seanlow @seanlow

Business consultant to those in the business of being creative thebusinessofbeingcreative.com Petaluma, CA Joined August 2008

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seanlow @seanlow

2 weeks ago

Entrepreneurship, emotional intelligence and professionalism in all aspects of a design firm is what matters today and most certainly tomorrow. bit.ly/47bIQJ2 @BusinessOfHome

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To give them the benefit of your talents, you have to own your business story as yours and yours alone. How you get from “we do not know what this will be” to a finished home is entirely your choice as a business. @BusinessOfHome bit.ly/4lvNchD

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seanlow @seanlow

a month ago

Your goal as a financially-savvy, risk-averse designer should always be to get ahead of the cash: Money first, work second. @BusinessOfHome bit.ly/40FM8Ad

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seanlow @seanlow

2 months ago

Trying to spell out your terms of service and compensation in a legal agreement without providing full clarity as to what the clients’ money is getting them is a fool’s errand. @BusinessOfHome bit.ly/4luBFzL

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seanlow @seanlow

2 months ago

Here is the thing—your truth is your truth, and to paraphrase Shakira: Your subconscious don’t lie. If you give yourself permission to go there, then you will find yourself as both an artist and a businessperson. @BusinessOfHome bit.ly/4kmLrTb

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seanlow @seanlow

2 months ago

Really excited to be part of Bold Journey. boldjourney.com/meet-sean-low/

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seanlow @seanlow

3 months ago

The truth of the matter is that digging deeper holes by focusing on the three-legged stool will offer other opportunities far more than just digging more holes ever will. Clarity reaps its own rewards. bit.ly/3TgZnU1 @BusinessOfHome

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seanlow @seanlow

3 months ago

Simply, your time away is to everyone’s benefit, and you need to build it into the fabric of your design business without apology or compromise. @BusinessOfHome bit.ly/457iyXl

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seanlow @seanlow

4 months ago

The sofa never was just a sofa, but man oh man, is it not today. It is all about what the sofa represents to your client, why it matters to them to own it, and your willingness and sacrifice to both imagine it and bring it to life. @BusinessOfHome bit.ly/4mpJ4Bm

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seanlow @seanlow

4 months ago

Or you can keep asking for money like Oliver asking for more gruel, and we all know how that worked out. When you know better, do better. @BusinessOfHome bit.ly/44uyFhu

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seanlow @seanlow

5 months ago

One last thought: Beware the shiny penny and unicorns. There is no magic solution that will save the day here. Chaos is chaos, and there’s no truthful way to present it as anything other. @BusinessOfHome bit.ly/4iwme8f

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seanlow @seanlow

5 months ago

I am not naive. There are incredibly rough waters ahead; ones I absolutely did not see coming —at least not to this extent. Let’s not add to the pain by fighting for something that will just keep you stuck. @BusinessOfHome bit.ly/4j9wVPe

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seanlow @seanlow

6 months ago

Margin analysis matters if you want to stand on the ground you choose instead of where someone else tells you to. bit.ly/3DmT7Wt @BusinessOfHome

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seanlow @seanlow

6 months ago

Efficiency can be wonderful, but never remarkable. The real question is whether you will allow yourself and your design business to own the value of effectiveness in human connection and be paid for it. The choice is yours. @BusinessOfHome bit.ly/4i9r1fK

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seanlow @seanlow

7 months ago

All of this leads me to the most important lesson all designers must know: Risk matters. If you do not identify it and create consequences for what will happen if the risk manifests, you and your firm will pay for it, and dearly. @BusinessOfHome bit.ly/42SAeol

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seanlow @seanlow

7 months ago

You do better by going first. You are the storyteller you choose to be. Let your frustration remind you that to be a great storyteller you actually own the path, the tension and the resolution over and over again until it is done. @BusinessOfHome bit.ly/4gdom3j

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seanlow @seanlow

8 months ago

Integrating the spirit of what might be into the fabric of your business (without abandoning all that is solid) will bring you a new awareness of what you most hope to become, both as a designer and as a business. This is where faith lives.bit.ly/4hygzyr @BusinessOfHome

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seanlow @seanlow

9 months ago

You are in the effectiveness business: Your firm maximizes the client’s enjoyment of the investment. Certainty, confidence and thoughtfulness are the hallmarks of effectiveness. @BusinessOfHome bit.ly/49EFZHL

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seanlow @seanlow

9 months ago

A break is not a time-out; it is fueling what comes next. If your ultimate vision is to be better tomorrow than you are today, then defining the value of the break to clients, employees and colleagues is its own reward. @BusinessOfHome bit.ly/3D9eDNB