Sometimes it is the smallest tasks that have the greatest impact on your business, your time, and your mental clarity. Let's talk about how to prioritize and dedicate your precious focus on the best and most impactful tasks.

Links:

Eisenhower Matrix

The Landscape Expo Webinar on Site Analysis

Designing with Grades Class

Suggested episodes:

58: Finding Balance and Being Present

56: Vision for a Better Life

45: Latest Updates and Passions

26: Living Seasonally and Designing a Business Seasonally

19: Deliberate not Perfect-Calming the Voice of Perfectionism

8: Workflow- how to stay on track

6: Work-life Balance

5: Efficiency and Profitability

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I recently had a few great conversations with colleagues on keeping track of clients and workflow. The key is a great to do list!

www.Asana.com

Suggested episodes:

58: Finding Balance and Being Present

57: Balancing Seasons, Business, and Life with Cindy Funes

8: Workflow- how to stay on track

7: Collaborating with a Remote Team

6: Work-life Balance

5: Efficiency and Profitability

2: Communication of Design

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Balance can be tricky and it doesn't look the same for everyone. Balance is found in discipline and in looking at the big picture rather than the finite details.

Contracts class: Sign up HERE!

Suggested episodes:

57: Balancing Seasons, Business,

45: Latest Updates and Passions

26: Living Seasonally and Designing a Business Seasonally

8: Workflow- how to stay on track

6: Work-life Balance

Please be sure to subscribe and follow ⁠@kismetdesignco⁠

Cindy Funes of Garden Revelry joins me to talk about her business systems and how she balances the seasonality of the container business. Be sure to check out her work and tune into her upcoming course offerings!

gardenrevelry.com

@gardenrevelry

Suggested episodes:

54: Growing Knowledge and Being Curious

53: Hiring the Right Team for Growth

51: Balancing New Opportunities and Growing with Sara Meier

45: Latest Updates and Passions

44: Nailing your Niche with Rebecca West

30: Teamwork

26: Living Seasonally and Designing a Business Seasonally

6: Work-life Balance

5: Efficiency and Profitability

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It is likely that when you started your business you had a vision for something bigger, something greater, something more fulfilling than what you were doing at the time. Is your business fulfilling that vision?

55: Graphics skills to Communicate Design Vision with Lisa Nunamaker

54: Growing Knowledge and Being Curious

50: Mental Health and Growth- Kelley Oklesson

47: Starting Energy

45: Latest Updates and Passions

42: Finding Passion and Purpose in Your Work

29: Switching Careers and Finding Transferable Skills with

26: Living Seasonally and Designing a Business Seasonally

19: Deliberate not Perfect-Calming the Voice of Perfectionism

14: Year-End Planning

13: Delivering on Expectations

11: Taking the leap into business ownership with Sarah Van

6: Work-life Balance

4: Building a Business Through Referrals

3: Inspiration and Passion- the Design Process

1: The Process Driven Designer

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Lisa Nunamaker of Paper Garden Workshop joins me once again,

‘When you feel comfortable drawing your vision then you feel

'Its ok to grow slowly'. Lisa

https://www.papergardenworkshop.com/

Previous episodes with Lisa:

33: ⁠Empowering & Educating Designers pt 1 Lisa Nunamaker⁠

Suggested episodes:

45: Latest Updates and Passions

28: The Value of Networking

27: Confidence and Leading the Design Process

12: Design Presentation

2: Communication of Design

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I think one of the biggest factors in knowledge growth is curiosity. Curiosity helps motivate me to acquire new knowledge and to ask questions. Here are some of my favorite people to seek new ideas and knowledge from.

Suggested episodes:

45: Latest Updates and Passions

44: Nailing your Niche with Rebecca West

41:⁠ Maintaining Engagement after Installation with Mardi Dover⁠

38: The Power of Environment- Learning Through Osmosis

37: The Power of Education and Where it Falls Short

34: Empowering & Educating Designers pt 2 Lisa Nunamaker

33: Empowering & Educating Designers pt 1 Lisa Nunamaker

31: Business Acquisitions with Rodrigo Frias

23: Credentials and Licenses- What They Mean and are They Worth it

18: Artistry of Design Pt 2 with Lisa Bauer

17: Artistry of Design Pt 1 with Lisa Bauer

3: Inspiration and Passion- the Design Process

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Finding the right people to help you in your business mission will create growth pathways far beyond what you can do alone.

Suggested episodes:

40: What’s in a Contract?

30: Teamwork

20: Building Brand

13: Delivering on Expectations

7: Collaborating with a Remote Team

5: Efficiency and Profitability

4: Building a Business Through Referrals

Developing a good money mindset is a big part of growing as an entrepreneur and designer. Understanding costs, and billables, and being able to discuss it all confidently is part of the growing up process of your business and you as a professional.

Suggested episodes:

48: My Story

45: Latest Updates and Passions

43: Updating and Revising your Contracts with Naomi Goodman

40: What’s in a Contract?

13: Delivering on Expectations

5: Efficiency and Profitability

2: Communication of Design

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Sara Meier of GreenThumb SAM joins me once again! We discuss setting goals for growth, finding inspiration, and setting boundaries and rules to stay on track. Listen to her previous episode #24 here.

Follow Sara @GreenThumbSAM and check out the list of people and organizations inspiring her below.

Links:

Apld

Predeaux Design

Pangea Express

Topophyla

Kanvas Design

Lusan Landscaping

Cascade Gardens

Fredrickson Landscape

Whole Gardens NW

Banyon TreeDesign

Botanical Living

Beewise Gardens

Paper Garden Workshop

Gardens everyone talks about

Ardent Gardener

Groundsmith Collective

SVS Landscape Design

Adam Grant- Hidden Potential

50: Mental Health and Growth- Kelley Oklesson

49: Kindness is a SuperPower – with Kelley Oklesson

34: Empowering & Educating Designers pt 2 Lisa Nunamaker

33: Empowering & Educating Designers pt 1 Lisa Nunamaker

28: The Value of Networking

24: Process for Efficiency in Hand Drafting with Sara Meier

8: Workflow- how to stay on track

6: Work-life Balance

4: Building a Business Through Referrals

3: Inspiration and Passion- the Design Process

Please be sure to subscribe and follow @kismetdesignco.