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What's Your Business Priority Next Year?

I often get overwhelmed when my to-do list seems never-ending. At that point, I need to take a step back and ask myself if there is anything that can be eliminated or delayed. Usually overwhelm comes when there is a lack of focus and a lack of control.

When you run a business, your to-do list will always be too long. Sometimes we trick ourselves into thinking that once X happens, it’ll be different. For example, once you have more clients, you’ll be less stressed. But this isn’t the case. Once X happens, you’re likely going to be in a slightly different situation, but more or less the same mindset. That is the reality of running a business, there will always be problems to solve and new issues to address.

CEO MindCapella KincheloeNovember 26, 2019business planning, business of interior design, business plan, business systemsComment

Million Dollar Decorating - Interior Design Podcast

Recently I had the pleasure of speaking with James Swan on his Million Dollar Decorating Podcast. They track their most popular episodes by comments so I'd love if you'd comment on the podcast page here: Million Dollar Decorating - Capella Kincheloe.

Interior Design Business Start-up Costs

So you want to start an interior design business? When I first started my business, I was pretty broke. I had just moved to another city and was using savings to live on because I didn't have any clients (aka income). I remember my mom sent me a hundred-dollar bill and I was so relieved that I cried. True story.

If you're starting like I did, don't dismay. You can do it. These things are all very important and I truly wish I would have slammed down my credit card and set this all up before I started my business because it would have been easier than the diy hacking that I did for a while.

Creating Core Values for Interior Designers

You're adrift in the sea and you find a floating log to hold on to.

This is what creating core values can do for your business. If you're adrift you can grab hold of your values and hold on. Values keep you on course, but if you've strayed or have suddenly looked up and realized you don't know where you are and have no idea how you got there, values can get you back on course.

So the reason to define your core values is to keep or get you back on course.

Why are you in business?

There is a lesson in my course, The Golden Blueprint, that I call Guiding Light. This lesson is done the very first week of the course because it is meant to be just that, a guiding light.

I read today that people spend more time planning a vacation than they do their lives. So while most people will write down lists of places to visit and restaurants to try and then plan how to make them happen and how to get there, very few people actually do that with their lives.

BUSINESS OF DESIGN: CONSULTING

Capella KincheloeSeptember 15, 2014b2b interior design, business of interior design, interior design business consulting Comments

HOW TO BE A GOOD CLIENT

ClientsCapella KincheloeJuly 28, 2014business of design, business of interior design, how to be a good client, interior design business advice, working with an interior designer Comments

BUSINESS OF DESIGN: TREAT YOUR BIZ LIKE A BIZ

Capella KincheloeJuly 9, 2014being an interior designer, business of interior design, how to run an interior design business, how to run an interior design firm, interior design business, interior design hours, interior design letter of agreement, running an interior design business, starting an interior design buComment