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    Organizing Outside the Box: Conquer Clutter Using Your Natural Learning Style
    Organizing Outside the Box: Conquer Clutter Using Your Natural Learning Style
    Organizing Outside the Box: Conquer Clutter Using Your Natural Learning Style
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    Organizing Outside the Box: Conquer Clutter Using Your Natural Learning Style

    By Hellen Buttigieg and Sari Brandes

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    You'd like to get organized. You need to get organized. But every time you try, you feel like a square peg in a round hole. Nothing ever seems to work.

    The secret -- as revealed in this clear, concise, and compelling book -- is to organize according to your natural, preferred learning style. Organizing Outside the Box will help you to:
    • Determine whether you are a visual, auditory, or kinesthetic learner
    • Pick the filing, storage, and organizing systems that fit your learning style
    • Overcome feelings of frustration, anxiety, and overload
    • Organize your thoughts and unleash your creative potential
    • Run a more efficient home and office by understanding the preferred organizing styles of family and co-workers
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBPS Books
    Release dateMar 20, 2012
    ISBN9781926645940
    Organizing Outside the Box: Conquer Clutter Using Your Natural Learning Style
    Author

    Hellen Buttigieg

    Hellen Buttigieg, CPO®, of Oakville, Ontario, is a Certified Professional Organizer, a life coach, and the president of We Organize U. She is best known as the television host of a popular decluttering makeover show. hellenbuttigieg.com Sari Brandes, M.Ed., of Los Angeles, is a coach, speaker and educational consultant. She has spoken at conferences internationally, including the National Association of Professional Organizers. saribrandes.com

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      Organizing Outside the Box - Hellen Buttigieg

      Praise for

      Organizing

      Outside the Box

      "Everybody needs a little organizing! No matter what your learning style, here is a book that nails the basics and delivers the goods. It’s great!"

      – Peter Walsh, professional organizer from TLC’s Clean Sweep

      and New York Times bestselling author

      "Organizing Outside the Box can help save marriages, disarm angry bosses, validate teenagers, teach toddlers, and solidify your own self-esteem. This book is masterful, delivering the exact organizing steps you need based on your own learning style. Bravo, Hellen and Sari, for designing such a book."

      – Dorothy Breininger, organizing expert, The Doctor Phil Show,

      and author, Chicken Soup for the Soul series

      "Finally – an organizing book that considers an individual’s learning style. This book is brilliant and well organized with easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions – a book that offers hope for anyone who struggles to find ways to overcome their organizational challenges."

      – Margaret Miller, CEC, Past President,

      Professional Organizers in Canada, and

      President, TERAGRAM Coaching & Consulting Group

      "A simple and understandable approach to the organizing process. Hellen and Sari help you discover your unique learning style and the organizing approach that’s right for you. If your previous attempts to get organized have proved futile, this book is for you."

      – Barry Iszak, CPO®, CRTS, Past President of

      National Association of Professional Organizers,

      and author, Organize Your Garage in No Time

      "Organizing Outside the Box is a great addition to the professional organizer’s toolkit and a must read for those who have found that nothing seems to work."

      – Harold Taylor, bestselling author, Making Time Work for You

      "Hellen is a master at helping people declutter their lives and become happier and more successful. Buy this book and see how great you can be."

      – Grace Cirocco, author, Take the Step, the Bridge Will Be There

      "This small book delivers big with practical organizing methods that suit you best. It is fast-paced, compelling, and comprehensive."

      – Bill Roebuck, Editor-in-Chief, Home Digest Magazine

      "This simple, practical, and effective book guides readers through the chaos of clutter to take charge of their world."

      – George Torok, co-author of Secrets of Power Marketing

      and radio host of Business in Motion

      "Organizing Outside the Box gave me tools and techniques specific to my learning style, bringing more organization and energy into my daily life."

      – Natasha Maciel, busy wife, mother of two, and Business Coach

      Organizing

      Outside

      the Box

      Conquer Clutter

      Using

      Your Natural

      Learning

      Style

      HELLEN BUTTIGIEG

      CPO®

      SARI BRANDES

      M.Ed.

      Copyright © 2009 by Hellen Buttigieg and Sari Brandes

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Although every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book, the publisher and authors assume no responsibility for errors or omissions. Nor is any liability assumed for any loss or damages resulting from the use of the information contained in this book.

      Published in 2009 by BPS Books Toronto, Canada

      www.bpsbooks.com

      A division of Bastian Publishing Services Ltd.

      ISBN 978-1-926645-09-4

      Canadian Cataloguing in Publication Data available from Library and Archives Canada

      Cover design: Gnibel

      Text design and typesetting: Kinetics Design www.kdbooks.ca

      Cover photo: Tim Leyes

      Mind Map diagram created in Inspiration® (Kidspiration® or InspireData®) by Inspiration Software®, Inc. Pendaflex® and Pendaflex PileSmart® are registered trademarks of Esselte Corporation.

      Publisher’s Note

      Any mention in this book of a brand name product or company should not be considered an endorsement. The names of any clients mentioned in this book are fictional.

      Printed by Lightning Source, Tennessee. Lightning Source paper, as used in this book, does not come from endangered old growth forests or forests of exceptional conservation value. It is acid free, lignin free, and meets all ANSI standards for archival-quality paper. The print-on-demand process used to produce this book protects the environment by printing only the number of copies that are purchased.

      Dedicated to anyone who

      has ever felt overwhelmed

      by chaos in their lives.

      May you be inspired by a

      fresh approach to life balance

      that celebrates who you are.

      Contents

      Acknowledgments

      Introduction

      How to Use this Book

      Quiz: Determine Your Learning Style

      I

      Organizing That Fits Your Learning Style

      1 Organizing as a Visual Learner:

      Seeing Is Remembering

      • Do You Fit the Profile of a Visual Learner?

      • Case Study: Meet Marcia

      • Ready, Set, Go

      • Organizing Strategies for the Visual Learner

      • Staying Organized

      2 Organizing as a Kinesthetic Learner:

      Doing Is Remembering

      • Do You Fit the Profile of a Kinesthetic Learner?

      • Case Study: Meet Susan

      • Ready, Set, Go

      • Organizing Strategies for the Kinesthetic Learner

      • Staying Organized

      3 Organizing as an Auditory Learner:

      Hearing Is Remembering

      • Do You Fit the Profile of an Auditory Learner?

      • Case Study: Meet Michelle

      • Ready, Set, Go

      • Organizing Strategies for the Auditory Learner

      • Staying Organized

      4 When Organizing Styles Collide

      • Organizing Strategies When Dealing with Different

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