Everything in your seminar was very helpful. It really changed the way I think!

So glad you enjoyed your evening with us! I heard so many positive comments about your presentation. I know I feel more motivated to deal with my “stuff.”

We were pleased to have you with us. Many of us were looking forward to your presentation since you were booked, and we weren’t disappointed!

The time was perfect! Lori packed a lot into the 1.5 hour seminar. I look forward to attending her seminar that teaches the Tickler System.

Thank you so much for the wonderful presentation making our event a success. We received wonderful feedback from our staff and guests. Due to the positive response, marketing plans on having you speak potentially on a regular basis.

So glad you enjoyed your evening with us! I heard so many positive comments about your presentation. I know I feel more motivated to deal with my “stuff!”

We were pleased to have you with us. Many of us were looking forward to your presentation since you were booked, and we weren’t disappointed!

As always, the information in your Newsletters and Dayton Daily News articles are REALLY good — both its practical content and the spirit in it.

Love the stories and images — throwing green clothes around, this very impressive professional person camping for a weekend with family, the buried grandfather clock and prisoners lugging their stuff instead of holding loved ones’ hands. Really powerful.

I’m always glad I took the time to read your writing. Thank you so much. If you decide to write a book, it will fly off the shelves as word gets around.

You were fabulous! I can’t imagine a company who wouldn’t want you to come in to help them jump start their staff’s performance. I feel refreshed and ready to start the New Year. My to-do list is much easier because everything is where I need it. Thanks, Lori!

I wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed your column this morning and your willingness to share so much of yourself with your readers. You are a wise soul and I hope you realize the inspiration you bring to people.

You probably hear this all the time, but I love your articles. Clear organizing tips with the goals being a clearer head, better relationships, and more joy. You are a gem. Thank you, thank you.

It was VERY nice to meet you and I am very interested in your services. I have signed up for your tips newsletter to remind me about you from time to time until I am ready to do something. Thank you so much for coming to the Dayton Pulse Meet-up and presenting to us.

So much information! Amazing use of time!

Very good! Lori, you are personable, matter of fact, humorous and a wealth of information!

Great! Giving your name to a friend of mine in Dayton. I am often accused of my over-organizing and I received a few helpful hints at your seminar!

You are wonderful! Very generous with sharing your expertise.

Thank you so much for another FANTASTIC session with the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Bluegrass team!

The staff has been chatting with each other all day about how great the session was! (Ironic, since we are all trying to interrupt each other less often. I guess their enthusiasm just can’t be controlled.) Seriously, I think there was a lot of healing done yesterday and those conversations that took place helped get us back on the same page about several issues we have been struggling with. Thank you!

I look forward to staying in touch and seeing you again in the near future.

Your program was very insightful–Loved it!

“Time-Out for Teachers” was wonderful and extremely beneficial.

Dear Lori,

Thank you for a most enjoyable, interesting and challenging presentation. We teachers “fight” with “stuff problems” all the time!

Many of us will take your tips and make our lives more pleasant.

Thanks again!

It was very interesting with helpful information. Thank you!

Your seminar “Inside the Box” had great overviews! I feel energized to make changes. I am excited and not afraid!

I attended “Take Control of Your Workday” at Lexis Nexis. I liked that the seminar covered a wide variety of topics and was fast paced. I wouldn’t change a thing!

We are looking forward to working with Lori again this next weekend at the Miami Valley Home World. She did a super job this past weekend – the audience loved her!

Lori Firsdon is excellent at helping speakers and anyone with an office at work or home organize their work space for more productivity. She presents a persuasive, how-to-do-it talk with a step by step process to get it done. This would be a great choice for a concurrent session at the NSA convention.

Lori is an entertaining and informative speaker that reinforced good organizational tools.

I just read your column in this morning’s paper. It was a beautiful message. Thank you for sharing these details about your past. I am learning how to manage my time in the spirit you exemplify. Glad you are writing for the paper so we can all benefit!

You did a wonderful job on our seminar! Not surprised one bit. Thank you for all you have done to help us get organized. I have had many staff personally tell me how informative your session was and how helpful you were. I hope you realize that your skills are such an asset to places like this. Not only does it help us stay organized, but we truly can be at our best for our families. I am working on our Wellness program for the next year. One of the biggest complaints was staff feeling overwhelmed and that they need help with Time Management. These strategies you taught will allow our staff to use their time more efficiently.

I’m so excited about the upcoming Mindful Home Organizing session! Since your visit in my home, I find it easier for me to throw away things I thought were “treasures”. Less is best! Now I can really enjoy a few things, rather than have to endure the clutter of many things. I am learning that I really can’t treasure a lot of things at one time. I can’t tell you how freeing it is—mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and physically.

Thank you for this dynamic information. I’m so glad I got acquainted with you at Toastmasters District Conference.

I am motivated to tackle my more complex areas and let “stuff” go. Indecision is my greatest obstacle in eliminating clutter. Thank you for your insight and for being your unique self! You have a gift of wisdom to share.

I just had to write to let you know how much I enjoyed the Organizing article in the Dayton Daily News last Saturday. It was about how our excess collections of things can compete with leisure activities for our precious time. That is so true! Your articles have really given me a new way to look at things and almost a permission to let go of some things. A lot of organizing articles I have read focus on how to sort or catalog our things in an organized manner. I like your point of view of examining the emotional issues of why we collect things and how we can work through letting them go, when it is appropriate. When I read articles like that, I feel I am being shown a path on how to break free from some habits that are weighing me down in my life.

So thank you again for what you are doing, I am sure you are really helping a lot of people. I also wanted to say I enjoy the way you communicate your ideas. For example, when you wrote of the couple in their garage working on an organizing project with their two young children needing attention and having to make decisions about their belongings, it was so well described that I could imagine exactly what they were going through!

Keep up the great work !

You have made a difference with your presentation! I received some wonderful emails from families who attended the presentation. One family cleaned out their game closet, another family reduced the amount of dishes they own, and another family defined the rooms in their home.

Thank you again for sharing your talents and gifts!

All the Delta Gamma’s so enjoyed your presentation. I am happy that the weather was so nice and that we had a good turn out!

I will keep reading your newsletters and hopefully get to another presentation soon.

Again, great job!

Hi Lori!

I just read your article in the Dayton Daily News on taking notes at meetings. I never thought about it that way. You basically broke down the information at the meeting into the same categories you used for dealing with paper clutter in “Attack the Stack:” Trash/Recycle, File, Action, Read. Thank you for your article. It really gave me a tool to use.

Thanks,
Kay

Hi Lori!

It was in January 2013 when I attended one of your seminars at a Community Church in Dayton, Ohio. It was a very enjoyable and rewarding event!

This sparked my thinking that I should be moving toward downsizing BIG time [had a 3-bedroom bungalow], then putting my house up for sale, etc.

Little did I know at that time that I’d be moving across the country from Cedarville, Ohio, to Colorado Springs, Colorado, less than 6 months later! And now, after 10 months of being in The Springs, I’ve downsized again from a 2-bedroom apartment into a 11’x12′ I was invited to move in with my son and his small family, and we blended our household items together.

I could not have done all of this without the timely and phenomenal insight/help from you, Lori. You made it simple, yet it was doable. What I learned at your seminar was INVALUABLE! I’ve been able to continue to use your methods by carrying it over even to my new job.

Did I experience any stress? Why, yes, of course, who wouldn’t? For me, it was because I had to do practically all of this by myself! However, the stress factor [other than the physical “good” exhaustion from time-to-time was the only side effect!] was so minimalized that I hardly noticed, and I must confess that it all was a very enjoyable experience! Could I even say it was “FUN?!”

YOU ARE A GEM, LORI . . . THANK YOU…THANK YOU…THANK YOU!!!

All the best to you, blessings,
Debra

Thank you so much for the wonderful presentation. I thought everyone was very attentive and interactive, because they could all identify with points that you made. I would definitely like to have you back next year to teach us how to tackle the paper clutter! Your peppy personality and sense of humor made your presentation especially great!

Lori is a fantastic speaker who is very engaging, as well as convincing. Her presentation was well laid out and she used great examples.

Great to have notes on the website from the session’s Power Point presentation!

I personally think the program was excellent and motivational. I loved Lori’s down- to- earth style.

Thank you, Lori! Your presentation was very good and so helpful! I wish I had brought my co-workers with me.

Thanks so much, Lori! Great meeting you. You’ve got such a wonderful personality and presentation technique. Loved it!

I thought “Managing Your Workspace” was great! Not only did Lori teach me how to organize, but I also learned how to create systems in my workplace.

We loved the Parenting seminar! We discussed that delegating teaches your child independence and responsibility. We also learned how to set guidelines and limits for our child (and ourselves.)

Lori wastes no time during your organizing session. She is practical, in tune with your needs and very easy to talk to. She did a great job of guiding me through the process, which really helped me focus on the task at hand. With Lori’s guidance, my life will be more calm and organized. I can better manage my personal life and business tasks. I was surprised at how different things looked after we were done. The hardest part of my session was having it end.

The “Who’s in Charge: You or Your Stuff” seminar was very interesting and informative. I am actually a very organized person, but I still learned some great hints. Thanks for the good session, Lori!

I attended the Attack the Stack session and it was great! The information was excellent and presented very well. Lori was funny, which helped make her presentation memorable and comfortable to attend.

I so appreciate Lori’s attitude, behavior, speaking ability, etc. I could not have been happier with tonight’s presentation. I feel energized and more importantly CAPABLE. I have felt stuck and unable to make decisions and move forward. I can do this – one bite at a time! Thank you.

Thank you so much for a fabulous, fun, and informative discussion at the Beavercreek Koffee Talk! As always, you were wonderful.

Lori was easy to work with and non-judgmental. She worked with my style not hers and had great ideas. I’m more efficient and think about where things go and what needs to stay in my office. I can’t stop working on the things we discussed!

Thank you for a wonderful and inspirational presentation at Koffee Talk. You gave me several ‘ah-ha’ moments. I can tell that you have, and will continue to, improve many people’s lives.

Lori’s filing system is so easy to use. My entire family can now find the papers they need. It is a masterful system and I am amazed that I have my files organized for the FIRST TIME IN MY ENTIRE LIFE!!!! I’ve always used files, but never understood how to file and believe me, if she can teach me to organize papers, she can teach ANYBODY!!! Papers have been the bane of my existence for my entire life. I can now find what I need when I need it. Thank you Lori. I am grateful for you giving me peace again in my home.

Great presentation; good balance of home/work advice as well as different steps that attendees can take towards incrementally improving their processes

Even though I am very organized myself, I learned several new things and the reinforcement of ideas is always a great motivator!

I’ve already started using some of the techniques shared at the workshop. I left the presentation feeling it was a valuable use of my time.

It was great to have Lori speak at Southdale to the parents as well as the sixth graders. I had several people come up to me in the days following her presentations to tell me how much they appreciated the events. There is a true need for teachers and parents to build organizational strategies into 21st century learning. The skills and organizing solutions you presented will help students be more organized in there school day. We’re looking forward to having you back for future programs.

You did an amazing job of painting a picture of the need to declutter our lives during your “Who’s In Charge…You Or Your Stuff” presentation. Thanks for your wisdom and encouragement. You have been inspirational to be on so many levels.

I was so grateful Lori didn’t chatter during our session. Her presence supported my focus, because she was methodical and focused. She moved me along at a pace which pushed me just a little, but not so much that I was overwhelmed. In fact, with her there, it was the first time in 40 years that I have not felt overwhelmed dealing with my home and possessions.

Even though only one part of the room has been cleared and organized so far, the experience of working with Lori has changed me. I think clutterers have had so many experiences where the whole process of de-cluttering is one huge mortifying, embarrassing, emotion-shredding, confusing fiasco. This time, I was stronger afterward. I had made decisions. I had chosen to put in the time and effort. I had taken control of my house back, even just a little — by choosing some things that are not going to take up space in my house any more. And even that little bit of progress at taking control of my house, made a huge difference in my confidence and ability to deal with an outside challenge.

Lori’s program was very informative and resourceful.

I loved this program!! Lori had some great tips and organizational methods.

Lori is wonderful! I love that she enjoys recycling and that she doesn’t spend a lot of money on supplies.

Lori’s approach allowed me to be openminded about getting rid of things. Lori was very helpful. I felt very comfortable having her in our home.

I can’t believe what I accomplished at the end of my session! I will definitely have more time because I will be able to find things quickly. Lori was very helpful and inspiring.

Thank you for helping me organize my home and think differently about my stuff. As I continue to work with you, you continue to touch my heart. Some of the words and reminders you use during our sessions are constantly running through my head as I think about my disorganization and how I am going to change. I believe God is using you in great and many ways to help others heal and move forward.

I attended your seminar at the Springboro library a few weeks ago and
wanted to let you know how empowering it was! You definitely provided some great information and encouraged me to “purge” many unnecessary items in my household.

The Tickler File has been a life saver! Thank you for sharing this organizing solution for all my child’s school paperwork and my daily action papers.

Your seminar was fantastic. I left your office and couldn’t wait to get started. I loved the four steps on how to process paperwork and your filing system is awesome. I really appreciated your time and the help you gave me. I’m looking forward to learning more in the next class in your series.

I enjoyed your presentation today at the Rotary Meeting, Grace Lutheran. I like your approach and understand what you mean about people getting caught up in life situations and not having the energy to start or the ability to do just a little to get caught up when the ‘mountain builds’.

I have already organized my kids’ books and dvds! I bought the matching cups and towels from Target as suggested. Also, I have started purging MY things that I placed value on and hated to get rid of because others bought them for me, though I didn’t use or need the items. Love the class, look forward to seeing you again! Great tips!

Your presentation was wonderful! Many people including myself felt very motivated to get home and start organizing. I will definitely keep in touch to schedule another program in the future.

The presentation was awesome. Lori was very resourceful.

Your presentation was awesome! You inspired me to be a better mom, spouse, and employee.

Lori is a true professional and a great speaker. Every time I turn around, there is an article about her and her company in the Dayton Daily News! I have referred Lori for a couple of speaking engagements that I was unable to do and she wowed them! I will continue to refer her in the future with confidence that she will do a wonderful job.

hank you for simplifying paperwork!

Thanks for speaking at SouthBrook. I’m part of MOMS, and I really appreciate your suggestions. I began implementing the tickler system and have found it very helpful! Thanks again and best wishes and continued success with your business.

Thanks again for your terrific help and organizational energy. Please know I am singing your praises to spread the joy of space and orderliness.

Lori gave an excellent presentation. It was fun and full of great ideas.

Thanks for coming in and giving me an organizing tune-up. It helps me stay focused on what’s important and take better control of my day. Even though I have been using your systems for years, I always learn something new with each organizing session.

Enlisting the services of a professional organizing company is one of the best professional growth decisions I have made for myself in my 12 years as a school administrator.

I now think about how I work and how that impacts my efficiency. I have also applied these same organizational strategies at home with great success. In both settings, I’m accomplishing more and feeling less stress!

You have really made a difference, not just in my home, but in my life. The sense of peace is returning to my life because things are ‘simplified’ and organized. That is priceless to me. Thank you for coming into my home, without judgment, and helping me ‘find my way back’

Wow! The “TAKE 2” Rule presented has given me back, at the very least, an hour out of my day. No longer am I ‘clearing’ out small tasks I’ve put off until the end of the day, to my surprise, they’re magically done!

Words are not enough to express our gratitude to you for the presentation you gave at our annual seminar. Among us were the most seasoned administrative assistants, many of whom came to us to express how much they learned.

Thank you so much for speaking at our event. We would be delighted if you could join us again.

You have definitely changed lives (or, at the very least, productivity) at The James!
The survey responses were overwhelmingly positive. Thanks again for a marvelous presentation!

The top ten list of organizing suggestions you presented was an eye-opener. Even if a person applies only a few of these tips it would be very beneficial. I personally identified with the 55 minutes per day spent ‘looking for missing items’. That fact alone is a motivator to get better organized.

I heartily recommend Lori for clients who are out of my area. Lori is a professional speaker as well as a no nonsense organizer. She is great at team building, but is not afraid to address conflict.

I wanted to let you know I really enjoyed your presentation. I am totally inspired to get rid of my old ‘seasons’…I just need to find time.

Things are going better since you helped me get organized. Your 25th Hour binder really saved my life. I was always able to manage things in the past but this job had way too many moving balls to trust my old abilities. Thank you for the tools you provided, they were helpful in managing my team at work.

I really appreciate your services and have recommended them to a few people. The problem is most people can’t ask for help. I am really glad I did.

Thank you so much for speaking to our caregivers. By looking at the evaluations they really appreciated it and learned a lot.

As always, I appreciate your message and continue to improve my processes.

Thanks for putting on such a great session today. I cannot wait to put some of the items to use both at work and personally.

Nowadays, there seems to be such a slim line between the two that these tools will really help make more time. I can tell that you love what you are doing. Thank you for sharing your organizing solutions.

Lori, I think you need to change your company name to Earth Angels, Inc. You are so sweet and kind. May God Bless you always. You’ll never know how much you have helped me.

Your presentation at our IAAP Meeting on Tuesday was great. Thanks for speaking to our group and for sharing all of the excellent information.

Thank you for helping us get our home in order. Now, we can actually use our rooms for their intended purpose and relax in them. It is easy to invite guests into our home knowing they will feel comfortable.

It was great meeting you on Saturday. I really enjoyed your presentation and found your words to be really powerful and motivational.

Was privileged to have attended a workshop Lori helped facilitate for the Women in Business Networking group. The hour long information packed workshop dealt with organization – obviously her forte! The 25th hour binder, which was part of the training, has been invaluable to me, not only for my business but also in helping manage my family responsibilities as well. I highly recommend Lori for personal and/or business organizational needs as well as public speaking engagements.

Thanks for your presentation and personal assistance.You did a great job and we all felt that it was a day well spent. I reviewed the evaluations I collected after the seminar and it you received high marks from all.