In today’s digital day and age, we have forgotten about the benefits of using paper. We turn to our shiny little screens to take photos, notes, and store records. Joining us today on the Stand Out podcast is long-time NAPO member, Julie Bestry. Julie is a professional organizer who dazzles people with her wonderful blogs. Today, we discuss what she is noticing about the shift in our relationship to paper over the last few years, the Cornell note-taking method, haptics, and the beauty of cursive. We also discuss Julie’s hybrid system when it comes to note-taking, planning, and recording, and look at the importance of finding a system that works for you. Finally, Julie tells us why she is known as the ‘paper doll.’ To hear all this and more, tune in now!

Key Points From This Episode:

• An introduction to today’s guest, Julie Bestry.
• What Julie is noticing about how our relationship to paper has shifted over the past few years.
• Discussing the Cornell note-taking method.
• Julie explains what haptic is.
• How writing was a thing of beauty in the past.
• The beauty of being able to read and write cursive.
• The importance of finding a system that works for you; digital, paper, or hybrid.
• Why Julie is called paper doll.
• Julie’s passion for words and stationary.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Julie Bestry — https://juliebestry.com/

Julie Bestry on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliebestry/

Julie Bestry on Twitter —https://twitter.com/ProfOrganizer?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Julie’s Blog — https://juliebestry.com/blog-page/

Evernote — https://evernote.com/

Waze — https://www.waze.com/en-GB/live-map/

TripTicks on Amazon — https://www.amazon.com/Tripticks-British-Literature-Ann-Quin/dp/1564783189

Mint — https://za.mintgroup.net/

Target — https://www.target.com/

The Cornell note-taking method — https://www.umfk.edu/student-success/academic-support/notes/

Remarkable — https://remarkable.com/

TikTok — https://www.tiktok.com/

American Scripture — https://www.amazon.com/American-Scripture-Making-Declaration-Independence/dp/0679779086

NAPO — http://napo.net/join

NAPO Stand Out on YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlLAQMWs4Ek&list=PLMWVypTlTZSmLTi8pmCASPyIXvnaFkbCr

Itoya — https://itoya.com/

WH Smith — https://www.whsmith.co.uk/

Clare Kumar — https://clarekumar.com/

Clare Kumar on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarekumar/recent-activity/posts/

Clare Kumar on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/clarekumar/?hl=en

Diversity, inclusion, and representation are essential in any field. Unfortunately, most of our institutions still have a long way to go in addressing this. It’s unsurprising that in response to this type of exclusion, whether intentional or not, people of color and other minorities have often formed support groups and alternative organizations where they can find much-needed solidarity and understanding. Today on the show we talk with Carolyn Rogers, an electrical and software engineer and organizer, and one of the six founders of Ebony & Orderly as well as the National Association of Black Professional Organizers (NABPO). We discuss the many positive elements of NAPO, its unfortunate lack of diversity, and some of the steps they’re taking to rectify this. Carolyn reflects on how gravitating towards people who look like us is part of human nature and the important role that human connection has played in her career as an organizer. She describes how NABPO was formed out of a desire to serve a broader community, why NABPO is all about inclusivity, and how anyone can get involved. We also take a closer look at how intimate and personal being an organizer can be and why trust between a client and organizer is essential. To learn more about NABPO, building community, diversity, inclusion, and much more, make sure you tune in today!

Key Points From This Episode:

• Introducing the National Association of Black Professional Organizers (NABPO) and today’s guest Carolyn Rogers [00:00:33].
• The group Ebony & Orderly and how it inspired the formation of NABPO [00:03:06].
• How NABPO first started gaining clients and hosting conferences. [00:05:30]
• The importance of helping people see the benefits of getting organized. [00:06:14].
• The figures that have brought awareness to organizing as a career and a service. [00:07:18].
• How the COVID-19 pandemic has created a demand for organizational services. [00:09:14].
• The current state of Ebony & Orderly and how its members are supporting each other's individual journeys. [00:10:18].
• How human connections have helped Carolyn move forward in organizing. [00:13:56].
• How the formation of NABPO came about. [00:16:26].
• Some of the diversity challenges of NAPO. [00:16:52].
• The sense of belonging that comes from being in environments that contain diversity when you’re a person of color. [00:19:02].
• How minorities support each other in different industries, like engineering. [00:20:59].
• The shifts and pushback we’ve noticed from people when it comes to inclusivity. [00:22:54]
• Some of the shifts that have taken place in advertising and representing diversity. [00:25:50]
• The benefits that have come out of NABPO and Ebony & Orderly for the communities that they serve. [00:27:10]

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Ebony & Orderly — https://ebonyandorderly.com/

National Association of Black Professional Organizers (NABPO) — https://nabpo.org/

NAPO — http://napo.net/join