With many clients away on vacation, you may find yourself with extra time to work on your business. Fortunately, there are plenty of opportunities for you to acquire additional skills, even if you’re facing a seasonal drop in income or just starting out and don’t have a generous budget.
Archive for teleclasses
I’ve often said that if one wanted to, it would be possible to attend a seminar, workshop, webinar or teleclass on a topic of interest every single week, if not every day! Most of us don’t have quite that much time (or training budget) available, but it is important to keep on learning. Here are a few events taking place over the next couple of months that you just may want to consider.
Since it was formally established in 2001, the National Study Group on Chronic Disorganization (NSGCD) has been a valuable resource for professional organizers and related professionals searching for ways to assist their chronically disorganized clients.
Although some organizers are extra busy in the summer, for others, work seems to slow right down while their clients are in vacation mode. Fortunately, there are many ways to fill your time that will benefit your business in the months to come. If you don’t already have a list of projects to work on when you have the time, here are a few ideas to get you started.
This time of year, we’re all thinking about ways to improve ourselves, both personally and professionally. If professional development is on your list for 2010, there are lots of things happening this month to help you start working towards your goals, all from the comfort of your own home.
by Janet
November
11th,
2009
There have been quite a few major events for professional organizers this fall, and since many of you can only spare the time and funds to attend one (or maybe not even that), I’ve recruited some special people to let you know what you’ve missed. We’ve already heard about the POAA and AAPO conferences, and today Janine Adams is here to tell us all about the recent NSGCD Conference.
I blogged fairly recently about the monthly teleclasses for professional organizers offered by A Red Bench, but they’ve just announced a free class scheduled for Monday, August 10 that I’m sure you won’t want to miss. In addition to their coaching service, A Red Bench, Angela Ploetz and Christa Wagner each operate their own successful organizing businesses, so they’ve learned a thing or two about effective time management, and are planning to share some of their secrets in their free teleclass, Ask The Organizer: How We Get The Right Things Done (without going crazy).
“I love to organize, and I’m good at it too! In fact, I could probably be pretty successful as a professional organizer if I could just land a few more clients… someone said I didn’t seem confident enough, so I changed my approach, but now I think I’m scaring people off! What can I do? I’m an organizer, not a salesperson!”
There’s no question that social media has taken the world by storm. In addition to business-oriented sites like LinkedIn, micro-blogging tools like Twitter, and one-size-fits-all sites like Facebook and Plaxo, there are lots of new sites dedicated to professional organizers and other special interest groups. If you’re in any doubt, check out some of these Social Media Statistics.
If you’ve become a professional organizer because organizing comes to you naturally, you may find yourself frustrated when some of your clients just don’t seem to “get it.” It’s so important to recognize that right-brained creative types see the world very differently than those who are left-brained, and equally important to your success as a professional organizer that you learn to adapt your strategies when you’re working with creative individuals.
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