Professional Organizer Training

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Are you interested in becoming a professional organizer? We support the Institute for Professional Organizers™ Fast Track Method™ Training Self-Study Program developed by experienced organizers. 

You will learn how to start your professional organizing business and how to organize. The program includes 8 hours of online videos, a comprehensive manual, and personal coaching. You can study from the comfort of your own home.

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  What does a Professional Organizer do?
 
• Determine specific organizing needs for their clients by completing needs assessments
• Develop individualized organizing plans of action for clients
• Choose the best organizing systems for their clients, so they will be able to easily maintain their home environment on a long-term basis
• Select appropriate organizing products
• Conduct a routine follow-up with their clients to make sure their new organizing systems are working well for them
• Organize and declutter kitchens
• Conduct Time Management Workshops
• Declutter and organize basements
• Paper Management, including action files and reference files
• Conduct Declutter Workshops
• Write books or articles about organizing the home
• Organize and declutter garages
• Virtual online organizing
• Declutter and organize attics
• Coaching about organization, including phone consultations
• Home office organization
• Closet organization
• Residential organizing
• Business organizing 

Video Titled "Clutter Video Tip: Fixes for Organizing Kitchen Cabinets"

Why Do You Think Our Homes Accumulate Clutter?

• Clutter may be caused be delayed decisions.

• You haven't taken the time to decide on appropriate areas to keep your specific items in your home.

• Procrastination: maybe you feel overwhelmed about organizing or decluttering your house.

• You may be experiencing that frustrating "all or nothing" feeling about home organization. For example: you may think to yourself, "I will never have enough time to get my organizing projects done. There is just too much to do. So, why should I even start?"

• Maybe, you have a very busy family schedule and you haven't been using a good weekly/monthly planner for routine chores/tasks in the home.

• Possibly, the family doesn't realize your home organization goals and you may get easily distracted with many interruptions throughout the day. It may be very helpful for you to communicate your short-term and long-term organizing goals with your family. You may decide to have family members participate in your plan. This may be especially important in helping to keep your home maintained after you have everything set up the way you like it.

• You may have felt the lack of energy or motivation to complete organizing projects in the past.

• Often times, a major lifestyle change may cause a change in the normal flow of organization in your home. Here are a few examples: a birth or a death in the family, new marriage or a divorce, job relocation, or health problems.

Clutter Can Affect Your Life in a Negative Way

• Clutter can take up lots of extra space in a home. Think of how much more additional space you may have available after you get rid of any unnecessary clutter.

• You may be using a lot of your valuable time to take care of all the material things in your house.

• You could be spending extra money for duplicate items that you have been purchasing because you haven't been able to find the things that you were looking for in your house.
  

• Many people say they lack energy because they are tired of maintaining all the material things they have accumulated over the years.

• They don't have enough time to take good care of themselves or to enjoy their favorite hobbies and outlets.

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Finding a Healthy Everyday Balance

Finding a healthy balance between work and relaxation isn't always easy. We exist in a modern world of technology which allows people to communicate via phone, computers, and tablets at almost any time. Information is coming at us from all directions, such as: television, radio, newspapers, internet resources, etc.

So many moms are juggling their professional careers, while trying to do their best to also raise a family. It is common for many people to feel somewhat overwhelmed and frustrated with their lives because they aren't achieving that comforting sense of balance. They are searching for solutions to decrease stress and chaos in their lives.

Time management and organizational skills can be a tremendous help in developing new habits and skills to get the work and home environment more controllable. Often times, there doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day to get everything done to satisfaction.

Taking the time to make positive, creative changes in your life can really mean the difference between simply making a living or living a healthy, balanced life. You can learn how to take control of your home environment. When your home is decluttered and organized, you will save time when doing your daily and weekly household chores. You will also save time because you will not need to run around searching for things.

The best bonus of becoming organized is that you will have more time for you, so you can do the things you truly enjoy in life, such as: hobbies, healthy cooking, exercise, writing, and spending quality time with family and friends.

When you begin to declutter and organize your home remember to prioritize what is needed and important to you. Use good judgement and be decisive about what you keep. You have a specific amount of useable space in your home, sometimes referred to as "prime real estate" by professional organizers for those material items you need and treasure.

Decide what you don't need. You can donate those items to a charitable organization or sell the items. If you aren't using the items, chances are someone else can enjoy and appreciate the items that you no longer need or want anymore.

Contain things in an organized manner. Many professional organizers use clear plastic containers that can be easily labeled. Try to store "like" items together. Find the perfect place or "home" for all your items, so you can easily find them and access them quickly when needed. Don't forget to schedule time to maintain your new organized environment.

How to Declutter and Organize Your House

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You may decide to start in the one area of your home that causes you the most frustration.

You will want to begin by planning your organizing or decluttering project.

Plan an appropriate amount of time for your individual projects. Four hours may be a great amount of time, but even if you have an hour or 30 minutes, you may accomplish a decent amount of work. 

After you become accustomed to decluttering and organizing your house, you may easily find that even 15 minutes a day may be helpful if you are busy.

Get your supplies ready, such as: garbage bags, boxes for sorting, labels, etc. You will want to wait until you declutter to buy specific storage containers that you will need to use on a long-term basis.

It is helpful to decide in advance what you want to do with any items that you definitely decide to get rid of for sure. Some examples: local charity, local consignment store, junk removal service, or a future yard sale. 

It is helpful to have items removed quickly after your organizing project is completed. It is always a good idea to completely finish one project before you begin another.

Remember to stick with one area that you are working on and do not jump into other rooms at the same time. Focus on one project at time to increase your efficiency.

Some people enjoy working with an accountable friend and they find that method to be motivating.

Others may have a need or desire to hire a Professional Organizer to help them develop specific organizing systems and storage solutions.