Is it Fact or is it Fiction?

Today I want to share with you some of the statements I hear from clients and from people that I talk to when I'm trying to educate them on what Professional Organizers do and how we can help them. 

See if you've had any of these same thoughts and if you have, whether or not the answers are indeed FACT or FICTION !

• “Organizing is a mysterious talent”

Fact: Organizing is a skill anyone can learn

 

• “Organizing is an overwhelming, hopeless chore”

Fact: No matter what you’re organizing, how huge the backlog, organizing boils down to the same very simple process. Organizing can be fun by producing a gratifying sense of clarity, focus, and accomplishment.

 

• “I have to spend a small fortune on bins, baskets and special gizmos to get organized”

 



Fiction: A lot of people already have items in their house that can be used to get you started. If looks aren’t important to you, you can recycle many items you may have around the house.

 

 

• “It’s impossible to stay organized”

Fact: Organizing is sustainable, if your system is built around the way you think and designed to grow and adapt with you as your life and work change. It requires monitoring and ongoing efforts until it becomes ingrained.

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  “Organizing is a non-productive use of time”

Fact: Today’s lifestyles move much more rapidly than it did 50 years ago, which provides us with more opportunities and demands on our time. In this environment, people who are organized will thrive. Those who are disorganized will have difficulty making decisions, unsure of which way to turn. Organizing has become a survival skill for the twenty first century.

 

• “I'd be embarrassed to have you see my messy house"   

Fiction: Well, that may be a fact, you might be embarrassed, but I always tell people, "Are you embarrassed to tell your doctor that you're sick?" "Are you embarrassed to tell your mechanic that your car's not driving right?"  A good organizer understands there are different issues that may have caused you to lose control of your space. They are trained to listen and to help you find effective solutions that will bring your space back into balance with your life. Professional Organizers can approach your issues with “the eyes of a stranger” and provide non-judgmental feedback that can help you.

 

No matter whether you were right or wrong in your answers, there's no better way to see how an organizer can help you create the vision you have for your space than to make an appointment with one and talk to them about your concerns. Chances are, you may be surprised how easy it can be to achieve your goals.