I love what A Red Bench is doing.
A Red Bench started a teleclass business for professional organizers a couple of years back.
The owners are aware that more and more organizers are looking for continuing education and they’re providing the classes that many of us need.
In just a few days, Mindy Godding presents a class [...]
Fri, February 26 2010 » Education, Events » No Comments
Visionary organizer and author Judith Kolberg will be presents Organizing Generation X, a teleclass for professional organizers.
Judith’s classes are always uniquely insightful and full of interesting concepts to ponder.
Class date: Tuesday February 16, 2010
Time: 8pm ET, 7pm CT, 6pm MT, 5pm PT
Description:
In 2010, Gen Xers will be 28-48 years old. They hold sway in [...]
Thu, February 4 2010 » Education » No Comments
Get Organized Month (January) is winding up this week with a few big, bigger, BIGGEST EVENTS!
Telesummit (big)
The first is the Organizing Telesummit, hosted by yours truly - with 13 teleclasses for organizers and those who want to get organized.
It’s not too late to get in on classes the rest of the week such as: Feng [...]
Tue, January 26 2010 » Education, Events » 2 Comments
What does it take to become a Certified Professional Organizer®?
How many hours of experience does it take?
Is there a test? Who can take it?
How do I take a test?
You can get all of your questions answered by the Board of Certification for Professional Organizers. The board is having a free tele-call just to answer all [...]
Sun, January 24 2010 » Education, Events, Q&A, Uncategorized » No Comments
Another great class just popped up on the Organizer U. radar:
Help Clients Manage the Paper Crisis
This comes to you from my friends over at a red bench. They offer educational teleclasses and memberships for professional organizers.
It is smack dab in the middle of our own Organizing Telesummit 2010 (there is still time to sign up!) [...]
Thu, January 21 2010 » Education, Events, Uncategorized » No Comments
Two nice articles this week for professional organizers come from the community.
Fortunately, there are more PO’s writing for PO’s… helping to further your education.
This article about organizing strategies for people with learning disabilities is from Just for Organizers.
You can subscribe to the Just For Organizers newsletter here.
If you are interested in getting into the business [...]
Fri, January 8 2010 » Education, Events, How To » 1 Comment
Announcing the First Ever
Organizing Telesummit 2010
A week of teleclasses for professional organizers and people who want to get organized
January 25 - 29, 2010
Hosted by Organizer U. and the ZING list
Learn to organize from the comfort of your own couch!
You also pay $0.00 for air-fare, hotel, and other travel expenses that you would pay for attending [...]
Fri, December 25 2009 » Business Tools, Education, Events, Marketing » No Comments
One of the best ways to keep educating yourself in the organizing business is to read.
We don’t have many places to take courses. We don’t have on-line programs. But we do have books.
Most books are written for the public, the people who wan to become organized. But by reading and following the methods, strategies, and [...]
Thu, November 5 2009 » Business Tools, Education, Statistics » No Comments
The most popular question I get is, “How do I start an organizing business?”
There is more to running a business than just knowing how to organize. In fact, if all you can do is organize, than you probably should not run a business. There are many hats to wear when you have your own company: [...]
Tue, October 13 2009 » Business Tools, Education, Q&A » No Comments
Q: How can I find an apprenticeship before starting my own business?
Julie, Plymouth, MN
A: Many organizers are open to having others watch and shadow, while others are not. They often feel they have worked hard to develop processes and procedures and do not think it is fair to give that information away without some kind [...]
Sat, September 12 2009 » Education, Uncategorized » No Comments
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