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Lisa Lelas has been inspiring and motivating people to follow their dreams as long as
she can remember. She believes a positive attitude, the ability to only focus on those things you are passionate about and
having a clear life plan in place can accomplish mountains! Lisa has been a guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Today Show,
and more. She is a bestselling author, the creator/host of "The Organizing Minute" - the country's first
daily organizing feature on radio, and currently is the organizing segment reporter for two network affiliate TV news
programs in Connecticut.
Her expertise wraps around de-cluttering & organizational skills
for the home and office, time management, work/life balance, motivation, goal setting & goal achievement, life mapping
and the craft of writing (books, newspaper & magazine columns).
Lisa is a member
of the prestigious NSA (National Speakers Association), member of NSA-CT, member of NAPO (National Association of Professional
Organizers), Past President/executive board member of NAPO-CT and member of ICF (International Coach Federation). She
is featured in the exclusive Cambridge Whose Who in Outstanding American Business Leaders 2007 edition to present. Lisa is
also President of the Elisabeth Adams School PTO, Guilford, CT.
Her first book, SIMPLE
STEPS: 10 Weeks to Getting Control Of Your Life (NAL-Penguin Books, 2003) continues to sell well in book stores throughout
the world. The audio book version of Simple Steps (6 CD set/Blackstone Audiobooks) was ranked #1 audio book Summer/2005
in the Inspiration/self help genre, for which Lisa was nominated and received a bronze medal at the Audie Awards that year
(the "Academy Awards" of audio book publishing!). SIMPLE STEPS For Every Holiday was published in
2004 and a wall calendar version of the Simple Steps lifestyle makeover program was published in 2008 by TidePress Publishing. ORGANIZING A TO Z...a Children's Organizing Alphabet is Lisa's
newest book, available now in most bookstores or on-line at amazon.com. This 55 page full color picture book is illustrated
by Larry Ruppert, the official illustrator for 'Dick & Jane' series. This is the country's first organizing picture book
for young children and was nominated as "Best Organizing Book" at the National Organizing Awards in Los Angeles
2010.
Lisa's motivational and inspirational stories and columns have graced the pages of
many national magazines and can be read weekly and monthly in many publications and on the web. Her column, 'Life
Styling' runs in the Shore Line Pages of The New Haven Register, Home Living Connecticut Magazine,
and Hometown publications 'Living on the Shoreline', 'Living in Farmington Valley' and 'Living
in West Hartford'. Lisa's 'Out Of Order' and 'Personality Profile' columns appear
in each issue of 'Scrapbooking and Beyond', a popular national craft magazine sold at newstands
and in specialty craft stores nationwide. Her popular "Ask The Organizer" column runs monthly in ElmCityParent.com on-line
newsletter. Lisa is also the editor/staff writer for "Help & Hope" magazine.
In 2006, Lisa launched "Blooming Bins" a retail line of elegant floral crafted paint and decoupage storage bins
she still personally creates by hand and personally signs each piece. Available for purchase at www.onlineorganizing.com
Currently, Lisa continues to inspire audiences with her new TV show, "Simply Organized", airing on many public
access cable channels in Connecticut. This is a totally non-commercial informational program, sharing organizing nuggets learned
from guests of various professions so that viewers may implement at home to simplify and organize their lives, one baby
step at a time! For more information, visit: www.SimplyOrganizedShow.com Lisa is the founder/facilitator of Clutter Cutters, a one of a kind, not-for-profit
clutter support group, offering weekly meetings throughout Connecticut. For more information, search 'clutter
cutters' at www.meetup.com Lisa lives on the Connecticut shoreline with her husband, John and two daughters, Lindsay and Lexy...and
their little maltese, Daisy. As a writer and life coach, much of Lisa's inspiration comes from spending
time with her family at their lake house up in Vermont.
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