{"id":6551,"date":"2016-05-19T06:00:38","date_gmt":"2016-05-19T11:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/?p=6551"},"modified":"2016-03-27T11:18:02","modified_gmt":"2016-03-27T16:18:02","slug":"be-a-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/be-a-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Be a Leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/?attachment_id=6553\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6553\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6553\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/be-a-leader\/be-a-leader\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Be-a-Leader.png?fit=800%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Be a Leader\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Be-a-Leader.png?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6553\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Be-a-Leader-200x300.png?resize=200%2C300\" alt=\"leadership\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Be-a-Leader.png?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Be-a-Leader.png?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Be-a-Leader.png?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Be-a-Leader.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>My National Association of Professional Organizer&#8217;s (NAPO) membership has provided me with education, collaboration, service opportunities and the framework for business success. I started my business in 2000 and immediately joined NAPO. In 2002, I became a charter member of NAPO Houston and have served as Chapter President, Membership Vice-President and Golden Circle Liaison.\u00a0 I am currently serving NAPO at the national level as Committee Chair to the newly reinvented Membership Committee. I have also served as Conference Chair, and on the Education, Leadership Development, Statistics, and Marketing Committees. In 2013 and 2015 I was honored with the esteemed Service to NAPO Award.\u00a0 Starting in May 2016, I will begin a term as President- Elect. In May 2017, I will serve for 2 years as President.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Serving NAPO has contributed to my business success. In surrounding myself with incredible colleagues, my business has thrived.\u00a0 My colleagues are on &#8220;Team Ellen,&#8221; creating an ongoing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/chicceo\/2013\/10\/21\/7-reasons-to-join-a-mastermind-group\/#252710bd17ab\" target=\"_blank\">mastermind group <\/a>focused on personal and professional development.\u00a0 In serving with others with a common goal, team efforts create an outcome of something more than an individual can imagine or accomplish.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Why share this with you?\u00a0 Are you already a leader? Are you ready to make a difference?\u00a0 In using our strengths and leading others, we stretch and grow. We learn different perspectives and gain clarity.\u00a0 We become smarter and better.\u00a0 In addition to organizing and productivity, I will be blogging about leadership here on Ellen&#8217;s blog. \u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/smallbusiness.chron.com\/advantages-servant-leadership-style-11693.html\" target=\"_blank\">The connection between leadership, organizing and productivity is clear.\u00a0<\/a> The more organized you are, the more other&#8217;s look to you to lead. The more productive you are, the more time you have to serve.\u00a0 Being a leader requires balance and coordination.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; My National Association of Professional Organizer&#8217;s (NAPO) membership has provided me with education, collaboration, service opportunities and the framework for business success. I started my business in 2000 and immediately joined NAPO. 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