You Can Have It All, Just Not at the Same Damn Time

December 1, 2019
It is all about time, which author-entrepreneur-coach Neustadt (Get Over Your Damn Self, 2016) so wisely reminds readers. While the command to "have it all" may have faded from overt consciousness, for women it still remains an easy-to-admire yet hard-to-achieve path for organizing life. To begin, Neustadt advises deciding on one word that represents readers' personal vision (hers is balance) and centering priorities and goals to accomplish it. After that? No, life's not just a bowl of cherries, but readers following Neustadt's rules will find their desired goals closer to reality. Among the rules: relentlessly edit your life, master the art of delegation, and embrace quiet (which doesn't necessarily mean committing to a meditation routine?even an outside walk with the dog counts). Neusadt's five-step process for conquering fear is also quite useful: identify it, ask why you're afraid, ask what's the worst possible thing that could happen, figure out what is true, and strive for the best outcome. Pragmatic, occasionally poetic, and always positive.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2019, American Library Association.)