"...she made the process a collaborative effort"

Alberta Okoro is the owner of Emplayce and is a professional organizer and a very pleasant lady. I could not be happier with her services.

I met her at an emergency preparedness fair and carried her business card around for several months, intending to give her a call sometime. I finally called her one day when I suddenly realized I had a couple of days at home with no kids and wanted to take full advantage of the time! I wasn't certain if she would be able to fit me in on such short notice, and, in fact, she did have plans but (possibly hearing the desperation in my voice) reworked her schedule to accommodate me.

She arrived on time and completely prepared - with various organization systems, file folders, labels, etc. She offers a (one hour?) free consultation - whatever it was, I received at least that. I actually had several rooms I wanted to organize, but with limited time and a limited budget, had to narrow down what I wanted to accomplish while she was there.

I was a little overwhelmed with just trying to figure out where I wanted to start but she immediately helped to focus the time we had by asking the perfect question: When you come home from work and walk into your house after being away for several hours, what is the room or area that just REALLY bothers you? She followed up that initial question with lots of other questions. Instead of coming in and deciding what I needed, she made the process a collaborative effort by asking about my daily routine, what things I liked to do, what was currently working for me and what wasn't. She stayed focused throughout the process (and helped me to stay focused!) and I was amazed at how much was accomplished in the time we spent.

Two rooms went from a mess to complete organization. What a difference! You don't realize how much your surroundings affect you (your mood, your energy, etc.) until such a drastic change is made. She also gave several suggestions for the rooms we could not get to. She even called back a couple of days after we finished to see how things were working out now that I had a few days to live with what we'd done.

Although it was obvious that I could probably use her help in other rooms in my house, I never felt pressured by her to engage her services further - she was just happy to help for as long as I wanted her there. I will definitely have her come back as soon as I'm able. Money is tight, but having her come in and help organize my home and my life has been a great investment!

Sharon Bishop
Kissimmee, FL

"...you painlessly influence useful change"

At first I was resistive because there have been many people who tried to harness my habits with regimens and systems and advice. What makes you so different from all the others is that you really listen to who I am and have fitted solutions for me according to the way I think. That made me relax and trust your expertise.

As a result I have purged so much redundancy out of my life, and have internalized a whole new way of thinking about what I do in every aspect of my life. I am not doing rituals, I am developing a very liberating life style of perceiving things differently, getting rid of things that are useless, putting things away that I will be able to easily know how to retrieve them, both in my business, and my personal life full of projects.

It is strange but I seem to have so much more energy than before. My office had become a store room and there was no room to walk in there. Now it is becoming an office again, and my garage is getting freed up, and I have a pretty good grip on my painting business record keeping, and banking. I used to hate the bidding and the billing part of my business. Now it is just a normal part of the whole process. I am current on details and I can put my hands on information that is critical to success.

Not only are my office and garage miraculously different, but so is my computer and especially uncluttered and available is my mind. I don't seem to put things off. I tend to take care of things right away, and I am getting so much more done in less time. I actually use my Treo for all its functions. I am wanting to use a calendar, plan my days weeks and months. I am choosing to do that, as opposed to its being a requirement. That is a wonderful consequence of how you painlessly influence useful change.

I am amazed at the difference your business has made on my life, and have told all my family and friends about the changes that are happening in my life because of what I have learned. I am going to recommend you to anyone who truly wants to leave their rut and see their potential set free.

Ron Lawton
Altamonte Springs, FL