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	The Organizing Process
	By Ramona Creel

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• organizing is more than just cleaning out
• if you don't understand why you accumulate, it will come back again
• Professional Organizers serve as holistic "clutter doctors"
• eradicate the cause of disorganization, as well its symptoms
• create a lasting change in your environment and your organizational habits

• learn practical, useful, concrete information
• (easy-to-understand organizing techniques that you can implement yourself)
• acquire and learn to use the appropriate organizing supplies
• (containers, shelving, racks, desk accessories, drawer dividers, etc.)
• set up proven, effective, easy-to-use organizing systems
• (standardized methods for handling paper, workload, and daily activities)

• Professional Organizers come in all varieties
• focus on all areas -- home, office, paper, space, time, etc.
• despite differences, all organizers apply 3 common principles to work
• 1) the reduction of all forms of clutter
• (getting rid of anything that wastes time, space, energy, or money)
• 2) the creation of systems that make everyday jobs easier
• (developing effective routines and standardized procedures)
• 3) the simplification of daily responsibilities
• (reducing the amount of time and energy spent on routine activities)

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

 

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