In coaching home stagers since 2004, I’m constantly reminded how important mindset is to what we can achieve.
The bottom line is you have to be willing to stick with it if you want to achieve home staging business success.
Perhaps I contemplate mindset so much because I can be very negative when I’m living inside my head listening to that little voice that only talks about problems or fears. There is no way I would have been able to support myself as an entrepreneur since 1989 if I didn’t always battle with that particular demon.
I need to keep myself motivated, and to fulfill my mission of inspiring the thousands of home stagers who follow me, I need to watch my own mindset and look for inspiration, even in the face of whatever negative news is out there.
I was at the gym this morning and I’d been working out for over an hour with weights before hopping onto a stair climbing machine. I have to say this particular piece of equipment intimidates the heck out of me. You have to climb up these huge stairs and you’re about 5 feet off the ground when you start. Since I’m only 5’1″, this looks like a huge climb to me standing beside it. I worry it will go too fast, or I’ll trip and fall off.
So just deciding to climb on is a bit of a victory for me, though to bystanders I’m sure it’s no big deal.
Anyways, I get up there and I’m climbing stairs and pushing as hard as I can. I’m about 10 minutes into it with another 10 minutes to go and I’m tired, dripping with sweat, thinking about how late it is, the errands I have to run, how I should get home and start working, etc. Mostly I’m thinking “I can’t do this, I’ll never make it another 10 minutes!”
Then I start looking down at the steps below me as I keep putting one foot in front of another. And I realize with great clarity that with every step, I’m walking into my future. I can take that step saying “I can’t do this, it’s too hard!” or I can take it saying “I CAN DO THIS!”
That’s actually how it is with anything. We do walk into our future with every step and we are the only ones who can shape what it will look like. If we go forward saying, “I can do this!” we bring infinitely more ENERGY to what we do.
You just don’t know what’s waiting for you around the next corner if you just keep at it and stay committed and really say “I can do this” and live the truth of that even if there are doubts that keep you up at night.
You just keep putting one foot in front of the other and step into your future.
What future are you working towards? How do you keep yourself motivated and get back on track when you’re feeling tired, scared or overwhelmed? Please share your comments below!
Debra Gould, The Staging Diva®
President, Six Elements Inc. Home Staging
Debra Gould knows how to make money as a home stager. She developed the Staging Diva Home Staging Business Training Program to teach others how to earn a living doing something they love and she continues to develop ebooks and other home staging resources to help stagers on their path to success.
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Dear Debra,
I just read this and wanted to thank you. I was starting to tell my self “no” this week; that I couldn’t make this work, feeling very low and blah blah blah.And you reminded me that I have to break it down into steps and to keep moving forward. Although I know this, I was in desparate need to be reminded again. Great stuff! Thanks!
Thanks Antonia for that feedback and I’m glad I could “step in” with that reminder for you at the right time. We all get into low periods where negative self-talk can take over IF we let it!
And don’t forget to send me news about your TV appearance on “Selling New York,” so I can write an article about you. Media appearances are great but here’s a little known secret…. it’s the promotion of it that brings you the bigger results! Submit your info at: http://www.stagingdiva.com/homestagingbusiness/staging-success-stories/
Donna, you will not be disappointed in the training program as it was worth every penny – and then some! If you ordered today, by this time next week you will feel so empowered about your future and you will be focused on what to do next – with checklists!
Cheryl
Hi Cheryl, thanks for jumping in with some words of encouragement for Donna! I appreciate it.
BTW, did you see on my Facebook wall that 3 Staging Diva Graduates are doing TV this week? Antonia Banewicz for “Selling New York”, Donna Dazzo for “Million Dollar Listing” and Heather Stewart for “Breakfast Television”! I’m so proud of them and I know none of them would have imagined this before taking action and getting started in their businesses through taking the Staging Diva program.
I am contemplating getting in to the field of staging homes. What steps do you advise me to do to start off on the right foot. I have been renovating homes now for 3 yrs & owner of a successful retail chain for 20 yrs.I need a change. I love the staging aspect. I am in my late 50′s & want to know all the short cuts, so I can fast track. I realize that experience is my best teacher, but need to learn via osmosis…suggestions?
Hi Donna, Well you’ve come to the right place to learn about reinventing your career and making money as a home stager! You’ll find tons of free articles right here on this blog so I’m so glad you stopped by!
“Experience is the best teacher,” if you have years to figure it all out on your own through trial and error.
But if you want the fast track that you’ve suggested, then I strongly encourage you to check out the Staging Diva Home Staging Business Training Program. It’s the only program of it’s kind because it actually teaches you the step-by-step process to take your decorating and staging talent and turn it into a profitable business. Learn more at:
http://www.stagingdiva.com/homestagingtraining.html
When you click on that link, you’ll also find an offer for a free gift. It’s an inspiring report with 10 behind the scenes examples of people who were just where you are now and how they’ve transformed their lives in a staging business.
Your past work experience will serve you well in this new venture and it’s nice to meet another long time entrepreneur! I started my first full time business before I turned 30 and 22 years later, I’m still here! I look forward to helping you on this new phase of YOUR journey!
Very encouraging, Debra! We gotts just keep going!
Excellent advice, and worth being reminded of often! thanks,
Cheryl