
organising my husband's shoes onthe floor. They're not my shoes.
(06:22):
So straightaway, I'm going togive them to my husband to do
that is his job. Wow, that feelsjust completely liberating.
Because immediately rather thanget lost in the thoughts of how
am I going to help make thathappen? Where am I going to fill
time? How am I going to squeezethis in amongst looking after
the children? How am I going tofit it in amongst my job am I
(06:43):
actually going to be able to doit before the first viewing am I
going to be able to do it beforethe photos get taken, I'm
actually able to pass itstraight across that person. And
just by doing that, whether it'spreparing your house to go on
the market, whether it'sorganising your day, whether
it's organising your workloadsat work, I promise you the
(07:04):
pressure, and the burden and theoverwhelm is taken away from
you. Because this to do list,preparing your house to go on
the market for sale is a biggerjob than just one person. So
take time to work out who can dothe job. Before you start
worrying and getting frustrated,and getting overwhelmed with
(07:27):
piecing together how you aregoing to do it. I promise you,
if you put time today intogiving your to do list that
mindset by giving it the who nothow mentality, after you've
written each of the points onyour to do list, you are
suddenly going to feel muchlighter. It really does work.
(07:50):
Even applying it in normal dayto day, I promise you, this is
going to really bring some easeto your to do list. And as soon
as I shared this concept with myclient the other day on her home
staging consultation, you couldsee that there was this moment
of oh, actually, yeah, I don'tneed to do all myself. The
(08:12):
information about who not how,and this podcast is going to be
shared on my blog, which you canfind at www.natalieevansuk.com.
I'll also share the informationon there about the Dan Sullivan
book that I've just read, whichis the gap in the game, but also
the book that is named who nothow I haven't read that book
(08:32):
yet. It's next on my list. I'lllet you know how I find it. And
if there's any more nuggets ofamazing information that I know
is going to transform yourselling journey, I will
absolutely share it with yougive me a follow on social
media. It's @natalieevansuk. Andagain, if you start applying
this in your to do list, let meknow I want to know how you get
(08:54):
on because I know that it hasreally transformed my day. And I
am so confident that if youstart applying a who not how
mentality within the earlystages of your home selling
journey, it's going to bring youa very happy one. Have a great
day. Have an amazing week. And Ivery much look forward to
(09:14):
checking in with you on the nextHappy Home Sale podcast.
Thank you for listening to theHappy Home Sale podcast. I
really hope that you've enjoyedtoday's episode and that you've
got some amazing tips and adviceto take away don't forget to
subscribe wherever you listen sothat you can be sure not to miss
(09:36):
our next episode because trustme is going to be equally filled
with stories and jam packed withadvice. If you're selling your
home and using any of the hintsand tips from today, please use
the hashtag hashtag happyhomesale I love to see how you
(09:58):
are all getting on and all ofyour success stories. So please
do share. I've been your hostNatalie Evans and you can follow
me on social media@natalieevansuk, or find out
more about my work.www.natalieevansuk.com or
www.littlebarndoor.uk. Thispodcast was produced by our
(10:21):
friends at Emily Crosby Media
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