Recommended Reading

Following is the list of recommended reading for those wish to be more organized or to become a Professional Organizer. [Note: for the BCPO Reading List, click here]

Getting Organized

Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui, Karen Kingston
Clutter’s Last Stand, Don Aslett
Confessions of a Happily Organized Family, Deniece Schofield
Conquering Chaos at Work, Harriet Schecter
Conquering the Paper Pile Up, Stephanie Culp
First Things First, Stephen Covey
Get Organized, Stephanie Winston
Getting Things Done, David Allen
Home-Based Business Mom, Julie Shulem
How to Conquer Clutter, Stephanie Culp
How to Get Organized When You Don't Have the Time, Stephanie Culp
How to Get Organized, Stephanie Culp
It’s All Too Much, Peter Walsh
It's About Time, The Six Styles of Procrastination and How to Overcome Them, Linda Sapadin
It's Hard to Make a Difference When You Can't Find Your Keys, Marilyn Paul
Let Go of Clutter, Harriet Schechter
Making Peace With the Things in Your Life, Cindy Glovinsky
Making Time Work For You (old and new editions), Harold Taylor
Organize Your Family's Schedule in No Time, Val Sgro
Organize Your Garage in No Time, Barry Izsak
Organize Your Office in No Time, Monica Ricci
Organize Your Work Day in No Time, K.J. McCorry
Organize Yourself, Ronnie Eisenberg and Kate Kelly
Organized to Be Your Best!, Susan Silver
Organized to Last, Porter Knight
Organizing for Dummies, Elizabeth Miles
Organizing for the Creative Person, Dorothy Lehmkuhl & Dolores Lamping
Organizing for Your Brain Type, Lanna Nakone
Organizing from the Inside Out, Julie Morgenstern
Organizing from the Right Side of the Brain, Lee Silber
Organizing Plain and Simple, Donna Smallin
Simple Abundance, Sara Ban Breathnach
Simple Isn’t Easy, Olivia Goldsmith and Amy Fine Collins
Streamlining Your Life: A 5-point Plan for Uncomplicated Living, Stephanie Culp
Taming the Paper Tiger, Barbara Hemphill
The Complete Organizer, Maxine Ordesky
The Floor Is Not an Option, Sheila McCurdy
The Organized Executive, Stephanie Winston
The Organized Student, Donna Goldberg
The Organizing Sourcebook: Nine Strategies for Simplifying Your Life, Kathy Waddill
The Simple Living Guide, Janet Luhrs
The Spiritual Art of Being Organized, Claire Josefine
Time Management from the Inside Out, Julie Morgenstern

Chronic Disorganization and ADD

Conquering Chronic Disorganization, Judith Kolberg & Dorothy Lehmkuhl
Driven to Distraction, Edward M. Hallowell, M. D. & John J. Ratey, MD
Stop Clutter from Stealing Your Life, Mike Nelson
The Messies Superguide, Sandra Felton
When You Live with a Messie, Sandra Felton

Becoming a Professional Organizer

A Manual for Professional Organizers, Cindi Seidler
Fabjob Guide to Become a Professional Organizer, Grace Jasmine
How to Start a Home-Based Professional Organizing Business, Dawn Noble
Newbie Pitfalls-50 Obstacles on the Road To Success as Professional Organizer, Debbie Stanley
Organizing for a Living, Jackie Tiani