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