When Organizing Isn't Enough: SHED Your Stuff, Change Your Life

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Organizing works when you know where you're going but don't know how to get there. But sometimes organizing isn't enough. When you're eager to make a change in your life, but you are unsure of your new destination, you need to SHED.

Expert organizer and New York Times bestselling author Julie Morgenstern has developed the four-step SHED plan to help you get unstuck from the defunct, obsolete objects and obligations preventing you from living a richer, more meaningful life. SHED picks up where other organizing processes leave off -- helping you purge the physical and behavioral clutter holding you back so you can finally create real change in your life.

But it's not just about throwing things away! The SHED process is more about what comes before and after you heave the clutter, so that the changes you make really stick in the long term. Learn how to:

Separate the treasures -- What is truly worth hanging on to?

Heave the trash -- What's weighing you down?

Embrace your identity -- Who are you without all your stuff?

Drive yourself forward -- Which direction connects to your genuine self?

Whether you're facing a move, a promotion, an empty nest, a marriage, divorce or retirement, When Organizing Isn't Enough provides a practical, transformative plan for positively managing change in every aspect of your life.

What Customers Say About When Organizing Isn't Enough: SHED Your Stuff, Change Your Life:

so that we can reclaim that time for doing things we want to do. Although this book discusses "how" to organize your home the real gem is it's approach to changing your attitude about "stuff". HIGHLY RECOMMEND. This is an excellent book to overcome the current popular attitude of "more is more" and to realize that "less is more" is truly what we need to enjoy life. Basic organization can be achieved through simple cleaning and storage techniques but to thoroughly organize a home it must be free of items that have no need or use. It is imperative that we "shed" the items that take up our time and energy for storage, cleaning, etc.

I would recommend this book. Timely shipping and the product is in great shape. So far I'm really enjoying the book and can see employing the ideas and suggestions the author is presenting.

She goes through a process to help you clean out and get rid of physical stuff, schedule clutter and outdated habits. If only I knew then I'd know which to keep in her memory."-- you get the idea.

My calendar was already pretty much under control, so now I'm moving on to my bad habits for my next SHED. And now I have space in my guest room closet, not to mention in my OWN closet, for the first time in years.

I've been recommending this book to friends, colleagues, and my family. More importantly, there is nothing left in my house that makes me wince when I see it-- "I should really take guitar lessons again so that I can use that birthday present from 10 years ago." or "Now which of these lace doilies did grandma love.

That's the toughest area for me, but with the house and schedule so clean, what else do I have to worry about. it's not exactly rocket science, but it helped me think about my stuff in a new way.

And that resulted in 140 pounds of stuff to the dump yesterday and about that much to the Salvation Army this morning.

She offers three portals of entry into your organization challenges: calendar control, clearing what does not not add to your new chapter, and improving habits of thought. Spiritual (inner) and practical (outer)growth are the benefits that await.Rev. I went through the book with a commitment to use the best of Julia Morgenstern's wisdom, and I made amazing changes in my life.The best of all her works, this book is brilliant, wise, and full of examples of her clients who have worked through their confusion about how to organize.

A confidence builder and a practical how to guide, "When Organizing Isn't Enough" is innovative, deep, and effective.She also has a great time management system that she sells through Franklin Covey and her own website.This book is a winner and can make a winner out of you. Dr. I highly recommend it.

This book has an amazing effect. Text and workbook, this is a great companion for a life change journey. Mary Rudy

The big picture she offers is how to name the "chapter" of your life that you are moving from, and to name the new chapter of what you want now. Now you have a reliable measure of what will help you to get where you are going.

I have gone back to this book many times for ideas and reminders. This book gets to the root of how to de-clutter your life in three areas: stuff, time, and habits. She's writes in a straight-forward manner which makes it easy to read. Well worth the time to read. Julie ties it all together very clearly with real life examples and step-by-step methods to examine what is right for you. She helps you understand what is/has been holding you back from moving forward.