This was a brilliant talk and it made me realize how much we need to follow his movement in this region (especially Dubai where I live).After the APDO board updated us on the past and future of the Association we learnt about home staging from Gwendoline Alderton of GA Interiors. Sandy also provided a great little notebook to use whilst planning the workshops! Thanks Sandy! At the start of Day 2, we got to hear from The Slow Movement Advocate Carl Honoré on how he realized he needed to start taking it “Slow” and what it involves. I have been asked by clients and followers on my social media to start running workshops so this was a great way to learn how to run them successfully. I attended the workshop on how to run and organize a workshop by Sandy Talarmo from Finland. In the afternoon we could choose from two workshops to attend. It was great to hear that I had experienced similar events to them whilst decluttering and organizing and that the majority of their views were the same as mine! Day 1 also included great tips from Keren Lerner of Top Left Design on creating a “killer website” and some handy tips for becoming social media savvy. All of them had been running their business for several years but had varied tales of being an organizer during that time. One of the highlights of the conference was the Q&A session with a panel of 5 experienced organizers. There are so many elements you can add to your business other than being an organizer and this helped inspire me as I continue to grow my business. She spoke not only about being an organizer but also how she has developed and diversified her company. Day 1 including an inspirational talk from the lovely Colette Robicheau of the Canadian based company, Organize Anything. As luck would have it, I had to be in the UK in March, so I booked to attend the conference. The theme of the conference was “The Power of Letting Go” with an emphasis of helping our clients and ourselves find a long term solution to getting organized. One of the perks of being a member of APDO is that you can attend their yearly Conference. As a Brit, I felt it would be prudent to connect with my national association and it would be easy to meet the members as I travel back and forth to the UK often. Late last year, I was privileged to join APDO (Association of Professional Declutterers and Organizers UK) as one of their first international members.
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