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How I Got Seriously Happy
Lessons on getting schooled by business.
Hey Rebecca, how do I handle client questions like: “can I bring a friend?”
Rules & boundaries that serve you *and* your clients. You know that moment when things are going great with your interior design client, and then they throw a question at you that you didn’t expect? Here’s a great formula for dealing with this kind of sticky situation. A colleague of mine was about to go on a…
What to say when a contractor low-balls a remodel project (without bad mouthing the contractor)
No interior design project can become a reality without the help of a contractor (unless you are dealing with an avid DIYer, of course) and that means you need to keep these hard working folks on your side. So what do you do when a contractor has given a client a really low, unrealistic price…
It’s not a competition
If you’ve ever had an idea, maybe for a business, or a poem, or a painting, I’ll bet a little voice inside you piped up and said something along the lines of “you’re not good enough,” “it’s not a good idea,” or “someone else is, can, or will be doing it better.” If you have…
Pin-sanity vs. Contentment
About two years ago I stopped all my subscriptions to my home decorating magazines and I tossed out all my copies of Elle Decor, House Beautiful, Better Homes and Gardens, and Simple Living. With that one choice, my life got happier. Why? I discovered that flipping through those magazines made me feel badly about my…
I wanted to write a book, so I ran away from home.
A few years ago I decided I wanted to write a book. Of course, I was already running a full time business and my husband still wanted to see me once in a while, so the challenge was figuring out how I’d make time to write and have the discipline to get it done while balancing…
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