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5 Reasons Why You Need a Mentor



Operating an organizing business is not easy. In the real world of small businesses only 66% of new business make it past the first two years, just 49% make it to 4 years and barely 39% make it to 6 years. Why do they fail? 

Most organizing businesses fail because they lack proper training, choose inadequate and naïve marketing strategies and generally lack quality understanding of what our clients need and desire and the professional ability to deliver their promises. The most successful entrepreneurs have had advisors or mentors who have guided their clients to a level of confidence and have given them tools for excellence.

Hiring a mentor is like gaining a trusted guide with whom you can share your hopes and aspirations in confidence, while being propelled toward your personal business dreams. 

To The Next Level (TTNL) Mentoring program will: 

1.   Hold you accountable.

It’s too easy for new organizers to neglect the management and marketing end of their business. I understand that in order for you to build a successful business, you not only need the tools to successfully organize, but you need strong tools to keep you in front of your community. That is why the first TTNL mentoring session deals with marketing and management. 

2.   Develop and refine your ideas.

You are unique!  While there are universal principles needed that every organizers must acquire, learning what makes you unique will allow you to package your specialties in an exclusive way. Getting paid more for becoming an expert in a chosen specialty will increase your income. This program will explore just what makes you YOU! 

3.   Share the wealth of running a business.

We have all made mistakes, and in the many years of running my business I’ve made mine too. But that doesn’t mean you have to travel the rocky road I did. Sharing my pitfalls and getting you in contact with those who have helped my business grow will save you time, frustration and money.  

4.   Give you perspective from the outside, looking in.

Over time you lose the ability to see your business with the same objective clarity that you once did. Your mentor can access where those bumpy roads are and help you get back on track.  

5.   TTNL will present quality material that will give you the confidence...

... that you can do it alone, but that you are never alone.
We all need to hear that we did it right, even if everyone thinks we did it wrong.  Having a mentor that will honestly critique your growth and development will keep you a strong organizer.  

This program is not for the non-committed; it is for those who are exploring the world of professional organizing and who are really willing to make a difference and are not afraid of taking on challenges.

Let TTNL exceed your expectations of what a mentoring program can do for you. Let us take you To The Next Level.