{"id":431,"date":"2009-09-29T18:42:36","date_gmt":"2009-09-29T12:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/?p=431"},"modified":"2009-09-29T18:42:36","modified_gmt":"2009-09-29T12:42:36","slug":"hire-a-professional-organizer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/hire-a-professional-organizer\/","title":{"rendered":"Hire a professional organizer?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">As I work with clients, I am often asked, why hire a professional organizer? Here is an amazing answer from my client Susan.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Hire a professional! Where do we get the idea we should somehow develop a skill if it has not happened in \ufb01fty-seven years? Do I still yearn to be more organized, yes. I still have to work harder in systems. However, Ellen and I have systems geared to me. It is different now because I am different. I look up because I know my gifts are many and I shine! I can give in those areas, areas others cannot.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">It was profound when I realized I needed training from Ellen, and that was OK. If she wanted to paint she would need training from me. People go to cooking school, they hire party planners, accountants paid for their expertise, people look to teachers to learn to swim, to sew, etc. they even hire people to help them with fashion.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>I hired Ellen be\u00adcause my brain does not and never will work like hers. Her giftedness lies in her love of people like me. She is an encourager, she lets me make my own decisions, and keeps my secrets. For one of the \ufb01rst times I do not feel judged. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Are you ready to make a change? Hire a professional organizer! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I work with clients, I am often asked, why hire a professional organizer? Here is an amazing answer from my client Susan.\u00a0 \u00a0 Hire a professional! Where do we get the idea we should somehow develop a skill if it has not happened in \ufb01fty-seven years? 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