A guest speaker at a recent AAPO Virtual Forum meeting was Judy Williams, a brain science expert.  Brain science is the study of why we do what we do.  It helps us understand how the brain draws information from various perspectives such as language, perception, emotion, reasoning and our own body chemistry, and then transforms and represents that information in the brain.  When we understand why we do things using all these perspectives, we can better develop ways to change our behaviours.  Brain science research is able to help Professional Organisers create long term results in clients who have struggled with changing self-defeating patterns of behaviours. It can also help Professional Organisers on a personal level to develop healthier and smarter ways of doing business and serving clients.

Please enjoy this recording of our online meeting with Judy Williams, from toniccoaching.com.au.

Click the following link to play the mp3 of the meeting: Introduction to Brain Science with Judy Williams

You can find out more about brain science and how it applies to your business by clicking this link: how your brain responds to change.

If you help, coach or train others in how to get organised, declutter and/or time management techniques – or would like to – now is the time to take action and invest in yourself with AAPO Conference.

Given that we will be heading to conference in just a couple of weeks, I thought it would be a great opportunity to write about how attending conference can pay off within a few weeks and continue to generate payoffs for years to come. The costs in attending conferences are obvious – flights, hotel accommodation, meals, time away from family and work, conference fees, and a reduction in sleep.  I believe there are times when these costs are focused on to the detriment of the costs of NOT attending your industry’s conference.

I’m a late starter to AAPO conferences as this year will only be my third so I thought I would share what I have gained from attending just two AAPO conferences. I have joined a Brains Trust group with 3 other fantastic Organisers who keep me focused and inspired and are there to answer any questions I have.  I have added thousands of $ to my business just from one Brains Trust meeting. I have discovered ways to improve my business and connect better to clients. I have met Organisers from 3 countries who are a great source of information on how organising works in other places and cultures and have inspired me to think outside the box which has significantly increased my profit. I have socialized with a wonderful group of people who know how to live in the present. And what’s more, this great group of Professional Organisers speaks my language and loves to do what I love to do.

Do yourself a favor and book for AAPO Conference today – the cost of NOT going is too high.  http://www.aapo.org.au/conference.php

Pssst….If you are worried about attending conference and not knowing anyone, send me an email and I’ll be more than happy to meet up with you and introduce you around.

‘Come to the edge,’ he said.

They said, ‘We are afraid.’

‘Come to the edge,’ he said.

They came.

He pushed them…

and they flew.

- Johnathon Livingstone Seagull

The greatest discovery of my generation is that man can alter his life simply by altering his attitude of mind.

- William James

God helps them that help themselves.

- Benjamin Franklin (and my 7th grade teacher, Mrs Clark)

Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, magic, and power in it. Begin it now.

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Don’t be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated. You can’t cross a chasm in two small steps.

- David Lloyd George