I learned the hard way that rigid planning in our creative businesses can quickly become suffocating. It can make us feel like quitting and drain the joy out of what we love to do.

In this blog, let's shine a light on the risks lurking behind those meticulously crafted year-long plans and explore how we can strike the perfect balance between structure and flexibility in our planning process.

We're breaking this up into 4 different sections:

• The drawbacks of planning for a full year

• What to do instead of planning for the whole year

• How to implement this approach

• Finding the right balance between structure and flexibility is key to unlocking the true potential of your design studio.

Striking a balance between creativity and effective business management is the key to long-term success. But designers are often keeping themselves busy with creative work because that is where they feel comfortable.

If you’re struggling with productivity it's essential to dig deeper – you need to know the real reasons behind your challenges. It's not just about the how-tos; it's about the whole picture. Your mindset, your processes, tools & systems, strategic planning & goal setting – all these factors (and more) are having an impact when it comes to getting things done. And this blog looks at all of them.

Are you a designer at a tipping point, feeling overwhelmed and realising you can't continue down the same path? Dive into this blog as we explore the crucial distinction between working in and on your design business. Discover why it's essential to prioritise working on your business, learn how to strike a balance and take the first step towards transforming your creative journey into a thriving entrepreneurial venture.

Get an inside look into my weekly planning routine. In this blog, I’m breaking the weekly planning routine up into 6 steps so that you can learn how to plan your week as a designer for maximum productivity

Ever wondered if you need Dubsado or ClickUp as a designer because you don’t have a lot of clients simultaneously? In this blog, I’ll share my opinion about this.

When you want your design studio to be sustainable and be able to contribute more to your family's expenses, you'll need to be able to effectively manage your time, emotional and physical capacity.

Are you a designer who is hesitant to start time blocking? It can be intimidating to start working with a time management technique that feels too restrictive for a creative. So if you're feeling overwhelmed by the amount of work on your plate, read this blog post for helpful tips on how you can get started with time blocking.

Ready to make your design studio run smoother? Take these five simple steps this week and see how efficient you can become! From streamlining processes to structuring your day based on your energy levels to keep your design studio on track.

Traditional to-do lists don’t work. And this blog I am diving into why they may not be effective for designers and look at an alternative method to manage your time and boost your productivity and creativity.

Have you ever said to yourself: I have tried Notion, Asana, Trello and Clickup and nothing is working well for me? The good news is that you're not alone as this is quite common. I often hear from clients that they have been switching from system to system and are still not happy with how their current Project Management System is working.

Want more good news?

This can absolutely be fixed. You just need to know what the reasons are that you are struggling to make your Project Management System here. That’s why in this blog, we'll get into the 4 main reasons you might be struggling and what to do to change this.

You've probably noticed that it's one thing to have an action plan to optimise and streamline your client processes, increase your pricing or launch a new service, but that it's a whole other thing to consistently keep taking action to complete the steps on your action plan. So in this blog, I’m diving into 4 things to consider when creating an action plan to make sure you'll actually implement it.

Feeling like you're reinventing the wheel with each client project? Writing emails on the fly, dealing with inconsistent processes, and falling short of the client experience you aspire to? What you really need is to streamline and elevate your design workflow. In this blog, we’ll delve into some straightforward strategies to establish clear boundaries, set expectations, and make your workflow smoother – ultimately leaving your clients happier.

It can be daunting to figure out how to track your time and what to do with it after you've tracked it.

So in this blog, we'll look at: How to get started with time tracking, how to evaluate how you're spending your time and what's next after you've gained insights into where your time is going

We all feel there is never enough time to do everything we want to do. In this blog, we’re sharing how theme days & time blocking can structure your week.

You’re working evenings and weekends (and have been for a long time) to finish this client work. You're stuck in a loop. To establish solid processes and boundaries, preventing timelines and scopes from spiralling out of control: You've got to streamline your processes, trimming down hours spent on client onboarding and admin. 3-hour custom proposals are really not needed… To streamline effectively, you need more time away from client projects. This blog dives into the 2 steps to create more time to work on your business

In this blog, we are using your big-picture goal to define your ideal week by breaking it down and being proactive to align your life with your business.