People often ask me how I got my organizing skill.
Here’s the truth. Those of us who have the gift of organization naturally see patterns. Patterns help us see all the ways to group items. Understanding how to group creates clarity. Clarity helps you prioritize possessions into spaces or To Do’s on a calendar. Those priorities become the patterns on your calendar, planning how to run your errands, how to organize a space/home/office, how to manage a project or just how to get through your To Do list.
Here’s another truth. Being organized is not anal, uptight, obsessive, unimaginative or lacking intelligence. We are people who are drawn to color coding, grouping like items and organizing spaces because it makes us happy to create beautiful, peaceful, inviting, functioning environments others enjoy.
If you don’t fall into the organized group, that’s OK. We all have special gifts. No one gift is greater than another. All are needed in this world because it takes a village just to get through each day. I’m thankful for my gift. I’m thankful others have different gifts.
I’m most thankful for the help of my vast village:
Our clients who keep asking us to use our talent in their home/businessOur clients who refer us to their friends
The client who has referredme to everyone she meets creating 10 new clients
The client who became my Life Coach
My mom who is my Editor & found Joy Weber, SO’s first team Professional Organizer
Jennifer Barnaby who connected me with Kristen Badowski, SO’s social media expert
My niece who is my SEO expert while at Columbia Journalism Grad School
My cousin, Kirk, who told me from the beginning I could do this
My friend, Beth Gonzalez, who helped me create my first 2 logos
My childhood friends, Kerry, Cathy, & Jan who hired me from day one
My childhood friends, Heidi, Jan, Lesa, who helped me hone my skill during sleepovers
My BFF, Kerry Yates, who has created the SO current logo/branding & keeps me on track
NAPO & NAPO DFW colleagues who teach me, support me & understand me
The Apple team at Willowbend who held my hand while I created my first website
My special guy, Ken Jolly, who agrees to tackle all the organizing things I suggest
Everyone who reads SO blogs & social media posts
Everyone who thinks I’m amazing…which is everyone on this list
