Matt Paxton
Matt Paxton
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Full Name and Common Aliases
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Matt Paxton is a well-known American professional organizer, television personality, and author. He is often referred to as "The Organizer Guy" due to his expertise in helping people declutter their homes and lives.
Birth and Death Dates
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Born on November 30, 1969 (still active)
Nationality and Profession(s)
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Matt Paxton is an American professional organizer, television personality, author, and public speaker. He has spent over two decades helping individuals, families, and communities transform their lives by simplifying their surroundings.
Early Life and Background
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Growing up in a cluttered home with a hoarding family member had a profound impact on Matt Paxton's life. This experience sparked his passion for organizing and decluttering, which eventually led him to pursue a career in professional organizing. With a background in business and marketing, Matt combined his skills to create a unique approach to helping people overcome clutter and chaos.
Major Accomplishments
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Co-founder of CPO (Clutter-Hoarding Institute) and the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO)
Featured expert on the A&E reality TV show "Hoarders" for 10 seasons, providing guidance to individuals struggling with hoarding
Author of "The Hoarder in You: How to Live a Happier, Healthier, Uncluttered Life"
Developed and implemented the CPO "Organizing System," which has helped thousands of people worldwide organize their homes and lives
Notable Works or Actions
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As a television personality on "Hoarders," Matt Paxton worked closely with individuals struggling with hoarding to create customized organizing plans, which often involved extreme decluttering and organization efforts. His work on the show not only helped individuals overcome clutter but also shed light on the complexities of hoarding behavior.
Impact and Legacy
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Matt Paxton's dedication to helping people transform their lives has made a significant impact on the world of professional organizing. He continues to inspire and educate through his writing, public speaking, and television appearances. His work has helped break down stigmas surrounding clutter and hoarding, encouraging people to seek help when needed.
Why They Are Widely Quoted or Remembered
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Matt Paxton's expertise in the field of professional organizing and his compassionate approach have earned him recognition as a leading authority on decluttering and organization. His commitment to helping others has made a lasting impact, inspiring individuals worldwide to seek help and take control of their cluttered lives.
As an advocate for simplifying living spaces and creating healthy habits, Matt Paxton's influence extends beyond the world of organizing. He continues to educate and inspire through his books, public appearances, and television work, solidifying his position as a respected figure in the industry.
Quotes by Matt Paxton
Some hoarders choose to be alone because they have lost someone in the past. On the surface it looks like a hoarder wants to be alone, but the truth is the hoarder doesn’t want to get close to someone else and risk another loss or death.
Hoarding isn’t about how much stuff someone has, it’s about how they process those things.
For a hoarder, staying clean isn’t really about bins and labels; it’s about processing items that come into the house. A good organizer can help a hoarder develop methods for sorting mail, for staying on top of recycling, and for making sure donated items get to their destinations... The repetition of bad cleaning skills is usually what got the hoarder into trouble in the first place, so an organizer works on repetition of new, positive cleaning skills.
The hoarder usually has been avoiding emotions for so long that getting back in touch with them is scary and painful. We want hoarders to reconnect with their emotions, and expressing anger is often the first step toward that goal. Anger is a powerful emotion, but it is often better to vent it than to succumb to a more debilitating and paralyzing emotion like grief or fear.
(The first three boys) ran as a pack the whole way. They did what they were supposed to do and they pushed each other the whole time. They ran as hard as they needed to.
I'm kind of running out of quotes for those guys. They've just gotten to a level that's above what you're used to seeing. As for anything different they did, they just did what they've been doing all year.
Every one of my top seven runners had their best time of the year tonight. Our three through five runners dropped a full minute. That's where our boys program was at four years ago.
Flury was just phenomenal. You put a freshman in the 2-mile who has never run the 2-mile, and he goes under 11 minutes. You don't run under 11 minutes the first time you run the 2-mile.