{"id":13719,"date":"2018-10-23T16:42:20","date_gmt":"2018-10-23T16:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.qcdesignschool.com\/?p=13719"},"modified":"2018-10-23T16:42:20","modified_gmt":"2018-10-23T16:42:20","slug":"3-skills-you-need-to-survive-your-first-year-as-an-interior-decorator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qcdesignschool.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/3-skills-you-need-to-survive-your-first-year-as-an-interior-decorator","title":{"rendered":"3 Skills You Need to Survive Your First Year as an Interior Decorator"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_content&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;2%&#8221; bottom_padding=&#8221;2%&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243;][vc_column enable_animation=&#8221;true&#8221; animation=&#8221;fade-in&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; delay=&#8221;250&#8243;][vc_column_text]<em>Tammy Hart, I.D.D.P, CAPS is a graduate and tutor of Q.C. Design School as well as a Certified Aging in Place Specialist from the National Association of Home Builders.\u00a0 She is the owner and award-winning designer for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dznrchik.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Designer Chick Co<\/a>., and she\u2019s the previous director of the National Board for DDA (formerly CDECA).\u00a0 She is a professional speaker and has spoken at venues like IIDEXCanada and the Small Business Forum.\u00a0 She\u2019s been featured in East in the City Magazine, has had a guest spot on Daytime Durham, Rogers TV and has won the HOUZZ Service Award 2017.\u00a0 She works to empower young women to become successful future leaders and supports ocean clean-up efforts.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221; custom_height=&#8221;40&#8243;][vc_column_text]The entrepreneurial experience is an enticing one. You\u2019re filled with dreams of owning your time and not working for the corporate monster to achieve success. And while most of this is true, far too often, many aspiring entrepreneurs are left realizing that owning their own business involves blood, sweat and tears.\n\nSo here are my hints and tips that will hopefully help you succeed through your first year of business![\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221; custom_height=&#8221;40&#8243;][image_with_animation image_url=&#8221;13728&#8243; alignment=&#8221;&#8221; animation=&#8221;Fade In&#8221; box_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; delay=&#8221;250&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_content&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;2%&#8221; bottom_padding=&#8221;2%&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243;][vc_column enable_animation=&#8221;true&#8221; animation=&#8221;fade-in&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; delay=&#8221;250&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qcdesignschool.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/3-skills-you-need-to-survive-your-first-year-as-an-interior-decorator\/#Think_Outside_the_Box\" >Think Outside the Box<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qcdesignschool.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/3-skills-you-need-to-survive-your-first-year-as-an-interior-decorator\/#Be_a_GOAL_Digger\" >Be a GOAL Digger<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qcdesignschool.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/3-skills-you-need-to-survive-your-first-year-as-an-interior-decorator\/#Buckle_up\" >Buckle up!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Think_Outside_the_Box\"><\/span>Think Outside the Box<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\nWhat is your \u201cIT\u201d factor that\u2019s going to make you<a href=\"https:\/\/www.qcdesignschool.com\/2015\/12\/how-to-stay-ahead-of-the-competition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> stand out<\/a> from every other designer\/decorator in your community?\u00a0 Do you have a special niche that isn\u2019t being met currently? Is it excellence in customer service, product, and\/or pricing?\n\nFinding your special edge is essential to your success. So you\u2019re going to need to do your research and think outside of the box (which, for us creatives, isn\u2019t hard). And then market the death out of it!\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Be_a_GOAL_Digger\"><\/span>Be a GOAL Digger<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\nWhen you first start your business, ensure you have a great plan. It doesn\u2019t necessarily have to be a formal business plan, but sit down and plan your goals. Here are some guiding questions you should ask yourself to bring your goals to the forefront of your mind.\n<ul>\n \t<li>What do you want to achieve in your first year of business?<\/li>\n \t<li>Do you want to be a market disrupter?<\/li>\n \t<li>Do you want to make $50K or $100k?<\/li>\n \t<li>Do you want to get a percentage of the market share?<\/li>\n \t<li>Do you want a TV\/Magazine spot WITHOUT having to pay for it?<\/li>\n \t<li>Do you want to grow your network?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nFigure out what it is you want to achieve and make a plan of how specifically you\u2019re going to achieve those goals.\n\nMake sure you plan your budget. This will help guide you so you know where your business will ebb and flow and have a plan in place to offset the negatives.[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221; custom_height=&#8221;40&#8243;][image_with_animation image_url=&#8221;13727&#8243; alignment=&#8221;&#8221; animation=&#8221;Fade In&#8221; box_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; delay=&#8221;250&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_content&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;2%&#8221; bottom_padding=&#8221;2%&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243;][vc_column enable_animation=&#8221;true&#8221; animation=&#8221;fade-in&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; delay=&#8221;250&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Buckle_up\"><\/span>Buckle up!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\nOwning your own business is not easy and anyone who tells you otherwise is lying. You need to put your shoulder pads on and buckle up because entrepreneurship is a rough ride. Our brains are programmed to fight or take flight. And owning your own business will go against every bit of your brain\u2019s programming because it wants to keep you safe.\n\nCold calling will scare you.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.qcdesignschool.com\/2018\/02\/tammy-hart-trade-shows-101-networking-promoting-design-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Networking<\/a> as a fresh-faced designer will scare you. Following up will scare you. WHY? Because of our fear of hearing \u201cNO\u201d. Because of our fear of failure. But embrace this fear! Understand that you may hear \u201cno\u201d but it may just be \u201cno, not right now\u201d or \u201cNo. But I know the perfect person who <em>does<\/em> need your service.\u201d\n\nThere will be months in your start-up year when you may not know how you\u2019ll pay your bills.\u00a0 This is all part of the process because there isn\u2019t risk without reward.\n\nAnd the reward, for entrepreneurs, is the day when you can finally take some time off for a well-deserved vacation. It\u2019s seeing this baby (your idea) grow-up and become incredibly successful, whatever success may look like for you and your plan. But believe me when I say that this is not an overnight occurrence.[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221; custom_height=&#8221;40&#8243;][image_with_animation image_url=&#8221;13735&#8243; alignment=&#8221;&#8221; animation=&#8221;Fade In&#8221; box_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; delay=&#8221;250&#8243;][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221; custom_height=&#8221;40&#8243;][vc_column_text]Be prepared to work at your client\u2019s availability. Expect to be up late into the night brainstorming ideas and soothing fears, and most importantly, be willing to take baby steps towards success. It\u2019s those baby steps that will make that giant leap one day less terrifying.\n\nHopefully these pieces of advice help you closer get closer to success in a career in interior decorating and design.\u00a0 If you have any good advice from your experiences, please feel free to share![\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221; custom_height=&#8221;40&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<h3 align=\"center\"><em>Not all clients are easy to work with. 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