Professional Organizer Challenges

HOME | CONTACT US | AFFILIATE PROGRAM | OUR STORE | FAQs Each week you’ll get a new challenge, specifically designed for professional organizers. to help you stay on task and grow your business! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week of . . . August 29th, 2010 Have an idea exchange. Get together with another professional organizer in your area who you do not consider to be your competition. Exchange some thoughts and ideas to help both of you run your businesses better. The exchange could include ideas on growing your businesses, on helping customers get organized, on vendors you use and so on. Take notes and learn from each other. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week of . . . August 8th, 2010 Get involved in cause marketing. A great way to get free publicity for your business and make a name for yourself in your community is to get involved in cause marketing. This means that you organize for free--for a specific cause, such as helping to clean up the city after a hurricane, helping to organize a fundraiser that will help a family in need or organizing a free meal for volunteer workers at a clinic. Your challenge this week is to make a list of possible causes and an outline of what you may be able to do. When you’re ready to get involved, be sure the local newspaper is aware of what you’re doing and how it’s helping the community. It’s very likely you’ll get free publicity in the newspaper, and you can also use photos and information from your cause marketing in your business portfolio. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week of . . . August 1st, 2010 Write a Chapter. Have you been meaning to write a book? Your challenge this week is to write just one chapter. Or, if you have no intention of writing a book, how about writing an article to submit to a magazine? Start writing something, get it done, and be proud of your accomplishment! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week of . . . July 25th, 2010 Write an article and distribute it online. Come up with an article title that would be enticing to people who want to get organized. Then write an article that reflects that title, and distribute it to 10 article directories. Be sure you include your name, web site, contact info and any special offer at the end of your article. Once distributed to these directories, web site and newsletter publishers looking for articles may be enticed by yours, and share it with their readers, thereby exposing those readers to your web site and/or special offer. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week of . . . July 18th, 2010 Assess and Re-evaluate your goals. You likely had a bunch of business goals you wanted to achieve when the new year rolled around in January. Now it’s July, and it’s the perfect time to access and re-evaluate your goals for the remainder of the year. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week of . . . July 11th, 2010 Read a business-related book. Whether the subject is marketing, management, organizing, finance or motivation, read a book that can help you get closer to your business goals. Be sure you have a voice recorder or a pen/paper nearby when you’re reading to take any notes. Apply at least 3 things you learned to your business. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week of . . . July 4th, 2010 Improve something. What needs improvement in your business? Your presentation skills? Your brochure? Your contact management system? Your lack of delegation? Find something in your business that needs improvement, and this week, focus on making improvement to that area. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week of . . . June 27th, 2010 Contact 3 Past Customers. Your challenge this week is to contact 3 past customers. Your goal with each is to a) secure a follow-up organizing project, b) secure an appointment so you can present a new product or service and how it can help them or c) tell them you’re going to be sending them information about an exciting new referral system you have that will benefit both them and the person they refer. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week of . . . May 30th, 2010 Update Your Business Wardrobe. Your challenge this week is to go through your closet to determine if you have enough, and appropriate, clothes for your business presentations, meetings and organizing jobs. Make a list of what you need to update your business wardrobe so you are prepared when a business appointment comes up. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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