Learn | Do | Become

Every single day, we’re presented with a variety of tasks that need our attention, and we’re often faced with the question, “Do I do this right now, or do I wait until tomorrow?” There isn’t a single answer to this question, but I hope to give you some food for thought today and some encouragement to move forward on the things that matter most. The reason I started th...

The community inside our STEP Coaching membership is truly amazing. They are building their STEP systems and USING them to create beautiful lives, and in today’s episode, I want to show you what that looks like. You’re going to hear how they’re completing projects, clearing piles of clutter, setting their family members up for success, and blessing the world with their goodness....

(The message and photos from Cassie mentioned in the podcast can be found toward the bottom of this post. ) It’s common to work on hidden projects—or multi-step tasks—that lead us down frustrating roads. Projects like, “Get addicted to my phone,” “sleep-deprive my body,” or “overtax my nervous system.” What if we instead focused on projects that are actually good for us? Truly. Projects that don’t...

A few weeks ago, Eric was talking with an extended family member who has had some items sitting in a storage unit for more than 10 years. The hope was to eventually use the items or rent them out to people who could use them, but in the meantime, the storage bill has continued month after month. As Eric drove home from working with this person and trying to find a solution, he started thinking abo...

Alia and I hosted a live “Bring Your Biggest Pile of Clutter” event focused on helping our Becomers clear a specific pile using a four-step process. We explained how to identify a pile as a project, define what “done” looks like, determine the very next action, and use a Next Actions List to bookmark (or set a good stopping point for) the project. Our group worked together in two 10-minute microbu...

We asked our ARISErs what their number one pain point is when to comes to achieving financial independence, and they told us that it was all about the budgeting and tracking—just trying to be consistent. We’ve found that if we can master these first initial steps, then everything else will be SO much easier. In today’s podcast, Eric and I are outlining the 10 dominoes to financial inde...

We have a real treat today–a beautiful, insightful interview with one of our STEPpers and ARISErs, Amanda Christensen. We’ve known Amanda for years through our programs here at LearnDoBecome, and we were always delighted and impressed with her, but it wasn’t until this interview with her that I truly realized how much she has overcome. She posted a few photos inside our community...

One of our community members posted this question recently, and I just knew we needed to address it here on the website and on our podcast, so here we go! She said: I’m struggling with “feeling behind” every day. I want to get to the landing spots, the capture tool, the weekly review, the dinner plans, the context-based Next Actions List, the projects, the routines, etc… but I know it’s too much f...

Here at LearnDoBecome, we constantly talk about systems. In fact, our mission statement shares that “We help people who are overwhelmed by the details of life to create simple systems so they can do what matters most.” As we’ve gone deeper into systems, however, several people have asked, “What’s the difference between a system and a routine?” The reason this matters is because both systems and ro...

Have you ever made a decision that kind of backfired? Or are you currently sorting through piles of stuff you wish you’d never accumulated to begin with? (We have, too!) Eric recently read a great essay by Benjamin Franklin called “The Whistle,” which references a story from Franklin’s boyhood when he purchased a whistle, but at several times its worth. The essay goes on to...

Alia hosted a Friday night working session inside our STEP Coaching membership a few weeks ago, and when she emailed out the replay, I clicked to watch the video–curious to see how it went (if people were engaged, if these kinds of sessions are helpful, etc.). I ended up grinning from ear to ear as I watched because I was so touched and so impressed with what was happening with this amazing group...

At the top of our LearnDoBecome website, you’ll see the phrase, “Architect a life of excellence.” Now, if you had spoken with me early in my adulthood–especially when I became a mother–and told me that I could “architect my life” instead of living in overwhelm, I would have had a few words for you. I was doing my absolute best. Barely sleeping. Trying to love our children and keep the house clean...

I recently healed the digestive problems I’ve had for the past six years and the plantar fasciitis I’ve been struggling with for the past two months, and it happened practically overnight by reading one book. (It’s called  Pain-Free You,  and it’s linked at the bottom, but stick with me, okay?) One reason I’m sharing this today is because you might also have a health...

Hello friends! Today we’re talking about making change, but not in a scary, high-pressured, fearful kind of way. And that’s because we prefer sustainable change that happens naturally and gradually over time through simple steps we call “micro-efforts.” Most of us have heard that “the journey of 1,000 miles begins with just one step.” And that’s true in mo...

Going paperless can feel REALLY hard if we focus on all the backlog and try to change everything at once. That’s why Alia (digital her whole life) and I (mostly digital after decades of working with paper) sat down and created this step by step podcast for you. We hope you enjoy this fun conversation! ( Quick note from Alia: While my day-to-day Command Central is only digital, I still have a physi...

Brief Summary: LearnDoBecome isn’t here because Eric and I have had challenge-free, perfect lives and “want to show you how to do it, too.” It’s quite the opposite, actually. We have lived through being stuck in repetitive cycles of overwhelm and “just getting by” for years, and now that we have learned and grown through those experiences and are able to focus each day on creating an “architected...

Eric and I just finished Jon Acuff’s “Remarkable You” conference in Nashville. Here are a few favorite takeaways. (There is such power in getting away to think and reflect!) When you decide to grow, you “awaken the dragons.” Here are 6 dragons Jon referenced: Your inner critic Pessimism Imposter Syndrome Overthinking Perfectionism Insecurity While I was there at the conference, I met a woman whose...

Are you a high achiever who is either looking to build momentum or hoping to create life balance in the midst of all the “doing”? We’re diving into some solid solutions for you today! So many things can stop us from making progress. At LearnDoBecome we want to help you out of the overwhelm so you can do what matters most, but “what matters most” comes under attack. Ur...

You can listen to today’s podcast by clicking “play” above, or you can watch it on YouTube by clicking this link! I walked through the diagrams on this board to explain that optimal systems are  way better than chaotic activity, and I shared some simple systems from my own life–like how I plan, purchase, and prepare food, how we do an annual “We Love to Be a Family Da...

Note from   April : I am SO excited for you to listen to this episode with Raelan! You can use the podcast player up above or view it on YouTube by clicking the image below! And  just for the LearnDoBecome community, if, after listening to the episode, you’re excited to try out her Brain Training 101 course (which I personally went through, and it was transformative!), there’...