The Messy Truth: How Your Space Can be a Direct Reflection of Your Life

From big business secrets to small business success. My name is Mary. This is my best friend and business partner, Jill. And we wanted to share some things that we've picked up in corporate playbooks along the way that we implement into our small business nearly every single day. And whether you are a small business owner like us or you're still rocking it in corporate, we hope this message inspires and serves you in whatever position you're in today, we are talking about your space. Your space represents your life.

And what do we mean by that? Oh, I will never forget. I have to tell a quick story because it's burned into my memory. When I was a leader, a new leader at Lululemon, I had big bosses. I'm talking vp of the company. Come in and check out what was happening in my store, checking out my team. I was so excited to show them everything that I've been creating and leading and doing. And the first thing this woman did was come back into my back room, my staff area, and she opened up the fridge. Dun, dun, dun.

Needless to say, I had a smaller team. I'd say a team of 20. And, I mean, it was spoiled food and leftover ketchup everywhere. It stunk really bad. And immediately, I'll never forget, she slammed that refrigerator, looked up at me, and said the walkthrough was over. I saw exactly what I needed to see. Ooh. So what does a refrigerator have to do with your sales and how you're showing up? If your refrigerator or find yourself in this story, your car, your room, your desk, your workspace at work is messy.

That generally represents how you are performing within your job and your life. It was such a beautiful representation because she was able to ask me questions about my team and questions that I honestly was lying. I was trying to look good. But she knew if I cared enough about my team, this wouldn't have been going on, and she nailed it. It was so true. So to this day, I still, when I even have friends over, I'm cleaning the bathroom because I want them to know that I care for my space and. And that I do enjoy having a tidy space so that I'm free of the clutter and the nonsense going into my life.

So whether it's at home, whether it's at your job, look at your space and start to clean it up, because it is a reflection of what's going on inside. That's our challenge to you. What does your space look like? Do you feel flustered? Do you feel cluttered? Do you feel like you can't breathe. Take a look at what's going on around you. If your space is messy, that is a direct reflection of what's going on in here, which is another direct reflection of how you are showing up at work. It's probably also scattered, so take a step to clean what's going on around you in order to free up some mental space for you to be able to show up at your best and brightest.

Until next time, y'all. We'll see you on the next video. Bye, everyone.