Judy Mauer, BSW

 

Creatively Organizing's founder, Judy comes well equipped with an inspired vision as a professional organizing & life mentor.   “I have always had an eye for the order and balance that was possible, or missing, and have been driven to facilitate its creation in myself and willing others.  Creatively Organizing is not my work, it is my bliss!"

 

She sees your circumstances as an inspiring challenge, which she approaches with skill and a contagious, positive attitude. She is not capable of judging you or the conditions of your environments.  Backed by solid experience and a history of success, creating balance that supports positive outcomes is her natural gift in both home and business environments. She offers simple tools and insights that are easily integrated into daily life.

 

Innate Gift for Organizing: "I have always had an organizing type personality.  I remember on my first job at age 15 in a fast paced "tex-mex" restaurant, my manager regularly asked me to advise him when it was time to rearrange shelving, equipment, storage areas; how to maximize space in the dining room to fit the most people, while insuring room for staff to move freely and safely.  At 16, I remember assisting one of my English teachers, who was so disorganized that she never effectively planned a lesson.  Life in the classroom changed for her & us (I thought she would give me an "A" for this work-I got the grade I deserved instead!)."  

Education, Background & Skill:  Judy holds a bachelor of Social Work degree. This generalist counseling degree and both formal and informal education in business, psychology, sociology, systems theory and communication, equips her with a systems perspective and skills set that few organizers possess. 

As a social services administrator, she specialized in designing and overseeing systems of services and managed teams of up to 78 people, over several programs.  Also, during this time she developed and taught parenting classes, life skills classes and worked one-on-one with parents and children in creating healthy family dynamics and relationships.  Her favorite program was one she developed that facilitated the relationships between non-custodial parents and their children. 

She also has 15 years experience in the restaurant and hospitality industry, in eight of which she held managerial roles.  Beyond her experience in the workforce, she has owned and operated three small businesses and founded a community based non-profit where she developed a thriving coaching practice.   

Judy's Approach:   Systems Thinking is at the core of Judy's training and how she has approaches her life and work as a professional.  Systems Thinking is a perspective firmly based in an understanding of our essential interconnectedness & interrelatedness to everything.  We could use the term “system” for any pattern of relationship: from an atom to a galaxy; from a cell to an ecosystem; from an organ to a human being; from your desk to your bank account. 

 

The only way to fully understand why anything occurs and persists, or how to create order and stability, is to understand the parts in relation to the whole.  Through this understanding we are then able to realize catalytic options for change that empower the whole (you) to operate, produce and express more freely and efficiently.  

 

 

 

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