1153: WWLD: Stop Making Your Business Harder Than It Needs to Be

A Well-Designed Business® | Interior Design Business Podcast

LuAnn Nigara

Design, Business, Arts

4.9 • 810 Ratings

🗓️ 30 December 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Today With LuAnn Nigara: As the year winds down and routines slow, LuAnn takes this quiet moment to speak directly to you, no guest, no interview, just perspective. In this episode, LuAnn walks through ten patterns she sees business owners repeat over and over again that quietly make their businesses harder than they need to be. These aren’t mistakes. They’re habits, defaults, and decisions that once made sense, but may no longer serve you. Drawing from decades of experience, thousands of conversations, her work at Exciting Windows, Chairman of the Board, LuAnn University, and her role as President of WCAA, LuAnn offers a grounded, CEO-level look at what to stop doing if you want a business that feels stronger, healthier, and more sustainable. This episode is not about goals or resolutions. It’s about perspective. If you have a quiet moment during the holiday break, on a walk, in the car, or with a cup of coffee, this is a thoughtful, focused listen designed to help you pause, reflect, and step back into your role as CEO. Connect with LuAnn Nigara: LuAnn’s ⁠Website⁠ LuAnn’s ⁠Blog⁠ ⁠Power Talk Friday⁠ Like Us: ⁠Facebook⁠ | Tweet Us: ⁠Twitter⁠ | Follow Us: ⁠Instagram⁠ | Listen Here: ⁠Podcast What’s new with LuAnn Nigara: ⁠The Power Talk Friday Tour⁠ ⁠Watch the Docuseries!⁠ ⁠https://www.luannnigara.com/cob⁠ Get The Goodies! For checklists, resources, and extra goodies from A Well-Designed Business sign up for free ⁠here⁠. To Get on LuAnn’s Email List, text the word designbiz to 444999! Purchase LuAnn’s Books Here: Book 1: ⁠The Making of A Well – Designed Business: Turn Inspiration into Action⁠ Audiobook: ⁠The Making of A Well – Designed Business: Turn Inspiration into Action⁠ Book 2: ⁠A Well-Designed Business – The Power Talk Friday Experts⁠ Book 3: ⁠A Well-Designed Business – The Power Talk Friday Experts Volume 2

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0:00.0	If you've been listening to this podcast for a while, you know that over the last several years,
0:05.0	we have learned with absolute certainty that the spaces that you design shape how people live,
0:12.1	not just interact in their space, but live in their bodies, their minds, their hearts, their soul,
0:17.5	right? And the future of design is so much more than simply the aesthetics. And that's why I
0:23.6	want to tell you about the design hounds living well retreat. It's happening this February 19th through
0:28.9	22nd in Sarasota, Florida. That's 2026. This is not a trend workshop. It's not a quick getaway,
0:36.6	although it's kind of, is, right? But what it really is is a a trend workshop. It's not a quick getaway, although it's kind of, is, right?
0:39.1	But what it really is is a thoughtful, forward-looking retreat for designers who want to explore
0:45.1	wellness, longevity, technology, and how the homes you design will and do support the people
0:52.5	who live them over time, over decades, right?
0:56.1	It's also time for you during this weekend to slow down, to think clearly, to reconnect
1:02.8	with why you choose to do this work in the first place.
1:06.4	This retreat immediately chases KBIS.
1:09.9	So I'm going to be in Florida for KBIS, and then I am going to get on this design
1:14.8	hounds buzz in Orlando and make my way down to Sarasota with the design hounds group.
1:21.3	So if you also know the future of our industry is about designing with intention and impact.
1:28.1	This retreat is worth your attention.
1:30.5	You can reserve your seat by going to designhounds.com forward slash event.
1:36.8	All right.
1:37.2	That's designhounds.com forward slash event.
1:40.8	The link will also be in the show notes.
1:42.6	And when you check out, use the code
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