Take Out the Garbage (Before It Takes You Out)
You can add all the new strategies, mentors, masterminds, and tactics in the world…
But if you don’t take out the garbage first?
You’ll stay stuck—no matter how hard you work.
Most People Are Not Stuck Because They Lack Talent
They’re stuck because they’re dragging around junk they should have dumped years ago.
Dead weight tasks
Draining relationships
Broken processes
Limiting beliefs
Emotional clutter
It’s all in the way. And if you don’t eliminate it, it buries the future you’re trying to build.
Let’s get brutally honest. Because real growth starts there.
5 Types of Garbage That Keep Entrepreneurs Stuck
1. Perfectionism That Pretends to Be Excellence
Trying to get something perfect before launching is just fear in disguise.
You’re not refining. You’re hiding.
Perfectionism is just procrastination with a fancy label.
Ship it. Adjust. Improve in public. That’s how winners move.
2. Toxic Habits That Steal Your Prime Energy
That “quick scroll” that turns into 30 minutes.
That extra drink that fogs your next morning.
That third meeting that should’ve been an email.
You’re leaking energy through these habits.
And if your energy is gone by noon, how do you expect to scale anything?
3. Conversations That Go Nowhere
You know the ones. The gossip. The whining. The constant venting.
Talking about problems is not the same as solving them.
And most people talk just enough to feel productive without ever changing a thing.
If they’re not helping you think bigger or move faster, cut the airtime.
4. Busy Work That Looks Like Progress
You can have a stacked to-do list and still make zero progress.
Your calendar can be full and your revenue can still be stuck.
Being busy is not the same as being effective.
The difference? Results.
Audit your calendar. Then delete half of it.
5. Beliefs That Don’t Belong to You Anymore
This is the sneakiest garbage of all.
“I have to do it all myself.”
“If I slow down, I’ll lose momentum.”
“Money is hard to make.”
“I’m not ready yet.”
At one point, maybe these helped you survive.
But now? They’re blocking the next level.
The beliefs that got you here will not get you there. Time to let them go.
How to Take Out the Garbage (For Real This Time)
Here’s a process you can do this week to start cleaning up your mental, emotional, and operational clutter.
Step 1: Grab a notebook.
Write this question at the top:
“What is currently draining me that I have tolerated for too long?”
Let the answers flow. Business. Health. People. Habits. Everything.
If it’s costing you energy or momentum, write it down.
Step 2: Choose the top 3 offenders.
Ask yourself:
Does this task, habit, or relationship help me grow?
If I eliminated it, would I have more clarity, time, or income?
Would I let my kids or closest friend keep this in their life?
If the answer is no… cut it. Now.
Step 3: Make Elimination a Weekly Habit
Every week, before you plan your calendar or set your goals, do this:
Write down what is working
Write down what is not
Cut one thing immediately
That’s how you move fast and light. That’s how you scale without burning out.
Final Thought: You Don’t Need More. You Need Less.
Less junk. Less noise. Less pretending.
Success is not about stacking more tools, more hacks, more ideas.
It is about removing what no longer serves you, so what does can finally grow.
Take out the garbage.
Or one day, you’ll wake up and realize it took you out.