147: How to Upscale Your Design Firm with Your Mindset with Michele Williams

Everything we do begins in our minds. Yes, you heard that right. Our work is based on our thoughts about what we can and cannot accomplish. In today’s podcast we will discuss the mindset that allows us to upscale our design firm. Enjoy!

Topics Mentioned: 

• Fear

• Success

• Intentionality

• Action Oriented

Key Thoughts:

• I've shared in the podcast before that I was greatly impacted by the book Atomic Habits by James Clear, my big takeaway from this book was the simple fact that our actions are predicated on how we see our identity. Michele (0:58)

• Part of the work to get this whole business thing back on track, was for me to stop identifying as a hobbyist and to start identifying as a business owner. And when I changed what I believed about who I was, and what I was doing, everything else changed. Michele (1:54)

• Everybody feels fear. If somebody tells you they feel absolutely no fear, you need to be afraid to them. Michele (2:12)

• Once we make a choice, you hear me make a choice to learn about our financials, and to manage them, some of the fears subsides and it actually becomes replaced with confidence and excitement. Michele (4:34)    

• As we progress in our businesses, we're going to continue to not know everything. That's what growth is all about. Michele (5:27)  

 

Contact Michele:

• Email: [email protected]

• Facebook: Scarlet Thread Consulting

• Instagram: @ScarletThreadATL

• Website: ScarletThreadConsulting.com

• LinkedIn: Michele Williams

 

References and Resources:

• AIM Masterclass - Watch now

• Atomic Habits by James Clear

• Pricing without Emotion®

• Understanding Your Financials™

• Master Your Profit® Course