When Organizing Isnt Enough, Julie Morgenstern
When Organizing Isnt Enough, Julie Morgenstern
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When Organizing Isn't Enough
SHED Your Stuff, Change Your Life

Author: Julie Morgenstern

Narrator: Karen White

Unabridged: 10 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/14/2008


Synopsis

Are you eager to make a change but unsure what's next?

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 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. The SHED plan involves four key steps:

—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.

Note: To access the free online SHED test, visit http://www.juliemorgenstern.com/shed.


About Julie Morgenstern

Julie Morgenstern is an accomplished speaker, a bestselling author, and the founder and owner of Julie Morgenstern's Professional Organizers, with clients that include Time Warner, IKEA, and American Express. Among her books are Making Work Work: New Strategies for Surviving and Thriving at the Office; Time Management from the Inside Out: The Foolproof System for Taking Control of Your Schedule and Your Life; and Never Check E-Mail in the Morning: And Other Unexpected Strategies for Making Your Work Life Work.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mark on May 04, 2011

Listened to the Audiobook. Ridiculous amounts of "stories" from four fictional archetypes going through different life changes bludgeon you over the head with the same points over and over, and there's really nothing new here. - Envision the outcome of your change. - Does your current status and/or st......more

Goodreads review by Debbie on November 28, 2010

Unfortunately, a busy work schedule left this library book sitting on the nightstand unread through the three weeks before it was due back, and also the two week renewal. It is several days late and needs to go back tomorrow. I'll have to check it out again. I liked that it went beyond the normal "or......more

Goodreads review by Joy on June 22, 2009

This book was as much philosophy of why people hoard as a how-to on getting rid of "stuff." The basic premise was: S eparate your treasures H eave your trash E mbrace your identity D rive yourself forward Morgenstern encourages 'material detachment and radical generosity.' Maryann Hershey: "May your walls......more

Goodreads review by Rica on September 29, 2018

Different from many other books about getting organized: besides shedding physical stuff that no longer serves us, Morgenstern also addresses paring down our overcommitted schedules and our non-productive habits. I really like her approach, which starts *not* with tossing stuff out out willy-nilly,......more

Goodreads review by Terri on February 10, 2014

Not one to like self-help books, I was VERY skeptical and am here to say this is a fantastic book. Getting ready for a move, I have been trying to clear out junk and it wasn't until I read this book that I could really begin to clean out the house. Morgenstern's point is not to have a sterile, barre......more