Part of being a business owner is the benefit of a flexible schedule, but the habit of always being available can quickly snowball into overwork, overwhelm, and dysfunction in your business. This is the power of setting office hours, it can help you organize your energy to times you are on and times you are off.

This week, I outline why it is so transformative to set office hours and the impact it has on your business and personal life. When you have a Framework to work within, you will find and feel so much more Freedom. Tune in to learn more.

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As interior designers, customer service is an important part of what we offer. However, if we’re not careful, customer service can soon turn into people pleasing. I see this all the time with my clients so it’s time to get super clear on the differences between high-touch customer service versus people pleasing.

I’m showing you how to see where you fall on the spectrum of customer service to people pleasing, and I’m sharing the impact on your business and your profit of confusing these two concepts so you can decide how you want to move forward in creating a sustainable interior design business that you love.

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How often do you avoid doing something that you know is necessary or will be great for your business, but continue to push it off because you think, “It’s going to take so long”? This is a challenge that comes up for my clients frequently so it’s time to tackle it head-on.

I offer you four different ways to handle the it’s-going-to-take-so-long mental roadblock. Hear how to fact-check your brain when it offers this thought, and why doing this will not only help you reclaim your time but get the results you want sooner.

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Confidence touches every aspect of your business. Whether you’re working on managing your time, your team, creating systems, or deciding on pricing, confidence is a critical part of being a CEO. 

Discover the two types of confidence you need to cultivate as a creative business owner, and why it’s important to distinguish between the two. I’m sharing how to call on the confidence you need in any given moment so you can get into action and start creating evidence of what you’re capable of.

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Automation often makes us think of processes or technology to save time, but today, I’m approaching the automation conversation from a different angle: automating decisions in your life and business.

I’m sharing how to use automated decisions to save your highest level of thinking for effective problem-solving, instead of using your mental bandwidth to make decisions about mundane day-to-day aspects of your business.

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You’re busy, you have a business to run, you want to take things off of your plate, and delegating is a core skill in making that happen. But what is micromanaging and where is the line between delegation and micromanagement?

I’m sharing some common delegation challenges, how to spot where you’re micromanaging, and I’m showing you how to allow your team to think for themselves while they contribute value to your business.

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My clients want to learn how to manage their time and take back control of their schedule, which includes stepping away from their interior design businesses from time to time. However, they’re afraid of telling their clients about taking a break or simply believe it’s impossible to do so as someone who calls the shots.

The truth is, taking time off from your business boils down to three things and I’m sharing what they are with you this week. You’ll hear why the skill of creating space and time just for you is priceless and what to expect as you begin practicing taking time off. 

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I’m letting you behind the curtain in my brain, sharing how I audit my investments of time, money, and attention as the CEO of my business, and showing you how you can start to use a new understanding of these resources to create better results with more ease.

Discover how I’ve optimized my business to get better results with less effort by doing a resource audit. I’m also sharing the details of an experiment I’m undertaking around no longer marketing on Instagram, and how you can apply the same principles in your own business.

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There are three pillars you need to implement that will help you find success in a recession, and a handful of skills you need to support those pillars. Whatever your thoughts about the economy are, whether you’re worried about a looming financial crisis or not, I’m showing you how to protect your business so you can deal with anything that comes your way.

Find out the two categories I see designers falling into when it comes to dealing with uncertainty in general, how to build business relationships in a recession, and how to become the certainty your business needs to make it through uncertain times.

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We can all relate to that feeling of being pulled in a million different directions, like when you’re thinking about work when you’re with your family and vice versa. But you want to experience and enjoy all the areas of your life, and that’s where presence comes in.

I’m helping you expand your view of how you define presence so you can experience more of it. Building your capacity for presence is one of the most important productivity tools available to you, so I’m showing you how to develop the skill of staying in the moment one small step at a time.

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