So You Want to Be an Interior Designer
Interior design seems to be all the rage these days. If you don’t believe me, just turn on the television. Designers tackling small spaces, kitchen remodels and even designer reality shows. Have you watched one of these programs and thought you could do that? It takes more preparation and work than you see in a hour or half hour show.Interior designers have stiff competition from each other. Homeowners will shop around until they find the designer that fits their needs. Licensing is required in 23 states. And, three out of ten designers are self employed.costs money to make money” means that when you invest in high payoff opportunities, you will leap forward. Many people who are stuck financially don’t have the financial resources to invest in the tactics that would actually position them for a huge windfall.

Mistake #3: Making short-term decisions that sabotage the long term goal. I once kne

Have you ever felt like you were running a rat race? Everything seems like it takes forever, costs 10 times as much as you expected and you still feel like you are a million miles away from achieving your financial goals?

That’s because people often approach their financial growth with the wrong strategies. You may have heard the saying, “The strategy you used to create your million is drastically different than the strategy to maintain it.” It’s the same thing here. The strategy you used to get started is drastically different than the one you need to grow consistent six and seven figure revenue.

Here are six of the common mistakes entrepreneurs make when trying to grow their bottom line.

Mistake #1: Setting unrealistic expectations. I conducted a workshop where one of the students shared she planned to create $500,000 in new revenue in the next 12 months. She was barely making $50,000 and was launching a brand new business. This plan seemed unrealistic to me. Unrealistic expectations are different than setting ‘stretch goals.’ When you are unrealistic, you will often over spend and under perform because you believe you have everything on track for a huge leap in income.

Mistake #2: Focusing on price versus payoff. This being so focused on what everything will cost you that you miss the opportunities that will allow you to leap forward. The saying, “It costs money to make money” means that when you invest in high payoff opportunities, you will leap forward. Many people who are stuck financially don’t have the financial resources to invest in the tactics that would actually position them for a huge windfall.

Mistake #3: Making short-term decisions that sabotage the long term goal. I once knew

strategy you used to create your million is drastically different than the strategy to maintain it.” It’s the same thing here. The strategy you used to get started is drastically different than the one you need to grow consistent six and seven figure revenue.

Here are six of the common mistakes entrepreneurs make when trying to grow their bottom line.

Mistake #1: Setting unrealistic expectations. I conducted a workshop where one of the students shared she planned to create $500,000 in new revenue in the next 12 months. She was barely making $50,000 and was launching a brand new business. This plan seemed unrealistic to me. Unrealistic expectations are different than setting ‘stretch goals.’ When you are unrealistic, you will often over spend and under perform because you believe you have everything on track for a huge leap in income.

Mistake #2: Focusing on price versus payoff. This being so focused on what everything will cost you that you miss the opportunities that will allow you to leap forward. The saying, “It costs money to make money” means that when you invest in high payoff opportunities, you will leap forward. Many people who are stuck financially don’t have the financial resources to invest in the tactics that would actually position them for a huge windfall.

Mistake #3: Making short-term decisions that sabotage the long term goal. I once kne

ttom line.

Mistake #1: Setting unrealistic expectations. I conducted a workshop where one of the students shared she planned to create $500,000 in new revenue in the next 12 months. She was barely making $50,000 and was launching a brand new business. This plan seemed unrealistic to me. Unrealistic expectations are different than setting ‘stretch goals.’ When you are unrealistic, you will often over spend and under perform because you believe you have everything on track for a huge leap in income.

Mistake #2: Focusing on price versus payoff. This being so focused on what everything will cost you that you miss the opportunities that will allow you to leap forward. The saying, “It costs money to make money” means that when you invest in high payoff opportunities, you will leap forward. Many people who are stuck financially don’t have the financial resources to invest in the tactics that would actually position them for a huge windfall.

Mistake #3: Making short-term decisions that sabotage the long term goal. I once kne

etch goals.’ When you are unrealistic, you will often over spend and under perform because you believe you have everything on track for a huge leap in income.

Mistake #2: Focusing on price versus payoff. This being so focused on what everything will cost you that you miss the opportunities that will allow you to leap forward. The saying, “It costs money to make money” means that when you invest in high payoff opportunities, you will leap forward. Many people who are stuck financially don’t have the financial resources to invest in the tactics that would actually position them for a huge windfall.

Mistake #3: Making short-term decisions that sabotage the long term goal. I once kne

costs money to make money” means that when you invest in high payoff opportunities, you will leap forward. Many people who are stuck financially don’t have the financial resources to invest in the tactics that would actually position them for a huge windfall.

Mistake #3: Making short-term decisions that sabotage the long term goal. I once knew someone who would say yes to any opportunity that crossed his desk if it meant he might make a couple thousand dollars. The problem was that most of these opportunities took a lot of his personal time, time he wasn’t spending on his own goals. This man couldn’t understand why his own programs weren’t profitable – when he spent up to 50% of his time on short term opportunities at the expense of his long term, more profitable projects.

Mistake #4: Trying to keep up with the “Jones.” Just because your competitor is experiencing huge financial wins with their strategies doesn’t mean it will work for you. It’s dangerous to just watch what others do and try to replicate it without understanding the entire strategy. A carefully crafted growth strategy will have many steps – you can probably see only one part of it. This mistake can be very costly because you invest your time and money “following the Jones” strategy only to experience a flop because you invested in only one piece of the whole puzzle.

Mistake #5: Doing everything themselves. I can’t tell you how many entrepreneurs find themselves in a growth trap because they won’t build a team. If it is just you, then you can only accomplish what you have time to accomplish. When you build a team, you can leverage your time exponentially. Think of it as a way to finally clone yourself. Delegating and outsourcing is one of