SASM 043 – How to Slow Your Home, Be Simple Enough, and Enjoy Zero with Brooke McAlary

This Smart and Simple Matters episode features Brooke McAlary of Slow Your Home as we discuss how to be simple enough, making positive and intentional living the default, and learning to love nothing more than zero.

SASM 040 – Meditate on This: Mindfulness and Headspace with Andy Puddicombe

This Smart and Simple Matters episode features Andy Puddicombe of Headspace as we discuss the science of meditation, looking after your mind like you would your body, and why softness is vastly underrated.

SASM 037 – Organize It All (OrgJunkie or Not) with Laura Wittmann

This Smart and Simple Matters episode features Laura Wittmann of OrgJunkie.com as we cover organizing without frustration, why your home office might work best in a coat closet, how to get your kids to organize for themselves, and more.

SASM 033 – Positive Addictions and UNdefining Yourself with Sarah Peck

This Smart and Simple Matters episode features Sarah Peck as we discuss positive addictions, undefining yourself, value-oriented work, and how to have self-compassion (even when changes come too slowly).

SASM 032 – Organization Tips and Preparing for Emergencies with Cassie Tillett

This Smart and Simple Matters episode features Cassie Tillett as we discuss a host of organization tips, “sentiment-fests,” and preparing for emergencies.

SASM 031 – Why You Need More Nothing With Jessie Kinowski

This Smart and Simple Matters episode features my great friend Jessie Kinowski. We discuss a whole lot of “nothing,” how to manage people’s expectations, why getting nothing (and being cool with it) is amazing, and why we can’t get *the* answer.

SASM 028 – How to Grow Abundance and Combat Stagnation with Charlie Gilkey

This Smart and Simple Matters episode features Charlie Gilkey. We talk about how a philosopher becomes a warrior, why most things you want won’t get you what you need, types of abundance, the small business cycle… and more.

How and Why to Lead With “I Love You”

Leading conversations with “I love you” creates big smiles, endless gratitude, and a better world. So why don’t we do this? Discover how to fix this and all the powerful reasons to “Lead With I Love You.”

SASM 022 – Minimalism, Intentional Living, and Being the Best You with Joshua Becker

This Smart and Simple Matters episode features Joshua Becker and his perspective on practical minimalism. We discuss the limits of minimalism, how to live intentionally, the pros and cons of competition, and being the best you that you can be.

SASM 020 – How to Create Space, Kindness, and Happiness with Tammy Strobel

This Smart and Simple Matters show features Tammy Strobel and her views on finding happiness, generating empowerment, the links between simplicity and groovy things, kindness, a peer mindset, and more.

49 Powerful Lies We Say and How to Tell the Truth

Learn 49 powerful lies we tell ourselves and how to make yourself (or someone else) speak the truth instead. This carefully curated list will empower you like The Minimalists empowered me.

SASM 015 – The Forces of Order and Simplifying with Dan and Vanessa Hayes

This Smart and Simple Matters show features Dan and Vanessa Hayes. We discuss our relationship with “stuff,” how to simplify and organize all aspects of life, the differences between physical and digital clutter, and what universal topics everyone should be educated on.

SASM 008 – Building Your Personal Brand and Blowing Up Your Box with Colin Wright

This Smart and Simple Matters episode features Colin Wright of Exile Lifestyle. Join us to learn about building your personal brand, why you should live like a sphere instead of a box, and how the “team” you’re on can cloud your view of the world.

Practicing Dying to Simplify Living

Discover the wisdom of Sal Valdovinos in his Toastmasters speech about practicing dying to simplify living. It’s powerful, could permanently alter your view of dying, and best of all, might show you a better way to enjoy every day on Earth.