Mindset
How to Get Unstuck
Having a routine can be a good thing. It can improve and reinforce skills as well as increase efficiency and productivity. When routine begins to creep into other parts of your business, though – smothering creativity, vision and motivation – you can find yourself and your business stuck in a rut. If that sounds familiar,…
Read MoreHonesty is the Best Policy
This is why honesty is the best policy, no matter what! It doesn’t matter whether you’re in business or not, lying or stretching the truth will always come back to bite you. When I first got out of design school, I worked in the design department of a large furniture store. I was surrounded by…
Read MoreBusiness Owners Need to Recharge
“We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise, we harden.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. When I read this quote I reflect on what can happen if we do not take the time to seek to recharge and renew. Think about when something hardens – it can become brittle and so is more easily cracked…
Read MoreGet into the Flow and Perform Your Best in Business
If you’ve ever seen a virtuoso violinist play so fast you can barely see her fingers move or have watched a tennis pro respond to a speeding volley even before she knows where the ball is going to land, you have witnessed the flow state in action. When we are in the flow state, we…
Read MoreMastering a Prosperity Mindset Through FEAR
No one goes into business believing they will fail, but it’s surprising how many business owners doubt whether they can succeed. Once they actually are in business, they discover challenges and setbacks they hadn’t anticipated. They can get discouraged, even despondent. The difference between those that succeed and those that eventually fail is a mindset…
Read MoreThe Power of Meditation in Business and Life
In a time when we often let ourselves be at the mercy of a constant barrage of “other peoples’ priorities” (phone, text, email, social media, etc.) as well as the need to fill every moment of the day with “to do” lists – the value of meditation has never been greater. Many people have found…
Read MoreDo What You Do Well Consistently
“Success is not a knowledge problem, but a consistency problem.” When I first came across that sentence in sales expert Weldon Long’s book, The Power of Consistency, I had to stop and double back. I knew I and my team had to consistently perform at a high level in order to have a successful business,…
Read MoreHow Do You Value Creativity?
Expertise, experience, knowledge, ability, execution. They are all important factors in why a client chooses to hire you rather than another designer. But in large part, your reputation and your appeal derive from your creativity. As a designer, that’s a huge plus. As a business owner, though, it presents a conundrum. How do you value…
Read MoreMaxwell’s Law of the Lid – Are You an Effective Leader?
John Maxwell was named the “#1 Most Influential Business Leader” by the American Business Association and he has been ranked the #1 Leadership Expert in the world by Inc Magazine year after year. He offers leadership development programs and has written numerous books – most of which are focused on leadership – so you could…
Read MoreMove Your Mindset
All of us have a view of ourselves and of the world that we’ve constructed over the years from our experiences and relationships with others. It is grounded in our values, our beliefs, our aspirations, and our successes and failures. We couldn’t function effectively without it. And yet, if we are not open to new…
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