Throw Out Fifty Things: Clear the Clutter, Find Your Life

Throw Out Fifty Things: Clear the Clutter, Find Your Life

by Gail Blanke
Throw Out Fifty Things: Clear the Clutter, Find Your Life

Throw Out Fifty Things: Clear the Clutter, Find Your Life

by Gail Blanke

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Overview

"A perfect guide to getting the non-essentials out of the way, so that simple joys can make their way into our lives." — Marianne Williamson, author of A Return to Love

"If you want to grow, you gotta let go," is the mantra that bestselling author, columnist, and life coach Gail Blanke lives by. That means eliminating all the clutter - physical and emotional - that holds you back, weighs you down, or just makes you feel bad about yourself.

In Throw Out Fifty Things she takes us through each room of the house - from the attic to the garage - and even to the far reaches of our minds. Through poignant and humorous stories, she inspires us to get rid of the "life plaque" we've allowed to build-up there.
  • That junk drawer (you know that drawer) in the kitchen? Empty it!
  • Those old regrets? Throw 'em out!
  • That make-up from your "old" look? Toss it!
  • That relationship that depresses you? Dump it!


Once you've hit fifty (you'll be surprised how easy it is to get there) and once you've thrown out that too-tight belt and too-small view of yourself, you'll be ready to step out into the clearing and into the next, and greatest, segment of your life.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780446505789
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Publication date: 03/23/2010
Pages: 304
Sales rank: 206,273
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

Gail Blanke is a world-class motivator and is president and chief executive of Lifedesigns, a company whose vision is to empower men and women to live truly exceptional lives. She has been "The Motivator" columnist in Real Simple magazine, is a contributor to Body+Soul, a Martha Stewart publication, and appears regularly on CBS 2 Sunday Morning. Gail has written three other books, including Between Trapezes and In My Wildest Dreams, a New York Times bestseller. Gail and her husband, Jim Cusick, have two daughters, Kate and Abigail, and live in New York City. You're invited to visit Gail on www.throwoutfiftythings.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction xv

Fueling the Urge to Purge xxii

Making It to Fifty xxiv

Getting Started xxvi

Part 1 Getting Rid of the Physical Stuff

Chapter 1 Your Bedroom 3

Chapter 2 Your Bathroom 7

Chapter 3 Your Kitchen 28

Chapter 4 Your Living Room 40

Chapter 5 Your Dining Room 50

Chapter 6 Your Attic 58

Chapter 7 Your Garage 69

Part 2 Your Office: Paring Down the Professional Clutter

Chapter 8 Clarifying Your Brand 85

Chapter 9 Keeping What Works, Eliminating What Doesn't 97

Chapter 10 The Phoenix Rises from the Ashes 107

Part 3 Attacking the Mental Mess

If You Think you Can Separate the Physical from the Mental Clutter, Forget About It! 112

Chapter 11 Letting Go of Feeling Inadequate, Irrelevant, and Just Plain Not Good Enough 119

Chapter 12 Letting Go of the Type of Person You Think You Are-or Aren't 127

Chapter 13 Letting Go of the Regrets and Mistakes of the Past 137

Chapter 14 Letting Go of Being Right About How Wrong Everybody and Everything Is 148

Chapter 15 Letting Go of the Need to Have Everyone Like You 159

Chapter 16 Letting Go of Thinking the Worst 169

Chapter 17 Letting Go of Waiting for the Right Moment 181

Chapter 18 Letting Go of Needing to Feel Secure 190

Chapter 19 Letting Go of Thinking That You Have to Do Everything Yourself 197

Chapter 20 Making It to Fifty: The Celebration 208

Part 4 Stepping into the Clearing

Chapter 21 Your Vision for the Future 213

Chapter 22 Taking Energy from Your Denning Moments 223

Chapter 23 Being Unforgettable 232

Chapter 24 Find Your Song-and Sing It! 241

Chapter 25 Your Declaration to the World 248

Appendix: Your Throw-Outs 249

Resource Guide 253

Index 261

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