Is Professional Organizing the Right Career for You?

Sarah installing a closet system.

When I began my professional organizing career over 15 years ago I had no idea what I was in for! Of course, I had a passion for organizing. But, I quickly learned that having a passion for organizing is only the first step. What I didn’t realize is that organizing my own space was very different from helping others organize their stuff, spaces and lives.

Not to mention I had to be a business owner too! I never knew just how much I needed to know to run a business. Believe it or not, even after 15 years, I’m still learning! Being a business owner is more than just printing a business card or putting up a website. You need to handle administration, bookkeeping and of course, marketing, marketing and more marketing! I’m always marketing!

I also realized that to be a good organizer, you need to be a compassionate, sensitive, and patient people-person. We get into the depths of people’s lives. We hear and handle very personal information. I learned that the organizing process often involves dealing with what’s in your client’s head in addition to what’s in their space. You are part-organizer, part-therapist, and if the image here is any indication, a handyman too!

If you are in the beginning stages of exploring a professional organizing career, you likely have some questions about being a Professional Organizer. So, to help give you a better idea of what being a Professional Organizer is really like, I’ve created this FREE on-demand e-Course: Organizer 101: Is Professional Organizing the Right Career for You? In this e-Course, I’ll share my experiences and give you answers to those questions burning in your head.

Such as:

What is a professional organizer, exactly, and what do we do?

Do I have what it takes to be a professional organizer?

What type of organizing should I do?

What do I need to start my business?

What do I do next?

So, please download this e-Course (Did I mention that it’s FREE?!) and determine whether Professional Organizing is the right career for you.

And if you decide that it IS the right career for you – Welcome! It’s a great place to be! 🙂

Sarah Buckwalter is a Certified Professional Organizer® with over 15 years of experience running an award-winning organizing business. Nationally recognized as an organizing industry expert, Sarah shares her organizing expertise in numerous articles and on news and television programs. She has appeared several times on the hit television series, “Hoarding: Buried Alive” on TLC. Sarah has developed Organizing U, an online training platform to help fellow Professional Organizers achieve success.