Like a Personal Trainer

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Happy New Year!  I’m looking forward to 2013 and all that it may bring, and I hope you are too.  I usually make a few New Year’s Resolutions.  Do you?  If getting organized and loosing weight are on your resolution list, you’re not alone.  They’re two of the most popular resolutions people make.  So, I’m not surprised to see all the weight loss and gym membership ads on television.  In fact, I think what I do as a Certified Professional Organizer® is very similar to what a Personal Trainer does.  Please let me explain!
Like a Personal Trainer

How am I, a Certified Professional Organizer® like a Personal Trainer?  I can list five similarities for you.

1.  I’m hired to assist you to reach a specific goal.
2.  I work with you one-on-one for a designated time, which for me is a minimum of two hours.
3.  I encourage, educate and motivate to the best of my ability in my area of expertise.
4.  I’m there to hold you accountable and help you get the job done.
5.  I can help you set up a long term action plan to stay on track.

So, if you’re ready to take the Personal Trainer approach to organizing, I’m ready to assist you.

 

Organizing Mail

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Tip:  Fill your mailbox with happy mail by removing yourself from unwanted and junk mailing list.  Try these websites:

1.  www.dmaconsumers.org

2.  www.junkmailstopper.com

3.  www.catalogchoice.org

Organizing by Use

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Tip:  Store items where you use them.  For example, no mater where you read, whether it’s in bed, on the couch, at the kitchen table or in your favorite chair in the den, make space for what you read close to where you read it.

To Keep or Not Keep

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Tip:  If making the decision to keep or not keep is too difficult, do the following.  Pack up the items and label the container with a list of contents and the date the items were packed.  Store the container in an out of the way location for one year.  If you look for items in the container within the year, consider keeping those items only.  If you don’t, get rid of all the items in the container.

Containers for Organizing

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Tip:  When searching for an appropriate container to store items, take these 5 aspects into consideration, proper fit, durability, manageability, dimensions, and labeling options.  Remember that function should take prescience over ascetics.  I recommend getting a container you like, because you’ll be much more apt to use it.