Systems & Processes
7.5 Weekly Questions to Grow You and Your Design Business
Running a successful interior design business requires more than just creative talent—it demands ongoing reflection, strategic planning, and a commitment to personal and professional growth. Here you’ll explore 7.5 essential questions that you should be asking yourself every week to help in growing your interior design business. These questions are designed to keep you focused…
What to Do When Your Client Is Not Responding to You
When your client is not responding to you it can be frustrating, and make you anxious and prone to bouts of overthinking. Design is your top priority; it’s your livelihood and your passion. And yet, it’s only one of a million priorities that your client has. Our clients lead busy lives and it’s important not…
INTERIOR DESIGN TIME MASTERY: YOUR CHALLENGE
The bottom line is that when you apply these interior design time mastery tips, you’ll get more done in less time with far less stress. Will you take the challenge? STEP ONE: Create your master list of everything you do during business hours each week. I know, it’s going to be a massively long list,…
7 Deadly Distractions Stopping Your Interior Design Business Growth
Nothing is more important than your interior design business growth. You’ve got to invest your time in the tasks and actions, in your practice, that will deliver the greatest impact. There are 7 deadly distractions that plague interior designers whether just starting out or established for 10-20 years. Read the list here and see if…
Goal Setting for Interior Designers in 7 Steps
It’s almost time for goal setting for the new year! The final quarter of the year has launched. What were the goals you set back in January? Are you on track? Did you back your goals up with quarterly plans, monthly action, weekly achievements, and daily tasks? It’s easy to dream big once a year…
Are You an Interior Design CEO or Stuck Wearing the Business Owner Hat?
Interior Design CEO is more than just a title you adopt in your design practice or words you print on your business card, it’s a mindset and way of being. There are 3 core differences between being an interior design business owner and an interior design CEO. #1 Busy vs. Productive The interior design business…
How to be a True Interior Design Professional
In reading a lot of the conversations in online forums for designers, I’ve noticed something worrisome. It seems that many designers, new to the field in the last 2-10 years, are not stepping into being a true interior design professional. Instead they are abdicating the responsibilities that requires and acting more like hobbyists. Truthfully, you…
How to Handle an Impossible Interior Design Client
The interior design business can be a triumph or a trial, and sometimes both. There are always lessons to be learned and improvements you can make in your practice. I’m leaving names out to protect both the innocent and the guilty. If you’ve been in business over 5 years, and likely over 1 year, you’ve…
33 Wretched Ways Self Sabotage is Wrecking Your Design Success
Self sabotage is an ugly monster that all of us wrestle with from HGTV famous Joanna Gaines to seasoned superstar Candace Olson, the designer just launching and one who’s been in business for decades. Self sabotage doesn’t play favorites. The list of self sabotage here is going to make you feel both very bad and…