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Hey there, it's Rebecca. 
Before we dive in today's 

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episode, I have something 
exciting to share. 

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If you've been dreaming about 
starting your own interior 

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design business, but you're 
feeling stuck on what to do 

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first, how to set things up 
legally, or even how to find 

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your first clients, this is your
sign. 

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Doors are now open for my Launch
Your Business Boot Camp, an 8 

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week step by step program 
designed to help you build a 

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profitable design business from 
the ground up. 

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You'll learn everything from 
clarifying your brand and 

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setting up your systems, to 
getting your contracts and 

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finances in order so you can 
start your business with 

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confidence and direction. 
I'll be walking alongside you 

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the whole way, mentoring you 
through each step so you're 

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never left wondering what to do 
next. 

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And the best part? 
You'll be part of a community of

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other designers doing it right 
alongside you. 

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So if you're ready to stop 
dreaming and finally launch your

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design business the right way, 
go sign up now at our Ward 

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design.com. 
You'll also find the link in the

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show notes. 
All right, let's get into 

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today's episode. 
You're now listening to Design 

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Curious, a place where you, 
creative one, are here to learn 

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about what it really is like to 
be an interior designer. 

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And I'm your host and mentor, 
Rebecca Ward. 

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If you're worried about how to 
succeed in a creative career, if

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you're ready to learn your next 
steps to become an interior 

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designer, and if you want the 
satisfaction of doing something 

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you love every day, you are in 
the right place. 

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Grab a coffee, a notebook, and 
let's dig into today's episode. 

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Hello, and welcome to episode 
169 of Design Curious Podcast. 

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I'm your host and mentor of 
Rebecca Ward. 

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Today on the podcast, I'm 
answering some FAQs about launch

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your business boot camp. 
We are getting started in 

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January, the 1st week. 
You can get in there now and get

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your business launched in 2026. 
So I'm going to answer those 

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FAQs for you. 
Let's start out first by 

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answering the question, who is 
the boot camp for? 

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This is not for everybody. 
The ideal participant would be a

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designer who's ready to go from 
having a hobby or a side hustle 

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into having a professional 
business and doing it 

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legitimately and starting to 
make profit. 

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It might not be the best fit for
people who have just recently 

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graduated and don't have any 
working experience perhaps or 

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even the confidence to start 
going out on your own and own 

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your own business. 
So if you've just done the 

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traditional round, gone through 
college and you just graduated, 

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then I would recommend working 
for someone else for a little 

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while before starting your 
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But this could be also good for 
career changers. 

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People have been in the other 
industries for a while and are 

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now ready to just take charge 
and take their passion to the 

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next level. 
Also for designers who are stuck

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in the setup limbo. 
So maybe you've been dabbling 

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with it for a long time and you 
kind of are charging people, you

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kind of have a process, but you 
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thing. 
And so this is going to take you

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through all of it. 
What you've been dreaming of 

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having clients, having portfolio
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going to set you up the right 
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So like I said, it's not for 
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especially for those who are 
needing to formalize and launch 

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a relaunch with structure. 
So whenever you see a successful

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business, someone once made a 
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That is a quote from Peter 
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So I think that is the key here 
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decision that you are making for
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And especially this time of 
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reflection and you have to 
decide what do you want next 

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year to look like? 
Am I really willing to take that

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courageous leap and start my 
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And the best way to do it is 
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right, only being with you. 
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what we'll actually learn and 
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Well, the last solo episode I 
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we are doing each six weeks. 
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Week 1, we're doing our mission,
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vision. 
Week 2, we're planning and doing

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project management, learning how
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Week 3, we're doing our legal 
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our accounting systems. 
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branding, website, social media 
presence and getting that all 

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set up and ready to run for you 
in automations and everything. 

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Week 5 we're talking about 
pricing, finances, getting your 

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system set up and then week 6 
marketing, launching and client 

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acquisition that's getting you 
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client or first official client 
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So by the end you're legally set
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priced, you're ready for clients
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So that's just the beginning of 
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Then you have all year to be 
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following year, 2027, you won't 
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in such a short time. 
So this boot camp fast tracks 

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what most designers will take 
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through trial and error. 
I've set it up for you so you're

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not learning through trial and 
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do it correctly. 
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course delivered? 
Well, it is a six weeks of it is

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a live group coaching session 
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noon Pacific and it will be 
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So in case you can't attend, 
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But you're going to want to 
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workshops because you will have 
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as well and get feedback from 
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what you had been working the 
last week and any questions 

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about going forward with next 
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So yeah, we had those live 
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just for you guys who are going 
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session, so you can talk with 
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really get a support for each 
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feedback on branding and things 
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Your assignments are all laid up
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So it is in the Mighty Networks 
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It's the same platform that I 
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So that's how you also Get full 
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program with all those 12 
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You can take it anytime 
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simultaneously if you have 
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So yeah, Mighty Networks 
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Facebook group plus Thinkific, 
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platform, but it's all combined 
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Yeah, you can have a community 
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You can DM me personal 
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So there's a lot of great 
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platform. 
And assignments will be revealed

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weekly. 
So each week you're not 

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overwhelmed with future 
assignments, you're just dealing

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with what you are working on 
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week. 
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session at the end for me to 
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additionally if you need it. 
And it is designed to fit a busy

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schedule with clarity and 
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So I've structured it so that 
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off hours if needed, and it does
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Thus, you're going to have to 
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And so you have to be prepared 
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months of the year. 
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the hallways, though, have a lot
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So it's a perfect time to get 
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OK. 
Another question is, what if I'm

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not ready? 
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I mean, I get it, you're 
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maybe you're still in school or 
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But there's never going to be a 
perfect time to take intentional

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action. 
And you're going to save 

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yourself months of wasted time. 
Guessing 20% of business fail in

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the first year and 82% failed 
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because they lacked structure. 
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about starting your interior 
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to be in this boot camp just to 
help you avoid failure and to 

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promote profit. 
So you don't have to be perfect 

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to start. 
You just need a plan and you 

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need someone there to hold your 
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It's something that I love to do
and I'm going to be there for 

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you. 
Another question is how is this 

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program different from others in
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Well, it's very action based. 
So you're not just fed 

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instructions to implement on 
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This is action that I'm holding 
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Each week I'm going to ask you 
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We can pivot. 
We can adjust anything as needed

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as we're going along if we need 
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specifically trying to 
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And so that had the flexibility 
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the course at the time. 
And it's created by me, who's a 

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working designer. 
I've been there. 

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I'm giving you systems and 
structure that I use every day 

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in my own business, that it 
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Also, it's different from other 
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And that you're getting as a 
bonus, my design mentor for a 

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full year. 
So your support continues even 

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after the initial two months 
that I'm still there along with 

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you as you're going throughout 
the year, we can do check 

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insurance one-on-one just like 
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And so you have support that 
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And like I said, proven 
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real practice coming from me 
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So it's a guided launch 
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different than a lot of the 
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Another question is, was it cost
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price because it's less than a 
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a single design mistake that you
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It's a worthwhile investment. 
Often times design mistakes can 

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cost you thousands of dollars. 
And so this is definitely worth 

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investing upfront so you avoid 
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You're building a business that 
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You're going to make back this 
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year, likely maybe 2 years. 
But I don't see why you wouldn't

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be able to make it within the 
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OK, so then now you might be 
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when do we start? 
So you can join right now, doors

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are open. 
We aren't meeting until January,

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but you can sign up for it now 
and there's a little bit of pre 

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work that I have you do. 
Just some food for thought so 

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that you come ready to work that
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So I'm going to put the link in 
the show notes for you to sign 

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up and get in the doors. 
We start in two weeks and doors 

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will be closing at the end of 
December because I just want to 

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let you know we got to start and
we can't just join the halfway 

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through. 
So we got a couple weeks to get 

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in there and get established and
get your new life started today.

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I can't wait to see you in 
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So if there was a question that 
I didn't answer for you, go 

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ahead and message me or e-mail 
me and let me know. 

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What is holding you back from 
investing in yourself? 

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In six weeks, you're going to 
have a real business and a year 

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of mentorship to keep you going.
I don't see anything that should

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hold you back from investing in 
yourself, and it's just the best

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use of money and time if you're 
getting started in your career 

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and in your business for 
interior design. 

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All right, that's all I have for
you this week. 

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Next week we're going to have 
another great episode, an 

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interview for you, very special 
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And so you're going to want to 
stick around for that. 

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Until then, stay creative. 
Thanks for listening. 

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If you love this episode, please
leave a rating and a review. 

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This helps me reach other 
curious creatives like you. 

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If you have a topic request or 
would like to contact me, simply

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head over to my website 
arworddesign.com or e-mail me at

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podcast@arworddesign.com.