We are asked to do any number of things as a Professional Organiser which is something I love about this job! So much variety, so many things to learn, so much you can teach!
However, some of the things we could list in our job descriptions has me wondering…. What won’t you do? Are there things that you are not able or would not want to do.
I attended the training Kit Anderson gave at the 2009 AAPO Conference in Brisbane. Kit was the President of ICD, the Institute for Challenging Disorganization. She spoke about the sorts of things that we could be faced with such as animal hoarding, food hoarding & others. From this training I started to develop a list of things that I am either not prepared or not equipped to do.
This ‘will not do’ list also helps to filter your enquiries and allows you to quickly decide whether you will be able to help the enquirer or not.
It’s okay to know the things you can’t or won’t do, there will be other Professional Organisers who target that market. I love working with people with ADHD, I know there are some of our colleagues who would rather not!
What you decide you can, or cannot do may help you to decide your ‘niche’ market! This in turn will help you hone your skills in areas that are of interest to you and best serve your clients.
