What is a Professional Organizer?

What is a Professional Organizer?

Essentially, a professional organizer is someone who helps other people to take control of their surroundings. They do it by designing systems and processes based on tried and true organizational principles. They also work to educate the public on various organizational solutions as well as the resulting benefits they can expect.

So now that we know what a professional organizer is, let's take a closer look at some of the things that a professional organizer does.

What Does a Professional Organizer do?

An easier question to answer would probably be, "What doesn't a professional organizer do?" 

These are just some examples of some of the various tasks professional organizers regularly perform: 

·         Residential organization

·         Business organization

·         Time Management

·         Paper Management

·         Clutter Control

·         Chronic disorganization repair

·         Behavior modification

·         Space planning

·         Filing

·         Coaching

·         Wardrobe organization

·         Closet system design

·         Event planning

·         Errand running

·         Personal shopping

·         Financial management

·         Memorabilia/photo organization (like scrap-booking)

·         Packing & Moving

·         Records management

·         Various types of training & education

·         Computer organization

·         Designing and organizing kitchen spaces

·         Public speaking and seminars; and

·         Home office organization

And that's just a small list! 

If you could have a professional organizer complete one task for you what would it be?  What would be the one thing that you really need help accomplishing?