Posts by Anne Blumer
Working with Clients and Students Virtually – 2020 – Changing Course Direction
During a networking Zoom meeting this morning, someone announced, “Two months until Christmas!” The end of 2020 will be here before we know it. 2020 has been, to say the least, a challenging year to navigate. The way I planned to do business this year is not at all how I am doing business. But,…
Read MoreWorking With Clients – The Pros and Cons of Working Virtually
The pandemic has thrown a curveball at working with your clients–how to keep both you and your client safe. If you are not comfortable working with clients in-person using PPE, you might want to consider working with them virtually. Virtual organizing has its pros and cons to consider for both you and your client: Pros…
Read More2021 Training Program Schedule Now Available
When you create and grow something of your own, when you get a sense of your purpose, when you see a path to prosperity and be your own boss, you can never go back. Start your organizing business now. You have so much possibility. Layer One TRAINED Online – Anytime Start this now to be…
Read MoreWorking with Clients – Paper Management
A simple approach working with clients to organize their paper information is the ART of Paper Management. The ART of Paper Management Information comes to us in many forms but most predominately in paper form. It arrives from snail mail, email, children’s backpacks, spouse’s briefcases, and many other avenues. We know how we obtain paper…
Read MoreWorking with Clients – Students
Parents need help organizing their children and their homework (typically middle school students with ADHD). The challenges of transitioning from one teacher in elementary school to many teachers in middle school often take students, and parents, by surprise. The virtual classroom can be challenging for students, teachers, and parents. Now is an excellent opportunity for…
Read MoreWorking With Clients – The Senior Population
“As the year 2011 began on Jan. 1, the oldest members of the Baby Boom generation celebrated their 65th birthday. In fact, on that day, today, and for every day for the next 19 years, 10,000 baby boomers will reach age 65.”[1] And that is just in the United States. In 2003, when I started…
Read MoreOur Fast Track Method™ Training Program – Now Virtual!
Start Your Professional Organizing Business Today! Our goal is to expediently provide you with the comprehensive knowledge needed to have a highly successful and personally rewarding career as a professional organizer at an affordable investment. The following is included in our Layer One and Layer Two Fast Track Method™ Training Program: The knowledge and skills…
Read MoreWorking With Clients Who Have ADHD – A Case Study
ADHD is caused by a neurobiological difference in the brain, which can interfere with such areas as learning, cognitive and organizational processing, socialization, and general life performance. Client Background Angela discovered and communicated to me that when her son was diagnosed with ADHD, she too was diagnosed with ADHD. When a child has ADHD, one…
Read MoreWorking With Clients – Body Doubling
I discovered body doubling working with my client, Trudy. Trudy is a highly educated and successful professional. She is married with two children and originally from Norway. In 2004, she approached me after my organizing presentation at an organizing supply store. She introduced herself and said, “I think you might be able to help me.” We…
Read MoreWorking With Clients – The Chronically Disorganized
First, What is Chronic Disorganization? Chronic disorganization is having a history of disorganization in which self-help efforts to change have failed, an undermining of the quality of life due to disorganization, and the expectation of future disorganization. How do you identify a chronically disorganized client from a situationally disorganized client? You can ask your client…
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