Welcome to the Motivation issue of the Professional Organizers Blog Carnival! If you’re looking for some new approaches to motivate your organizing clients, you’ll want to set aside a little time to read the many ideas submitted by our readers. If you see something you especially like, be sure to leave a comment or share it with your social network!

I’d like to kick this Carnival off by congratulating our two new Professional Organizers Blog Carnival Star Bloggers, who have now participated in 10 or more editions of the Professional Organizers Blog Carnival:
Ramona Creel – Staying Motivated To Reach Your Goals
Lisa Montanaro – Do You Suffer From Temporary Organizing Paralysis?
Thank you to Lisa, Ramona, and everyone else who participated this month! And now, the rest of the posts:
Janine Adams – The magic of linking new routines to old
Audrey Cupo – Do You Whistle While You Work?
Jodi Granok – A New Way to Look at New Year’s Resolutions
Linda Samuels – Futzing, Putzing & Getting Motivated
Clare Kumar – Getting Good at Letting Go
Barbara Tako – Quit trying to get motivated to clear clutter: Just do it
Pauline Wiles – Pin Up a Picture: 7 Tips to Muster Motivation
Geralin Thomas – Motivation: ABC, MP3
Ellen Delap – Motivation for Organization
Elaine Shannon – Routines or Rituals, how do you get stuff done?
Stephanie LH Calahan – Monday Motivation – When You Fall Do You Get Back Up?
Deb Lee – GO Month Day 6: How to Stay Motivated
Margaret Lukens – Following Through: The Pink Poker Solution
Tracy Hoth – Motivation – Where Do I Find It?
Our theme next month will be Organizing Home Offices, and we’re accepting submissions from now until noon EST on Monday, March 7.



Thanks, Janet, for hosting!
I especially like the reminder of the importance of whistling while you work… and the video in Stephanie’s post (When You Fall Do You Get Back Up) is absolutely inspirational: go watch it!
Read The English Organizer’s post: Decor for Calm and Focus
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Pauline, I’m really pleased you that you joined the Carnival this month. I always enjoy reading the ways different organizers approach a subject, especially the creative use of words, images, and even video.
Read Janet Barclay’s post: How to Easily Spice Up Your Blog with Images