Mindset
Gratitude for Your Gifts
This Thanksgiving, as you gather with family and friends to acknowledge the many blessings and joys you have in your life, don’t forget to give thanks for your gifts. I am thinking especially about your talents, your aesthetic sensibility, and your creativity. They are the gifts that make us interior designers unique. I know you…
Read MoreDo You Feel Guilty When You’re Not “Connected”?
With so many channels of communication vying for our attention, we can feel compelled to keep up with all the chats, posts, tweets and conversations going on. In fact, that compulsion is now recognized as a legitimate psychological dependency and has a name—FOMO, or “fear of missing out.” It’s especially prevalent among younger social media…
Read MoreWhy Is Running A Business So Stressful?
There are many benefits for being an entrepreneur, but running your own business can be stressful. And often how you address that stress is directly connected to how stressful it is. As Benjamin Franklin so wisely said, “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” No matter how busy you are, you need to…
Read MoreAre You Working Too Many Hours?
Would you like to get more done while working less hours? Try these 5 suggestions for a month and then evaluate your results. Get it out of your head and down on paper – The many thoughts swirling around in our brains take up too much space and time! Get them down on paper –…
Read MoreTransform Your Business By Transforming Yourself
This might sound odd coming from a business coach & consultant, but I have been profoundly moved by the “business therapy” we offer as a company and I as an individual get to apply to our amazing client’s businesses and lives. We recently hosted our third Boardroom Retreat for our Charter members ($1M+ businesses), and…
Read MoreWhy Are You a Designer?
Too often designers become so consumed by the business of running their business that they actually forget the passion that led them to become a designer. What originally inspired you to enter the field of design may be as varied as the profession itself – but no matter the reason, you may need to frequently…
Read MoreIs Fear Stopping You?
Have you ever thought about what you might do if you did not let fear get in the way? As so well stated in an article I read recently, fear can rob us of the ability to move forward. So often what we fear is not an actual threat, but the idea of what might…
Read MoreI have to confess…
I have to tell you a quick story… Just a few days ago, I sent a quick Slack [team communication app that we’re addicted to] message to our management team to let them know that I’d been up all night writing a series of emails to help you with common challenges that many designers are…
Read MoreResolve Conflicts Quickly and Fairly
Conflicts happen in any business. However much we strive to cooperate and collaborate, personality differences and competing agendas can lead to disagreements with clients, co-workers, suppliers, or other members of a project team. You can’t avoid conflict altogether, but you can take steps to bring about a satisfactory resolution quickly and restore relationships to a…
Read MoreAre you the reason you’re attracting penny pinching clients?
One of the most important things we focus with our clients is their mindset. Why you might ask? Because frankly your mindset either works for you or against you. All too often we hear “Why am I attracting penny pinching clients? We teach how to get your mindset working for you, so you can build…
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