Why You Should Hire a Certified Professional Organizer

	A certified professional organizer has the credentials and the experience to serve you better
	A certified professional organizer can help clients cut expenses by ferreting out processes, activities, or tools that are no longer serving their purpose.
	Certification conveys my standards of competence and ethics. It also conveys that I am current in my organizing practices
	Being Certified validates my knowledge and experience based on the highest industry and psychometric standards
	Being Certified demonstrates my self-confidence, professional commitment, and personal initiative in a professional environment governed by rigorous standards.
	If you don't understand why you accumulate, it will come back again
	Professional Organizers serve as holistic "clutter doctors"
	Remove the cause of disorganization, as well its symptoms
	Create a lasting change in your home environment and your organizational habits
	Organizing is more than just cleaning out
	Gives you a fresh perspective and keeps you motivated and focused
	Acts as a counselor and a coach with an objective point of view
	Guides you in making space for the life you want to live now
	Helps you realize the key to letting go. Keeping too much of the past makes it hard to find room for the future.

Requirements for Success

	Acquire and learn to use the appropriate organizing supplies Containers, shelving, racks, desk accessories, drawer dividers
	Learn practical, useful, concrete information Easy to understand organizing techniques that you can implement yourself
	Set up proven, effective, easy-to-use organizing systems Standardized methods for handling paper, workload, and daily activities

Common Principles

	The simplification of daily responsibilities Reducing the amount of time and energy spent on routine activities
	The reduction of all forms of clutter Getting rid of anything that wastes time, space, energy, or money
	The creation of systems that make everyday tasks easier Developing effective routines and standardized procedures

What Does a Professional Organizer Do

	I can help you change a disorganized environment Re-organizing storage, home or office layout, cleaning out the "clutter"
	I help change behaviors that cause disorganization Procrastination, failure to plan ahead, accumulation of "excess stuff"
	I monitor and encourage your ongoing progress Through follow-up visits, phone calls, coaching, "homework" assignments
	I teach organizing techniques -- also keep clients motivated and focused I wear many hats -- educator, resource, coach, cheerleader, project manager

The Role of a Certified Professional Organizer

	Cultivate: As a professional organizer I not only set up systems, I am there to affect, develop and nurture the change process.
	Set in Motion: As a professional organizer I need to help set in motion the transfer of skills and help move the organizing project forward.
	Support Change: They Want: As a professional organizer I need to understand my clients’ goals and the change they want to achieve, not necessarily the change I think you need.
	Discover the Challenges and Barriers: As a professional organizer, I am there to understand the challenges, barriers and constraints that have gotten in the way of your organizational success. More importantly I must address those barriers in our sessions and provide options and solutions.
	Confidence: As a professional organizer I need to have faith, belief and confidence in my clients so that they can be successful in the organizational process
	Champion: As a professional organizer I need to be my clients’ champion and support them in the organizational process.

Here are some answers to questions you may have:

	I am accredited through the Board of Certified Professional Organizers.
	My fees are based on the hourly rate with a 6 hour minimum for all sessions
	All organizing work is done in your home, however I can go shopping with you or without you for supplies.
	I will supply the labels.
	It takes time to organize so don't expect the entire house to be done in one session, see page "How Long It Takes" for more information.
	I work solely with you. No other people come with me.
	Half of the focus is assisting you on learning how to maintain the systems we develop together.

Why should people organize their lives?

When you’re not organized, your time is filled up with trying to find things. Being organized lifts the stress automatically out of your life—it’s fantastic. Once you’re more organized, you can spend more time enjoying life, having fun and doing things you enjoy, instead of playing catch-up all the time. You will also have the confidence to attack tasks that you would never think to do. It is very empowering.

What feelings can people expect when they’re first getting organized?

People get stressed, and they may feel fear and guilt. There’s a lot of, “I can’t do this,” “It’s too difficult,” or “I’m afraid.” Obviously they are very overwhelmed!

How do I help them move beyond these fears?

I try to be very calm and nonjudgmental. I get to know my clients, so I know when to push them and when to be delicate, based on their situations. I help my clients get over their fears by getting them started and finishing the project which is very gratifying for them

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