The Letting Go Pro’s Response:

This is a great question because many people have trouble separating what happens at work with what happens at home. Being able to understand and apply the secrets to Letting Go of Stuff can really come in handy during the drive (or ride if you take the subway) from work to home.

There are two periods in which we hold on to disappointments at work:

1. During that immediate trip from work to home at the end of the day after experiencing a disappointment.
2. On a continuing basis as we replay the disappointing situation in our minds eye. Often we replay situations for many months and even years after they happen. It is possible to let them go and not remain in a rut. It is extremely important not to bring these disappointments home and allow them to destroy the peace and harmony that exists there. Home should be the place where you find refuge from the challenges and stress related to work.

BELOW are TIPS I use for Letting Go of Stuff related to disappointments at work. I will offer suggestions for the immediate ride home after work, and then overall suggestions for letting go of stuff related to past disappointments at work. Generally, the first Letting Go of Stuff step for dealing with past disappointments is to:

1. Recognize and acknowledge that you have this stuff/challenge and tend to take out your frustrations from work, on the family. Once you “catch yourself in the act” of being frustrated at home, you can begin to change/manage that behavior, or let it go.

For the daily journey back home after experiencing a disappointment at work you can:

1. Use deep breathing techniques for at least three minutes shortly after you get underway.
2. Spend five minutes seeing yourself, in your minds eye, doing what will make you happy, peaceful, and joyous once you get home. This is important as it allows you to begin to truly transition from the work environment to home.
3. Read, play your favorite music, or do whatever you can to continue to transition. Some may call home and talk to their significant other and/or children; others may call friends to catch up. Do whatever will relax you and help you to transition. OR use the Fun Stuff on our website.
4. Finally, resume visualizing yourself being at home, doing what you want to do for that evening. Do this for the rest of the journey to the house.

Overall, when it comes to Letting Go of Stuff related to past disappointments at work:

1. Try not to PERSONALIZE what happens at work. More often than not, decisions made that affect you, are not specifically about you. You must be mindful of this at all times. Otherwise you will end up personalizing everything that happens at work, and that is unhealthy.
2. Use the Self Managing Grid to help you to remember to focus energy, time, and action on what you can control. The grid is a personal development tool designed to help one, in a moment’s notice, consciously choose to let go of what cannot be controlled. This grid has helped thousands to move beyond the emotional impact of past experiences. I designed it years ago and have dedicated an entire chapter in my book to the grid. Learn More.
3. The grid also helps one to STAY FOCUSED on taking positive action. In other words, don’t let one disappointment keep you from continuing to be as honest, pleasant, and uplifting as possible at work. One way to maintain this is to never give up on accepting challenges to advance your self. Always set goals to be better as an employee at completing projects, meeting deadlines, and the like. You may find that actually setting goals to do this will keep you focused on moving forward rather than stuck in a rut. This is a PERSONAL CHOICE and COMMITMENT you must make to the most important person in your life you.
4. If there is someone at home who can help, then ask this person to support you in not bringing “stuff” home. I call this person the “STUFF SPOTTER”. This person has your best interest at heart and can lovingly identify, or spot, you bringing work frustrations home. This person can say to you, “Honey, you have to let that stuff go, you are home now.” Most importantly, you have to be willing to allow them to say this and you not react defensively - otherwise, getting the support will not work.
5. A big part of effectively Letting Go of Stuffï¿. is to maintain a balance among the various activities in your life. For example, I have to make sure I force myself to take vacations, otherwise, because I love what I do, I will work all the time. Work for me is different because I love what I do, so it does not feel like work. But for many, that is not the case. Therefore, balance is most important. It is critical to set goals in other aspects of your life so you can spend time thinking about and participating in activities not associated with work. Doing this also represents a level of commitment to self.
6. Finally, what works well for me, and I also recommend it to my clients, is to keep a personal journal. In the journal you can release, through writing, some of your frustrations related to disappointments at work. And over time, you can track your reactions to and feelings surrounding these situations. Tracking your reactions and feelings allows you to (among other things) set goals to change how you respond to future situations at work. I am always surprised when I read in my journal how I reacted to a situation in the past, and then read how I responded to a similar situation much later after attempting to make a change in my response. It is empowering to see yourself grow as you let go of old unwanted habits and take on new desired behavior on purpose.

Although these are not the cure all, the suggestions can certainly help one to let go of past disappointments at work, and not take the frustrations home to the family. I use them in my personal life, as well as with my clients whom I coach.

These steps work; however, I refer to these and the seven steps to Letting Go of Stuff. as secrets not because we don’t know about them, but because we do not do them. In other words, we treat them as though they are secrets, when actually; they are there for us all to apply at any time.

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Darren L Johnson is an expert on Letting Go of Stuff® and is known as the Letting Go Pro. He has written and published numerous articles on letting go. In 1994 Darren created and began teaching Letting Go of Stuff®.

During his twenty-five year career stint, Darren has worked with fortune 100 companies such as General Motors and Nissan, USA. As a speaker and consultant he combines personal experience, theory on change, and proven methods - all leading to success for his clients in the process of letting go of stuff.

In 2009 he founded the National Letting Go of Stuff Day and in 2007 founded a 501c3 NGO called the Global Business & Organization Development Foundation.

I know, everyone talks about letting go these days. Although I have been talking about it LONG before it became in vogue, let me share something with you that has absolutely changed my life. It is not something new, but SOMETHING THAT WORKS and my guess is, can change your life as well.

This tip is about admitting that you actually do have something you want to “let go of” or change in your life. I know, and I bet you do to, LOTS of folks who BELIEVE that only others have stuff. When they see the title of my book, the first thing they say is, “I know exactly who needs this…” and they often get it as a gift to give away - and that is a good thing.

WHAT ABOUT YOU? Perhaps you are in denial about your stuff. Only you know. WHAT CHANGED MY LIFE is being able to accept that I, as the author of the book titled Letting Go of Stuff, have stuff too. YES! I have stuff.

Everyone has stuff, something they want to change about themselves. The key is to ACCEPT AND ACKNOWLEDGE that you have stuff. Many are in denial. SO, how do you know when you have stuff and what can be done to get you to the point in which you accept it, so you can LET IT GO?

Well first, we have to DEFINE STUFF to know whether we have it. Stuff is defined in my book (p. 2) as the intangible, random thoughts that keep you from being able to accomplish what you want in life. Guilt, shame, frustration, anger, dislikes for ones self, holding on to past events as if they happened today, and the like. That is stuff. Some of us live and flounder in stuff. Some of us have an innate ability to shake things off, and keep moving forward. Either way, we all have stuff and there is not avoiding that fact. A great question is, “how to we manage our stuff”, and thus, let it go?

Well, a part of letting go of stuff is in what we say to ourselves about our
“stuff”. The internal conversation is key. Talking to your self is not a problem. The challenge is in what you say to your self. The MOST POWERFUL conversations you will ever have, are the ones you have with your SELF. That is the conversation that you will believe in the most, whether you realize it or not. That is the conversation that your subconscious reacts to, which leads to your overt actions.

In chapter three (p. 35) of my book I quote the theologian Martin Luther. He is credited with saying, “Faith is permitting ourselves to be seized by the things we do not see.” He is not referring to he things we cannot see in the darkness, but the things we fail to recognize in the light. When a person is in denial of having “stuff” they are living as a blind person. It is only when you begin to recognize and face your stuff, that you truly begin to see.

Accepting and acknowledging that you have stuff is not a sign of weakness, but of strength. It is an indication of how much you truly love YOU. Do you love self? I know that for some of us, we have to overcome many internal conversations before we can even admit to loving ourselves. For example, part of the internal conversation that some people have to deal with before they can actually claim love for self is that loving one�s self is being too selfish. This kind of thinking can only lead to feelings of guilt, anguish, and frustration. The fact is that we are love, we were all created out of love, the Universe/God is love, so therefore loving one’s self is part of the natural order of things. This is why, when you don’t love yourself, there is so much anguish and feelings of frustration (among other things). You are going against the natural order of things when you don’t love YOU.

Letting Go of Stuff is also about getting to know your self. When I coach people who are having relationship challenges, I don’t suggest that they work things out with their partner or spouse, I begin initially with looking inside of that person. You see, we have to first develop a relationship with SELF before we develop a relationship with anyone else. Here is the kicker “if you can’t get along with your self”, then what makes you think you will get along with anyone else? Think about it.

Take the time to examine your life and your stuff. What do you want to change, make better, and let go of? Use your courage to face your STUFF, acknowledge your STUFF, and then begin the process of Letting Go of Stuff. Begin today!!

You owe it to your self AND you deserve it.

Until next time!
Darren L. Johnson
The Letting Go Pro

Darren L Johnson is an expert on Letting Go of Stuff® and is known as the Letting Go Pro. He has written and published numerous articles on letting go. In 1994 Darren created and began teaching Letting Go of Stuff®.

During his twenty-five year career stint, Darren has worked with fortune 100 companies such as General Motors and Nissan, USA. As a speaker and consultant he combines personal experience, theory on change, and proven methods - all leading to success for his clients in the process of letting go of stuff.

In 2009 he founded the National Letting Go of Stuff Day and in 2007 founded a 501c3 NGO called the Global Business & Organization Development Foundation.

I called my friend in California one day to see how she was doing. During the conversation, she asked my opinion of the direction she was going with her life. She said she was up for a new management position, but neither she, nor some of her friends, thought she was ready for it. She was bored, because she was not in a relationship, and had no one to occupy her time. She really wanted to “find a man,” but in her spare time had started reading philosophical books.

As she continued, I listened intently. Eventually, she asked, “What do you think? Should I take the position or not?”

I asked, “Are you sure you want to hear my HONEST response to your question?”

“Yes!” she replied.

So I responded with three questions that would help her reflect on her own situation:

1. What do you really want to do with your life?

2. When was the last time you truly answered question 1 for yourself?

3. When was the last time you dreamed about your future?

“Because you are not involved with anyone,” I continued, “I would spend this time doing some real soul searching.”

I gave her the name of some good self-help books and suggested she spend her free time “GETTING TO KNOW HERSELF”, instead of looking for a MAN.

You’ve got to get to know yourself first, set your goals, and live your dreams. Otherwise, when you meet someone, you will end up following that person and living his/her dreams instead of your own. Develop a relationship with yourself first; learn to love you.

Some people are so afraid of getting to know themselves that they live and define their lives through the dreams and goals of others. How can a person be truly happy living someone else’s dream? My suggestion is to take the time to know you and to know what you want, and then develop relationships with others.

Letting Go of Stuff is about getting to know your self. When I coach people who are having relationship challenges, I don’t suggest that they work things out with their partner or spouse, I begin initially with looking inside of that person. You see, we have to first develop a relationship with SELF before we develop a relationship with anyone else. Here is the kicker  if you can’t get along with your self, then what makes you think you will get along with anyone else? Think about it.

Take the time to examine your life. What do you want to change, make better, and then let go of? Have the courage to face it, acknowledge it, then begin to make the changes.

You owe it to your self AND you deserve it.

Until next time!

Darren L. Johnson

Darren L Johnson is an expert on Letting Go of Stuff® and is known as the Letting Go Pro. He has written and published numerous articles on letting go. In 1994 Darren created and began teaching Letting Go of Stuff®.

Dareen L. Johnson “Letting Go Pro”

During his twenty-five year career stint, Darren has worked with fortune 100 companies such as General Motors and Nissan, USA. As a speaker and consultant he combines personal experience, theory on change, and proven methods - all leading to success for his clients in the process of letting go of stuff.

In 2009 he founded the National Letting Go of Stuff Day and in 2007 founded a 501c3 NGO called the Global Business & Organization Development Foundation.

1. Eat Greens Every Day
2. Reduce Salt Intake
3. Meditate Once A Day For At Least 15 minutes
4. Motivate Your Self
5. Manage Job Stress - Leave The Stressors At Work
6. Get In Touch With YOU. Pay Attention To Your Internal Dialog
7. Laugh & Let Go
8. Make Friends With Someone New Every Six Months
9. Stimulate Your Mind With Health Info
10. Get A Pet - And Spend Time Enjoying It
11. Love Your Self First
12. Keep Active - Take Daily Walks, Take The Stairs
13. Exercise For 30 Minutes At Least Three Times A Week
14. Get Enough Sleep
15. Stay Positive About Life & Your Self

Stay At Your Best…
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Darren L. Johnson
The Letting Go Pro

Darren L Johnson is an expert on Letting Go of Stuff® and is known as the Letting Go Pro. He has written and published numerous articles on letting go. In 1994 Darren created and began teaching Letting Go of Stuff®.

During his twenty-five year career stint, Darren has worked with fortune 100 companies such as General Motors and Nissan, USA. As a speaker and consultant he combines personal experience, theory on change, and proven methods - all leading to success for his clients in the process of letting go of stuff.

In 2009 he founded the National Letting Go of Stuff Day and in 2007 founded a 501c3 NGO called the Global Business & Organization Development Foundation.

It all began with a decision that was grounded in emotion. I wanted to keep my parent’s house in the family. My two brothers and sister had neither the time, not the inclination to keep it. So, quite simply, I bought them out.

The sale happened in July 2004. I moved into the house around September of that same year. Now all the time I was negotiating the sale with them, I was focused on one thing, keeping the house in our family. After all, it represents their dreams and hard work; that was my perspective.

So there I was, in this 4300 square foot home, surrounded by wonderful memories, warm and fuzzy feelings, grounded in love, and full of excitement. I also had damaged and rotted out balconies, leaky gutters, thirty-five year old shag carpet, and three bathrooms in which the showers and tub needed gutting out. And this list covers only a few items that needed attention.

Each of the bedrooms were absolutely filled to the brim (so to speak) with stuff; but I had a plan. It was to start with the big stuff, and eventually make my way down to the little bitty papers, books, and other stuff. Here is how I did it.

First, I contacted my siblings and gave them a date to come and get what they wanted. Next I opened the house to friends and others who wanted to take advantage of free stuff. Next, I rented large dumpsters and threw away broken furniture, boxes, trash, and other items. Then I hired someone to come in and gut out the showers and tub, and to replace a couple of the toilets. Everything was humming along well, until I got to my Dads office. That is when, what I had been feeling in my gut during this process, came to the surface; and I got stuck.

Here is where I got stuck. When I began to go through my Dads papers, hand written notes, letters to associates, pictures of family, and the tens of boxes in his office, the emotion of his passing came to the surface. When it did, I began to attach the emotion of love and endearment to every letter, every hand written note (even though I couldn’t read the writing), and to every little trinket in his office. My logic was that someone may need this and that logic allowed me to hold on to it. So I did.

I stayed stuck for weeks. Then I got depressed, because I was stuck and couldn’t seem to figure out how to get unstuck. Once I got stuck with one thing, it snow balled. I then began to hold on to his clothing, his shoes, and other stuff as well. Then I wanted to hold on to broken furniture, that my Dad never got around to fixing. Eventually, the house began to (at least in my mind) get clogged up again with stuff. I began to get frustrated with myself, and that affected my ability to deal with my business and other aspects of my life. Something had to change.

Then one day, a friend came by to visit the house. While walking around and looking at all the stuff, I shared with her that I was stuck. She looked at me and said, Darren, I know a guy who wrote this book that may help you. It is called Letting Go of Stuff. Then she laughed and left. I was shocked that she had the audacity to hint at the fact that I needed to let go. But then again, she was correct. I was stuck and needed to apply my own philosophy. So I did.

The first step was for me to acknowledge being stuck, and explore why. Without acknowledging however, I could not have been prepared to explore the reasons why. Acknowledging is the first secret to Letting Go of Stuff. This step sounds simple, but you may be surprised at how many people are in denial of needing to change. That is why; this is the most important step. Until I am ready to acknowledge I need to change something, I won’t. My friends and family can tell me I need to change. They can even have interventions to assist. But until I am ready to accept and acknowledge it, it won’t happen.

Next is to then realize that I will go through changes, trying to make the change. Because we, as humans, tend to naturally resist change, when we attempt to change something about ourselves, we sometimes become our own internal change resistor. Claiming change, yet unconsciously resisting it can keep you in this two steps forward, two steps back dance with your self.

The third secret is to manage and listen to your internal conversation. We all talk to ourselves. I believe the internal conversation is the most believed of all conversations. So it is easy to convince yourself that you don’t need to change, or let go of something, because you believe what you say to you.

Paying attention to that conversation is critical. Becoming consciously aware of what you say to your self is powerful in that it will allow you to begin to change that conversation into what you want. Especially since you believe everything you say, to you. Think about it.

These are three of seven secrets that will assist one in getting “unstuck”. They certainly helped me to clean out my parents home. Which by the way, is on the market today.

I know, I went on and on about keeping it in the family and all of that. But hey, what can I say. It was my parents dream home not mine. We do have a dream for our daughters future. It is that she remains healthy, makes great choices for her life, is happy, and that she honor her parents memory in any way she sees fit. The same way I have done for mine.

Selling the house is my way of closing the chapter on this phase of my life. I will start a new chapter knowing that I did everything I could to enable the house being sold with dignity and grace. That, to me, is honoring my parents. Though it is really for me, it makes me feel better that in my heart; I am honoring their memory.

That is a big part of what Letting Go of Stuff is all about; doing what you can to influence a situation by focusing only on what you can control, then choosing to move on with dignity and grace. That is the sixth secret to Letting Go of Stuff.

Until next time.

Darren L. Johnson

Darren L Johnson is an expert on Letting Go of Stuff® and is known as the Letting Go Pro. He has written and published numerous articles on letting go. In 1994 Darren created and began teaching Letting Go of Stuff®.

During his twenty-five year career stint, Darren has worked with fortune 100 companies such as General Motors and Nissan, USA. As a speaker and consultant he combines personal experience, theory on change, and proven methods - all leading to success for his clients in the process of letting go of stuff.

In 2009 he founded the National Letting Go of Stuff Day and in 2007 founded a 501c3 NGO called the Global Business & Organization Development Foundation.

• Identify the reason for grieving - for example - loss of family members, co-worker, and the like. Sometimes the not so obvious reasons cause us to grieve without realizing it. For example, if one is terminated from a previous employer; that person may come into the next (new) job feeling sad, and grieving over the loss of that previous job. Another example, people may grieve over the loss of a department, due to downsizing, and still some may grieve from the loss of a co-worker “not from death” but because that person left the company unexpectedly. There reasons to grieve are many. The key is to first identify the reason for the grief, if possible, because that will determine what needs to happen to help work through the grief.

• Identifying the reasons also allows you to begin to accept and acknowledge the situation and your feelings. This is part of the first step in Letting Go of Stuff that may be causing the feelings of grief.

• Make sure you have someone you trust in the work place, whom you can talk to in confidence. If that situation does not exist, then make sure there is someone outside the company you can talk to and share how you are feeling. It doesn’t have to be a counselor, but just someone who cares enough to listen without judgment.

• Take advantage of the employee assistance offered at work. These programs are designed to help on to work through any grief and depression one may be experiencing.

• Know who “not to talk to” about your feelings and situation. Talking to the wrong people, or to too many people in the work place could leave on open to criticism, judgment, and sometimes ridicule. So think carefully about whom you confide in.

• Don’t blame your self for what has happened, and for experiencing the grief. You have a right to feel the way you do and cannot process through this time until you allow yourself to experience the feelings associated with it.

• Do not take on any feelings of guilt about grieving. Again, it is your right to feel the way you do. And for goodness sakes don’t let anyone make you feel as though something is wrong with you because of what you are experiencing.

• If you have time off  vacation, sick time, and/or personal days take them if you are getting a gut feeling you should. Don’t ignore that feeling, it is there for a reason. So act on it as soon as you can. By honoring this feeling and need to take authorized time off, you will protect yourself from burnout, depression, and other challenges that could mount while at work. But remember that when at home, take the steps to move forward with your life as you work through this period.

• Love yourself, be good to yourself, and if you have a personal journal write in it.

Darren L. Johnson

Darren L Johnson is an expert on Letting Go of Stuff® and is known as the Letting Go Pro. He has written and published numerous articles on letting go. In 1994 Darren created and began teaching Letting Go of Stuff®.

During his twenty-five year career stint, Darren has worked with fortune 100 companies such as General Motors and Nissan, USA. As a speaker and consultant he combines personal experience, theory on change, and proven methods - all leading to success for his clients in the process of letting go of stuff.

In 2009 he founded the National Letting Go of Stuff Day and in 2007 founded a 501c3 NGO called the Global Business & Organization Development Foundation.

The year was 1988, I had experienced the worst financial difficulty in my life, just a couple of months before the holiday season.

Not only did my attorney at the time make me feel very bad about myself for considering filing bankruptcy, but also after having spent time as a bill collector, I knew how the banking industry treated people who would choose this alternative. Needless to say, the blues had found its way into my life, settled in, made a home, and had gotten very comfortable.

I was able to overcome the holiday blues and in this article will share how. Even though I had to wander through the thick blues forest, one can avoid wandering by using these simple steps for managing the blues.

Right now, there are lots of people who, for whatever reason, experience the blues during the holidays. For some, it will come and go. For others the blues will find a place and remain there for a while, often too long.

First, let me define the blues. I don’t want to assume that everyone is on the same page about the definition of the blues. It’s a feeling you get when your self worth is reduced. Often the feeling is achy, painful, and can sometimes make you feel like you can’t breath. Other times the blues is just this lingering feeling of despair that manifests in some physiological way. One could feel sluggish, lazy-like, and not want to do anything or deal with anybody. Sometimes the blues hits a person right-smack-dab in the middle of the heart and feels painful, like someone is beating on your chest. OKAY!! Enough already!! I think you get the point - hopefully.

Now that we have pinpointed a clearer definition of the blues, lets look at how to overcome it. More specifically, I will share what I did to overcome in 1988 (and still do today). After looking back over my life and processing through that period when I was heavily burdened with the blues, I have been able to put my activities into steps.

First, I began to write about my experience in a personal journal. So if you don’t have a journal, my suggestion is that you bite the bullet and get one. I stumbled upon writing in a journal while writing letters to my attorney about how I felt when she told me I was going to be a “worthless person if I filed bankruptcy.” And she wasn’t talking about being financially worthless, she was referring to my person.

Even though I never mailed the letters, I remember how good it felt when I wrote to her about my feelings. Somehow I was able to transfer that experience into journaling, and have been keeping a personal journal every since that period in my life. I have a journal for dreams, another for special tasks, and I kept one while I was in graduate school. Since the birth of my beautiful daughter in January 2008, I have kept a journal about my experiences as her Dad and will give it to her as a gift when she is older. These are just a few journals I keep.

Second, make a list, in your journal, of how you want to feel at the end of the holiday season. Dedicate one page in your personal journal to answering this question: How do I “want to feel” about my self and the world around me - after the holiday season ends?

After you have written that question at the top of a page in your journal, schedule quiet time and start writing your responses, on the same page - under the question.

This is an important step because with the responses, you are equipped to create a vision in your minds eye of how you will be (change) after the holidays.

During the time that I was dealing with the backlash of my financial woes, I began to imagine myself being a deadbeat. Deadbeat was what, in the world of bill collecting, one was referred to when one did not pay bills on time. Well, I went from labeling folks as a deadbeat, to defining myself as one. It was terrible. Then one day, thanks to the writing of Leroy Brownslow, I decided to create a vision of my future. What did I want to “be” like in 1989, as a person? How would my life be better in 1990? Responding to those questions helped me to create a clear and wonderful picture, in my mind’s eye, of my life.

Third, in your personal journal, write a description of YOU as you deal with the world around you - after the holidays. What will you feel like? What will you wear? How positively will you respond to those you care about, and who care about you?

Writing, in detail, about how you will interact with the world, based on your responses to the previous two steps, will help you to clearly see yourself being better.

Next, make a list of what you need to do, between now and the end of the holiday season, to make all of this a reality. This list will become your action plan for bringing it all together. Remember to make this final list in your personal journal as well.

Finally, choose a start date - for example - January 2, 2009. This is the date you will experience this wonderfully delightful change in your persona. Don’t just choose a date, but pick a time on that day to begin.

This five step process is so very simple, yet the impact is powerful. Using these steps in 1988 and 1989 I was able to overcome the “bankruptcy blues” and by 1990 had purchased a condominium in downtown Nashville. This was an incredible experience for me, especially after having been told that not only would I not amount to anything, but that I would not be able to make any major purchases for at least seven years.

Today I attribute a great deal of my ability to face challenges to that time in my life when I learned how to create a clear picture of who I wanted to be and began writing about how I would deal with the world around me.

One key to all of this is stick-to-it-tiveness. You must read over all of those pages of writing in your journal, with belief and passion, for a minimum of thirty days after your start date.

Are you worth doing this for YOU? Of course you are worth it!

Dareen L. Johnson “Letting Go Pro”

Darren L Johnson is an expert on Letting Go of Stuff® and is known as the Letting Go Pro. He has written and published numerous articles on letting go. In 1994 Darren created and began teaching Letting Go of Stuff®.

During his twenty-five year career stint, Darren has worked with fortune 100 companies such as General Motors and Nissan, USA. As a speaker and consultant he combines personal experience, theory on change, and proven methods - all leading to success for his clients in the process of letting go of stuff.

In 2009 he founded the National Letting Go of Stuff Day and in 2007 founded a 501c3 NGO called the Global Business & Organization Development Foundation.
Journaling is a powerful process that will help you to slow down, examine your true feelings, get them out, and even process them. The processing kind of happens naturally as you write. So go get your personal journal and get started as soon as you can.

Darren L Johnson is an expert on Letting Go of Stuff® and is known as the Letting Go Pro. He has written and published numerous articles on letting go. In 1994 Darren created and began teaching Letting Go of Stuff®.

Dareen L. Johnson "Letting Go Pro"

During his twenty-five year career stint, Darren has worked with fortune 100 companies such as General Motors and Nissan, USA. As a speaker and consultant he combines personal experience, theory on change, and proven methods - all leading to success for his clients in the process of letting go of stuff.

In 2009 he founded the National Letting Go of Stuff Day and in 2007 founded a 501c3 NGO called the Global Business & Organization Development Foundation.

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