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Garbageman's Guide to Life: How to Get Out of the Dumps

“Two men in the garbage industry might seem like unlikely authors of a mental health self-help book . . . Their wisdom makes a lot of sense” (Forbes).

The Garbageman’s Guide to Life is about clearing a path to the life you’ve always wanted by getting rid of your mental clutter. Its premise is simple: all the same skills you use to get rid of trash you can see are the exact same skills you can use to get rid of the trash in your head. And since all of us have been throwing trash away our whole lives, it’s entirely possible to do some mental housekeeping without having to spend years learning a new set of skills. That’s where our motto comes from: “If you can drag your can to the curb, you already know how to clear your mind!”

The Garbageman's Guide to Life offers an eight-step framework to getting rid of mental trash. Each step has memorable, garbage-related names like “Create Your Route” and “Take Care of Your Truck.” Filled with personal stories and down-to-earth wisdom, The Garbageman’s Guide to Life is written in an approachable, casual style that will teach people that throwing away old thoughts, beliefs, and opinions is no different than throwing out other garbage. It’s trash and it’s time to get rid of it.

“These trash talkers offer down-to-earth guidance about how excising mental rubbish from your mind can enhance your personal and professional life.” —Waste360

Norm LeMay, Steven Kaufman

Co-authors Norm LeMay and Steven Kaufman are two guys who love talking trash. Norm LeMay is an entrepreneur, educator and philosopher. Thanks to his unique approach to management, he spent thirty years of his storied career helping to convert his family's business--a waste management company that his father picked in a swap for anan old truck--into an asset worth more than $300 million. Through hard work and foresight, LeMay became a pioneer in recycling, converting the State of Washington into one of the most efficient recycling areas in the United States. Steven Kaufman, known amongst friends as a brainiac with an incessant curiosity, graduated with honors from Stanford University.He spent the first twenty years of his varied career with companies like Wang and Intel, tackling assignments in the US, Europe, and Asia. In 2000, he shifted lanes and became an entrepreneur and a consultant, helping to launch a high tech company that developed an automated route tracking system for the waste industry.Working with garbage every day taught Norm and Steven that we all carry trash in our heads that gets in the way of our relationships, our jobs, and our dreams. By taking the basics of the trash business--the truck, the landfill, the can--Norm and Steven--the Disposal Dream TeamTM--developed a down-to-earth philosophy to toss that trash and go on to live an extraordinary life.

Morgan James Publishing