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Jan 24 2017

My 125 Business Books for Entrepreneur Architects

Everything I have learned about succeeding in business as a small firm architect has come to me in two ways; either through trial and error (with lots and lots of error) or through the many dozens of business and “self-help” books that I’ve read over my many years as an architect. Like you, I was not taught […]

Jan 17 2017

3 Key Strategies for Success as a Small Firm Architect

Patience, Promises and the Power of Being Centered There are 3 key strategies required for a successful architecture firm. Have patience and don’t over-promise. Then find one thing that clients need and become the very best at that one thing. Patience Anyone practicing architecture for more than a few months knows that patience is a prerequisite. […]

Jan 10 2017

My ONE Word for 2017

How to Achieve Your Goals as a Small Firm Architect In December of 2015, in preparation for the coming year, I recorded a podcast episode and published an article describing my idea for establishing just one goal for 2016. Instead of picking numerous goals in every area of my life, I would set just ONE Goal. My ONE […]

Jan 03 2017

3 Steps to a Stronger Architecture Profession

I entered the architecture profession in 1993 after graduating from Roger Williams University. The day I walked through studio for the first time, I heard the stories of a struggling profession; a culture built upon the belief that architects were artists and money was for those who sell out to the masses. That story is […]

Dec 13 2016

Developing Your Life Plan for Success as an Architect

Developing Your Life Plan for Success as an Architect Architects and creative professionals are born dreamers, so I am pretty sure that you are going to like the suggestions that I will make in this article. A Life Plan is our road map to what we are truly meant to be. It’s a way to figure […]

Nov 29 2016

Using Strategic Deadlines for Higher Productivity

Goals are Dreams With Deadlines The deadline is a critical tool, used by the most successful people in the world to make things happen. When teaching about business planning, author/speaker Dave Ramsey says, “Goals are dreams with deadlines.” It’s the deadline that will take our intentions and turn them into reality. Without them, life flows […]