Purchase Recorded Teleclasses
We bring the experts to you. Our Teleclasses help small business owners get their most pressing business questions answered. Purchase one of our most talked about teleclass recordings (downloadable):
- Teleclass Recordings are $29 each or free to all club members.
- Teleclasses are 75 minutes long unless otherwise noted.
- As of February 23, 2010 recorded teleclasses DO count as continuing education credits towards your CPO recertification.
- A certificate of attendance will be sent to you via e-mail after you purchase an organizing related continuing education teleclasses.
- Teleclasses that are 75 minutes long will recieve 1 continuing education credit.
Mentor to both Christa and Angela; Marla Dee is a gifted organizer and teacher.
Being hired as a professional organizer it's our job to know what tactics to apply to a client's challenge. The best way to do this is to fully understanding your client's needs by conducting a Powerful Needs Assessment. On this class with fellow organizer and expert, Marla Dee, of Clear & SIMPLE, you will learn how to conduct a thorough needs assessment that provides solutions for your clients.
Guest expert, fellow organizer and author of Organizing for your Brain Type and Every Child Has A Thinking Style, Lanna Nakone Cairns of Organized World joins us for an remarkable call. After the call, you will understand and appreciate the various organizing brain types to help you with your clients and colleagues and maybe even your own family.
As organizers, we're supposed to be on control of our time, but as business owners we struggle with what task to complete next. There is so much to do. We must learn to be efficient and effective with our time, but prioritizing can be a challenge. Listen to time management expert, Bill Zipp of Summit Sales Systems, and learn to focus on top tier objectives, how to be an inch wide and mile deep, and how to use your time effectively every day.
Applying the 80/20 Principle. Did you know that 80% of your results come from 20% of your actions? This is referred to as the 80/20 Rule, or Pareto's Principle. Likewise, 80% of your sales come from 20% of your clients. High-performance people and organizations achieve more with less by constantly apply this principle. Sounds great, but how do we get there? On this call, with Jay Kimball owner of 80/20 Vision, learn about the 80/20 Principle and how best to incorporate it into your small business - quickly, effectively, and enjoyably.
If you have too much on your plate and never get enough done - you need to be on this call.
Detox Your Inbox: Save You and Your Clients From Email Overload
In a perfect world we would have plenty of time for email And now, on top of email there's Facebook, Twitter, etc. Overload is easy to come by. Luckily, our next teleclass with Professional Organizer and Email Management Expert, Lauren Halagarda, will help us manage email rather than it managing us. You will learn:
- How to end your day with a healthy (empty) inbox- everyday
- How to find any email in 2 minutes or less
- How to spend less time reading and re-reasing emails
- How to have more time living instead of in front of the computer
This class will apply to you and also can help your clients use email more effectively.
It is common exercise to set goals and plan for the year ahead, but did you know that less than 1% of adults have clearly stated goals? Yet those who do set clearly stated goals earn as much as ten times more than those who don’t. What separates the most satisfied people from the rest of the world is really identifying what you want out of life.
So what do you want for 2010? Where do you want your business to go next year? What do you want to accomplish personally? Think about career, finances, relationships, family, intimacy, health, enjoyment, spirituality, etc.
On our final teleclass in 2009, we will wrap up the year evaluating this past year and planning for the next. You will have goals that are specific, measurable and in line with your personal values. And the good news is, according to Jack Canfield (who we love), whatever goal you give your subconscious mind, it will work night and day to achieve.
So join us as we close 2009, identify what you want and go get it!
Reclaim Your Life: Strategies for Balance
Finding the right balance between home and career is challenging. Who or what receives the majority of your attention, time and energy? Your husband? Your kids? Your work? Your household? Worries? Finances? Friendships? We are all busy trying to get every little thing done and often feel stretched thin, overworked and underappreciated. On this call, with Cathy Clark, the Professional's Personal Coach, you will learn how to determine what is really important, how to say no to tasks and activities that don't support your goals and how to stay in balance when life spins out of control.
Many of your clients are drowning in paper and let's face it: the paperless office is a myth. Paper continues to be an enormous challenge and it’s our job to help clients understand where all this paper comes from and how to control paper flow in their homes and offices. Join us on our continuing education call, where we will we will dive into paper management; you will learn how to better process client’s paper, how to manage large paper projects and have a better understanding of what paper to keep and what to toss.
The average person gets far more email than he or she can cope with, and an increasing number of people suffer from “email overload.” Join us on our continuing education call, where we will take you through 3 Steps to Reduce Your Time Spent On Email benefiting you and your clients. In a world of information overload, where email has created the never ending workday, it’s time we start using this tool more effectively. If you have email-itus, you don’t want to miss this call.
Conquer Paper Clutter; Removing Desktop Paper Once and For All
As a follow-up to our January call, we want to have a more specific class on paper that tends to cover the desktop, the dining table and kitchen counter. We call this action paper and there are so many different ways to help your clients deal with their action paper. Join us on our continuing education call, where we will we will take you through a step by step process to create action files that will Conquer Your Clients Paper Clutter forever.
Are your clients expecting miracles from you? After watching so many home improvement shows, our clients may think that we can organize their spaces in the blink of an eye. How do we manage our clients’ expectations so that we can deliver results that are still impressive? Join us as featured guest Mindy Godding, CPO® will lead us through this vital part of keeping us and our clients working with the same goal in mind.
Are your client's prepared for the unexpected? Can they find important documents? Do they know the wishes of their loved ones? Learn how you can help your clients become more organized and prepared for end of life emergencies.
Join us with guest expert Amy Praskac of On the Record Organizing.
“Tired. Worn out. Out of date. Drab. Does this sound like your wardrobe? Whether you are dressing for a new consultation, a networking event, a date or taking your kids to the park, many days we stand in front of our closets and say, I’ve got nothing to wear!” To create great style, and make the right choices for you, there has to be a connection between identity and image. Listen to Personal Style Expert, Darcey Howard, owner of LifeStyled and founder of "Personal Branding Through Appearance" and we'll help you bridge the gap between how you feel and how you look. Darcey says, "If you are your own brand then your wardrobe is your logo."
On the call, we will talk about how to develop your own style, how to create a fantastic capsule wardrobe you can grow from and share some do and don’t of the pros. Best part, as an organizer, many of us work with clients on closet organizing project so you can share what you learn on our call with your clients. How many clients have held up a sweater with shoulder pads and said, “Is this out of style?” Using what you learn on this call you can help them project the image they want to portray and use this class as a CEU.
Anyone who has ever moved understands that moving can be one of the most stressful times in your life. Not only are you trying to maintain your everyday life, but you’re trying to pack, unpack, clean and stay organized along the way. For most, this is a dream and not reality.
Move clients are a fantastic business opportunity for you to extend your Residential Services into the world of Relocation Organizing. But, do you know the difference between residential organizing and relocation organizing? Would you know what to do if you had the opportunity to unpack and organize 40,000 lbs. of household goods? How do you deal with that much stuff at one time, as well as the emotions of the client?
Listen to this audio recording with guest experts Melinda Anderson and Kim Cossette from 3 Days or Less and learn how to add this profitable service to your business. On this call you will learn:
- How to secure a relocation organizing job
- How to assess the family’s priorities
- Strategies for successful unpacking and organizing
- How to estimate the amount of time of the project
- What to bring in your tool kit
- How to market your relocation organizing services
- Recommendations on relocation pricing strategie
Organizing that Makes Sense to Kids
Why are so many professional organizers in business? Because organizing skills are not often taught at home or in schools. In today's busy world, organization is a skill that is overlooked. However, organizing skills are instrumental to development and are important tools a child will take with them regardless of their path. Organizing provides long term benefits, teaches children how to manage themselves and their time and gives them structure they crave. It doesn't matter if a child completes his homework if he can't find the piece of paper when it is due.
Join us for our next call as Laurie Martin of Simplify leads us through the process of helping children get organized and stay organized. Laurie is a Certified Professional Organizer with her B.A in Childhood Development and has written two organizational manuals for children entitled "Simplify: The Organized Child" and "Simplify: The Organized Teen".
On this call you will learn:
- How to get started organizing a child.
- How to understand a child's mind and their organizing style.
- Key strategies to help children maintain their organized space.
- How to keep a child engaged and motivated during an organizing session.
Don't worry if you can't attend live. All Teleclasses are recorded. Register and you will automatically receive the download emailed to your inbox. Additionally, this class may apply towards continuing education units depending on your scope of work.