The Simple Secret of Professional Organizers' Success

I spent about 2 hours going through old files this morning, shredding and tossing and making new files. I felt like I was my own client, and that felt great! In the midst of this happy toss-fest, I got to wondering why I was able to sit myself down and do the work alone, while so many people need the help of a professional organizer to accomplish the same result.

Most clients are:
   • Overwhelmed; stuck and unable to make progress on their own
   • Unsure of the decisions they are making in the process
   • Have difficulty prioritizing and creating a plan of attack
   • Don’t understand the basic principles of organization, storage, accessibility and usability

But there’s another crucial factor in the process; the accountability and focus factor. Having someone in your space to help you with a project — any project — forces you to focus on that task, even when you may have been putting it off for years. It also creates an atmosphere of accountability that doesn’t exist when the client works alone. Clients then discover a motivation they didn’t realize they had and are able to move forward.

Very much like hiring a personal trainer or a life coach, when you hire an organizer, you’re not only hiring someone to bring their judgment and expertise to your situation, but also to bring your energy and time together so you can be held accountable to focus on the issue and create the positive result you desire.

Posted September 13, 2007, filed in Clutter Control Products, Clutter Hacks