tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78135857244892531112024-03-13T08:57:12.002-07:00Institute for Professional Organizers The Fast Track Method™ to launching, managing, and growing your business.Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524222502299739844noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813585724489253111.post-86268228154240194632019-02-07T08:00:00.000-08:002019-02-07T08:00:03.882-08:00Grow Your Business - Writing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Never in my wildest dreams did I dream of being a published author, because I didn’t think I had the skills to write a book. This is why I did write a <a href="http://www.lulu.com/author/content_revise.php?fCID=24159891" target="_blank">book</a>.<br />
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From 2009 to 2011 professional organizers in the United States were in make-or-break years. In 2008 and 2009, the United States labor market lost 8.4 million jobs. People were cutting out all discretionary expenses, and that included professional organizing services.<br />
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My phone was not ringing, and people were not signing up for my webinars, online training, or live seminars. Many professional organizers left the industry because they were experiencing the same and needed to find employment to pay their bills. Or, if they did not provide the primary source of income for their family and that person lost his or her job, they now needed to find a way to have a steady income.<br />
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Interestingly though, many people who lost their jobs and couldn’t find employment wanted to start their own business. They had time on their hands and were watching HGTV and, you guessed it, Mission Organization, Clean Sweep with Peter Walsh, and Neat. These shows sparked a desire in many to start a professional organizing business, but they had little financial resources to do so and didn’t know how to start a business. The calls I received from people about my training program were to say they would love to take my training program, but they could not afford it.<br />
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I, too, suddenly had time on my hands, and I was fortunate that the recession did not impact my husband's employment. As he can attest to, when I have time on my hands, I find a way to fill it! I decided that if the participants couldn’t come to me and couldn’t afford the online version of my <a href="http://instituteprofessionalorganizers.com/" target="_blank">training program</a>, there must be a way to get the information to them. Because what I’m passionate about is making sure those in this profession represent the industry as experienced and knowledgeable professionals.<br />
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I decided to write a book that covered my training program content, not the depth of the material but the surface—enough to give the information needed to get started. Writing a book was not an easy task. In fact, it was painful. I was accustomed to writing in bullet points and then speaking at some length to each bullet point. But I persevered, and with the help of an editor, <i>Get Rich Organizing</i> was self-published in August 2009.<br />
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I didn’t write a book to get rich. In fact, I knew I wouldn’t sell millions of copies because millions of people don’t want to become professional organizers—thank goodness! I wrote the book to fill a need for a niche population. I’m glad I did! I have met and heard from hundreds of people who have purchased <i>Get Rich Organizing</i>, about how it was an invaluable resource to them in the development of their business and how they would not have succeeded without that information. Those words are worth all the pain it took to write the book!<br />
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My advice is never to think you can’t do something because you don’t know how to, or you don’t believe you have the skills to. And, hire experts if you need help. Isn’t that what we teach our clients after all?<br />
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After ten years since writing<i> Get Rich Organizing</i>, I decided it was time to revise, update, and expand it. It is now published under a new title <i><a href="http://www.lulu.com/author/content_revise.php?fCID=24159891" target="_blank">Mastering the Business of Organizing: A Guide to Plan, Launch, Manage, Grow, and Leverage a Profitable, Professional Organizing Business.</a></i><br />
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I have grown my business with multiple streams of revenue, fourteen to date. My book revenues are one of those streams. I'll be sharing with you in future blogs several more revenue streams you can grow your business with.<br />
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Have you written a book on organizing? Please share the title of your book if you have. Or, are you thinking about writing a book? If you are, what is holding you back from doing it right now?<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">You love to organize and you even have fun organizing your friends or family members. What about organizing a complete stranger’s kitchen or garage? Will you be able to really listen and seek to understand what ‘organized’ looks and feels like for each client. There are a variety of personality types, barriers to organizing, and mental health issues to navigate and understand to successfully organize others. Working with clients who are chronically disorganized, who have ADHD, or who hoard requires specialized training and experience.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://instituteprofessionalorganizers.com/html/trained_layer_1.html" target="_blank">Layer 1</a> training will introduce you to challenging clients and resources for obtaining training and skills to work with them. You will also learn how to organize every space in a home including the typical habits that cause disorganization, how to create organized zones, product solutions to aid organization, new habits to maintain organization, and the estimated time to organize. PLUS three bonus videos covering working with clients on the A.R.T. of paper management, time management, and on clutter control.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /><a href="http://instituteprofessionalorganizers.com/html/certified_layer_2.html" target="_blank">Layer 2</a> training provides you with the priceless opportunity and experience of working with a real client. You will meet your client, assess their needs, and learn how to close the gap between current state and desired state of their organizing project. You will have hours to work on creating your organizing plan of action including procuring materials. The third day is a full day working side-by-side with your client, instructor, and other training participants to complete the project.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Organizing is easy for you, it is just something innate that comes naturally. So, how will you communicate that to someone who doesn’t understand “everything has a place”? This is the key to working with clients. As a Professional Organizer, our goal is to transfer skills to our clients. Having a tried and true process, such as our 5 Steps to Organizing® will not only give you the tool to communicate organizing skills to your clients, it will give you confidence. Layer 1 training will teach you each of the 5 Steps to Organizing® in great detail and Layer 2 training provides you with a client project to practice each of the 5 steps in a real client scenario.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">It is essential to clearly communicate at the beginning of your relationship what you expect of your client and what your client can expect from you as a Professional Organizer. Layer 1 training will teach how to prepare a Letter of Agreement between you and your clients and business policies that will help you to establish and communicate clear expectations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">There is a heightened awareness of the need for Professional Organizer services due to reality TV shows such as Hoarders. Watching these types of shows you may be thinking, “That’s what I want to do. I want to work with people who hoard and make a difference in their lives.” The question to ask yourself is, “Are you skilled and trained to work with them?” Working outside of the skills, education, and experience you have can do more harm than good. In Layer 1 training you will learn to assess your skills as both a Professional Organizer and a business owner. You will also be introduced to challenging client case scenarios and an introduction to resources where you can obtain skills and training to work with specialized client populations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Mistake #5 – WORKING BEYOND YOUR PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS</span><span style="font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal;">I have been working as a Professional Organizer since 2003. Before working with clients I didn’t realize how physically demanding this work is. When I organize for myself it is usually small projects that take a maximum of one hour. Working with clients for three or more hours at a time requires a great deal of physical stamina. There is constant lifting, twisting, and bending. You can spend hours on your feet or worse criss-cross on the floor sorting papers. When you do this day after day, year after year, it takes a toll on your joints and overall skeletal structure. It is very important to stay in top physical condition and pay attention to your body. Layer 2 training provides you with a full day (eight hours) working with a client. This will give you an excellent gauge to understand how your body responds to the physical demands of this profession.</span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">There are many more mistakes you can make working with clients. Do you want to figure them out on your own? Or, do you want to learn how to work with clients who will be singing your praises over and over?</span></div>
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We are very excited to share with you that Anne Blumer <u>updated </u>and <u>expanded</u> her book<i> Get Rich Organizin</i>g under a new title, <b><i>Mastering the Business of Organizing A Guide to Plan, Launch, Manage, Grow, and Leverage a Profitable, Professional Organizing Business</i></b>. </div>
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In this book version, Anne shares with the reader not only how to start and manage a professional organizing business, her complete process for working with clients, skills, and techniques for working with a variety of client types, but now her best held secret--how Anne grew her business with fourteen distinct streams of revenue!<br />
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<i>“I wrote Mastering the Business of Organizing A Guide to Plan, Launch, Manage, Grow, and Leverage a Profitable, Professional Organizing Business along with the Institute for Professional Organizers™ curriculum and program because I believe in the immense value of this profession. I want others who aspire to it to represent the industry as experienced and knowledgeable professionals. I also want to share my learning in the hopes that others will benefit greatly from my experiences. You don’t have to suffer through figuring out how to start on your own business and wondering if you are doing it right. You will benefit immediately by learning what took me years and hard lessons to know.” </i>Anne Blumer, CPO<br />
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<li style="color: #666666; text-align: left;">Provide you with the knowledge and skills you need to become a successful professional organizing business owner.</li>
<li style="color: #666666; text-align: left;">Help you cut out months or even years of annoying mistakes and learning curves because you need to make money immediately.</li>
<li style="color: #666666; text-align: left;">Show you how to position yourself in the market to attract your ideal client with one hundred marketing ideas.</li>
<li style="color: #666666; text-align: left;">Provide you with legal, insurance, and tax information to get you started in the right business entity for you and an understanding of the protection your business needs.</li>
<li style="color: #666666; text-align: left;">Instruct you on how to communicate your value and how to charge for your valuable services.</li>
<li style="color: #666666; text-align: left;">Prepare you with a list of materials needed for your office and organizing toolkit.</li>
<li style="color: #666666; text-align: left;">Provide you with information and strategies to keep you and your client safe when working together.</li>
<li style="color: #666666; text-align: left;">Prepare you with checklists of what you need to do and bring for each stage of the client process.</li>
<li style="color: #666666; text-align: left;">Teach you proven processes, strategies, and systems to organize others and transfer organizing skills.</li>
<li style="color: #666666; text-align: left;">Tell real client stories that will inspire you to teach others organizing skills and keep you from making some serious mistakes in dealing with clients.</li>
<li style="color: #666666; text-align: left;">Move you to action with recommended exercises and actions found at the end of the chapters.</li>
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<li style="color: #666666; text-align: left;">A listing of my top twenty-five organizing products and where to find them, so you don’t have to spend time researching.</li>
<li style="color: #666666; text-align: left;">Material to create workshops on paper, time, and clutter so you can immediately market and demonstrate your organizing knowledge.</li>
<li style="color: #666666; text-align: left;">Resources for space planning tools and website development.</li>
<li style="color: #666666; text-align: left;">Up-to-date Professional Organizer industry association information.</li>
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Mastering the Business of Organizing is an essential guide for professional organizers and productivity consultants, and it advances the message and the vision of the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals.<br />
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Note: Mastering the Business of Organizing - A Guide to Plan, Launch, Manage, Grow, and Leverage a Profitable, Professional Organizing Business 2nd ed., revised is an updated and expanded edition of Get Rich Organizing published in 2009.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">I had the fantastic opportunity to have Blessing McKenzie, a high school Junior, job shadow me yesterday.</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Blessing is considering a career as a professional organizer!</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">I think that speaks volumes to where our industry is headed.</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">She also interviewed me for her school project and agreed to let me blog about her questions and my answers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">What are some of the biggest challenges that you face for this job?</span></h3>
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"> If you are a business owner, I would say the biggest challenge you face is finding clients, or rather clients finding you. That’s the simple answer. The fact is, the biggest problem is having the education and experience to work with chronically disorganized (CD) clients.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">What is one thing that surprised you about this career?</span></h3>
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">What surprised me about this career was discovering people are chronically disorganized rather than situationally disorganized. When I first started my career, I thought I would be organizing people’s things in a more orderly way and put loose things in pretty containers and labeling them. I didn’t know, what I didn’t know! On this business-side, I was surprised to learn I could grow my business revenue with multiple streams of income such as paid speaking, training new organizers, writing books, subcontracting with The Container Store, and many more.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">What are three personality traits that are crucial for someone in this career field?</span></h3>
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Working with clients – non-judgmental, patient, and compassionate</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Working as a business owner – self-starter (you're the boss, and you need to know how to motivate yourself), be imperfect (perfectionism slows you down), and self-disciplined (good time management skills)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">What is something most people do not know about this career?</span></h3>
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Most of your clients will be chronically disorganized (CD), and most people starting out in this career don't know the education and training required to work with CD clients.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">What is the most valuable lesson you learned from this career?</span></h3>
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Not to be judgmental with all people, not just my clients. There could be something traumatic going on or that happened that you are not aware of and that could be the cause for why people are the way they are.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">How much does this career affect your personal life?</span></span></h3>
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">I didn’t spend as much time with my children when they were growing up as I hoped I would have. I chose a career that afforded me work-hour flexibility, but I worked way more than I originally planned to. I think this was due to how much I love this work, and I grew my business with multiple streams of revenue which required more of my time.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">How has technology changed this career?</span></span></h3>
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Apps make it easier to work with clients giving them aids to help them be better organized or productive. Using video conferencing such as Zoom allows me to work virtually with clients and training participants anywhere in the world. Apps also make it easier for me to run my business, for example, scheduling clients or taking credit card payments using the square.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">What least excites you about this job?</span></h3>
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Running payroll. As much as I like numbers, accounting, and tracking financials I detest the processing of payroll. I love getting paid, not the process of getting paid.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">What do most of your projects consist of? Are they like what I experienced yesterday?</span></h3>
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Most of my projects consist of working with individuals who are chronically disorganized; decluttering their space, setting up systems for how their brain works, and teaching them organizing skills. The project you job shadowed with me yesterday was similar; however, it is a project working with a client to downsize her belongings to move to a home that is 60 percent smaller than her current home.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">What other careers or industries could you work in with your education and experience?</span></h3>
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Coaching, education, business administration, marketing, are the few that come to mind. All careers and industries can benefit from organizing and productivity skills, knowledge and experience.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">What least excites you about this job?</span></h3>
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Decluttering a garage. I only do garage projects with my team. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">What advice do you have for someone just starting in this career field?</span></h3>
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">I have a lot of advice, that is why I have a <a href="http://www.instituteprofessionalorganizers.com/">training program for new professional organizers</a>! But, for someone as young as you, if you are planning to go to college, I suggest you study business administration with a focus on marketing and also take psychology, sociology, and communication (interpersonal skills) courses. Learn as much about the human brain as you can!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Is there anything else that I did not see yesterday or that we have not talked about that you think is important for me to know as I continue my learning experience for this career?</span></h3>
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Develop deep listening skills.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">f you are a Professional Organizer, please share your advice for Blessing by answering a few of her questions or any other advice you think is beneficial for her to know.</span></h3>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;">Happy fall! As I reflect on the past 14 years of training new professional organizing business owners, I thought it might be interesting to share with you some facts about the Institute for Professional Organizers:</span><br />
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<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">We have taught new professional organizing business owners since 2004</li>
<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">400+ participants have completed our <a href="http://instituteprofessionalorganizers.com/" style="color: #0072c8; text-size-adjust: 100%;">training program</a></li>
<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">All but 2 participants are female</li>
<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">From 17 countries</li>
<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Whose average exam score is 88.8%</li>
<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">From our training evaluation survey, 100% of our participants said they would recommend our training program to new professional organizing business owners</li>
<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">We've held 50 live seminars and <a href="https://photos.google.com/album/AF1QipMlX39h_uRRlcrdHpPfB68DmXRGWP31zdvv3Syr" style="color: #0072c8; text-size-adjust: 100%;">client practicums</a></li>
<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">In 2009 I wrote the book <a href="http://instituteprofessionalorganizers.com/html/get_rich_organizing.html" style="color: #0072c8; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><em>Get Rich Organizing</em></a> for the sole purpose to provide information and education during the economic downturn when it was not financially comfortable for some people to complete the full training program. I don't have exact book sales because it sells through many channels. I do know the book sales I have processed, and those of the publisher is 1,617. I didn't write the book to get rich, and this is proof!</li>
<li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">As a growing industry, it has been necessary to record our training videos four times to provide you with the latest information--and we plan to do so again in 2019. Watch for some more changes that we will be sharing with you early in 2019! </li>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;">I want to thank every one of you who have completed our training program or purchased my book. You have enriched my life, and I have learned so much from you. And, to those who are contemplating becoming a professional organizing business owner I would love the opportunity to help you plan, launch, manage, grow, and leverage your business. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;"> </span><br />
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Sending you love, hugs, and gratitude,<br /><br /><span style="font-family: "merriweather sans", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><img data-file-id="5203673" height="166" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/83b11a69b27d82430d36551e8/images/27e3a10b-a13f-4e84-a765-e2b3603fa979.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: 166px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 250px;" width="250" /><br />Anne Blumer, CPO®<br />ADHD Specialist II | Chronic Disorganization Specialist II<br />Institute for Professional Organizers™<br /><em>The Fast Track Method</em>™<em> to plan, launch, manage, grow and leverage your business.</em><br />503.246.0710 |503.706.3502 | <a href="http://www.instituteprofessionalorganizers.com/" style="color: #0072c8; text-size-adjust: 100%;">InstituteProfessionalOrganizers.com</a></span></span></div>
Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524222502299739844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813585724489253111.post-48842039347642731032018-08-10T15:09:00.000-07:002018-11-01T15:31:27.995-07:00August 2018 Client Practicum<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Meet Laurie Wolpert and Shauna Ellis, both from Oregon, who Certified by the Institute for Professional Organizers August 8, 2018.Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524222502299739844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813585724489253111.post-56413096521599293292018-08-10T15:05:00.001-07:002018-11-01T15:32:08.043-07:00Accountability Activity: Multitasking<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you're in the habit of multi-tasking throughout your day, I challenge you to go for one day focusing on one thing at a time--and observe how much more productive you actually are, and, how much more you get done. Try it and see how much more you check off your list today.</span></div>
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Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524222502299739844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813585724489253111.post-38889541204543136272018-07-13T16:00:00.000-07:002018-11-01T15:33:02.327-07:00Accountability Activity- Focus on Successes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #1a242e; font-family: inherit;">Sometimes we move so fast as an entrepreneur, doing so many different things, that we tend to not notice how much we've actually accomplished in a particular span of time. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #1a242e;">When we don't acknowledge our accomplishments and successes on a regular basis, we have the false assumption that we're not actually getting much done, which in turn affects our self-confidence (and then THAT affects the way we take action.) <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(26, 36, 46); font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: auto; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;" />
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(26, 36, 46); font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: auto; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">Take a moment to look back at what you accomplished this week. List 5 things you are grateful to have worked on, or successes you experienced:</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a242e; font-family: inherit;">Have you ever allowed fear to stop you from taking action on opportunities that you've asked for? Although your fears seem real, they don't actually exist! They're manufactured by the ego to keep you within your comfort zone - and if you buy into those fears and accept them as real, you'll actually end up manifesting what you fear. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #1a242e;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">List 1 specific opportunity you said 'no' to because of fear and what you will do differently to act in spite of those fears going forward.</span></span><strong><span style="color: #1a242e;"> </span></strong></span><br />
<strong><span style="color: #1a242e; font-family: inherit;">1. </span></strong></div>
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<span style="color: #1a242e; font-family: inherit;">Procrastination creeps its ugly
head into everyone's business once in awhile. This is simply resistance, and
the only way to get past resistance is to act in spite of it. Getting clear is
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<span style="color: #1a242e; font-family: inherit;">First, list three tasks on which you've been procrastinating
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because you're anticipating that each task will take longer than it actually
does. Therefore, next to each task below, allot how much time you'll actually
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<span style="color: #1a242e; font-family: inherit;">Believe it or not, every day we're presented with opportunities that are right under our noses - yet, we either don't recognize them, or we use excuses to not say <strong><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">YES</span></strong> to them. What are the top 3 reasons you have for not saying <strong><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">YES</span></strong> to the opportunities that show up in your life every day? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span>Strategic Alliances are people who like and respect you and who come in contact with enough people on a daily and weekly basis to regularly refer you to the right people. They are some of the most influential people you know, natural networkers who seem to be connected to everyone, and who love putting people together, just for the fun of it. </div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;">Strategic Alliances are people who like and respect you and who come in contact with enough people on a daily and weekly basis to regularly refer you to the right people. They are some of the most influential people you know, natural networkers who seem to be connected to everyone, and who love putting people together, just for the fun of it.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent;">Strategic Alliances are people who like and respect you and who come in contact with enough people on a daily and weekly basis to regularly refer you to the right people. They are some of the most influential people you know, natural networkers who seem to be connected to everyone, and who love putting people together, just for the fun of it.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Make a list of the five most influential people you know. These are usually natural networkers who run into lots of people and would be happy to tell others about you when appropriate.</span></li>
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Of all the things that are on your To Do list for today, what BIG THREE things will you do before the end of the day to get closer to your BIG goals?<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We frequently receive inquiries and questions from people across the globe about how to become a Professional Organizer and is it the right career path for them. Questions range from "How did you get started in this business?" to "How do I get certified?"</span></span></b></h2>
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While I'm always willing to spend time answering basic inquiries, I usually recommend that you start by reading my book, <a href="http://www.instituteprofessionalorganizers.com/html/get_rich_organizing.html">Get Rich Organizing</a>. It will answer the majority of your questions. Then, if you want something more in-depth, I recommend our <a href="http://www.instituteprofessionalorganizers.com/html/training_overview.html">Fast Track Method Training Program</a><b style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">™</b> as it is fast, affordable, and extremely comprehensive.</div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1. </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What is the trend in the professional organizing business?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Professional Organizing is one of the fastest growing service businesses today. People have an abundance of stuff and not enough space or time to declutter. And, due to the number of television shows like "Hoarders," the topic of organizing has become less taboo. The number of <a href="https://www.napo.net/page/about_media?">NAPO </a>members has grown from less than a 1,000 in 1995 to approximately 4,000 in 2018!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>2. Can I really make money working as a Professional Organizer?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Yes, you can! H</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ow much effort and focus you put into your business marketing i</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">n the first years, and beyond, will make the difference in your profitability. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Never, ever, stop marketing!</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3. How do you find clients?</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: center;">We have the most success in finding clients through speaking, networking, building strategic power partners, and our website.</span><br />
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Initially, reach out to everyone you know and talk with them about your new career. Ask your friends, family, and business connections to listen to others for clues that they need your services and give them explicit instructions or scripts on how to refer you.</div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">4. How is your Seminar training program different from other Professional Organizer training programs?</span></b></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvImaQ3S2ArupilXGU6qQ-JiUSIdONzWcxIeVibOg0BJYY-8HmyjHtBdHoaiYpb55zbo9hcUIm_CqbEPcB_vMC3mK0mkZSQxbUWWOjCRYQlHuoPwyR57bc97Rvmu5_M0fLEpo7hXMf3UI/s1600/IPO+Logo+with+type+stacked.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="288" data-original-width="504" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvImaQ3S2ArupilXGU6qQ-JiUSIdONzWcxIeVibOg0BJYY-8HmyjHtBdHoaiYpb55zbo9hcUIm_CqbEPcB_vMC3mK0mkZSQxbUWWOjCRYQlHuoPwyR57bc97Rvmu5_M0fLEpo7hXMf3UI/s320/IPO+Logo+with+type+stacked.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Our Seminar Program is a layered training and education opportunity for you to (1) plan and launch your business as Professional Organizer, (2) have focused and guided work on your business infrastructure and work with a real client, (3) a rewarding on-going mentor relationship with Anne Blumer, CPO®, and (4) the option to become a <i>Master Professional Organizer</i>™. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">With each <a href="http://www.instituteprofessionalorganizers.com/html/training_overview.html" target="_blank">layer of our training and education program</a> you will build skills and confidence in working with clients and managing a business. Layer by layer we will provide you with increased protection that your business will thrive. You will not find another professional organizer training program with our unique layered approach, comprehensiveness, and affordability.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We provide participants with ten hours of hands-on training with a client where they can practice their needs assessment approach and practice our successfully proven and trademarked <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/SolutionsForYouOrganizing/photos/a.10151029635005771.419093.117761175770/10155288024150771/?type=3&theater" target="_blank">5 Steps to Organizing®</a> </b>process. This experience provides participants before/after pictures to get them started with their portfolio.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Participants receive a comprehensive manual containing sought-after information, sample forms, reference materials, and resources.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We are competitively priced for the comprehensiveness, quality, and ongoing support you will receive. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Here is what one participant had to say, “<i>The sessions are jam-packed with important, complete and relevant information for getting your business started shortly. Also, I looked at NAPO's classes, but the Institute for Professional Organizers™ program was going to cover all the areas of getting a professional organizing business started in a short time frame. I could have a complete and comprehensive overview without worrying about having holes in my training. And I could be up and running much faster</i>.” <em><b>Nicola Wood”</b></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We continue to support our participants after their training by phone, Zoom video conference, and e-mail at <i>no cost</i>. Other training programs offer an advanced training program or follow-up support for a substantial fee.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We believe <i><u>our comprehensive</u></i> approach will substantially increase the success of a professional organizer’s business.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Our </span><a href="http://www.instituteprofessionalorganizers.com/assets/documents/SeminarCurriculum.pdf"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">seminar curriculum</span></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> details each training and education layer of our seminar program and all that you will learn and receive.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">5. What do I need to do to prepare for the training program?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Self-study materials (<a href="http://www.instituteprofessionalorganizers.com/html/trained.html" target="_blank">Layer 1</a>) are provided for you to complete before arriving for the three-day seminar (<a href="http://www.instituteprofessionalorganizers.com/html/certified.html" target="_blank">Layer 2</a>). Come to the seminar with enthusiasm, all of your questions, and know what you want to learn!</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">6. How many participants are in a training program?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Our Layer 2 training program class size minimum is two and maximum is four participants. Our curriculum is designed for small group communication discussion and sharing of information, experiences and ideas to enhance a participant’s learning outcomes. Additionally, a size smaller or larger would make the hands-on learning experience less meaningful for participants and the client.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">7. Do I need certification to be a Professional Organizer?</span></b></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN05RsFHxtuE04GJHD-mn7UGovRJXehLChbNxFCN02R0_m-57iXt-2_G4wQV5x-CkN39Hyg88nzF1lKgEMsN7Ggz7r_X9T05xPavLCnjQBZeksJzfOXivUiwdfyfnxVYMeotx_QmqAkSE/s1600/IPO+Trained+Seal.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="616" data-original-width="616" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN05RsFHxtuE04GJHD-mn7UGovRJXehLChbNxFCN02R0_m-57iXt-2_G4wQV5x-CkN39Hyg88nzF1lKgEMsN7Ggz7r_X9T05xPavLCnjQBZeksJzfOXivUiwdfyfnxVYMeotx_QmqAkSE/s200/IPO+Trained+Seal.jpg" width="199" /></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 15.3333px;">I am often asked, "After completing your training course will I be a Certified Professional Organizer®?" The short answer is no.<br /><br />The long answer is you will receive a “Certificate of Professional Development and Attendance." Layer 2 participants receive the designation of Institute for Professional Organizers™ <i>certified</i>. However, this does not give you the designation of Certified Professional Organizer® or CPO® (see below).<br /><br />Institute for Professional Organizers™ trained (Layer 1) or certified (Layer 2) are credentials and international brand for the professional organizer’s business launch through their first years and for those who want comprehensive training and certification on our methodologies, systems, and procedures. This also lets your clients know that you have taken a rigorous training program. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 15.3333px;">There are specific requirements to become a Certified Professional Organizer® or CPO® and they are explained in </span><a href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d12b99f8#/d12b99f8/18"><span class="SpellE"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 15.3333px;">The</span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 15.3333px;"> Board of Certification for Professional Organizers (BCPO) Candidate's Handbook for the Certified Professional Organizer Credential</span></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 15.3333px;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 15.3333px;">When you compare the </span><a href="http://www.napo.net/?page=certification_prep"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 15.3333px;">BCPO exam content</span></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; line-height: 15.3333px;"> with our curriculum, you will find that our training program in combination with the 1,500 hours of paid client experience will give you a tremendous amount of information and experience towards the BCPO certification.<br /><br />Certification of any profession should never be as basic as completing a seminar or self-study course. To quote the BCPO handbook, "From an industry perspective, by becoming certified, an organizer will validate his or her knowledge and experience, based on the highest industry, psychometric, and legal standards. From the perspective of individual business, preparing for the examination is an opportunity to stay current in an increasingly competitive job market. From a personal perspective, sitting for the examination provides a unique opportunity to demonstrate the candidate’s self-confidence, professional commitment, and personal initiative in a professional environment governed by rigorous standards. A Certified Professional Organizer® will exemplify the importance of professional standards, and contribute to evolving standards in the industry as a whole."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Are you ready to launch your professional organizing business? Get started <a href="http://www.instituteprofessionalorganizers.com/html/training_overview.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">I wanted to take a moment to check in with you and see how you are doing. I want to hear from you. Are things going fabulously well? Wonderful, I want to hear all about your success!! Are you feeling stuck, and not sure which direction to take or what resources could help you get unstuck? I'm here, how can I support you in your launch or growth of your organizing business?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">If you are just starting your business or contemplating to start an organizing business, guess what? It's a great time to be a Professional Organizer! Everywhere I look, Professional Organizing is in the news. Did you happen to see this episode of CBS News, </span><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/making-a-clean-sweep-decluttering-your-life/" style="background-color: white; color: #0072c8; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Making a clean sweep: Decluttering Your Life</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">? What great press for our industry!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">NAPO's Public Opinion Survey where, in response to the question what is a professional organizer, respondents replied, "A kind of superhero whose ability to improve lives cannot be overstated." I love that! A superhero!! And, the top three reasons someone hires a Professional Organizer are (1) recommendations and reputation, (2) personality compatibility, and (3) skills, knowledge, and expertise.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">We can help you gain the skills, knowledge, and expertise to not only work with clients but equally important to launch and grow a profitable business. If you would like to learn more about how we can help you get started, call me. I have grown my business with twelve distinct streams of revenue. If you would like to learn how to add streams of revenue to your business, let me know. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">Are you feeling isolated? Come join the </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/475799202498870/" style="background-color: white; color: #0072c8; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">IPO community on Facebook</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">. Together we are better!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;"> </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">I look forward to helping you launch or expand your profitable organizing business!</span></span>Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524222502299739844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813585724489253111.post-4408541808664147612018-03-29T07:35:00.001-07:002018-11-01T15:35:40.409-07:00Follow Your Joy!<h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I’ve created a <a href="https://orderyourlife.com/collections/moving-guide/products/order-your-life-moving-checklist">detailed moving checklist</a> for anyone who feels overwhelmed by the task of moving. The list covers everything from eight weeks before the move to the day after the move. Everything you need to know about moving is on that list.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Moving is a difficult process that involves packing everything you own plus contacting utility companies, schools, doctors, and your employer. A professional organizer can take care of some of those details for clients and make sure nothing is forgotten.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">From there, we will use one of my checklists and get to work. For clients who are more hands-on, I would ask them which tasks they are more comfortable handling. For clients who are super busy, or on a really short timeline, I would handle the majority of the move management. Working with a professional organizer frees up their time and allows them to take care of work or family matters that may be happening during the move. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I have had movers thank me for making a move easy. On the surface, it seemed easy. The reality is that a lot of behind-the-scenes work goes into a successful move. When we see pictures of people moving, we see boxes being loaded and happy people settling into a new home. What we don’t see is all the coordination and phone calls that happen before those boxes ever get on a truck. My job is to make the move as easy as possible for my clients.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>Tywanquila</b>: On my website, I have a <a href="https://orderyourlife.com/blogs/blog">blog with detailed information about moving</a>. In addition to information about moving in general, there is free advice about moving with pets, moving with children, renting, and even information about making tough decisions. Professional organizers can share this information with their clients and help them better prepare for a move.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">As for <a href="https://orderyourlife.com/collections/all">products</a>, I have created a 71-page moving guide as well as various checklists, forms, and tips. Some of the products are free, others are available for a small fee. There are also <a href="https://orderyourlife.com/collections/moving-labels">moving kits with colorful labels</a> to help make the move go smoothly. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Clients can use the checklists to make sure they don’t forget anything. The labels help clients and movers make sure moving boxes go in the right room. Moving and unpacking are so much easier when everything is labeled.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>Tywanquila</b>: You can find me on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OrderYourLifeLLC">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/OrderYour_Life">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://plus.google.com/100370673745519249532">Google+</a>, and <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/OrderYour_Life/">Pinterest</a>. You can also connect with me via my website, <a href="https://orderyourlife.com/">OrderYourLife.com</a> or email me at <a href="mailto:hello@orderyourlife.com">hello@orderyourlife.com</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Detailed moving checklist (Order Your Life Moving Checklist) - <a href="https://orderyourlife.com/collections/moving-guide/products/order-your-life-moving-checklist">https://orderyourlife.com/collections/moving-guide/products/order-your-life-moving-checklist</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This month we interviewed</span> </span><a href="http://letsbackupyourlife.com/about-me/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Annette Adamska</span></a><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">of </span></span><a href="http://letsbackupyourlife.com/" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Back Up Your Life</a><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></span></h3>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica neue" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Anne: </b>Annette, Why did you become a professional organizer?</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica neue" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><b>Annette</b>: Quite simply, I wanted to help people.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica neue" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Longer version: I realized that my skill set</span><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica neue" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">—</span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica neue" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">innate and professional</span><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica neue" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">—</span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica neue" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">focused on helping people understand their needs, and then working with them to achieve their goals and “get it done”. I began my career as a stage manager in the theater, and the theme of helping people around me achieve a greater goal has remained consistent.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica neue" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Anne: </b>As a Professional Organizer, your unique niche is in helping others organize their life and legacy. What suggestions do you have for those that feel overwhelmed by this task?</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica neue" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><b>Annette: </b>First, take a deep breath! There are so many facets to life and legacy organizing, it is totally normal to get overwhelmed. Take a deep breath, and a pause, and don’t get discouraged.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica neue" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Secondly, talk about it! I think it’s an incredible disservice that our society doesn’t talk about end of life care, or wishes, or what’s important to us as we age. As Benjamin Franklin said, “There is nothing guaranteed except death and taxes.” By sharing our core values and wishes with our loved ones, they can make the best decisions for us when the time comes. Medicine can be so wonderful in so many ways—but it begs the question of: “What does quality of life mean to you?” Everyone has a different answer, which is totally OK. It’s about understanding what your priorities are, and making sure that others know them as well.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica neue" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Lastly: Find trusted advisors to speak with. A good estate attorney and financial planner are key to understanding exactly what you need to have in place, and how to best do it. Remember: we all have our specialties, and the experts will be able to answer questions you have and respond to your scenario. Knowledge really is power; power to understand what the estate and probate laws mean for you, in the state or country you live in.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica neue" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Anne: </b>Why did you decide to specialize in life and legacy organizing?</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica neue" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><b>Annette: </b>I<b> </b>saw a need, and I’m trying to fill it. In 2015, my mother had a catastrophic accident while traveling overseas that left her paralyzed. She died three and a half months later.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica neue" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">There are many products/ways that people can get their lives in order (much like organizing), but I think the human connection is missing. So having a dedicated organizer shepherd you through the process—and facilitating the uncomfortable conversations—is helpful for many people to move forward and close those loops. Quite simply, my work is to help people plan for what matters.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica neue" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Anne: </b>What would you advise your client to do as the first step in life and legacy organizing if they haven’t done anything?</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica neue" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><b>Annette: </b>If you haven’t done anything, your first step should be to fill out your state's advanced health directive/medical proxy form. Many of us will likely have an unexpected medical event pop up; having the information written ensures that your wishes are known, even if you aren’t able to speak for yourself. </span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica neue" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><a href="http://www.caringinfo.org/"><span style="color: #1155cc;">CaringInfo</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica neue" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"> has links to the advance directive form for each state, if you’d like to check it out!</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica neue" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Anne: </b>What is your most surprising discovery about working with clients on their life and legacy organization?</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica neue" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><b>Annette: </b>After managing my mother’s estate and all of her personal belongings, I found it surprisingly straightforward to document what different people will receive in the event of my death. What was <u>much</u> more challenging was thinking of a situation where my husband either precedes me, or we die at the same time, and how (and who) would manage our respective estates. (Hoping that’s not the case, but one that needs to be covered!) It led to interesting conversations about our priorities and the wishes for our respective legacies.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica neue" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Not only did I have an opportunity to evaluate where I’d like my charitable giving to go, but it also led me to add notes for my friends who are beneficiaries in my will. Most of them are to the effect of: “At least half must be used for fantastic travel.” Of course, the receivers of the funds are in no way obligated to actually do that, but them knowing me so well means that I know they would at least consider it!</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div>
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<b style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica neue", sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Anne: </b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica neue" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"> </span><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica neue" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Do you have any information or product that professional organizers can share with their clients?</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica neue" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><br /></span></b> <b><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica neue" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Annette: </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica neue" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://theconversationproject.org/"><span style="color: #1155cc;">The Conversation Project</span></a>: A non-profit </span><span style="background: white; color: #313131; font-family: "helvetica neue" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">dedicated to helping people talk about their wishes for end-of-life care. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica neue" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://www.caringinfo.org/"><span style="color: #1155cc;">CaringInfo</span></a></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica neue" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> (mentioned above). </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica neue" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Being-Mortal-Medicine-What-Matters/dp/1250076226/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1516382603&sr=8-1&keywords=being+mortal+atul+gawande"><span style="color: #1155cc;">Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End</span></a></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica neue" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> by Atul Gawande; truly wonderful book that I wish was required reading.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica neue" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>Anne: </b>Annette, thank you so much for sharing your unique organizing niche it is truly a service that can benefit everyone. What is the best way to connect with you?</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica neue" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/letsbackupyourlife/"><span style="color: #1155cc;">Facebook</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica neue" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">, </span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica neue" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/annette-adamska/"><span style="color: #1155cc;">LinkedIn</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica neue" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">, </span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica neue" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/letsbackupyourlife/"><span style="color: #1155cc;">Instagram</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica neue" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">, and of course my </span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica neue" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><a href="http://letsbackupyourlife.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc;">Website</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica neue" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"> or via email, <a href="mailto:annette@letsbackupyourlife.com">annette@letsbackupyourlife.com</a>.</span></div>
Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524222502299739844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813585724489253111.post-21344503715624358012017-06-12T12:16:00.002-07:002018-11-01T15:36:57.460-07:00Are You Ready to Monetize?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Last week I was a panelist for NAPO's Accelerated Learning Series teleclass on the subject of multiple revenue streams. In case you missed the call, below are the questions the panelists were asked and my responses. If you are thinking of adding a revenue stream to your professional organizing business and have questions, please post here.</span><br />
<b style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></b> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;">What are your multiple streams of income? </b>I have four main categories of streams of income.<b> </b></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>Client work</b> including hands-on client sessions, coaching (I received my certificate of coach training with Denslow Brown and the <a href="http://www.coachapproachfororganizers.com/" style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Coach Approach to Organizers</a>), Virtual Organizing (I received my certificate of virtual organizing training with <a href="http://freedomainconcepts.com/virtual-organizing-training/" style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Sheila Delson</a>), subcontractors for large projects and when my calendar is full and Contained Home Consultant with The Container Store.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b><a href="http://www.instituteprofessionalorganizers.com/index.html" target="_blank">Training Professional Organizers</a></b> including, in-person training seminars, web-based education, downloadable business and client forms.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>Writing/authorship </b>Author of <a href="http://www.instituteprofessionalorganizers.com/html/get_rich_organizing.html" style="text-indent: -0.25in;" target="_blank">Get Rich Organizing </a><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">– </span>self-published and Co-author of <a href="http://www.solutionsforyou.com/html/get_organized_today.html" style="text-indent: -0.25in;" target="_blank">Get Organized Today!</a><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> - publisher.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>Speaking </b>to the<b> </b>general public-organizing skills presentations and <span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Industry Associations-</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Nationally (various NAPO chapters) and </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Internationally (UK 2014 and Japan 2017).</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;">How did you decide you needed multiple streams? </b>It started with the <a href="http://www.instituteprofessionalorganizers.com/index.html" target="_blank">training program</a> for new professional organizers. At the time, I wasn’t thinking that I as adding another stream of income. I saw the need and decided to fill it. It was 2004 and there were very few resources for <b>new</b> <b>professional organizer</b> education and training other than NAPO. NAPO’s education is stellar, but it doesn’t offer the in-person small group learning option or the client practicum experience. At the time NAPO didn’t offer much if any, information on how to start, manage a grow a business—that is what I saw was missing.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.instituteprofessionalorganizers.com/html/business_forms.html" target="_blank">Downloadable business forms and client forms</a> </span></li>
<li><a href="http://www.instituteprofessionalorganizers.com/html/trained.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Web-based training program</span></a></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Book royalties</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Did the administration of your business change when you added multiple revenue streams? </b>No, I’m a bit of a control freak so I have not outsourced admin other than payroll. My husband is my webmaster and IT department, which helps immensely. It’s also about having the right tools to support your infrastructure such as QuickBooks and Outlook (CRM, scheduling, email).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><b>Has there been any significant </b>i</span><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;">mpact or pain from additional revenue streams? </b>When I started my organizing business I thought of it as a part-time job—and that’s what I wanted because my kids were in grade school and I wanted to be home when they got home from school and work less in the summer too. The beginning of the summer of my second year in business is when I started the training program business. When I wasn’t working with clients I was writing curriculum for the training program. The IMPACT was I never spent less time working in the summer and the PAIN was that first summer my kids spent almost every day in summer camps!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;">What is your favorite stream of income and does it have anything to do with your personality? </b>Training because it covers all the elements; working with clients, teaching, speaking, writing, mentoring, staying current with the industry, running a business, and marketing. I’m an introvert, so I’m rather surprised that this is my favorite—you would think it would be writing a book, but it wasn’t—that was hard!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Do you run your business under different brands and why?</b><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Different because they are two distinct forms of revenue and customers.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><a href="http://www.solutionsforyou.com/index.html" target="_blank">SolutionsForYou</a> is hands-on organizing and the general public is the customer.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><a href="http://www.instituteprofessionalorganizers.com/index.html" target="_blank">Institute for Professional Organizing</a> is education and training and the customer is a new professional organizer.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;">What is your secret sauce to running multiple streams of income? </b>Begin with the end in mind. Know why you are adding the revenue stream. For example my book’s audience is a very niche population—new professional organizers. I didn’t write the book to make a lot of money. I wrote the book to reach the audience during an economic downturn time when they couldn’t afford the self-study program let alone fly to Portland for a seminar. It was important to me (and still is) that new professional organizers have access to education and training for not only how to work with clients but how to be a successful business owner. Surprisingly, the book has produced a very nice passive income for my business.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Have a written business plan.<span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">It becomes your roadmap to success or without it your roadmap to failure.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Don’t wait to add subcontractors or employees– they will save your back and you can get big projects done faster—better with a team approach.<span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Together we are better!</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">If you choose to write a book, hire an editor.</span></li>
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Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524222502299739844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813585724489253111.post-74866362187767587532014-07-07T15:13:00.000-07:002018-11-01T15:37:19.207-07:00Reminiscing<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Over the long holiday weekend, I was flipping through our 2013 client practicum photos and decided to create a video of them for the participants and to share with others interested in starting their career as a professional organizer. Enjoy!</span><br />
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Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00524222502299739844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813585724489253111.post-89985695587495525172013-07-02T10:44:00.002-07:002018-11-01T15:37:31.483-07:00I love what I do!<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Today I’m preparing for the <a href="http://www.instituteprofessionalorganizers.com/html/seminar_training.html" target="_blank">July 15-17 Layer 2 Seminar</a> training and client practicum. I was reviewing the May participant’s remarks to capture improvements to the training curriculum and thought I would share their feedback:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><b>Jenee</b> - <span style="background: white; color: #333333;">Anne and her 3 day seminar really are amazing! Her program was beyond what I expected, she goes the extra mile for every part of it. The only thing I would change is the distance that separates us (Florida-Oregon). Anne truly has so much to offer to this industry, I'm glad I had the opportunity to learn from the best! As I continue in this field I'm excited to have her as a mentor.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><b>Elida</b> - <span style="background: white; color: #333333;">The training seminar, was rejuvenating! It exceeded my expectations and experience! Anne is extremely professional and of course organized!! I love when things just flow and stay on track, and the seminar did just that!</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><b>Marie</b> - <span style="background: white; color: #333333;">I found the <a href="http://www.instituteprofessionalorganizers.com/index.html" target="_blank">Institute for ProfessionalOrganizers</a> training to be invaluable in taking my business to the next level. Although I had already worked with several clients on my own, the hands-on client practicum was an excellent experience. It gave me the opportunity to ask questions from an experienced organizer in the midst of working with the client. I really enjoyed the in-class review of our business plans, etc. I love that kind of small-group brainstorming and I get ideas when I hear others talk about their plans. Since I need to work on being more comfortable around presenting my business, having us stand up and present our plans using the video screen, would have been great practice. I would definitely recommend this training to others.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><b>Debbie</b> - <span style="background: white; color: #333333;">I couldn't be happier with my training with the Institute for Professional Organizers. Each layer is very thorough. The information provided on business basics and needs assessment is priceless. It has given me the needed knowledge to start my business and serve the client in a sensitive, educated way. I highly recommend this training.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><b>Deanne</b> - <span style="background: white; color: #333333;">The experience that was generated in terms of exposure to a random work environment with little to no information on the client with a team of people you know little to nothing about was a uniquely valuable training exercise. It's an opportunity to "think on the fly" without carrying the full burden of responsibility for the project as you implement the concept of team work. It's an opportunity to be exposed to varying methods of approach and thinking that will either force you to think outside the box to learn a new way of approaching a problem or it will confirm the practices you already implement when working with a client and be that silent confidence boost we all need as we grow our services and professionalism.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #333333;">Susan</span></b><span style="background: white; color: #333333;"> </span><span style="background: white;">- </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">There are not enough words to express how grateful I am to have Anne Blumer of the Institute for Professional Organizers as my professional organizing mentor. Anne's achievements and expertise, and her willingness to share is invaluable. Anne has an incredible talent for inspiring others</span>. My deepest thanks!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="background: white; color: #333333;"><br /></span> <span style="background: white; color: #333333;">I learn so much from each seminar and every participant. I can't wait for the next seminar. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">I love what I do!</span></span></div>
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