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The Space–Mind Connection:

How Your Environment Shapes Your

Well-Being & Productivity

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Date: TBD
Time: 12 PM Pacific Time / 3 PM Eastern Time
Speaker: Jylian Buitendyk

TOPIC: The Space-Mind Connection: How Your Environment Shapes Your Well-Being & Productivity

What Will You Learn?

Your environment does more than look a certain way — it shapes the way you think, feel, and function. In this session, we’ll explore how the space around you affects your focus, your energy, and your ability to stay productive throughout the day. When your surroundings support you instead of overwhelming you, everything feels easier.

You’ll learn how to:

  • Understand the psychology behind clutter, visual noise, and environmental stress

  • Recognize how your space quietly influences your mood, decision-making, and ability to concentrate

  • Identify the “micro-stressors” in your home or workspace that drain your mental energy

  • Apply small, practical changes that make your environment feel lighter, calmer, and more supportive

  • Use simple resets and habits to maintain clarity — even in shared or busy spaces

  • Create a space that helps you stay focused and grounded, not scattered or overwhelmed

You’ll walk away with an encouraging, doable action plan you can start using right away — no home makeover required. Whether you’re working from a dedicated office, a shared family space, or a corner of the kitchen table, this session will give you practical, realistic tools to help your environment work with you, not against you.

Jylian Buitendyk

Jylian Buitendyk is a systems and productivity strategist and the founder of Next Level Organized. With over 20 years of administrative and organizational experience, she has helped businesses and entrepreneurs create clarity out of chaos. After realizing her 9–5 career left little room for balance, she left her role as an elementary school office coordinator and launched her own business in 2022. Today, she helps freelancers and small business owners streamline their processes, establish healthy boundaries, and focus on the work that truly drives results while still making space for their priorities in life.


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