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Organizing 101:  Learn How to Get Organized (Online Workshop)

 

organizing 101:  learn how to get organizedDo you secretly wish you could work with a professional organizer and learn (once and for all!) how to get organized? Do you desperately want out from under the clutter and disarray in your home?

Then...what’s holding you back?


Maybe you’re uncomfortable inviting a stranger into the most private spaces of your home.


Or perhaps you feel guilty paying someone else to get organized—something you think you should be able to do yourself.


Or maybe you’re worried that if you don’t do the organizing yourself, you wont really learn how to do it (and your home will get disorganized again in no time.)


But what if you could have it all? What if you could have direct access to a professional organizer and all her tricks of the trade (without revealing your private spaces)? What if you could do all the hands-on organizing yourself—while learning simple techniques that will help ensure your results don’t unravel before your eyes? Even better, what if you could have all this (and more!) for a fraction of what it costs to work with a professional organizer one-on-one?


Well, I’ve got good news for you: You can have it all!


For the first time ever, you can have the benefits of working with a professional organizer: insider tips and techniques; inspiration and motivation; accountability and fresh ideas; for a fraction of the cost of a single one-on-one organizing session. With organizing 101, our brand new online workshop, you get all the benefits of my organizing planning session. You’ll feel relieved and motivated in no time! (Before now, this empowering and freeing information was only available to my one-on-one clients.)


With the Organizing 101 Online Workshop you will…

  • Go from overwhelmed to empowered. If you’re overwhelmed and don’t know where to start, you’re not alone. With my home organizing services, I’ve helped hundreds of people just like you go from feeling completely paralyzed and unsure about where to start, to motivated and inspired, and ultimately—organized! The first step is to remove your organizational roadblocks—those things standing between you and your more organized home and life! In Organizing 101 you will become aware of what’s keeping you from getting organized and more importantly learn what to do about it!
  • Learn how to get organized. Once we have the roadblocks out of the way, the next step is to understand that organizing is a straightforward, step-by-step process, one you can easily learn. In Organizing 101, I share the process I developed to make organizing simple and fun. (Before now, this process has never been shared with anyone other than my one-on-one clients—not even in my books!)
  • Begin transforming your home. For many people, the mere thought of getting organized feels overwhelming. There’s so much to do! The project is so big! In Organizing 101 we get you past those feelings of overwhelm, by showing you how to tackle organizing projects as small micro projects. To put these concepts in action (so they really stick) you’ll select and complete one of three small organizing projects in your home—a junk drawer, a bookcase or a small utility closet. This small project will demonstrate all the steps in the organizing process, plus it will show you how to break down your large projects into something small (and doable!)
  • Create your organizing goals. Once you have the confidence of a small project under your belt (and see how much easier it is to work on your organizing projects little-by-little) you’ll be amazed at how simple it is to take the all-important next step: setting goals for your overall project to get organized. Whether your whole home needs a transformation or you just have a few clutter hotspots, creating a compelling goal statement is the next step in turning your chaos into calm.
  • Make a plan. As soon as you know where you want to go (your goals), we’ll make a plan to get you there, little-by-little, step-by-step. We’ll make it simple to decide where to start, and then, what to do next. By the time Organizing 101 is complete, you’ll have an easy-to-follow organizing road map, guiding you right to your organizing destination!
  • Learn how to stay organized. If you’re like so many others, you have a hard time taking the first step to get organized because you’re worried you won’t be able to stay that way. Well…worry no more! In Organizing 101 you’ll learn simple techniques to stay organized—so once you complete your organizing projects, you’ll have a do-able plan to keep things tidy, calm and in-order!

Sounds good, doesn’t it? But I know what you’re thinking “Will an online workshop really help me get more organized?”

Don’t take it from me…hear what past students are saying about our online workshops:

Aby's class was everything I'd hoped it would be and more! She is a great motivator & so resourceful, always ready with a helpful suggestion. I would recommend her class to anyone looking to improve their lives & the lives of their families!

For the first time EVER, I feel like I am really organizing for MY life not just storing stuff in neat little groupings according to someone else's plan.  Who knew that something which has always lived like a "burden" to me could possibly excite me?

Organizing 101 has inspired me to get back on the wagon and move forward in organizing my home for my own personal satisfaction as well as the obvious benefits to my family. I am inspired and know that I have the tools to make it happen. Only I can take the time, put in the work and ultimately enjoy the fruits of my labor.

 

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This workshop includes:

     

Media

Class materials presented in a variety of formats to suit your learning style.

  • Six lessons released over four weeks: lessons are released through out the workshop, giving you time to digest the material and take action in small bites. View the workshop syllabus.
  • Printable PDF documents: all six lessons include color photography and graphics and are available as a printable PDF document—for future reference (or reading in bed!)
  • Online format: read class materials right at your computer for quick and easy access to our online community.
  • MP3 audio file: listen to highlights of workshop content on your computer or MP3 player.
  • Online resource list: with hyperlinks to organizing solutions and additional resources to help you get organized.
Support

Ongoing support from your instructor.

  • Email messages sent to notify you when new content is available.
  • Two optional Q&A conference calls with your instructor to get answers to your questions. If you're not available for the calls, you can still benefit. Simply submit your questions ahead of time and then listen to the MP3 recording at your convenience.
  • Forum interaction with instructor through workshop end date.
Inspiration

Worksheets and a project to inspire you into action!

  • Two PDF downloadable questionnaires to help you uncover your organizational roadblocks and set compelling organizational goals.
  • Four additional worksheets and forms to help you take action on the workshop concepts and create your organizing plan.
  • Creative organizing project: "Labeling Made Fun" shows you how to add creative finishing touches to your organizing projects.
  • Pre-class assignment to help you get organized for class before it begins!

Community

A community of friends to support and inspire you on your organizing journey.

  • Share photos of your organizing project in the workshop’s private photo gallery.
  • Exchange ideas in the private forum.
  • Communicate with your workshop friends via an instant message system.


Aby knows her subject matter and is able to convey it in such a way that you just "get it." I also felt this way with "The Happy Scrapper." I still use my project organization sheets to keep my focus.

 


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November 21, 2008 (AM)

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2 optional conference calls with instructor
Six lessons delivered over four weeks with one additional week at the end (5 weeks total)
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Aby Garvey
$75

 

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Our Organizing Workshops are Guaranteed


At simplify 101 your complete satisfaction is our number one goal. I would love to give you the opportunity to experience our online organizing workshops and the empowering feeling that comes from creating change in your home and life. But I know it can feel risky to try something new—what if it doesn’t work?

I’m so confident you’ll love this workshop, that I stand behind it 100%.

If you’re not completely satisfied with the workshop experience—if it doesn’t give you the tools and information you need to create change in your life, we will gladly refund 100% of your money. Period.

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Good Stuff to Know

  • This workshop is a foundation course that will teach you basic principles for life-long organization and clutter control. Future simplify 101 workshops will help you take action on your plan, transform your physical spaces and provide specific ideas for various rooms in your home.
  • Future workshops will be based on the foundation that is built in this workshop—they will assume you understand the concepts and process taught in this workshop. This was done to keep each workshop fresh and interesting for our students (and to prevent the instructor from repeating herself over and over and over.) ;)
  • This workshop was designed to teach you how to organize a physical space in your home. During the course of the workshop students will organize a junk drawer, bookcase or small utility closet. How to organize paper will be covered in a future simplify 101 workshop. (Yippee – repeat after me “paper is fun!”)

Additional information regarding our workshop system can be found on our frequently asked questions page.  If you've never taken a simplify 101 workshop, please check out our brief video (under 2 minutes) that will provide a sneak peek inside of the workshop system.  If you have any questions about this workshop, and what is included, please contact us. We’re happy to help!