What You Get with Matt Baier Organizing
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Someone Who Will Listen
Whether it’s clutter control, paper management, floor planning or any combination of the three, I will be happy to provide a FREE phone consultation. Just email me the best time to call you to matt@mattbaier.com. For larger projects, an on-site consultation may be necessary. I’ll come to your home or office at your convenience to chat for about an hour. All you need to share with me is a tour of your space that demonstrates your greatest organizing pains. I listen carefully to YOUR unique challenges so I can provide you with customized solutions that are going to work for YOU.
A HIGHLY Productive Session
If you like what I have to say, we’ll schedule a 3 hour organizing session. I’m a firm believer in the team approach and the first member of the team is YOU. You are the decision maker, but it is our job to make those decisions as EASY as possible.
When we show up, I will talk with you about the strategy of the day while my assistant gets set up. We consistently deliver FAST BUT SAFE processing by working systematically. This requires first doing a FAST, GENERAL sort independently. This takes about an hour and does NOT involve throwing out ANYTHING except for pre-approved items. Decisions will be significantly easier for you when there is a clear context.
Once we have provided that context, we bring you to the “decision table.” Right away, you will see clear surfaces and floor space. Items to review will be on one side, space reserved for “keep” items will be on another, and “purge” items will be near the door. This is where the fun happens! We invite you to have a seat, turn on some music, and let your stuff go!
No worries. Purging is not just about tossing. Much of your stuff can be donated, sold, or reassigned. Of course, you can keep as much of your stuff as you want. All we ask is that you answer the question, WHY are you keeping it? I’ll be your coach, cheerleader, advocate, or whatever you need to keep the process moving FAST. If you’re not sure about an item, I’m going to recommend you KEEP it. That’s right. When in doubt, DON’T throw it out. I’d rather you keep moving forward quickly than get distracted with regrets.
If your organizing challenges involve paper management (and most do) that will be done last.
A Reliable Next Step
A lifetime of disorganization can rarely be fixed in one three hour visit, so a return visit is usually necessary. During an organizing session, your items go into carefully labeled boxes so they can’t get lost between sessions. These boxes are temporary organizing tools to GET you organized, not to be confused with organizing systems to help you STAY organized. While not all boxes are emptied between sessions, the “To Do” box ALWAYS is. Our ultimate purpose is to help you stay on top of your priorities.
The Prize
The end goal is to provide you with an EASY SYSTEM for every organizing challenge. If you want to skip the clutter and go straight to systems, I can’t help you. Here’s why. An effective organizing system is made up of two components:
1. an easy habit
2. an appropriate structure
That structure must be based upon a sensible QUANTITY of items to keep. That quantity is arrived at though the systematic sort-and-purge I described. Also, looking at all the stuff you keep and why, helps us understand your reality and what is going to give you the easiest habits to STAY organized.