EP 409 | Stuff You Think You Know: Why Interior Designers Must Rethink Old Habits with Kimberley Seldon
December 31, 2024
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Experience is valuable—but only when it doesn’t turn into complacency. In this solo episode, Kimberley Seldonchallenges interior designers to take a hard look at the habits, assumptions, and systems they’ve been relying on for years—and ask whether they’re still serving the business they want today.
Just because something has “worked” doesn’t mean it’s the best or most effective approach. Kimberley explores how designers often settle for familiar processes, even when better options are available, and why resisting change quietly limits growth. This episode is a reminder not to surrender to so-so when amazing is closer than you think.
If you’re feeling stuck, plateaued, or resistant to change without knowing why, this conversation will help you identify what needs to evolve—and how new systems can fast-track better results.
What you’ll learn in this episode:
- The most common assumptions designers need to replace
- How to recognize when it’s time to abandon a familiar method of working
- Why upgrading your systems accelerates success and confidence
- How small changes in approach can unlock bigger opportunities
TAKE AWAYS
If you’re working as hard as you can and still not making ends meet, it may be time to challenge your assumptions. For instance, would it surprise you to know that you can and should bill for the time it takes to correct deficiencies? Similarly, you also want to bill for the time it takes to order, track and receive items on behalf of clients.
If any area of your business is not working, then make new rules. You are the boss. The boss makes the rules.
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