In teaching you how to start your home staging business, I approach “homework” differently than other home staging training programs for 3 key reasons: 1. Unlike many companies offering home staging training, I tell you up front that there is no such thing as “official credentials” to become a home stager. This means I don’t… continue reading […]
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5 Confidence Boosters
It’s totally normal to feel insecure when you take on new challenges. We undervalue our talents and gifts, and worry about not being “good enough,” or that we’ll fail. Paradoxically, many of us are also afraid of being successful, because success brings change, and change can be scary even when it’s something we desperately want!… continue reading […]
Home Stagers Tune Into "Speaking" Houses
For 9 years I’ve been telling aspiring home stagers that if you have natural talent to decorate or stage a home, you’ll know. While you can pick up techniques from courses or the Staging Diva Ultimate Design Guide, you are born with talent or you’re not. Your innate talent is a divine gift, it cannot… continue reading […]
Backstage with Staging Diva in June 2011
We’re just heading into high school exams in our house and there’s been much talk of going away to college. I’m clearly not ready! Other than being an entrepreneur, parenting has been my entire focus since my 30s and I’m in my 50s now. What will I do when all my evenings and weekends are… continue reading […]
Deciding What You Want to Be When You "Grow Up"
The feeling of being “creative” can be a fragile thing. But I don’t think “creativity” itself is fragile at all. Creativity is simply something we’re born with, so the question becomes whether or not we choose to nurture that gift. More often than not, we tend to bury our talents because we’re afraid or because… continue reading […]
Stagers Get Work from Short Sales
In situations where a homeowner needs to sell their home but is unemployed, has medical issues or the home is worth less than they owe, the lender may agree to allow a real estate sale for less than the balance due on the mortgage. A “short sale” allows both parties to walk away and avoid… continue reading […]