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Is a Professional Organizer Career in Your Future?

Before becoming a Certified Professional Organizer, my friends kept telling me this is the right career for me, and they were right! I’ve been a Professional Organizer for almost eight years and certified for almost four years. I absolutely love this career. What I love more is training and educating new Professional Organizers so they can have a successful business too.

There are no specific qualifications for our training programs. To help you decide if you are ready, answer these questions:

1. Do you have a sense of humor?
2. Are you non-judgmental?
3. Do you like to teach others?
4. Are you a good listener?
5. Can you visually measure space and approximate how furniture and items will fit?
6. Does the idea of cleaning out your closet excite you?
7. Does the idea of cleaning out someone else’s closet excite you?
8. Have you ever organized someone else’s stuff?
9. Do you get excited when you see a messy or disorganized space?
10. If someone doesn’t agree with your approach to organizing are you okay with that?
11. Are you self disciplined, self-motivated and a self-starter?
12. Are you good at managing finances?
13. Are you comfortable selling yourself?
14. Are you comfortable working with all types of personalities? If not, which ones are you not comfortable with?
15. Are you comfortable meeting people for the first time?

If you answer yes to all of these questions then you are ready to learn more about becoming a Professional Organizer and I would love to assist you with your training and education with our self-study programs or seminars.

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PCTA said…
Excellent to see for some great question about training.

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