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Dec 10 2012

5 Secrets to Success from an Entrepreneur Architect

My wife and I launched our architecture firm, Fivecat Studio, in 1999. We were 29 years old. Young, ambitious and a little crazy, we started with no money and no clients. One good lead and some help from a few local architect friends gave us the courage to take a leap of faith, and we […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: 12/12/12 Project, Business, Motivation, Success

Nov 27 2012

The Courage to Proceed

The difference between those who succeed and those who don’t? The Courage to Proceed. Dream. Plan. Proceed. Succeed. Step 3 is the most difficult. photo credit: Express Monorail via photopin cc

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: 12/12/12 Project, Motivation, Strategy, Success · Tagged: Courage. Dream, Plan, Proceed, Succeed

Nov 18 2012

How To Complete an Overwhelming Project

Last week I announced the 12/12/12 Project and with it, an invitation for you to join me in committing to your own life altering decision. On December 12, 2012, together, we’ll start the next phase of our lives. A life altering commitment is pretty heavy. A 12/12/12 Project is overwhelming by definition. So, how in […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: 12/12/12 Project, Process, Success

Oct 20 2012

The Passion Profit Cycle of Success

Prior to starting our own firms, we business-owner architects experienced an “entrepreneurial seizure”, as Michael Gerber so accurately described in his book, The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It. It’s the precise moment when a passionate employee commits to starting her own firm. Frustrated by the process […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Architects, Business, Entrepreneurs, Motivation, Success · Tagged: Business Cycle, E-Myth, Passion, Profit

Oct 14 2012

My Micro-Economy is Broken

My residential architecture firm designs, builds and renovates homes for high-earning individuals living in Westchester County, NY, one of the nation’s wealthiest regions. The success of our firm depends on these people having the income and confidence to invest in their properties. With much effort and perseverance, our boards have been filled with work throughout […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Business, Professional Practice, Success

Oct 07 2012

The Power of Stopping

When my brain is rested and not required to complete a specific task or stay focused on success, amazing things happen. During scheduled breaks, like vacations and holidays, I often develop my biggest ideas, like new business systems, strategies or concepts for future entrepreneurial endeavors. My right brain (the creative side) is free to roam, […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Motivation, Personal Productivity, Process, Strategy, Success

Sep 21 2012

3 Steps to a Better Life: Stop, Drop and Roll

STOP and take time to evaluate your life. Ask yourself… Are you doing the things that make you happy? Are you making the world a better place? Have you found your purpose? What are your goals? Are you working toward a better life? Make two lists; Things That Matter and Things That Don’t. DROP the things […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Motivation, Personal Productivity, Success

Sep 18 2012

Life of an Architect Blog Reaches 3 Million Readers

As a follow up to yesterday’s post… if you aren’t already a fan of Entrepreneur Architect Bob Borson and his Life of an Architect blog, meander on over and take a read. His hard work and dedication online has resulted in much earned success. He posts almost everyday with interesting and thought provoking ideas. He […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Blogs, Success

Sep 17 2012

Make it Your Job

Today I was watching a recent talk by Chris Brogan and among many thought provoking ideas, he proposed one tasty tidbit that stuck in my head. Chris is a successful marketing pro, NY Times bestselling author, magazine contributor, blogger, speaker and mega-nerd (he knows more about comic superheros than anyone… ever). He didn’t just decide […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Marketing, Motivation, Social Media, Success

Mar 28 2012

My Time Online: Presenting Portfolio, Creating Context and a Top Google Rank

This week, we’ve been exchanging website URLs over at the Entrepreneur Architect Linkedin Group. It is very interesting to learn some background on the people we’re interacting with on that forum. I shared our website URL (which is in the midst of an upgrade from our original site to a new one). Then, I posted […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Blogs, Marketing, Networking, Sales, Social Media, Strategy, Success, Websites

Mar 22 2012

Dream Big: Develop Your Business Plan Using a Narrative

ArchDaily.com picked up my friend and Entrepreneur Architect Linkedin Group member Bob Borson’s blog post today. If you haven’t read Bob’s writings, I recommend that you visit him at LifeofanArchitect.com. Leave him a comment and tell him we said “hi”. Bob describes how he uses a narrative during the programming phase to learn what his […]

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Blogs, Business, Motivation, Planning, Strategy, Success, Websites

Mar 12 2012

My 5 Rules

I am sharing my latest post over at the Living Well in Westchester blog, My 5 Rules to a Successful Architecture Project. What are your rules to a successful project? http://fivecat.wordpress.com/2012/03/10/5-rules-to-a-successful-architecture-project/

Written by Mark R. LePage · Categorized: Blogs, Clients, Process, Success · Tagged: Architecture, Renovation

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