What Makes a Professional?
What Makes a Professional?
There are many answers to this question. One definition that I came across said a professional requires continuing education. That is probably one reason why people join educational and trade associations. Through an organization, you have opportunities to gain the knowledge and skills needed to run a business and work with your clients.
The organizations I belong to offer hours of education just by attending meetings. There are also numerous opportunities to learn from people outside your field. They will all come with the perspective of their own business, which will help you to look at things differently and follow a less predictable path to success. Seek out people who you admire, learn from them, and change things to fit your business model.
But what happens after you have been in business for a while? Do experienced business owners still need training? It is so easy to get comfortable in your own success. But how do you keep it fresh for your clients and challenging for you? Have you considered changing your business model or your service offerings? Do you feel as though the excitement and challenge of starting something new is gone? Is it time to step out of your “box” and expand your business model in some way?
The best way to keep your business current is to continue to seek out educational opportunities in the form of conferences and seminars that will challenge you to grow. Share on XWhen are you going to put aside the time to learn something new? This is your chance – or are you willing to wait another month or year to find that success?
Where are you going to have the opportunity to expand your horizons about your business?
Why are you waiting? Are you getting too comfortable?
What do you have to lose? What do you have to gain? In my opinion, there is a lot more to gain. I want to learn how to identify PR opportunities for my business; use technology to build my business; and examine different career options.
How will you grow your business? Do you have a goal that you want to complete by the end of the year? Are you starting your list of goals for the new year?
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Janet Schiesl
Janet has been organizing since 2005. She is a Certified Professional Organizer and the owner of Basic Organization.
She loves using her background as a space planner to challenge her clients to look at their space differently. She leads the team in large projects and works one-on-one with clients to help the process move quickly and comfortably. Call her crazy, but she loves to work with paper, to purge what is not needed and to create filing systems that work for each individual client.
Janet is a Past Board Member of the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals and a Past President of the Washington DC Chapter of NAPO were she has been named Organizer of the Year and Volunteer of the Year.
Janet Schiesl
Janet has been organizing since 2005. She is a Certified Professional Organizer and the owner of Basic Organization.
She loves using her background as a space planner to challenge her clients to look at their space differently. She leads the team in large projects and works one-on-one with clients to help the process move quickly and comfortably. Call her crazy, but she loves to work with paper, to purge what is not needed and to create filing systems that work for each individual client.
Janet is a Past Board Member of the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals and a Past President of the Washington DC Chapter of NAPO were she has been named Organizer of the Year and Volunteer of the Year.