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Coaching
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permission)
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| "I had
chosen to postpone my MHA degree for two years because of a grant award. I would not
have believed that such a rich education awaited me in personal coaching - it has helped
me so much with management, leadership, and LIFE skills. This has been an incredibly
valuable experience for me. I do not believe I could have been as effective in assuming
two difficult jobs and balancing my other commitments in such a short period of time
without coaching. Thank you, Kathy!!" |
Emily Wong, MD, Director of
the Women's Health Care Center
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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| "Some
people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for a while, leave footprints
on our hearts, and we are never, ever the same. The thoughts and concepts you've
shared with me as my coach will always influence my choices. Having the opportunity
to share my thoughts with you is going to guide me to my true path. I feel such a
sense of peace. Thank you from the bottom of my heart." |
Diane Spera, Real Estate Agent
Pacific Real Estate Network, Inc., Kirkland, WA
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| "Kathy,
coaching has brought me to new heights of success. Thank you so much for your guidance
and for helping me to reflect on my life. I feel that this coaching experience was
extremely positive, and my accomplishments were endless. The things I've learned about
myself are amazing. Realizing what is important to me has made my life 100% better!
I also feel that my self-esteem is better now, but was in question before. I've been
able to schedule my days for maximum success and I've learned how to manage my time
for all things and stop spending time on things that are not important to me. Coaching
has helped me to manifest my dreams and hopes. My journey has been really fun and fruitful.
Thank you, Kathy! |
Jennifer Ingram
Student & entrepreneur
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| "Kathy,
you are incredible and brilliant! You are one of the most giving people I've had the
privilege of knowing. Thank you for the great coaching and encouragement you provided
to help get my business off the ground. I'm so much better prepared than if I'd done
this on my own. You have been a true blessing to me. Thank you!" |
Vicki Manning, Certified Professional Coach & Organizing Consultant
Organized by Design, Nashville, TN
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| "I value
your listening ear for my organizing practice…someone to bounce ideas off of who's
been there and done that. You've taught me the importance of listening to my clients
and not making assumptions about their needs. And your advice has definitely saved
me money! At the end of one of our calls you asked me how I was taking care of myself.
That really meant a lot to me, and it made me think. I take care of everybody else
and don't think about what I should do for me. You also helped take a look at how I
value my services and what I charge for them. Thanks for everything!" |
-Elizabeth Hagen, Professional
Organizer/Speaker
Sioux Falls, SD
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| "Your
role as my coach, mentor, and teacher has been instrumental in getting my business
flowing. Your thought-provoking questions and gentle guidance have helped me in many
areas of my life. I appreciate and am grateful for the emotional support, encouragement,
and valuable information you have given me on everything from setting up my books and
using ACT to marketing strategies and working with clients. I now trust my abilities
and know that I have much to offer clients as a professional organizer." |
-Karen Roehl, Clutter Coach
Life Transformation, Kirkland, WA
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| "Your
combined skills as a professional organizer and a personal and business coach have
helped me build my organizing business. You've provided me with needed encouragement
and support, and I've gained the knowledge I needed to move my business forward." |
-Kay Wylie, Professional Organizer
Save You Time, Springfield, MO
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| "I want
to say thank you for your assistance during our coaching session together. You are
incredible! Your thought-provoking questions helped me focus on what is most important
in both the start-up phase of my organizing business and in my life. Your guidance,
support and recommendations gave me the direction I needed and helped me overcome the
obstacles that prevented me from moving forward. You generously provided business assistance
that jump-started my business and eliminated the need for me to “reinvent the
wheel”. |
-Carole Thomas, Professional
Organizer
Productivity Concepts, Phoenix, AZ
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| "Coaching
with you was critical in moving forward with the birth of Paradise Porch. You played
a key role. Our work together has allowed me to face my fears head-on, instead of ignoring
them and hoping they would go away. In effect, I am now more honest with myself about
my circumstances and abilities. I have increased self-confidence and I feel more centered.
I have also learned that what I am doing with each minute of my life is a CHOICE that
I make – if I’m not making that decision consciously, then I’m letting
my subconscious take over – and perhaps make choices for the wrong reasons. Thank
you for all of your help." |
Debbie Rodgers, Paradise Porch
Ontario, Canada
www.paradiseporch.com
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| "Kathy, you've been an incredible
resource for helping me build my business and fine-tune & package
my services. Your knowledge of business and your clear organized delivery
of the coaching process has created great success for me. You have
provided innovative and powerful ways of looking at situations that
have resulted in concrete action plans. My performance has dramatically
increased in a short period of time through your inspiration and highly
creative coaching process. Thank you for helping co-create great strategies
for my success over these past several months. You have no idea how
valuable you are! I am so glad I found you on the web and decided
to hire you as my business coach. Our work together has been well
worth the investment." |
Sherry Borsheim, Simple Solutions,
Vancouver, B.C.
Organizing/Productivity Consultant
Authorized Consultant, Kiplinger's Taming the Paper Tiger
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| "Kathy, you were heaven sent
for an earthly need. You have revolutionized my way of thinking and have transformed
my business. I have immediate results! I have the confidence to ask for the
big money, know that I'm worth it, and actually get it! I just signed my first
contract with a client for nearly $6000 -- my biggest job yet. Thank you for your patience,
your transfer of skills, and your thoroughness." |
-Lesley Adams, Jackson, MS,
DeClutter DeSign
Click here to
read the December 2000 Working Woman
magazine article about Kathy and her client.
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Paper Tiger/Organizational
Consulting
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"Kathy,
the Paper Tiger is amazing!!!! There is not one sheet of paper without a home in
my office. All my CD-ROMS are numbered and filed away and all my software manuals
are filed. This has been so painless. The more I do, the more I want to do . The
possibilities are endless! This is the difference between making things look organized
and BEING organized. Thanks again!"
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Karen Mielke, MD
Missoula, MT
Click here to
read Dr. Mielke's full progress reports sent to me via email as she transformed
her environment with The Paper Tiger.
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| "I am about to share with you a success secret so amazing and yet so simple that you won’t believe me when I say it will have significant impact in your life and business. Are you ready? Here it is: GET RID OF THE CLUTTER!
I'll share my own experience with de-cluttering. I am not a naturally neat and organized person. Because I have so many ideas in the “in-progress” stage, I tend to keep multiple unfinished pet projects in various documents, post-in-notes and opened-books on my desk, on my book shelves, and in my computer files. In order to keep the idea and project “active” I want it visible. Hence, I have a lot of “stuff” all over the place. Because I hate detailed work, I also procrastinate on my filing, and won’t let my assistant touch my files because it would create work for me to help her out.
About two years ago my state of constant creativity and clutter began to choke me. Not only were the files and books an eye-sore, but the ideas and projects that I refused to let go of were creating a serious energy log-jam. In my reluctance to let go of “stuff”, I realized I was diluting my creative energy and therefore short-changing the key projects that I had a real passion for. The Solution: Organized De-cluttering.
The solution was a serious de-junking of the paper and a re-prioritizing of my focus. It amazed me to see that I chose to keep only those “things” and activities that truly reflected my passion and where I wanted to go with my professional and personal life. And the result was not only a cleaner office . . . . but an immediate and significant boost in my business!
Fortunately I had help with my paper and organizational challenges from an expert: Kathy Paauw, an organization and productivity consultant and coach whom I met through my professional coach training.
One of Kathy’s areas of expertise is in working with medical professionals. As the spouse of a physician and the daughter of a dentist and a nurse, Kathy has a personal understanding of some of the unique challenges facing medical professionals on a daily basis. She also works with professionals from a variety of non-medical fields, including educational, legal, high tech, research, manufacturing, advertising, marketing & public relations, pharmaceutical, financial planning, non-profit, and a variety of small businesses."
Francine R. Gaillour, MD, MBA, FACPE
Founder & Executive Director
Creative Strategies in Physician Leadership
"Last
Fall I had an opportunity to work with Kathy Paauw to organize both my home and work
offices. At the time, I had so many stacks of papers in my work office I wasn't exactly
sure as to what was what. I was quite embarrassed whenever anyone entered my office.
At home, things were worse. I always intended to get organized "soon." There were
so many piles and mounds of paper that the office door was permanently closed. When
I needed to add to the mess, I was in and out of there as quickly as I could be.
Locating a document was an excruciatingly frustrating and time-consuming ordeal.
Kathy did wonders. We did in two days what would have taken me years on my own. My home and
work files were converted to the Paper Tiger system. Now, I can find any document in seconds.
It feels great to quickly find a document for a client. Additionally, filing is quick and --
as strange as it sounds -- fun.
I was pleasantly surprised to discover that my consultation with Kathy involved
much more than implementing the Paper Tiger. Not only did Kathy clean out and
organize all of my desk drawers,
she also helped create tickler systems for those items that didn't quite belong in a file.
Now, at the end of the day, every paper has its place. It is wonderful.
Additionally, Kathy has worked with me and given me great resources to help me organize my
time. She has reminded me how I need to make time and schedule those things that are most important
to me. In other words, I can control my schedule instead of allowing my schedule to control
me. My time with Kathy has been one of the best investments I have ever made. I wholeheartedly
recommend Kathy to anyone who wants help to organize and simplify in order to more fully enjoy
relationships and interests." |
Beth A. McDaniel, Attorney
at Law
Rehberg & Albertson, P.S., Seattle, WA
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| "Kathy
Paauw, professional organizer, spent a day with me last week and we installed an organizing
program called the "Paper Tiger." It is awesome. It's a management system that tracks
all our files and archives, and I am already seeing how much this is going to increase
the efficiency of this office, free me up, and provide a foundation for GROWTH of our
company. I am so happy! Today I handled a couple of quick filing actions and it was
so EASY!! I found the files immediately - no browsing through the drawer trying to
locate the file. It feels great!" |
Fran Fisher, President
Academy for Coach Training, a division of LYV Enterprises
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"The
Paper Tiger is the absolute brilliant way to organize! The number system works great...it
simplifies filing and keeping inventory, and it looks and acts so functional. I have
started using Paper Tiger to organize my beads for my business. I am so thrilled!!
Now I can do a simple search for the beads I want by looking for them by type, size
and color. Using the Paper Tiger allows me to keep updated levels of stock, as well
as find the names of contacts, galleries, museums, and private collectors. I am also
using it to inventory items made and sent out to market for sale.
Paper Tiger gives me the freedom to send my assistants to find exactly what
will be needed for a project -- beginning to end. In the past I had to hunt
through chaos to find all the
materials and designs for each project. Now anyone involved in this company -- including my
young teenagers -- can easily find what they need using the Paper Tiger.and with only minimum
direction from me personally. I really believe this system is going to help my business be
more productive and prosperous. This will allow me more time to focus on my art at hand and
take my business to the next level!
I have also used Paper Tiger to organize my children's artwork and achievements throughout
their lives. My mother's papers are in order now for the first time since I became her conservator
over 20 years ago. The Paper Tiger, in fact, has simplified every aspect of organizing my entire
life - professionally and personally. Kathy, thank you for turning me onto the Paper Tiger!
I'm telling all my friends about it, and I will be forever grateful for this system." |
Fatima Corrigan, Owner
Divine Bead Design, Federal Way, WA
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EDITORIAL NOTE FROM KATHY: Fatima made
this beautiful beaded tiger necklace for me as an expression of
her appreciation for the Paper Tiger and Life Coaching. She used
more than 200 Italian beads to make it, some of which are more
than 100 years old - the smallest beads ever made! To see a larger
view of the tiger necklace, click here.
Prior to designing the necklace, Fatima searched through bookstores
to find a tiger photo that embodied a "compassionate" face. Her
work is incredible! Many celebrities have become clients and admirers
of her creations -- Patrick Swayze and his wife Lisa Niemi, Nashville
superstars Marty Stuart and his wife Connie Smith, Wynonna Judd
and actress Helena Bonham Carter -- to name a few. For information
on beaded creations by Fatima, contact her at 253-835-4320 or
corrigan@w-link.net.
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| "Kathy,
we love The Paper Tiger! It is really easy to use and my filing gets done much quicker
than it used to. I will try out your tickler system, too. It was a great suggestion
on your part and I appreciated the special file you gave me." |
Rhonda Sinibaldi,
Office Manager
Draper International, San Francisco, CA
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| "In
the past I had trouble finding things. Kathy, since you implemented The Paper Tiger
for our office, I have saved a lot of time. Now I can retrieve important documents
instantly!" |
Wendy Morgan, Executive
Assistant to the CEO
Publicis, Seattle, WA
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"I've
been working with Kathy Paauw as an organizational coach. She introduced me to
a software product called the "Paper Tiger." The Paper Tiger uses a great scheme
for filing and tracking paper that relies on numbering/keywords rather than alphabetic
categories. The search facility and numbering scheme really help keep things in
order and save quite a bit of time in getting them organized. I'm making great
progress in getting all the paper into Paper Tiger. I put stickies on stuff and
someone else does the entry. This software, combined with the coaching that Kathy
has already provided, will take me and my business to the next level." |
Joel Kanter, President
Kanter Computing, Redmond, WA
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| "Yesterday,
just six hours after I'd bitten the bullet and 'filed my piles' with The Paper Tiger,
an email arrived from our favorite "seat-of-the-pants" manager, asking several supervisors
for some reports that he'd never shown any interest in. And by the way, they were
needed for an important meeting TODAY. So I went to Reference 9, where the documents
had just been stored, put copies of the (formerly 'lost') documents on the manager's
desk, and told the appreciative supervisors they would not have to look for the documents
because the Tiger and I had answered the alarm." |
Carey Giudici , Sr.
Public Relations Specialist
Seattle City Light
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| "I have
recently invested the time to enter keywords describing each of about 4000 medical
teaching slides into The Paper Tiger software. This has enabled me to significantly
reduce my preparation time for lectures and speaking engagements. Before The Paper
Tiger, I had to search through hundreds of slides to find the one I was looking for.
Sometimes it would take up to 15 minutes just to find one slide. Now I find the slides
I need instantly. This has made the initial investment of time well worth the effort.
Thank you for creating this incredible software! My next goal is to use the software
to organize my journal articles and other papers in my files for easy retrieval." |
Douglas S.
Paauw, MD, FACP, Professor of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
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| "Kathy
Paauw worked with me to install The Paper Tiger software. I travel a lot, and often
require documents immediately from the office. Now, my Assistant can QUICKLY and
EASILY find the requested documents and fax it to me. It saves the staff and my
time. Paper Tiger is so EFFICIENT that I also use it for my home office!" |
Carmen M. Hall, Training
Consultant
Kirkland, WA
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| "I want
to tell you how much I appreciate your hard work, patience, and professionalism over
this past year. The groundbreaking work you have done has helped immeasurably. I
wish you much success in your consulting business, and will mention your name to
anyone looking for an outstanding Professional Organizer." |
Mickey Eisenberg,
MD, Director of Emergency Medicine
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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| "Thanks
for the efforts and insights you generated for me. Please always consider me a strong
reference." |
Dan Kent, MD
Managed Care Executive
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| "Just
getting started with the Paper Tiger makes me feel lighter. I feel more hopeful.
I feel like a weight has been lifted from my shoulders and my chest. As a person
who remembers where I put something the first time I set it down, I've been afraid
to file papers away. That fear has paralyzed me for about two years -- no filing
done -- or at least very little. The Paper Tiger is so awesome and I see such great
possibilities -- I am so very excited! I feel secure and trustful filing things away
with The Paper Tiger because now I know I can find them again. There is hope. The
light at the end of the tunnel is sunshine coming in where my piles blocked the lights.
Thank you so much for this wonderful program." |
Marian Sjostrom,
Sedona, AZ
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| "My
Paper Tiger files and tickler file system are working great. I love both, and they
are so easy to use. Your system has allowed me so much extra time to focus on other
important things. It is wonderful! It's almost too easy...I feel like I should be working
harder to find what I need. Thanks, Kathy, for teaching me how to manage paper and
information more efficiently and effectively." |
Steven Mattos, Professional
Coach
The Pyramus Group, San Jose, CA
www.pyramusgroup.com
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"Kathy,
I can't thank you enough for all your help with getting us up and started on the Paper
Tiger. I probably was the one dragging my feet about doing all my files this way. However,
I am loving the organization of it all. I have been an alphabet filer forever and definitely
didn't see myself jumping into hyperspeed with the paradigm shift. But I love it and
it is easier to find things. I love the key words function and use it all the time.
This summer I will be organizing my boss's library and illustration files.
I can hardly wait to get them done. It will be such a help to him after the
process is finished. Again, thanks
for all your help. This software is extremely user friendly and I haven't run into any problems.
The software and your ideas are being put to use here as we work "smarter," not harder." |
Bonnie Avolio
Highlands Community Church, Renton, WA
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| "Kathy, thank you
for your help. Today my assistant and I finished up 5 days of working with the Paper
Tiger software. We reorganized two offices and files left by three past executive directors
from the last 10 years.Dated materials were removed and treasures of ideas and support
were discovered. My new assistant of three months now has the ability to find items
and be a support. We have laughed together because we could see the rainbow on the
other side is this paper mound." |
Thanks again,
N.L., Executive Director of a non-profit agency
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| Kathy, I've used Paper Tiger over the years and am evangelistic about its value. In May of 1995 I was in a serious accident when a drunk driver hit me while I was riding my bicycle. My skull was fractured and I suffered brain injuries in the area of the brain that affects executive functioning. As a result I experienced panic reactions when interrupted, when there was clutter, or when my ability to focus was broken. During the next 6.5 years, my very survival depended on having a high degree of order around me. I'm telling you this because I am living proof that the organizing and time management principles you provide really work. Thanks! |
Floyd Green
Cornerstone Wealth Management , Raleigh, NC
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| "Kathy, thank you for a great introduction to Paper
Tiger in the "Find Anything in 5 Seconds" teleclass. I marvel
at your seeming calm and ease even in the face of some participants
not having downloaded either the software or the PDF file!
You were very professional and were clear when you could take
no more of the group's time to solve individual problems.
Your walking us through the PDF file was very helpful.
I had reviewed it last night and you filled in the blanks fully
for me. The examples you used both in the PDF file and
speaking to answer questions were clear to me and suggested additional
possibilities.
I found your pre- and post- class information clear and rich.
Since you cannot make my organizational choices for me, you have given
me all that I might want to get started. I suspect after using
the software for a while, I might have more questions." |
Michael R. Van Dyke, Consultant/Trainer
CEO, Serengeti Enterprises, www.SerengetiEnterprises
.com
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| "Thanks for your excellent workshop.
It was obviously very well received, and we had record attendance
with standing room only!" |
Ellen Curtis, Community
Relations Coordinator
Barnes & Noble Booksellers
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| "I am so grateful that you agreed to
speak to our chapter. Besides your well thought-out strategies, you
yourself are living proof of the value of being organized and model
an excellent example of what we all strive to be. It is easy to imagine
what an excellent coach you are. You have a way of supporting people,
just in conversation, never stealing their spotlight but affirming
them and drawing them out. You do not pretend to be "practically perfect"
and that helps us all be more open about ourselves, which gives you
the honest data you need to help people take the next step."
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Lucy Stephenson, Program Chair
International Association of Administrative Professionals, Seattle,
WA |
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| "Your workshop was so valuable and
helpful to me that it was worth the entire registration fee for this
conference. I also enjoyed and appreciated your presentation style.
Your manner conveys an extraordinary calmness and competence -- you
demonstrate that you are living 'at choice.' Your talk was both inspiring
and practical, and you provided information that I can use immediately
to improve my life and my clients' lives." |
Allison Schnipper, Professional Organizing
Services, Sharon, MA
2002 NAPO Conference Attendee in Atlanta
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"I thought I knew it all when it
came to time management -- use of Palms or Franklin Planners, "to-do"
lists, etc. Your workshop three years ago trained me how to become
more disciplined and faithful to my time management goals as they
related to work/life balance, more time with family, increased productivity,
more time spent with my representatives, etc. I'm still using the
tools I already had, just using them much more effectively and efficiently.
I've been committed to using your disciplines, and amazingly I've
found myself realizing my goals much more closely than before. I continue
to use many of your precepts to this day, and even go back and review
my notes from your session whenever I feel like I'm slipping into
some of my old time/energy wasting ways.
I'm enjoying your monthly online newsletters. Keep up the good work!" |
Richard W. Bowne, Executive Business
Manager
Merck & Co., Inc.
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| "I was very inspired by your workshop
last week on Managing Time, Paper, and Information for Maximum
Effectiveness. I began creating my personal mission statement
that evening. I also started the weekly planning process last weekend.
I managed to achieve a much stronger sense of accomplishment than
I have in a long time. Through the implementation of your suggestions,
I already feel more balanced. I have passed on the workshop and website
info to my Executive Director, who has been particularly aided by
the delegation suggestions and log. So I thank you on her behalf as
well. Your help has, in a week's time, proven to be invaluable." |
Michelle Nicole Lee, Program Director
Central District Forum for Arts & Ideas, Seattle, WA
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| "Kathy, thanks for your follow-up
with me after the workshop last week. I want to let you know that
I had the most productive week after your seminar. The goal setting
and paper organization did wonders. Thanks for the effective techniques
and inspiration." |
Kathy Burrows, Director
Cybercamps Foundation, Seattle, WA
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| Hi, Kathy! Thanks for the
teleclass notes! I totally enjoyed your Buried in Paper teleclass
today. I especially loved the way you ended it, with upbeat affirmation
and having participants share their goals. Inspiring! Here is what
I have done as a result:
Thanks again for your help today! I'm seriously looking into the January
course. Blessings to you! |
--S.S., San Anselmo, CA
Click here to read the completed evaluations from participants of my
Developing a Thriving & Profitable Organizing Business.
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Feedback From time to time,
Paauwerfully Organized gets feedback
about our web site and our online Ezine.
Here is what some of our visitors have to say.
(quotes are shared with permission)
| "Your article was a great information piece, one in
fact, I'd expect to see in New
Yorker or The Atlantic or Harper's." |
Tom Koziol, Publisher
http://www.cashclique.com
http://www.lowestpricemagazines.com
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| "I have read
several of your newsletters and felt they were written just for me. I found your
site by searching the web for help. Your site is by far the best I located in my
search. I look forward to hearing from you again." |
K. B.
Louisiana
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| "Your article,
[The Buffet Syndrome: Too Much
on Your Plate!] will be listed as Suggested Reading in the December 18 issue
of Straight Talk. It's too long to include in the full-text version, but too valuable
not to make it available to my readers. Thanks for the contribution. |
Steve Humphrey, Publisher
http://www.merrymonk.com/maillist.html
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| "Thanks for your
article [The Buffet Syndrome: Too
Much on Your Plate!] It really hit home. Not only does it make a great addition
to my ezine, but it's going to help me in my own year-end evaluation." |
Craig Hardee
http://www.cyberagora.com
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| "Kathy,
I just read your newsletter - excellent stuff! Thank you for sharing your wisdom and
insight. It is truly one of the best coaching newsletters out there." |
John Barker, Life
Coach
www.getSynergized.com
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| "Just
read your newsletter - always a worthwhile moment or two spent [May
2001: The Superman Syndrome]. I have always loved the John Lennon quote from his
song Beautiful Boy." |
Teri Leigh Baird
terileigh@buyerschoice.cc
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| "This
article will be the "Gem of Wisdom" in the June 30th issue of Tips and Gems. Kudos
to you for an excellent article. Here is what I will say to my subscribers about the
article: 'This issue's Pearl of Wisdom is somewhat long, but it is such an excellent
article that I want to share it with you anyway. I know that many of you do not live
in the USA, so July 4th may have no special significance to you, but Freedom knows
no national boundaries, and in fact isn't dependent on outward circumstances at all,
but on our own personal frames of reference toward life. Read "Independence
Day - Free Your Mind" thoughtfully. The process of altering our thinking that Kathy
discusses here can be the key to success and prosperity not only in our businesses,
but in our lives and even in the world.' " |
Diana Ward
Forward Productions -- Web Sites and E-zines
http://forwardproductions.com
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| "As
I read this issue [Independence
Day -- Free Your Mind], I thought you were talking directly to me. I wanted you
to know how talented I believe you are. I feel very lucky to be a subscriber to your
newsletter, as I have found such wisdom in what you say. You have affected my life
in a positive manner, and I thank you." |
Marcy Greer, BSN, RN, Law
Student
Ann Arbor, MI
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| "Great
reading [The Superman Syndrome]!!! Most of us
who have lived long enough have grappled with this stuff. But why wait ubtil we are
40 or 100 to learn these lessons. How would it be to live on-purpose from 16 on, instead
of by accident. My life's journey changed when I was 15...tooth ache..swollen face...taking
a taxi to the dentist by myself...never been to a dentist before...my family couldn't
afford much medical care. Funny, we were sending care packages to Korea, but never
had or used what was inside ourselves. Toothbrushes, toothpaste...they were something
you sent to ophans in some other land. Anyway, that's when I started living on-purpose!
I am sending your article to all I know...the younger the better." |
Thanks,
Lawrence R. Cooke
www.the-clockmaker.com
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| "I just
visited your web site and had to tell you how much I enjoyed it. I found you through
a search on Google. I believe you were in the top 5 that came up for "effective
delegating." I went to yours first and did not go any further! I've spent over
an hour in your site and found some very interesting articles regarding this subject.
I am a Virtual Assistant and feel that my clients would enjoy visiting your site. May
I link your site as a reference on delegation?" |
Kim Hughes
Creative Business Concepts
www.virtualstaffassistant.com
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"I'm
looking forward to your newsletters. As a recovering Messie, I am looking around for
new and more advanced information. Your site has provided me with a lot of "meat" to
mentally digest. It is wonderfully easy to navigate (and I guess I should expect nothing
less from an organizer!) and the writing superb.
Thank you!" |
Messies Anonymous on-line
support group member
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| "I am
currently exploring professional organizing as a business and came across your site
in my research. I would just like to tell you that your site and your newsletter are
far superior to any similar sites I have seen. Keep up the good work!" |
Janet Barclay, Hamilton, Ontario,
Canada
www.career-organizing.com
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"Kathy,
thank you so much for your informative e-mail and suggestions. Of all the professional
organizers I contacted (about 8), you provided me the most insight by far. I've spent
the last several weeks not only exploring websites and career opportunities, but
also gaining a more pure understanding of myself and my true career interests (the
book, The
Pathfinder, was a great help). I'm eager to get started down a new path!"
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Gina, CPA
San Antonio, TX
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| “Following
the six-step weekly planning process outlined in your June
newsletter has affected my life quite a bit! Suddenly I feel a lot less pressure
at work, because now I finally succeed in planning ahead, although not completely.
But improvement is huge! It has also affected my personal life too, since I finally
got to do some of the things that I was postponing for some time now. And work pressure
reduction also has an impact on my relationships with my dearest. I still have enough
(make that "a lot") of room for improvement of my planning process, but even
if I'd stay at this level it's sure much more than before.” |
D.B.
Zagreb, Croatia
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"I just read The Ripple Effect: Small Steps Lead to Big Results, and I wanted to write and tell you that I really value and appreciate your newsletters and information. I used to be a very organized and productive person, but somehow in the last few years I lost focus on my priorities and goals. I have been struggling with getting back on track, but I guess March was made for me, because all I seem to do is procrastinate and shut down every time I know I need to get over a hurdle. I want to thank you for sharing your gifts and passion with me. Everything you share helps me. I am so glad I stumbled upon your information; it has been the best e-newsletter I have subscribed to...and it's free!! You are priceless!"
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Thanks again,
Rendy Nelson |
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