Do What You Do Well Consistently

“Success is not a knowledge problem, but a consistency problem.” When I first came across that sentence in sales expert Weldon Long’s book, The Power of Consistency, I had to stop and double back.  I knew I and my team had to consistently perform at a high level in order to have a successful business,…

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Excited by Fear

Do you shy away from a new challenge or task, afraid you might make a mistake or not succeed?  Don’t block that fear or succumb to it.  More than acknowledge it, welcome it.  It’s trying to tell you something. In this podcast Gail and Erin talk with interior designer Lori McRae, co-founder and partner, Frederick McRae Ltd.

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New Year, New Opportunities

“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret to getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks and then starting on the first one.” —Mark Twain What better time than the start of a new year to take a thorough look at your business and identify the changes and…

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Marketing Makeover

By Drue Lawlor, FASID Director of Coaching at Gail Doby Coaching & Consulting Photo Credit-@bakerbroductions “Marketing is a contest for people’s attention.” ~Seth Godin It’s a brand new year and the perfect time to look back at 2018, evaluate your marketing plan – what was successful and worth repeating as well as what may need…

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Celebrate Your Wins

By Gail Doby. ASID CVO & Co-Founder, Gail Doby Coaching & Consulting & Design Success University Our company has just reached a significant milestone – 10 years of serving interior designers and helping them achieve more profit and renewing their passion for design. We hope you’re one of those success stories. I was prepping our…

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Goals Without Plans = Dreams

By Gail Doby, ASID CVO & Co-Founder, Gail Doby Coaching & Consulting & Design Success University It’s the start of a new year, and no doubt you’ve already spent some time thinking about goals you’d like to accomplish for yourself and your business in the months ahead. Good, now it’s time to transform those thoughts…

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Lack of Planning = Lack of Results

This is the perfect time of year to establish and plan your strategies to meet your end of year goals in 2018. There are a number of common talking points or recommendations, such as The 5 P’s of Success: “Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance”, or “Failing to plan is planning to fail.” These are both…

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