Lisa Montanaro
JD, CPO
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Productivity Consultant, Success Coach, Business Strategist, Speaker and Author Expert
Lisa Montanaro Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Professional Organizing, Business & Life Coaching, Motivational Speaking
- Career Focus
- Helping busy professionals and success-minded individuals live better lives and run better companies
- Affiliation
- National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO), Certified by the Board of Certification for Professional Organizers (BCPO), National Speakers Association (NSA)
Lisa Montanaro is a Productivity Consultant, Success Coach, Business Strategist, Speaker and Author who helps people live successful and passionate lives, and enjoy productive and profitable businesses. To receive her free Toolkit, Achieve Powerhouse Success with Purpose, Passion & Productivity, visit www.LisaMontanaro.com/toolkit. Through her work, Lisa helps people deal with the issues that block personal and professional change and growth. To explore how Lisa can help you be purposeful, passionate and productive, contact Lisa at (845) 987-4240 or by e-mail at Lisa@LisaMontanaro.com.
(845) 987-4240
Free Articles & Book Excerpts
Mixing Business With Pleasure: Professional Organizer + Disorganized Frind = Valuable Lessons
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Mixing_Business_with_Pleasure_Professional_Organizer_Disorganized_Friend_Valuable_Lessons.html
“Green” Organizing: An Earth-Friendly Combination
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Green_Organizing_An_Earth-Friendly_Combination.html
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What's Your "Art"? Make Sure You Let It Out Personally or Professionally
In the amazing book The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron, she discusses the concept that all of us have an "art" that runs deep within us yearning to break out. This art can literally be an artistic talent like painting, writing, or performing, but it could also be something else entirely. It can be connecting, teaching, being funny, etc. For some people, they find this art at a very young age, and they build a career and a life around it. For others, they may find this art, but decide not to do anything with it, or fight it tooth and nail.
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Basking in the Valley of Your New Normal
There's a concept that keeps coming up lately when I'm doing coaching and consulting with my clients. It's the concept of experiencing the valley of your "new normal." It could be a huge change that you're making to your business, like adding on a new income stream, or closing down a division that no longer gets you jazzed. Or maybe it's changing careers or getting a promotion that you’ve been dying for, but are scared to death of now that you've been handed it. Maybe you're relocating, starting a new relationship, getting organized, or working on a health and fitness plan.
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What the St. Lucians Can Teach Us About Running a Successful Business
I am always amazed at how travel can improve your business and your life. Recently, my husband and I visited the beautiful Caribbean island of St. Lucia. It was a fantastic vacation by all accounts. The island is a marvel of nature with soaring peaks, an active volcano, lush rainforests, volcanic sand beaches, etc. We stayed at a really special place called Ti Kaye Village Resort and booked through a wonderful local company named Serenity Tours. I was able to unplug from my busy life back home, and truly enjoy a tropical escape.
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Don’t Fall Into the Trap of the Shoemaker’s Shoes: Benefit From Your Own Expertise!
How many of us have heard the old familiar phrase, "The shoemaker's children always go without shoes?" This phrase has become synonymous with almost anyone neglecting his or her own business. We are all guilty of it now and again. We get so busy working in the business that we forget to 'mind the shop' in meaningful ways. Unfortunately, in the process, we wind up losing one of the best experts we have on staff – ourselves! So, take a step back, and hire someone with superb expertise – you. Let's say, for example, you are a financial planner, but your finances have become a mess.
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Drowning in Paper Clutter? Grab a RAFT & Sail to an Organized Shore!
Paper. It should be a benign part of our lives. It means no harm, really. But somehow, when it piles up and has a paper party with its friends, it becomes dreaded clutter! What to do? Grab a RAFT and sail to an organized shore!
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Still Don’t Know What You Want To Be When You Grow Up? It Ain’t Over Just Yet!
Think back to when you were just a wee little boy or girl. Do you remember the question people used to ask all of the time? “What do you want to be when you grow up?” I was thinking about that question today and realized that on so many levels, it is totally unfair! First, how in the world do we expect such a young little one to have any idea what he or she may do for a living when they grow up? Heck, most people I know, regardless of age, still have things they want to do and try in their lifetime. Lots of unfinished business, dreams, hopes, and goals floating around regardless of age.r
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A Year in Review: How Do You Measure Success?
So we are coming to the end of another year. And a particularly popular exercise that a lot of people do at the end of the year is to look back and reflect on their activities, goals, and achievements to determine if the year has been a successful one. But this begs the question: How do you measure success? It seems to me that it's important to have metrics in order to measure success. But these metrics are going to be very different from person-to-person, and from business-to-business.
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An Alte ative New Year's Ritual – The One Word Theme
Around this time of year when we flip the calendar from one year to the next, most people make a long list of New Year's Resolutions. It is a noble idea in theory, but often in practice, doesn't amount to much. Resolutions often get cast aside and discarded, making their creators feel inadequate and unproductive. So why not skip the New Year's Resolutions altogether this time and opt for an alte ative New Year's ritual: the One-Word Theme!
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A Rare, But Powerful, Time Management Treat: Honor Appointments With Yourself!
In the world of time management, we give a lot of weight to appointments that we set with other people, or events and meetings that we have to attend. We block them out on our calendar and then we make a commitment to show up unless there is a true emergency. And that is certainly a good thing. One would say we are practicing good time management techniques.
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Organizing & Marriage: 'Til Death (or Disorganization!) Do You Part
I've worked with many couples as a professional organizer over the last 7 years. Many of them are married, some are domestic partners, others just roommates, etc. My background as a trained mediator often comes in handy during these client sessions. Often, during an organizing assessment, a client will mention that another user in the home cannot maintain an organizing system (or that the other user IS the organizing problem!). When I inquire as to whether the system was created with the other user in mind, the client usually responds in the negative. Therein lies the problem.
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Organizing After the Loss of a Loved One
I have worked with many clients over the years to organize after the loss of a loved one. Living in the greater NY metropolitan area, I helped many 9-11 widows and widowers organize after losing a loved one in the World Trade Center terrorist attacks. It is an emotionally draining process. My best advice is to take it slow and go at your own pace. After the death of a loved one, some people are tempted to sift through belongings and make decisions quickly. If this feels natural to you, fine (consider checking with a grief counselor before moving too quickly through the process).
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Do You Understand Your Own Business Agreement?
When you agree to perform services for a client, and the client agrees to pay you for such services, you and your client have entered into a legal contract, often referred to as an agreement. The terms of the agreement, however, are difficult to recall and prove unless in writing.
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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Lisa Montanaro
In my years of experience working with clients to improve their organizing systems, I have noticed a trend. Disorganized people and organizations often have difficulty making decisions. Indeed, these people and organizations get stuck in decision-making mode, causing delay and stress, which in turn leads to physical and mental clutter.
We are bombarded with decisions on a daily basis; some vital, some trivial. Unfortunately, we cannot avoid decision-making if we want to function in today's busy world. What we can control is our ability to make decisions in a manner that ultimately frees us from all of the clutter.
DECIDE is an empowering process that leads to change. It will assist you in achieving results at home, at work, and in life in general. While the process guides a person or organization in making decisions that lead to a more organized state, it is itself a decision; a decision to take control.
Therefore, in order for it to be effective, you must decide to DECIDE -- exercise the power that you have to move forward, and make changes.
Contacting Lisa Montanaro
Lisa Montanaro
Business & Life Coach
Lisa Montanaro Global Enterprises, LLC
PO Box 1286
Davis, CA 95617
(845) 987-4240
Lisa@LisaMontanaro.com
How to get started
Are you ready to make positive changes in your life, home, and work environments? Many people say they want to get better organized, but in order to act upon that wish, you must deeply examine your motives for wanting to do so. Your motives must be strong enough to sustain you through the change process.
If you are ready to change and need help with any of your organizing or time management projects, then join me on the DECIDE journey. I will offer guidance, support, and expertise as you embark on this empowering process for change. Through DECIDE, you will learn the tools needed to get better organized, take control, and make positive changes.
Now, let's get started!