Tracy McCubbin > Quotes

“True fear…will be based upon something you perceive in your environment or your circumstance. Unwarranted fear or worry will always be based upon something in your imagination or your memory.”
― Tracy McCubbin, Make Space for Happiness: How to Stop Attracting Clutter and Start Magnetizing the Life You Want

“Letting go of this old stuff makes space for the life I want now.”
― Tracy McCubbin, Making Space, Clutter Free: The Last Book on Decluttering You'll Ever Need

“Your path to fulfillment has four ingredients, not just one. What you love, what you’re good at, what the world needs, and what you’ll get paid for.”
― Tracy McCubbin, Make Space for Happiness: How to Stop Attracting Clutter and Start Magnetizing the Life You Want

“Because there is no finish line. There is no prize for cramming in the most unenjoyed experiences.”
― Tracy McCubbin, Make Space for Happiness: How to Stop Attracting Clutter and Start Magnetizing the Life You Want

“Three is the magic number. When you have amassed three of any item that doesn't belong where it is hanging out, it's time to address it.”
― Tracy McCubbin, Making Space, Clutter Free: The Last Book on Decluttering You'll Ever Need

“Here's the bottom line: there is no magical catch-all product. If someone had discovered the antidote to aging, they wouldn't be advertising on Instagram and selling it for $39.99.”
― Tracy McCubbin, Make Space for Happiness: How to Stop Attracting Clutter and Start Magnetizing the Life You Want

“Your best and most fulfilling life is not on the other side of a purchase.”
― Tracy McCubbin, Make Space for Happiness: How to Stop Attracting Clutter and Start Magnetizing the Life You Want

“True fear…will be based upon something you perceive in your environment or your circumstance. Unwarranted fear or worry will always be based upon something in your imagination or your memory. Worry is the fear we manufacture; it is a choice.”
― Tracy McCubbin, Make Space for Happiness: How to Stop Attracting Clutter and Start Magnetizing the Life You Want

“because when it comes to files, fishing gear, and toilet paper, we’re talking about making your life work for you, and “sparking joy” doesn’t really enter into it.”
― Tracy McCubbin, Making Space, Clutter Free: The Last Book on Decluttering You'll Ever Need

“If you are trading away your Free Time for a job or lifestyle that doesn’t fulfill or excite you, one that leads you to overbuy or overspend in order to surround yourself with items that can tell you the constant surge of cortisol pumping through your veins is worth it, it isn’t.”
― Tracy McCubbin, Make Space for Happiness: How to Stop Attracting Clutter and Start Magnetizing the Life You Want

“if something is hard, that doesn’t mean that you’re doing it badly. It just means that you’re doing it.”
― Tracy McCubbin, Make Space for Happiness: How to Stop Attracting Clutter and Start Magnetizing the Life You Want

“We don’t want the item. We want the feeling we think the item will bring.”
― Tracy McCubbin, Make Space for Happiness: How to Stop Attracting Clutter and Start Magnetizing the Life You Want

“A bargain is not a bargain if you never use it!”
― Tracy McCubbin, Make Space for Happiness: How to Stop Attracting Clutter and Start Magnetizing the Life You Want

“clutter and procrastination go hand-in-hand. People procrastinate decluttering, and then the overwhelming presence of the clutter leads to the postponing of other beneficial activities.1”
― Tracy McCubbin, Make Space for Happiness: How to Stop Attracting Clutter and Start Magnetizing the Life You Want

“Forgiveness is giving up the hope that the past could have been any different, it’s accepting the past for what it was, and using this moment and this time to help yourself move forward.”3”
― Tracy McCubbin, Make Space for Happiness: How to Stop Attracting Clutter and Start Magnetizing the Life You Want