Remember there is more than one way to enjoy these books and the wisdom they hold.
Borrow the book from your local library. You can save money and space on your bookshelf while you evaluate whether or not this should be a permanent addition to your collection.
Try it on audio. Audio books are a great way to get some reading done if you travel a lot. You can even listen to a book while you're getting in your daily walk.
Check out the Hawaii State Public Library System at www.librarieshawaii.org. You can request a book from another library if your local branch doesn't have it or download ebooks and digital audio books.
Now there are a number of options for audio books and ebooks from your local library and for purchase from Amazon (Kindle) and others.
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Whether you have ADD or are just overwhelmed, I've found the techniques in these books to be very effective.
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Clear Your Clutter with FENG SHUI
Some great ideas on letting go of the emotional attachment to your
stuff and a reminder that clearing the clutter frees your energy to
create the life you want.
| Buried in Treasures: Help for Compulsive Acquiring, Saving and Hoarding
Extremely useful in identifying reasons for excessive acquiring, saving and hoarding and techniques you can use to help yourself and others.
| Organizing From the Inside Out
My first real book on organizing myself. It taught me to accept how I thought, how I worked and what I thought was important.
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Refuse to Choose!
For those who collect hobbies, interests, ideas, topics and even careers, Barbara Sher calls us scanners. The book has some great suggestions for making our particular skills and strengths work for us. It also gives you permission to try a new project or hobby and let go of it before it's completed. This means you can give away the material and the unfinished project to someone who might enjoy finishing it.
| It's About Time: The 6 Styles of Procrastination and How to Overcome Them
I
love this book! It has some great things you can do
immediately to start changing your procrastinating ways. It shows how to change your thoughts, words and actions.
| Write It Down, Make It Happen
Writing your dreams and desires down begins to make them
tangible and helps you stay focused on what you truly want. Besides if you don't know where you're going, how do you know when you've arrived?
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Getting Things Done
Great information and ideas for using lists to move you forward on projects and tasks though I find the "master list" eventually pushes me into overwhelm. I carefully choose what supports me and I leave the rest behind for someone else to embrace.
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| Time Management from the Inside Out
Julie Morgenstern shares great ideas and strategies while encouraging you to find what works for you. One size doesn't fit all and she knows that. I love her books.
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Changing for Good
Understanding which stage (precontemplation, contemplation, preparation,
action, maintenance or recycling) we are in when we are trying to
change a habit or behavior is important to our success. Each stage has
its own particular goal and different techniques are more effective in
one stage versus another. Find out which stage you're in and what
techniques will help you move to the next stage.
| The 80/20 Principle
It is about identifying the 20% of what you do gives you 80% of the
benefits you enjoy. And your closet falls in this category -- you wear about 20% of your clothes 80% of the time. So what can you let go?
| Be the Pack Leader
It didn't just help me with my dogs. The concept of calm-assertive energy is applicable in every other area of my life.
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And some great motivating books on CD.
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| Small Steps
Join me each week as I share the small steps I take each week to build and maintain healthier habits and behaviors that support me in my journey.
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