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Do you think I have what it takes? It’s a question that some designers ask when they’re deciding whether or not to work with me.They ask because even though they’ve been at this a while, imposter syndrome kicks in. It’s not about what I think. Do YOU think you have what it takes? Your Next […]
Yesterday I had a call with my Coach (yes even someone who operates as an interior design business coach needs her own coach) and she said, “I’m hearing a lot of `could’s in this conversation. `I could do this’, or ‘I could do that’ but I want a clear plan of action for the next […]
“I now realize that lives fall apart when they need to be rebuilt. Lives fall apart when the foundation upon which they were built needs to be relaid.” That quote is from one of my favorite spiritual teachers Iyanla Vanzant. I share it in my work as an Interior Design Business Coach. It’s such […]
Since I last wrote about tariffs in April, the US federal government has launched a new “investigation into furniture imports”. It’s furniture tariffs again and if you’re in the interior design industry, it’s important. The next round of tariffs are set to be completed in 50 days. With that furniture stocks like RH, Wayfair and […]
Interior designers get better clients not by magic, but by doing the work! If you are solely relying on random inquiries, it’s why your pipeline isn’t full. Do you have a lead generation strategy that works over and over again? As an interior design business coach, one of the first things I do with my […]
I’ve been playing a game the last couple of weeks that would make Eleanor Roosevelt proud. It’s called, “Do One Scary Thing Per Day.” Whether it’s sending an email, making a call, having a conversation, or doing something I’ve never done before, I’ve been challenging myself to make sure that each scary action is related […]
According to the internet, the average amount of remotely conscious decisions an adult makes every day equals about 35K. (That’s 226.7 daily decisions on just food alone!). Stick With It Developing the vision for your business requires your decision-making process to be hyper-conscious and consistent. Visions, ideas, projects, transactions, all have their own rhythm and […]
Boy age 13 Wishlist: gift cards to buy clothing for Foot Locker, Nike, and Old Navy, football, basketball, body wash, electric razor, remote control car That’s the wishlist of one of the boys in a family that my own family is supporting for Christmas this year. His list made me smile because he sounds like […]
As an Interior Design Business Coach, I hear a lot of advice about why your interior design business isn’t growing, a lot of it wrong. That’s because I’ve worked privately with over a hundred, leading boutique design firms and helped them grow from six to and seven-figure revenue. So perhaps it’s the creative rebel in […]
To succeed or not to succeed, that is the question mid-career interior designers don’t have to answer. They’re already successful but are they still growing? I’m doing my daily lunch-time reading and that sentence by author Alan Weiss jumped off of the page: “Too many professionals try to protect themselves against failure, but never plan […]
The difference between unknowns, design leaders and legends is a factor of visibility. But being visible is about more than being seen, one of its underused definitions is available.
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