EP#10 The importance of goal setting

Let me ask you a question? Are you a goal setter? Do you think forward and set out a plan to achieve whatever you want for the next 12 months? I’ve created my goals for 2024, and I want to share with you why it’s important for me to do it and why I encourage you as well. Let’s discussHey you its, I’m Adam Scougall of the So You Want to Be an Interior Designer podcast, and welcome to EPISODE 10. This show really is for mid-career aspiring interior design or decorating solopreneurs that need support in building their own interior design business whilst working 9 to 5. My aim is to help you balance your time and make more money whilst being able to choose the projects you want to work on rather than ones you have to take to pay your billsBut first, whether you are just checking if you are the right fit for a new career in design, or wondering how you can improve what's going on in your current design career*Take the design quiz over at soyouwanttobeaninteriordesigner.tv/quiz Highlights from this episode include:1- Start with big, benchmark goals·       I share with you my goals for 2024, but more importantly, what big goals are you defining in the next year?2- Break it down in 3-month segments·       Studies show that we really focus on our success in our short blocks of time. Break your goals down into 3 areas of your life, and in 3 month or quarterly increments.3- Don’t create too many!·      Creating too many will see us drop the ball and probably not achieve anywhere near the basics we set out to achieve. Keep it simple and edit, edit, edit so you can see achievable results.Keen to learn your strengths and opportunities as you approach 2024? *Take the design quiz over at soyouwanttobeaninteriordesigner.tv/quiz Before we jump into today’s episode, I want to share something that I think is going to be really eye-opening for you.It’s called the Turnkey Truth Test.It’s a short self-assessment — just 15 quick questions — designed to show you where your design business might look fine on the outside… but is actually leaking time, confidence, or profit behind the scenes.If you love decorating — furnishings, fabrics, pulling beautiful rooms together — but you So as you’re listening to this — you might already be recognising parts of your own business in what we’ve talked about today.Where things feel harder than they should… Where projects drag… Or where you’re putting in a lot, but not seeing the return.That’s exactly why I created the Turnkey Truth Test.It’s just 15 quick questions, and it will show you where your business might look fine on the surface… but is actually leaking time, moneTake the Turnkey Truth Test at turnkeydesignsuccess.com/quiz — a quick 15-question assessment designed for interior designers and decorators. In just five minutes, you’ll receive a personalised report highlighting where your business is strong, where it may be leaking time, money, or confidence, and what to focus on next to move forward with clarity.If this episode raised questions for you, or you’re feeling stuck in your solo design business, you don’t have to figure it out on your own.I offer a 30-minute clarity session where we can talk through where you’re at, what’s getting in the way, and whether I can help.Email me at [email protected]