32: How To Boost Your Productivity With Creatively Organized Spaces With Heather K. Powers (Part 1)

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Today’s episode is the first part of a two-part interview with Heather K. Powers, a professional organizer and artist.

Heather explains how she adapts her systems to her clients.

We also learn how she creates spaces that are functional and joyful.

If you have a local business and wonder how to bring your activity online, listen to how Heather helps her clients get organized locally and remotely.

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Time Stamped

• [00:35] Introducing Heather K. Powers
• [02:40] Is organizing our home or workspace a seasonal activity?
• [03:51] What is the role of a professional organizer?
• [06:02] Do you work with both local and remote clients?
• [08:17] Heather’s systems to help remote clients get organized
• [11:15] About creating functional and joyful spaces
• [13:17] How to work with clients who have a different taste in terms of design
• [15:40] How to get rid of items when we are emotionally attached to them?
• [18:42] Do we have to spend a lot of money buying containers?
• [21:07] About the pressure of creating spaces that look like what we see in magazines or on Pinterest
• [23:23] Summary
• [23:52] Your action item for this week: what could you do differently to simplify and bring joy into your life?

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Key Takeaways

• Professional organizers are committed to higher ethics and continuing education.
• Map out a plan for a virtual moving consultation to offer DIY services with some guidance to remote clients.
• Heather spends time doing an assessment with her clients to offer them with  hands-on educational systems.
• Envision how a joyful space looks like.
• Letting go of emotional things: decide what the most important thing to honor in your life is right now.
• Getting organized doesn’t have to be expensive: be creative and use what you have.
• Don’t get hung-up on perfect photos you see in magazines: our notion of clutter is different. Create spaces that make you happy.

Show Notes

• Visit Heather’s Website 
• Connect with Heather on Facebook
• Follow Heather on Pinterest
• Follow Heather on Instagram
• NAPO: The National Association of Professional Organizers
• Connect with Thuy on Facebook
• Connect with Thuy on LinkedIn
• Follow Thuy on Twitter

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