Posts Tagged ‘home staging as a career’

Your Mission, should you choose to accept it…:

Saturday, September 4th, 2010

How are your missions coming?  Do you know that if you decide to move your business forward everyday and take one small action, that in one year, you will have taken 365 actions toward the growth of your business?  Powerful right?  That is why I give you these missions.  Take action on each one and you are already 52 steps ahead of the game.

Stop and make a list today of what you really want from your Home Staging Training, business and Career.  Are you getting what you set out to achieve?  If so, congratulations, if not, why not?  Have you put on your blinders?  I just finished my Exclusive APSD Certified PD training, it is the only one I will do this year and I really challenged the PD’s to see what they wanted from their home staging business and achieve it.  For each of them, it was frightening to literally write it out, not to mention difficult.  But you know what, when they did, each one of them realized that it was achievable!  It is because they decided to face their desires with both eyes wide open and go for it.  I want you to do the same.  Make a list of what you want and then decide to be accountable for it.  Remove your blinders and choose to see clearly so you can get exactly what you want.  Make sure you tell me about it at www.HomeStage.ning.com I will celebrate your new found “eye sight” with you!

Ready to take your next step toward greatness in the Home Staging Business?  Try my Home Staging Business Course at no charge.  Simply go to www.APSDmembers.com/HomeStager to get started today and receive the first session at no charge.

Do you have Scotoma?

Saturday, September 4th, 2010

I was reading a fax by one of my mentors and he asked the question, “Do you have Scotoma?”  Well, I should not say that he asked the question, he actually implied it.  What he really asked was “How do you hide an elephant on a pool table?”  And the answer is to put him in green shoes.

The Point…and yes, I have one…is that most of us have a “blind spot” which is what “Scotoma” means, literally.  Figuratively however, it means that we are blind to our true self or our short comings.  When it comes to real estate and the business of home staging, I have so many people complain to me about not having what they want or feel as though they deserve yet when I really ask about their business strategies, time management techniques they are using, the focus time they put into their home staging and real estate career, or even how many contacts they made that week…they usually don’t have an answer.  The reason for this is “Scotoma.”  It means that they have a blind spot or are  turning a blind eye toward what really needs to be done.

Have you ever not wanted to look at your bank account because you were afraid of what you might see?  I know, I have been there but now I look at it with both eyes wide open because it is the only way I can effectively manage my successful home staging business.  I have taken off my blinders, hold myself 100% accountable and face my fears daily in order to avoid any blind spots.

Or, maybe you “refuse to see” which is another common affliction.  This is the case with my competitors.  They feel comfortable posting nasty things about me because I am a success in the Home Staging Industry because they refuse to see (and do) what it takes to get to where they want to be.

The same might be true for you.  There might be a “#1 Home Stager” in your area and you have been vying for that position.  Do you really see what that person does to get to the top?  Hey, here is the good news, maybe they have not done a great deal and it wouldn’t take too much for you to surpass them…but you will never know unless you look, and I mean really look at what they are doing…and here is the hard part…what you are doing, or not doing as the case may be.

Finally, I think that this topic has to do with trust.  I had this conversation with Pete tonight, about trusting ourselves enough to believe in our own success.  Can we really do it?  Can we open our eyes wide and achieve the success we want?  I have my answer, and yes, I am scared to death because we are about to take a BIG RISK…but you have to decide for yourself.  Will you choose success with wide open eyes…or something else and claim Scotoma?

I hope, and wish and pray….that you choose 20/20 vision and make a huge success out of your home staging business.

To your joy and success,

Karen Schaefer - Home Staging Training and Certification APSD

Karen Schaefer
Founder, APSD The Association of Property Scene Designers
The World Leader in Home Staging Training and Certification

Are you feeling restless?

Friday, August 20th, 2010

We have all heard the expression that there is a “full moon tonight” and when that happens, we often feel restless. Why do you think that is? Well, it could be because of the gravitational pull of the moon and the earth, it might be that we have seen too many werewolf movies or that it is the Universe’s way of telling us change is near. I am inclined to believe the latter.

Every year or so, I get very restless and I know that means I am in for a growth spurt. We see this with children, when they start to get a little stocky, all the sudden they shoot up and become a bean pole again! Most parents realize that the child is just about ready for a growth spurt but once you are an adult, it is not as easy to recognize.

Usually, we ignore it until it goes away. Or, we chalk it up to being over tired or over worked. What if you just pause for a moment and gave your restlessness a little attention. As a Home Stager or anyone that works in the Real Estate and Home Staging Industries, you know things are changing quickly…for the better. While the economy is still very rough, every single day new houses get listed and people need to sell.

There has never been a better time in history to change your life and others, for the better. What do I mean by all of this? Well, If you paid attention to your restlessness you would realize that it is dormant opportunity asking you to take advantage of it. Will you have to work at it? Yes. Might you have to step out of your comfort zone? Yes. Will you reap abundant rewards? Of course.

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Your Home Stager Mission, should you choose to accept it…:

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

Your Mission, should you choose to accept it…:

How are your missions coming? Do you know that if you decide to move your business forward everyday and take one small action, that in one year, you will have taken 365 actions toward the growth of your business? Powerful right? That is why I give you these missions. Take action on each one and you are already 52 steps ahead of the game.

Here is a BOLD mission for you this week. Take advantage of the APSD “How to Market…” offer…and take action on the information you learn. I guarantee your success and promise it is the “good kind of opportunity” if you are ready to be a part of the “20%.”

Ready to run a “Successful Home Staging Business” and attract all the clients and Home Staging Bookings that you need without working yourself to death? How many of you are Certified Home Stagers, but can’t seem to figure out how to get work, or at least not enough to make it worth your time ? Don’t worry, that is because no one has ever taught you the “money making” side of Home Staging.

Take a look at this easy to follow program that will literally teach you how to have more clients and bookings than you can handle! http://www.apsdmembers.com/marketingspecial/

Joy and Success,

Karen Schaefer

Home Staging Training Video Vol.#710 Edition 109 of 117

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

Tell me how you would Stage and Market this Property in the comments section below.
Every month, the person with the most “creative & effective” Home Selling, Staging or Marketing tip – will win a really cool prize!!!!

Click on the “Comments” section below to give me your ideas…


Home Staging Training Video Vol.#710 Edition 108 of 117

Sunday, July 4th, 2010

Tell me how you would Stage and Market this Property in the comments section below.
Every month, the person with the most “creative & effective” Home Selling, Staging or Marketing tip – will win a really cool prize!!!!

Click on the “Comments” section below to give me your ideas…


Home Staging Training Video Vol.#710 Edition 107 of 117

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

Tell me how you would Stage and Market this Property in the comments section below.
Every month, the person with the most “creative & effective” Home Selling, Staging or Marketing tip – will win a really cool prize!!!!

Click on the “Comments” section below to give me your ideas…


Home Staging Training Video Vol.#610 Edition 105 of 105

Thursday, June 24th, 2010


Home Staging Training Video Vol.#5 Edition 104 of 105

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010


Home Staging Training Video Vol.#5 Edition 103 of 105

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010