The Art of Organizing

No one ever calls me for an appointment when things are working smoothly.  Instead, I get asked in when a mess or pile has gotten out of control.  Often the mess in question sounds, over the phone, exactly like other piles I've encountered. 

Yet I've learned, after more than a decade in business, that no two organizing challenges are the same.  Just as every client is different and unique, so is every pile.  What works in one situation doesn't necessarily work in another. 

The art of organizing is to know which strategies will solve any given organizing challenge.  It takes skill and experience to discern the real problem behind a mess, explain it to those affected, and then clean it up.  This is why people hire professional organizers -- because we can make their lives work better by making the messes go away.

If you'd like to whip your own personal mess into shape, click here to learn more about my organizing services. 

If you're a professional organizer and want to develop your high-level organizing skills, I'd love to share my knowledge and experience with you.  Since 1994, I've created a nationally-recognized model for doing holistic client needs assessments.  Using the
Eyes of a Stranger Method™, I can teach you to see what's really going on in any environment, identify the underlying problems, then solve them using basic organizing principles.  I've also developed a whole packet of materials you can use to bring valuable information to your clients.

The details about my next training and certification workshops can be found here.
 

Two Testimonials

• "If you are interested in Transformation take Kathy Waddill’s Eyes of a Stranger™ needs assessment training!  It’s an extraordinary value for your clients and you. 
  
  For your clients, it is a brilliant, collaborative process that empowers them to:

1. See the totality of their home/life,
2. Learn why it is the way it is, and
3. Receive a written plan on how to make the changes they want to make.

You create this for them and with them. 

If that is not enough reason to take the training, consider this…

The safe, judgment-free environment that Kathy provides her clients, she also creates for her students.  During the full-day training, you are immersed in listening, seeing, speaking and finally experiencing the Eyes of a Stranger Method™.

Kathy promises value and she delivers.  I trusted her promise (after hearing the tape of her presentation at the NAPO 2005 National Conference) and flew from the east coast for this full-day training.  It was worth it!" 

                                           -- Susan Colket, Organize By Desire, Titusville, NJ
 

• "Kathy's Eyes of a Stranger™ needs assessment training taught me an insightful method to use with my clients to help them discover the sources of their home disorganization.  The on-site exercises were a great way to test the theories.  The thorough debriefings after each exercise ensured that all students truly understood the material.  The handouts are excellent and very professionally done.  I really appreciated Kathy preparing a set of forms for us to take home.  I can begin offering this value-added service to my clients immediately and highly recommend the training!"
  
                                             -- Constance Faith Shanti, Organizer to the Rescue, Danville, CA
   

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