Enough Already! Book Review

Enough Already!: Clearing Mental Clutter to Become the Best You by Peter Walsh was the next book on my Peter Walsh list.  I got it out of the library to see what this one was about.  I have already two of his other books and they were very motivational so I had high hopes.

The table of contents breaks down the book into a few categories with chapters underneath each topic.

1.  Introduction (about looking inward)
2. Relationships
3. Work
4. Family
5. Money
6. Health
7. Our Sense of Well-Being

Going through each topic methodically, Walsh discusses how the emotional clutter makes problems with everything else in our life.  Cleaning up the physical and emotional clutter helps clear up other problems in our lives such as extra weight and problems at work. 

The money chapter talks about how people are in debt because they make decisions to go out to eat, take extravagant vacations, and shop until they drop which means that they are spending outside their means.  The important thing to take away is that making a budget and living within the budget are really important.  This chapter also talks about debt but since we have never been in debt, this part of the chapter doesn't hold as much interest for me as the rest of the information but provides valuable insight for people who are in debt. 

Most of the steps that the author discusses are just scratching the surface to bring the attention to light.  In the health chapter, it says that you have to make the time to eat healthy and exercise.  Although this seems obvious, I think that I will have to stop sleeping in order to make time for exercise so I am still looking for a great solution on how I can do this without giving up family dinners to run out and exercise.  It certainly doesn't provide any quick fixes or solutions on how to accomplish the step but rather has you thinking about it in your own life.

If you are looking for the picking up your clutter book and getting organized that this author normally writes, this book is not it.  It seems like it might be a good book to read after you read one of his other books if you are trying to get organized.  It calls you out of certain issues and goes through excuses that people commonly use to stop trying at any goal.  I hope that you decide that you want to check out this thought provoking book at your local library or bookstore.