This
is an audio Podcast about getting organized from a heart-centered
perspective. Play it from this website, download it for
later playing on your computer or MP3 player, or subscribe
to it on iTunes.
In this podcast, the word "heart"
has two meanings. First, as in the "heart of the matter,"
it means the most central and important part. Second, it
is a compassionate and non-judgmental approach that comes
from the heart. The intention is to inspire you to get in
touch with, and to empower you to act on, what is most important
in your life.
Join Andy Hartman as he shares insights
from his nine years of experience as a Professional Organizer.
I've received feedback that the podcast
format doesn't work for everyone. As a result, I am now
announcing the Heart of Organizing Blog! I will continue
to produce the podcast, but now for every podcast, I will
also produce a blog post covering the same material. If
you click on the "Transcript" link for any podcast
below, you'll be taken to the same content in written format.
Now you have the choice to either listen
or read.
The blog is searchable and can be printed, while the Podcast
has great music and you can listen to it in your car.
Three
principles of organizing. Also, The Three S's of
Organizing, an easy and effective three-step approach
to organizing that will work with any organizing
challenge. Transcript
You most
likely have emotional relationships with many of
your possessions. The emotional responses evoked
by so many objects can become overwhelming. This
podcast describes how to respond in a way that honors
your emotions and still lets you make progress organizing.
Transcript
Have you ever kept an item you
don't like because it was given to you by a friend?
How to honor the good intentions of the gift-giver
and still make decisions that serve you. Transcript
Three more challenges you may
encounter while simplifying. The discussion involves
different ways to value possessions, what it means
to waste, and how to simplify projects. Transcript
Storing: finding a home for a
category so it is well-positioned for future use.
Four criteria to use when storing. The importance
of labeling and using containers. Transcript
If you're afraid that if you put
something away, you'll forget about it, you may tend
to leave things out so you can see them. This podcast
highlights the drawbacks of being dependent on visual
reminders. Transcript
How to give, donate, sell, and
recycle your way to a simpler life. These are my
favorite resources for getting unneeded stuff to
places where it can be put to good use. Simplify
your life in a satisfying, environmentally-sustainable
way. Transcript
If organizing is arranging your
possessions to support what's important in your life,
how can you be really clear about what really is
most important in your life? In this podcast, I describe
the best way I have found to keep perspective and
not let the busywork of day-to-day life obscure what
is truly important. Transcript
Our possessions fulfill many important
functions in our lives. In this installment, we take
a look at what stuff can do for us, and what it can't.
Transcript
"Too
Much Stuff" as performed by Taber Shadburne
This is a video of Taber Shadburne performing
music featured in "The Heart of Organizing" Podcast.
For more information about Taber's work and music, see churchofsoul.org.
This
is an audio Podcast about getting organized from a heart-centered
perspective. Play it from this website, download it for
later playing on your computer or MP3 player, or 
