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12 skills you need to be a successful interior designer

Most design schools do a terrible job of equipping students with the skills they are really going to need when they get out in to the 'real world'. Very little about running a successful design business is to do with being a talented designer and much more is about other business and communication skills you will need. Here are the 12 skills you will need to become a successful interior designer.

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How to become a lifelong learner

My passion for constant learning and growing is one of my superpowers and definitely a huge part of my success. There's so much research that demonstrates the importance of lifelong learning being a key part of a successful person's toolkit. And in this post I share three practical ideas for you that will help you develop the habit of lifelong learning.

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Imposter Syndrome: How to move past fear and self doubt

Sometimes we set goals that are so ambitious we then start to wonder how we will ever achieve them and doubt starts to creep in about whether or not we are even capable. We think “who am I to be trying to do this?” Self doubt like this often stems from being scared to put yourself out there. But to make progress in life we have to do it anyway - it’s a muscle we need to build.

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Top three mindset tips for designers

For me, 2020 was the most transformational year of my life. I went from having a business that earned just over 6 figures in 2019 to one that earned around $1.2 million in 2020. It was life changing for myself as a business owner, but also for my family as well.

It wasn't an accident that last year was like this - I worked harder than I have ever worked and I put myself out of my comfort zone more than I ever had before. I want to share with you three things that worked for me because they might be what you need in your life and business too.

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How to fix professional procrastination

Procrastination is something that we all face at different times in our lives and even those of us who are super productive have periods of procrastination where we don't get as much done as we might normally. Sometimes it can be hard to understand why this occurs, but there's normally many reasons at play including boredom, difficulty of the task, frustration, a lack of motivation, or many other reasons as well.

I thought it might help you if I shared some ideas for how you might be able to get over your feelings of procrastination and finally get on top of those tasks you've been wanting to get done.

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