Latest / #WisdomOfWomen Show / Designing for Belonging: How Space Influences How We Lead with Rachael Grochowski
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- 0:00Welcome
- 0:00to
- 0:00the
- 0:01Wisdom
- 0:01of
- 0:01Women
- 0:02Show.
- 0:02We
- 0:02are
- 0:02dedicated
- 0:03to
- 0:03amplifying
- 0:04the
- 0:04voice
- 0:05and
- 0:05wimp
- 0:06of
- 0:06women
- 0:06in
- 0:07business.
- 0:08A
- 0:08new
- 0:08model
- 0:08of
- 0:09leadership
- 0:09is
- 0:09emerging
- 0:10and
- 0:10we
- 0:11are
- 0:11here
- 0:12to
- 0:12amplify
- 0:12the
- 0:13voices
- 0:13of
- 0:13women
- 0:14leading
- 0:15the
- 0:15way.
- 0:16I
- 0:16am
- 0:17your
- 0:17host
- 0:17Coco
- 0:18Salman,
- 0:18five
- 0:18time
- 0:19founder,
- 0:19impact
- 0:19investor
- 0:20and
- 0:20creator
- 0:21of
- 0:21the
- 0:21Force
- 0:22for
- 0:22Good
- 0:22system.
- 0:24Thank
- 0:24you
- 0:24for
- 0:24joining
- 0:25us
- 0:25today
- 0:25as
- 0:25we
- 0:26illuminate
- 0:26the
- 0:27path
- 0:27to
- 0:27unlocking
- 0:28opportunities
- 0:29and
- 0:30prosperity
- 0:31for
- 0:31women
- 0:31led
- 0:32enterprises
- 0:32by
- 0:33amplifying
- 0:34the
- 0:34voice
- 0:35and
- 0:35wisdom
- 0:36of
- 0:37women.
- 0:38Today
- 0:39we
- 0:40have
- 0:40a
- 0:41presence
- 0:42building
- 0:43architect
- 0:44in
- 0:44our
- 0:45midst.
- 0:46Rachel
- 0:47Grosky
- 0:49is
- 0:49the
- 0:49Founder
- 0:49and
- 0:50CEO
- 0:50of
- 0:50RHG
- 0:52Architecture
- 0:53and
- 0:53Design
- 0:54and
- 0:55the
- 0:55creator
- 0:56of
- 0:57the
- 0:57Design
- 0:58is
- 0:58Spiritual
- 0:59Philosophy,
- 1:00an
- 1:01approach
- 1:01that
- 1:02treats
- 1:02spaces
- 1:04as
- 1:04engines
- 1:05of
- 1:05well
- 1:05being,
- 1:06presence
- 1:07and
- 1:08belonging,
- 1:09not
- 1:09just
- 1:09aesthetics.
- 1:10With
- 1:1130
- 1:11years
- 1:12of
- 1:12experience
- 1:13across
- 1:13residential,
- 1:14hospitality,
- 1:15wellness
- 1:15and
- 1:15community
- 1:16projects,
- 1:17she
- 1:17leads
- 1:17her
- 1:18award
- 1:18winning
- 1:18studio
- 1:19in
- 1:19crafting
- 1:20environments
- 1:20that
- 1:21feel
- 1:21grounded,
- 1:22inclusive
- 1:23and
- 1:24deeply
- 1:25human
- 1:26through
- 1:26intentional
- 1:27flow,
- 1:28materiality,
- 1:29light
- 1:29and
- 1:30connection
- 1:31to
- 1:31nature.
- 1:32Before
- 1:33launching
- 1:34RHG
- 1:35in
- 1:352004,
- 1:37she
- 1:37honed
- 1:38her
- 1:38craft
- 1:39inside
- 1:40elite
- 1:40New
- 1:41York
- 1:41design
- 1:42studios
- 1:43designing
- 1:43luxury
- 1:44hotels,
- 1:44restaurants
- 1:45and
- 1:45wellness
- 1:46centric
- 1:47spaces.
- 1:48Today
- 1:49she
- 1:49is
- 1:49a
- 1:49sought
- 1:50after
- 1:50public
- 1:51speaker
- 1:52and
- 1:52an
- 1:52advocate
- 1:53for
- 1:53wellness
- 1:54centered
- 1:54design
- 1:55through
- 1:55the
- 1:56Global
- 1:56Wellness
- 1:57Institute's
- 1:57architecture
- 1:58and
- 1:58design
- 1:59ecosystem.
- 2:00Rachel
- 2:01brings
- 2:01the
- 2:01rare
- 2:02blend
- 2:03of
- 2:03builder,
- 2:04wisdom
- 2:04seeker,
- 2:05world
- 2:06traveler,
- 2:07yoga
- 2:07teacher,
- 2:07student
- 2:08of
- 2:08history
- 2:08and
- 2:09nature
- 2:09in
- 2:09her
- 2:10repertoire.
- 2:11She
- 2:11brings
- 2:11us
- 2:11to
- 2:12every
- 2:12project
- 2:13and
- 2:13leadership
- 2:14lesson.
- 2:15Welcome
- 2:16Rachel.
- 2:18Thank
- 2:18you
- 2:18so
- 2:19much
- 2:19Coco.
- 2:19I
- 2:20appreciate
- 2:20the
- 2:20introduction.
- 2:21That
- 2:21was
- 2:21really
- 2:22rich
- 2:23and
- 2:23feels
- 2:24like.
- 2:25I
- 2:25feel
- 2:25honored
- 2:26we
- 2:26need
- 2:27more
- 2:27of
- 2:27honoring
- 2:28one
- 2:28another
- 2:29in
- 2:29this
- 2:29world.
- 2:30I'm
- 2:30so
- 2:30delighted
- 2:31to
- 2:31meet
- 2:31you.
- 2:31We
- 2:32had
- 2:32the
- 2:32opportunity
- 2:32to
- 2:32meet
- 2:33a
- 2:33few
- 2:33months
- 2:33ago.
- 2:34We
- 2:34spoke
- 2:35to
- 2:35a
- 2:35group
- 2:35of
- 2:36young
- 2:36women
- 2:36entrepreneurs
- 2:37at
- 2:37Montclair
- 2:38University
- 2:39in
- 2:39New
- 2:39Jersey.
- 2:40We
- 2:40sat
- 2:40next
- 2:40to
- 2:40each
- 2:41other
- 2:41and
- 2:41answered
- 2:41questions
- 2:42on
- 2:42resilience
- 2:43and
- 2:43and
- 2:43leadership.
- 2:44I
- 2:44knew
- 2:45I
- 2:45needed
- 2:45to
- 2:46invite
- 2:46you,
- 2:46Rachel,
- 2:47to
- 2:47be
- 2:47here
- 2:47on
- 2:48Wisdom
- 2:48of
- 2:48Women.
- 2:49I'm
- 2:49happy
- 2:50that
- 2:50you're
- 2:50here.
- 2:50So
- 2:50as,
- 2:51as
- 2:51we
- 2:52get
- 2:52started,
- 2:52I
- 2:53always
- 2:53like
- 2:53to
- 2:53ask
- 2:54what
- 2:54is
- 2:54a
- 2:54book
- 2:55written
- 2:55by
- 2:55a
- 2:56woman
- 2:56that
- 2:57has
- 2:57significantly
- 2:58influenced
- 2:58your
- 2:59life?
- 3:01So
- 3:02I
- 3:02love
- 3:02this
- 3:03question.
- 3:03As
- 3:03I
- 3:04was
- 3:04thinking
- 3:04about
- 3:04my
- 3:04answer,
- 3:05one
- 3:05of
- 3:05the
- 3:06first
- 3:06things
- 3:06that
- 3:07hit
- 3:07me
- 3:07was
- 3:08the
- 3:08frustration
- 3:08of
- 3:09how
- 3:09few
- 3:09books
- 3:10are
- 3:10written
- 3:11by
- 3:11women
- 3:12and
- 3:12how
- 3:12many
- 3:13are
- 3:13written
- 3:13by
- 3:13men.
- 3:14It
- 3:14actually
- 3:15took
- 3:15me
- 3:15a
- 3:15little
- 3:15bit
- 3:15of
- 3:16time
- 3:16and
- 3:16then
- 3:16I
- 3:16landed
- 3:17on
- 3:17something
- 3:18this
- 3:18morning
- 3:19I
- 3:19changed
- 3:19my
- 3:20mind
- 3:20about
- 3:21a
- 3:21book
- 3:21that
- 3:22has
- 3:22profoundly
- 3:23changed
- 3:24me
- 3:24and
- 3:25actually
- 3:25it's
- 3:26written
- 3:26by
- 3:27my
- 3:27yoga
- 3:28teacher,
- 3:29Sean
- 3:29Korn,
- 3:30who
- 3:30is
- 3:31international
- 3:31yoga
- 3:32leader
- 3:34and
- 3:36with
- 3:36Yoga
- 3:37for
- 3:37Trauma
- 3:38and
- 3:38Social
- 3:39Justice.
- 3:40Her
- 3:40book
- 3:40is
- 3:40called
- 3:40Evolution
- 3:41of
- 3:41the
- 3:42Soul.
- 3:42The
- 3:43reason
- 3:43it
- 3:43was
- 3:43so
- 3:44profound
- 3:44for
- 3:44me
- 3:45Is
- 3:45that
- 3:48I
- 3:49work
- 3:50to
- 3:50live
- 3:51my
- 3:51life
- 3:52through
- 3:52the
- 3:52lens
- 3:53of
- 3:53yoga.
- 3:54And
- 3:55the
- 3:55book
- 3:56is
- 3:56really
- 3:57her
- 3:58journey
- 3:59of
- 4:00how
- 4:00she
- 4:01saw
- 4:01her
- 4:02life
- 4:03through
- 4:03the
- 4:03lens
- 4:03of
- 4:03yoga
- 4:04and
- 4:04how
- 4:05yoga
- 4:06can
- 4:06open
- 4:06you
- 4:06up
- 4:07to
- 4:08seeing
- 4:08things,
- 4:09help
- 4:09you
- 4:09develop
- 4:09resilience,
- 4:11how
- 4:11you
- 4:11see
- 4:12yourself,
- 4:13the
- 4:13reflection
- 4:14of
- 4:14your
- 4:15own
- 4:15strengths
- 4:16and
- 4:16weaknesses,
- 4:17the
- 4:17shadow
- 4:17and
- 4:17the
- 4:17light,
- 4:18and
- 4:20really
- 4:20be
- 4:21present
- 4:21in
- 4:21current
- 4:22time.
- 4:24Beautiful.
- 4:25I
- 4:25love
- 4:25this.
- 4:26What
- 4:26richness,
- 4:27you
- 4:27know,
- 4:28seeing
- 4:28your
- 4:28life
- 4:28through
- 4:28the
- 4:29lens
- 4:29of
- 4:29yoga.
- 4:30One
- 4:31of
- 4:31the
- 4:31things
- 4:31that's
- 4:31remarkable
- 4:32about
- 4:33you
- 4:33and
- 4:33your
- 4:34business
- 4:35is
- 4:35the
- 4:35way
- 4:36that
- 4:36you
- 4:36have
- 4:38really
- 4:38built
- 4:39your
- 4:39business
- 4:40through
- 4:40the
- 4:41lens
- 4:41of
- 4:41yoga.
- 4:43I
- 4:43think
- 4:43that's
- 4:43why
- 4:43you're
- 4:44so
- 4:44successful.
- 4:45I
- 4:45can't
- 4:46wait
- 4:46to
- 4:46dive
- 4:46into
- 4:47that.
- 4:48Before
- 4:48we
- 4:49do
- 4:49that
- 4:49though.
- 4:49I
- 4:50always
- 4:50like
- 4:50to
- 4:50start
- 4:51with
- 4:51getting
- 4:51to
- 4:52know
- 4:52you
- 4:52as
- 4:52a
- 4:52human
- 4:53and
- 4:55looking
- 4:55back
- 4:56on
- 4:56your
- 4:56life.
- 4:57Can
- 4:57you
- 4:58share
- 4:58with
- 4:58us
- 4:59three
- 5:00moments
- 5:01of
- 5:01of
- 5:01your
- 5:02life
- 5:02experience
- 5:03that
- 5:04have
- 5:04shaped
- 5:05the
- 5:05human
- 5:06being
- 5:06that
- 5:07you
- 5:07are?
- 5:07These
- 5:08could
- 5:08be
- 5:08moments
- 5:09where
- 5:09you
- 5:10stood
- 5:10up,
- 5:10moments
- 5:11you
- 5:11broke
- 5:11down,
- 5:12moments
- 5:13when
- 5:14someone
- 5:15surprised
- 5:15you
- 5:16or
- 5:17grace
- 5:17fell
- 5:17upon
- 5:18you.
- 5:19Share
- 5:19with
- 5:19us
- 5:20three
- 5:20moments
- 5:21that
- 5:21have
- 5:21shaped
- 5:22the
- 5:22person
- 5:23you
- 5:23are
- 5:23proud
- 5:24to
- 5:24be
- 5:24today.
- 5:26The
- 5:27first
- 5:27moment
- 5:28that
- 5:28pops
- 5:28into
- 5:29my
- 5:29head
- 5:30is
- 5:31being
- 5:32in
- 5:32nature.
- 5:33When
- 5:33I
- 5:34was
- 5:35a
- 5:35small
- 5:35child,
- 5:36I
- 5:36was
- 5:36originally
- 5:38born
- 5:38in
- 5:38Wisconsin.
- 5:39I
- 5:39grew
- 5:39up
- 5:39in
- 5:40Colorado,
- 5:40but
- 5:41my
- 5:41grandparents
- 5:41had
- 5:42a
- 5:42cottage
- 5:42on
- 5:43a
- 5:43lake.
- 5:44I
- 5:44can
- 5:44still
- 5:45feel
- 5:45the
- 5:45air
- 5:45on
- 5:46my
- 5:46skin
- 5:47and
- 5:47hear
- 5:48the
- 5:48sound
- 5:48of
- 5:49my
- 5:49footsteps
- 5:50as
- 5:50I
- 5:50would
- 5:51run
- 5:51down
- 5:51the
- 5:51dock
- 5:51and
- 5:52jump
- 5:52in
- 5:52the
- 5:52water.
- 5:53Those
- 5:53moments
- 5:54really
- 5:55formed
- 5:55my
- 5:55connection
- 5:57to
- 5:57nature
- 5:58and
- 5:58my
- 5:58awareness
- 5:59of
- 5:59that
- 6:00connection.
- 6:00A
- 6:01second
- 6:01moment
- 6:03that
- 6:03was
- 6:03triggered
- 6:04by
- 6:04your
- 6:04introduction
- 6:05of
- 6:05the
- 6:05question
- 6:07is
- 6:07a
- 6:07little
- 6:08more
- 6:09dramatic.
- 6:09When
- 6:10I
- 6:10was
- 6:10in
- 6:10high
- 6:10school,
- 6:12there
- 6:12was
- 6:12a
- 6:13girl
- 6:13who
- 6:14lived
- 6:14around
- 6:15the
- 6:15corner
- 6:15from
- 6:16me.
- 6:16She
- 6:16was
- 6:16neurodivergent
- 6:19and
- 6:19I
- 6:20remember
- 6:21she
- 6:21was
- 6:21walking
- 6:22home
- 6:22from
- 6:22school
- 6:23one
- 6:24day
- 6:25and
- 6:25these
- 6:26boys
- 6:27in
- 6:27a
- 6:28car
- 6:29were
- 6:29following
- 6:29her
- 6:30and
- 6:31harassing
- 6:31her.
- 6:33I
- 6:34was
- 6:34also
- 6:35a
- 6:35teenager
- 6:36and
- 6:36I
- 6:36stepped
- 6:36out
- 6:37into
- 6:37the
- 6:37street,
- 6:38started
- 6:38yelling
- 6:39at
- 6:39these
- 6:40boys
- 6:40my
- 6:40own
- 6:41age
- 6:42to
- 6:42leave
- 6:42her
- 6:43alone,
- 6:43and
- 6:43kind
- 6:43of
- 6:44stepped
- 6:44into
- 6:44in
- 6:45to
- 6:48do
- 6:48my
- 6:48best
- 6:49to
- 6:49be
- 6:50a
- 6:50ally
- 6:52and
- 6:53stand
- 6:53up
- 6:53for
- 6:54the
- 6:54protection
- 6:55of
- 6:56someone
- 6:56who
- 6:57probably
- 6:57dealt
- 6:58with
- 6:58that
- 6:58a
- 6:58lot.
- 6:59That
- 6:59was
- 7:00pretty
- 7:01profound,
- 7:02I
- 7:02think.
- 7:02It's
- 7:03something
- 7:03I
- 7:03think
- 7:03about,
- 7:04but
- 7:04it
- 7:04came
- 7:04to
- 7:04my
- 7:04memory,
- 7:05as
- 7:05you
- 7:05said.
- 7:05It
- 7:06does
- 7:06have
- 7:06something
- 7:06to
- 7:06do
- 7:07with
- 7:07why
- 7:07I
- 7:08am
- 7:09so
- 7:09focused
- 7:10on
- 7:10social
- 7:10justice
- 7:11and
- 7:11equality
- 7:12and
- 7:12being
- 7:12an
- 7:12ally
- 7:13where
- 7:14I
- 7:14can.
- 7:15The
- 7:15third
- 7:16one
- 7:16might
- 7:17be
- 7:18this
- 7:19realization
- 7:20that
- 7:20once
- 7:20I
- 7:20became
- 7:21an
- 7:21architect
- 7:23and
- 7:23maybe
- 7:23they're
- 7:24all
- 7:24tied
- 7:24together
- 7:24in
- 7:25some
- 7:25way.
- 7:25I
- 7:25think
- 7:25they
- 7:26probably
- 7:26are.
- 7:27I
- 7:27was
- 7:27working
- 7:28for
- 7:28a
- 7:29very
- 7:29well
- 7:29known
- 7:30AD100
- 7:32firm
- 7:34and
- 7:35doing
- 7:35just
- 7:36the
- 7:36most
- 7:36beautiful
- 7:37High
- 7:38end
- 7:39work
- 7:41and
- 7:42felt
- 7:43really
- 7:43empty.
- 7:45Felt
- 7:46like
- 7:46I
- 7:46was
- 7:46creating
- 7:47beauty
- 7:48but
- 7:49not
- 7:49reverence.
- 7:51I
- 7:51really
- 7:51struggled.
- 7:52I
- 7:52considered
- 7:53leaving
- 7:54the
- 7:54industry
- 7:55because
- 7:56it
- 7:56didn't
- 7:56feel
- 7:57like
- 7:58I
- 7:58was
- 7:58in
- 7:58my
- 7:59purpose.
- 8:00What
- 8:00was
- 8:00I
- 8:00giving
- 8:00back?
- 8:01Who
- 8:01was
- 8:02it
- 8:02accessible
- 8:02to?
- 8:02That's
- 8:03something
- 8:03I
- 8:03still
- 8:03struggle
- 8:04with
- 8:04at
- 8:04times,
- 8:04which
- 8:05is,
- 8:05you
- 8:05know,
- 8:06we
- 8:06talk
- 8:06about
- 8:06more
- 8:07later.
- 8:07But
- 8:08why
- 8:08I
- 8:08choose
- 8:09the
- 8:09type
- 8:09of
- 8:09projects
- 8:10that
- 8:10I
- 8:10do.
- 8:11So
- 8:11those
- 8:11would
- 8:11be
- 8:11the
- 8:11three
- 8:12moments.
- 8:13Wow.
- 8:14I
- 8:14love
- 8:14how
- 8:15you
- 8:15described
- 8:17being
- 8:17a
- 8:18child
- 8:18and
- 8:19remembering
- 8:20the
- 8:20way
- 8:20the
- 8:20air
- 8:21felt
- 8:21on
- 8:22your
- 8:22skin
- 8:23and
- 8:24the
- 8:24feeling
- 8:24of
- 8:24your
- 8:25feet
- 8:25as
- 8:25you
- 8:25were
- 8:26making
- 8:26your
- 8:27way
- 8:27on
- 8:27the
- 8:28dock
- 8:28to
- 8:28the
- 8:29water.
- 8:29I
- 8:29love
- 8:29lakes.
- 8:30And
- 8:30how
- 8:31profound
- 8:31that
- 8:31you
- 8:31were
- 8:32able
- 8:32to
- 8:32make
- 8:32that
- 8:33visceral
- 8:33connection
- 8:34so
- 8:35early
- 8:35on
- 8:35when
- 8:36you
- 8:36told
- 8:36this
- 8:36story
- 8:37about
- 8:37the
- 8:37neurodivergent
- 8:38girl,
- 8:38you.
- 8:39You
- 8:39really
- 8:39opened
- 8:40up
- 8:40my
- 8:40heart.
- 8:41We
- 8:42need
- 8:42more
- 8:43bravery
- 8:43in
- 8:44our
- 8:44lives,
- 8:44and
- 8:45we
- 8:45need
- 8:45it
- 8:45to
- 8:45come
- 8:45out
- 8:45of
- 8:46ourselves.
- 8:46I
- 8:46wondered
- 8:47as
- 8:47you
- 8:47were
- 8:47telling
- 8:47the
- 8:47story,
- 8:49was
- 8:49it
- 8:49something
- 8:50that
- 8:50you
- 8:50just
- 8:51couldn't
- 8:51help
- 8:51yourself?
- 8:51It
- 8:52was
- 8:52just
- 8:52an
- 8:52impulse.
- 8:53Did
- 8:53you
- 8:53think
- 8:54about
- 8:54it?
- 8:54Were
- 8:54you
- 8:55scared?
- 8:55How
- 8:56did
- 8:56you
- 8:56feel
- 8:57in
- 8:57that
- 8:57moment
- 8:58when
- 8:58you
- 8:58were
- 8:59standing
- 8:59up
- 9:00for
- 9:00this
- 9:00young
- 9:00person?
- 9:02I
- 9:02don't
- 9:02think
- 9:02I
- 9:03thought
- 9:03about
- 9:03it.
- 9:04Yeah,
- 9:05I
- 9:05think
- 9:05it
- 9:05was
- 9:06visceral.
- 9:07It's
- 9:07not
- 9:07the
- 9:08last
- 9:08time
- 9:08that
- 9:08I
- 9:09did
- 9:09something
- 9:09like
- 9:10that.
- 9:10Sometimes,
- 9:11quite
- 9:11frankly,
- 9:11to
- 9:12my
- 9:12own
- 9:13danger,
- 9:14the
- 9:14gift
- 9:14in
- 9:15there
- 9:15for
- 9:15me
- 9:15is
- 9:16not
- 9:17filtering.
- 9:18Oh,
- 9:18maybe
- 9:18this
- 9:18isn't
- 9:19safe
- 9:19for
- 9:19me.
- 9:20Sometimes
- 9:20the
- 9:20protection
- 9:21of
- 9:22others
- 9:22should
- 9:23come
- 9:23before
- 9:25our
- 9:25own
- 9:26need
- 9:26for
- 9:27safety.
- 9:29Even
- 9:29if
- 9:29it's
- 9:30not
- 9:30your
- 9:30child,
- 9:31your
- 9:31parent,
- 9:32or
- 9:32someone
- 9:32you
- 9:33love,
- 9:33to
- 9:33me,
- 9:33part
- 9:34of
- 9:34humanity.
- 9:35We
- 9:35need
- 9:35that
- 9:35in
- 9:36business.
- 9:37We
- 9:37need
- 9:38that
- 9:38fundamentally
- 9:39in
- 9:40the
- 9:40way
- 9:41we
- 9:41create
- 9:42prosperity
- 9:43for
- 9:43ourselves
- 9:44and
- 9:45for
- 9:45others.
- 9:46And
- 9:46when
- 9:46that's
- 9:47missing,
- 9:47there's
- 9:48beauty,
- 9:50but
- 9:50no
- 9:50reverence.
- 9:52That's
- 9:52powerful.
- 9:53I'm
- 9:53gonna
- 9:53have
- 9:53to
- 9:54meditate
- 9:54on
- 9:54that.
- 9:55For
- 9:55a
- 9:55lot
- 9:55of
- 9:55the
- 9:55women
- 9:56founders
- 9:56on
- 9:56my
- 9:57show,
- 9:57the
- 9:57difference.
- 9:58We
- 9:58want
- 9:58for
- 9:59our
- 9:59businesses
- 10:00to
- 10:01create
- 10:01reverence,
- 10:02to
- 10:02have
- 10:03meaning
- 10:03and
- 10:03purpose.
- 10:04If
- 10:04it's
- 10:05just
- 10:06functional
- 10:07and
- 10:08there
- 10:08is
- 10:08no
- 10:09reverie,
- 10:10there's
- 10:10no
- 10:10transformation,
- 10:11there's
- 10:12no
- 10:12elevation,
- 10:13there's
- 10:13no,
- 10:14you
- 10:14know,
- 10:14deeper
- 10:16rising,
- 10:16the
- 10:17tide.
- 10:17It.
- 10:18It's
- 10:18just
- 10:18not
- 10:19that
- 10:19interesting.
- 10:21It's
- 10:21flat.
- 10:22It's
- 10:23why
- 10:23women
- 10:23leaders
- 10:24are
- 10:24so
- 10:24important.
- 10:25So
- 10:25tell
- 10:26us,
- 10:26what
- 10:26is
- 10:27this
- 10:27idea
- 10:28behind
- 10:29Design
- 10:30is
- 10:31spiritual.
- 10:34So
- 10:34design
- 10:34spiritual.
- 10:35It's
- 10:35interesting
- 10:36because
- 10:36the
- 10:36sequence
- 10:37of
- 10:37your
- 10:37questions
- 10:38is
- 10:38leading
- 10:38me
- 10:39down
- 10:39the
- 10:39path,
- 10:40which
- 10:40I'm
- 10:40sure
- 10:41is
- 10:41intentional.
- 10:42But
- 10:42beautifully.
- 10:44Design
- 10:44is
- 10:44spiritual,
- 10:45is
- 10:45everything
- 10:45we've
- 10:45already
- 10:45talked
- 10:46about.
- 10:46Right?
- 10:47Like,
- 10:48it
- 10:48is
- 10:48a
- 10:49process
- 10:50of
- 10:51engaging
- 10:52in
- 10:52design.
- 10:53And
- 10:53it's
- 10:53actually
- 10:53not
- 10:54just
- 10:54design.
- 10:54It's
- 10:55Also
- 10:55practice.
- 10:57We
- 10:58are
- 10:58looking
- 10:59to
- 10:59engage
- 11:00the
- 11:00senses,
- 11:01engage
- 11:02the
- 11:02purpose
- 11:04of
- 11:05the
- 11:05spaces
- 11:06we're
- 11:06creating
- 11:07for
- 11:07the
- 11:07individuals
- 11:08we
- 11:08are
- 11:08creating
- 11:09them
- 11:09for.
- 11:10We
- 11:10have
- 11:11like
- 11:1112
- 11:12different
- 11:12objectives
- 11:13or
- 11:13goals
- 11:14or
- 11:14cues
- 11:15is
- 11:15maybe
- 11:15a
- 11:16better
- 11:16word
- 11:16because
- 11:17not
- 11:17every
- 11:17project
- 11:18hits
- 11:1812
- 11:18of
- 11:18those.
- 11:19And
- 11:19I
- 11:19tried
- 11:19to
- 11:19not
- 11:19be
- 11:20terribly
- 11:20formulaic
- 11:21because
- 11:22Even
- 11:22putting
- 11:22those
- 11:2312
- 11:25cues
- 11:25together
- 11:26was
- 11:26a
- 11:27little
- 11:27difficult
- 11:27for
- 11:28me
- 11:28because
- 11:28it's
- 11:28very.
- 11:30There's
- 11:31a
- 11:31lot
- 11:31of
- 11:31energy
- 11:32exchange
- 11:32in
- 11:32the
- 11:33process
- 11:33of
- 11:33design,
- 11:34or
- 11:34at
- 11:34least
- 11:34the
- 11:35way
- 11:35that
- 11:37I
- 11:37and
- 11:37our
- 11:37team,
- 11:38myself
- 11:39and
- 11:39my
- 11:39team
- 11:40design.
- 11:41And
- 11:41it
- 11:41becomes
- 11:42about
- 11:42understanding
- 11:43the
- 11:43history
- 11:44of
- 11:44place,
- 11:45which
- 11:45could
- 11:45be
- 11:46the
- 11:46history
- 11:46of
- 11:46a
- 11:46family
- 11:47business,
- 11:47that
- 11:48reverence
- 11:48for
- 11:48what
- 11:49that
- 11:49means.
- 11:50It's
- 11:51thinking
- 11:51about
- 11:52the
- 11:52wellness
- 11:52and
- 11:53well
- 11:53being
- 11:53of
- 11:54the
- 11:54individuals
- 11:54through
- 11:55materiality.
- 11:56You
- 11:57could
- 11:57say
- 11:57sustainability.
- 11:59I
- 11:59tend
- 11:59to
- 12:00lean
- 12:00towards
- 12:01regenerative,
- 12:03but
- 12:03it's
- 12:04healthy
- 12:05materials,
- 12:05it's
- 12:06nature,
- 12:06it's
- 12:07biophilia,
- 12:09it's
- 12:09about
- 12:10community.
- 12:11It's
- 12:12asking
- 12:12questions
- 12:13about
- 12:13if
- 12:13we're
- 12:14working,
- 12:14family,
- 12:15home,
- 12:15you
- 12:16know,
- 12:16what
- 12:16is
- 12:16time
- 12:17together
- 12:17look
- 12:18like.
- 12:19So
- 12:19you
- 12:20might,
- 12:20you
- 12:21know,
- 12:21some
- 12:22families,
- 12:22when
- 12:22they're
- 12:22together,
- 12:23might
- 12:23be
- 12:23doing
- 12:23a
- 12:23puzzle.
- 12:24One
- 12:24person's
- 12:25in
- 12:25the
- 12:25corner
- 12:25reading
- 12:26a
- 12:26book,
- 12:26another
- 12:27person
- 12:27is
- 12:28doing
- 12:29some
- 12:29research
- 12:30and
- 12:30another
- 12:31person
- 12:31might
- 12:31be
- 12:32cooking.
- 12:32And
- 12:32that's
- 12:33togetherness.
- 12:33It's
- 12:34individual
- 12:34to
- 12:34each
- 12:35family.
- 12:35And
- 12:35it
- 12:35might
- 12:36change
- 12:36over
- 12:36time,
- 12:37but
- 12:37those
- 12:37are
- 12:37things
- 12:37that
- 12:38are
- 12:38really
- 12:38important.
- 12:39We
- 12:39go
- 12:40through
- 12:40this
- 12:41trajectory
- 12:43to
- 12:43understand
- 12:44and
- 12:44then
- 12:45to
- 12:45craft.
- 12:46We
- 12:46weave
- 12:46in
- 12:47wisdom
- 12:47traditions
- 12:49into.
- 12:50Maybe
- 12:50it's
- 12:50a
- 12:50floor
- 12:51plan,
- 12:51maybe
- 12:52it's
- 12:52the
- 12:53land,
- 12:53or
- 12:53maybe
- 12:54it's
- 12:54the
- 12:54dialogue
- 12:56talking
- 12:56about
- 12:57the
- 12:57energy.
- 12:58We
- 12:58actually,
- 12:58I
- 12:58just
- 12:59had
- 12:59that
- 12:59situation
- 13:00where
- 13:02a
- 13:02client,
- 13:04we
- 13:05had
- 13:05actually
- 13:05come
- 13:05up
- 13:06with
- 13:06a
- 13:06floor
- 13:06plan
- 13:06kind
- 13:07of
- 13:07based
- 13:07on
- 13:07these
- 13:08principles.
- 13:09A
- 13:09little
- 13:09bit
- 13:09of
- 13:09time
- 13:10lagged
- 13:10in
- 13:10between
- 13:11and
- 13:12between
- 13:12construction
- 13:13and
- 13:13that
- 13:14layout,
- 13:14that
- 13:15design.
- 13:16And
- 13:16the
- 13:16client
- 13:16came
- 13:16back
- 13:17and
- 13:17this
- 13:17is
- 13:17an
- 13:17existing
- 13:18house
- 13:18and
- 13:18said,
- 13:19I
- 13:19really
- 13:19want
- 13:19a
- 13:19door
- 13:20here.
- 13:20I
- 13:20want
- 13:21it
- 13:21in
- 13:21this
- 13:21location.
- 13:22I
- 13:22said,
- 13:22listen,
- 13:23I
- 13:23disagree.
- 13:24The
- 13:24reason
- 13:24I
- 13:25disagree
- 13:25is
- 13:25it's
- 13:26very
- 13:26poor
- 13:26Feng
- 13:27shui
- 13:27and
- 13:28it
- 13:29doesn't
- 13:29support
- 13:30like,
- 13:30I
- 13:30know
- 13:31you
- 13:31now
- 13:31well
- 13:32enough
- 13:32to
- 13:32know
- 13:32that,
- 13:32like,
- 13:33you're
- 13:33building
- 13:34your
- 13:34legacy,
- 13:35you're
- 13:35building
- 13:36your
- 13:36family
- 13:37wealth,
- 13:38you're
- 13:38building
- 13:39the
- 13:39history,
- 13:40the
- 13:40future
- 13:40for
- 13:40your
- 13:41children.
- 13:42And
- 13:43this
- 13:43space
- 13:44is
- 13:44going
- 13:44to
- 13:44be
- 13:44used
- 13:45for
- 13:46not
- 13:46just
- 13:46your
- 13:46home,
- 13:47but
- 13:47when
- 13:47you
- 13:47have
- 13:48fundraising
- 13:48events,
- 13:49the
- 13:49family
- 13:49is
- 13:49very
- 13:50interested
- 13:51in
- 13:51supporting
- 13:52nonprofits
- 13:53and
- 13:53different
- 13:54efforts.
- 13:55And
- 13:55I
- 13:55was
- 13:55like,
- 13:55this
- 13:56is
- 13:56just
- 13:56not
- 13:56the
- 13:57place
- 13:57to
- 13:57have
- 13:57a
- 13:57door
- 13:58because
- 13:58all
- 13:58the
- 13:59energy
- 13:59is
- 13:59just
- 13:59going
- 13:59to
- 13:59be
- 14:00lost.
- 14:00It's
- 14:00not
- 14:00held.
- 14:01And
- 14:02I
- 14:02said,
- 14:02it's
- 14:02really
- 14:02about
- 14:02the
- 14:03feng
- 14:03shui.
- 14:04And
- 14:04you
- 14:05know,
- 14:05he
- 14:05said,
- 14:06I
- 14:07do
- 14:07care
- 14:07about
- 14:07that.
- 14:08I
- 14:08hear
- 14:08what
- 14:08you're
- 14:09saying
- 14:09for
- 14:09myself.
- 14:10I
- 14:10have
- 14:10to
- 14:10go
- 14:10research
- 14:10it
- 14:11now.
- 14:11About
- 14:11two
- 14:11hours
- 14:12later,
- 14:12I
- 14:12got
- 14:12an
- 14:12email
- 14:13back
- 14:13saying,
- 14:14I
- 14:14get
- 14:15it
- 14:15now.
- 14:15I
- 14:15totally
- 14:16understand
- 14:16feng
- 14:17shui.
- 14:17That
- 14:18completely
- 14:18makes
- 14:18sense.
- 14:20So
- 14:21I
- 14:22love
- 14:22listening
- 14:22to
- 14:23everything
- 14:23you're
- 14:23saying.
- 14:24What
- 14:24I
- 14:24notice
- 14:25is
- 14:25how
- 14:25powerful
- 14:26this
- 14:27construct
- 14:28of
- 14:28design
- 14:28can
- 14:29be
- 14:29put
- 14:30into
- 14:30so
- 14:30many
- 14:31different
- 14:33contexts.
- 14:35The
- 14:35idea
- 14:36of
- 14:37design
- 14:38and
- 14:39practice,
- 14:39you're
- 14:40creating
- 14:40space,
- 14:41and
- 14:41then
- 14:42what
- 14:42happens
- 14:43in
- 14:43the
- 14:43space
- 14:45to
- 14:45the
- 14:45yoga
- 14:46piece?
- 14:46What
- 14:47are
- 14:47the
- 14:47practices
- 14:48that
- 14:48create
- 14:48the
- 14:49things
- 14:49you
- 14:49want
- 14:49to
- 14:49have
- 14:49in
- 14:50your
- 14:50story?
- 14:51And
- 14:51I'm
- 14:51thinking
- 14:51about
- 14:52some
- 14:52of
- 14:52my
- 14:52listeners
- 14:53who
- 14:53are
- 14:53founders.
- 14:54When
- 14:54you
- 14:54are
- 14:54creating
- 14:55your
- 14:55business
- 14:55space,
- 14:56all
- 14:56the
- 14:56spaces,
- 14:57the
- 14:57virtual
- 14:58spaces,
- 14:59the
- 14:59physical
- 14:59spaces,
- 15:00the
- 15:01places
- 15:01that
- 15:01your
- 15:02customers
- 15:03come,
- 15:04and
- 15:05whether
- 15:05it's
- 15:05again,
- 15:05virtual
- 15:06or
- 15:06physical,
- 15:06your
- 15:07team,
- 15:08where
- 15:08they
- 15:08work
- 15:09and
- 15:09in
- 15:09what
- 15:09spaces,
- 15:10how
- 15:10they
- 15:10work
- 15:11together,
- 15:12all
- 15:12of
- 15:13that
- 15:13design
- 15:15matters.
- 15:18Especially
- 15:18when
- 15:19we're
- 15:19working
- 15:19with
- 15:20the
- 15:20retail
- 15:21client
- 15:21or
- 15:22hospitality
- 15:23client.
- 15:23And
- 15:23talking
- 15:24about
- 15:24that
- 15:24is,
- 15:25first
- 15:26of
- 15:26all,
- 15:26that
- 15:26whole
- 15:28the
- 15:28energy
- 15:29process
- 15:29and
- 15:30the
- 15:30design
- 15:30of
- 15:31the
- 15:31experience.
- 15:31From
- 15:32the
- 15:32moment
- 15:32that
- 15:32your
- 15:33customer
- 15:33steps
- 15:34out
- 15:34of
- 15:34their
- 15:35car
- 15:35or
- 15:36off
- 15:36of
- 15:36the
- 15:36public
- 15:37transit,
- 15:38like
- 15:38whatever,
- 15:39that
- 15:39work
- 15:39puts
- 15:40their
- 15:40hand
- 15:40on
- 15:40the
- 15:41door,
- 15:41that's
- 15:42the
- 15:42beginning.
- 15:43Thinking
- 15:44through
- 15:44the
- 15:45spiritual
- 15:46and
- 15:46the
- 15:46process
- 15:47aspects
- 15:47starts.
- 15:48Then
- 15:48it
- 15:48needs
- 15:49to
- 15:49go
- 15:49not
- 15:50just
- 15:50into
- 15:50what
- 15:51their
- 15:51experience
- 15:51is,
- 15:52but
- 15:52what
- 15:52your.
- 15:52Your
- 15:53staff's
- 15:53experience
- 15:54is.
- 15:55The
- 15:55way
- 15:55you
- 15:55organize
- 15:56elements
- 15:57in
- 15:57your
- 15:57space,
- 15:58and
- 15:58that
- 15:58might
- 15:58be
- 15:59functional
- 15:59elements
- 16:00and
- 16:00it
- 16:00might
- 16:00be
- 16:01esthetic
- 16:01elements.
- 16:02Right?
- 16:02And
- 16:03it's
- 16:03kind
- 16:03of
- 16:03why
- 16:04I
- 16:04use
- 16:04the
- 16:04word
- 16:04regenerative
- 16:05to
- 16:05some
- 16:06extent,
- 16:06because
- 16:08I
- 16:09think
- 16:09regenerative
- 16:11is
- 16:12not
- 16:12just
- 16:12your
- 16:12space,
- 16:13the
- 16:13materials
- 16:14you
- 16:14use,
- 16:15its
- 16:15economy,
- 16:16it's
- 16:17collaboration,
- 16:19it's
- 16:19reverence,
- 16:20understanding
- 16:21of
- 16:21the
- 16:21earth
- 16:22and
- 16:22its
- 16:23gifts,
- 16:24and
- 16:24it's
- 16:24about
- 16:25being
- 16:25in
- 16:25present
- 16:26time,
- 16:26returning
- 16:27to
- 16:28this
- 16:29collective.
- 16:30Businesses
- 16:31that
- 16:32see
- 16:32themselves
- 16:33as
- 16:34this
- 16:34collective,
- 16:35integrated,
- 16:36not
- 16:36just
- 16:36with
- 16:37each
- 16:37other
- 16:37and
- 16:37their
- 16:38customers,
- 16:38but
- 16:39a
- 16:39larger
- 16:40field,
- 16:41do
- 16:41feel
- 16:42purpose
- 16:42and
- 16:43are
- 16:43more
- 16:43successful
- 16:44and
- 16:46ultimately
- 16:47have
- 16:47a
- 16:47different
- 16:48feeling
- 16:48when
- 16:48you
- 16:48experience
- 16:49that
- 16:51completely.
- 16:52Right?
- 16:52We've
- 16:52all
- 16:52had
- 16:53that
- 16:53experience,
- 16:54or
- 16:54we've
- 16:54been
- 16:54in
- 16:55a
- 16:55home
- 16:55where
- 16:55we
- 16:56really
- 16:56can
- 16:57regenerate,
- 16:58where
- 16:59we
- 16:59can
- 16:59feel
- 17:01beauty,
- 17:02we
- 17:03can
- 17:03take
- 17:03a
- 17:03deep
- 17:03breath
- 17:04and
- 17:04feel
- 17:04it
- 17:05in
- 17:05our
- 17:05heart,
- 17:06the
- 17:06calm.
- 17:07And
- 17:07we
- 17:07can
- 17:08feel
- 17:08the
- 17:08love
- 17:09we
- 17:09have
- 17:09for
- 17:10our
- 17:10families,
- 17:11our
- 17:11children,
- 17:11or
- 17:11our
- 17:12team
- 17:12members,
- 17:12or
- 17:13just
- 17:13fellow
- 17:13man
- 17:14if
- 17:14we're
- 17:14out
- 17:14in
- 17:15the
- 17:15world.
- 17:15This
- 17:16is
- 17:16why
- 17:16I
- 17:17was
- 17:17so
- 17:17fascinated
- 17:18about
- 17:18bringing
- 17:18you
- 17:19and
- 17:19your
- 17:19wisdom
- 17:20to
- 17:20the
- 17:21conversation,
- 17:22because
- 17:24you've
- 17:24built
- 17:25a
- 17:25remarkable
- 17:26company
- 17:28that
- 17:30supports
- 17:30and
- 17:31sustains
- 17:31you
- 17:31and
- 17:31your
- 17:32family.
- 17:32You
- 17:32have
- 17:32prosperity
- 17:33for
- 17:33your
- 17:33clients,
- 17:34and
- 17:34it
- 17:35can
- 17:35work.
- 17:37Talk
- 17:37to
- 17:37us
- 17:37a
- 17:37little
- 17:38bit
- 17:38about
- 17:38this.
- 17:39Talk
- 17:39to
- 17:39us
- 17:39about
- 17:40how
- 17:40you've
- 17:41made
- 17:42this
- 17:42a
- 17:42fundamental
- 17:43piece
- 17:43of
- 17:44your
- 17:44recipe
- 17:45for
- 17:46growth,
- 17:46for
- 17:47customers,
- 17:48for
- 17:49success
- 17:50in
- 17:51whatever
- 17:52way
- 17:52you
- 17:52wanna.
- 17:53That's
- 17:54a
- 17:54funny
- 17:54word
- 17:54to
- 17:54me,
- 17:55but.
- 17:56Success,
- 17:56Well,
- 17:56I
- 17:56think
- 17:57it's
- 17:57an
- 17:57evolution,
- 17:58right?
- 17:58Our
- 17:58lives,
- 17:59our
- 17:59businesses,
- 18:00our
- 18:01families
- 18:02continuously
- 18:03evolve
- 18:03in
- 18:04that
- 18:04evolution.
- 18:05There
- 18:05are
- 18:06certain
- 18:06things
- 18:07I
- 18:09commit
- 18:09to
- 18:10and
- 18:11keep
- 18:11going
- 18:11back
- 18:12to
- 18:13one
- 18:13of
- 18:13the
- 18:13things,
- 18:13and
- 18:14I
- 18:14just
- 18:14wrote
- 18:14this
- 18:14down
- 18:15because
- 18:15I
- 18:15was
- 18:15remembering
- 18:16it
- 18:17from
- 18:17a
- 18:17couple
- 18:17of
- 18:17years
- 18:17ago.
- 18:18It
- 18:18was
- 18:18like
- 18:18something
- 18:18I.
- 18:20In
- 18:20the
- 18:20studio,
- 18:20I'll
- 18:21often
- 18:21talk
- 18:21about
- 18:22my
- 18:22personal
- 18:22philosophies,
- 18:23kind
- 18:23of
- 18:24trying
- 18:24to
- 18:24share
- 18:24it
- 18:24with
- 18:24everybody.
- 18:25When
- 18:26you
- 18:26start
- 18:26to
- 18:26see
- 18:26that
- 18:27work
- 18:27is
- 18:27love
- 18:28in
- 18:28action,
- 18:29you
- 18:30can
- 18:30stay
- 18:30focused.
- 18:31It's
- 18:31always
- 18:31about
- 18:31coming
- 18:32back
- 18:32to
- 18:32center.
- 18:33All
- 18:34of
- 18:34us
- 18:35have
- 18:35moments
- 18:36where
- 18:36we're
- 18:36like
- 18:36a
- 18:37kid
- 18:37in
- 18:37the
- 18:37candy
- 18:37store
- 18:38and
- 18:38we
- 18:38have,
- 18:38you
- 18:38know,
- 18:40I'm
- 18:41sure
- 18:41most
- 18:42people
- 18:42are,
- 18:42especially
- 18:43entrepreneurs,
- 18:43have
- 18:44a
- 18:44million
- 18:45different
- 18:45ideas
- 18:46every
- 18:47day.
- 18:47Can
- 18:48sometimes
- 18:48drive
- 18:48my
- 18:49administrative
- 18:50marketing
- 18:51and
- 18:51leadership.
- 18:52The
- 18:52design.
- 18:52I'm
- 18:53very
- 18:53narrow.
- 18:53I
- 18:54have
- 18:54an
- 18:54idea
- 18:54and
- 18:54I
- 18:54can
- 18:55stay
- 18:55on
- 18:55it.
- 18:56But
- 18:56when
- 18:56I'm
- 18:56thinking
- 18:56about
- 18:57how
- 18:57I
- 18:57want
- 18:58to
- 18:58be
- 18:58perceived
- 18:59and
- 18:59how
- 18:59I
- 18:59want
- 19:00to
- 19:00feel,
- 19:00there's
- 19:01so
- 19:01many
- 19:01avenues
- 19:02to
- 19:03share
- 19:04that
- 19:04I
- 19:05can
- 19:05sometimes
- 19:06go
- 19:06in
- 19:06lots
- 19:06of
- 19:06different
- 19:07directions.
- 19:07And
- 19:07you
- 19:07always
- 19:07have
- 19:08to
- 19:08come
- 19:08back
- 19:08to
- 19:08center
- 19:09going
- 19:09in
- 19:09a
- 19:09million
- 19:09different
- 19:10directions
- 19:10from
- 19:10like,
- 19:11oh,
- 19:11that's
- 19:12interesting,
- 19:12that
- 19:12person's
- 19:13doing
- 19:13it
- 19:13this
- 19:13way.
- 19:14Or
- 19:15look
- 19:15at
- 19:16that
- 19:16project.
- 19:17That's
- 19:17pretty
- 19:17brilliant.
- 19:18Why
- 19:18haven't
- 19:19I
- 19:19done
- 19:19anything
- 19:19like
- 19:20that
- 19:20yet?
- 19:21Coming
- 19:21back
- 19:22to
- 19:22the
- 19:22center
- 19:22of
- 19:23who
- 19:23am
- 19:23I
- 19:24and
- 19:24what
- 19:25really
- 19:25means
- 19:25something
- 19:25to
- 19:26me.
- 19:26Even
- 19:26when
- 19:26I
- 19:27talk
- 19:27about
- 19:27wellness
- 19:28projects,
- 19:29it's
- 19:29interesting
- 19:29because
- 19:31over
- 19:32my
- 19:32career
- 19:32I've
- 19:33done
- 19:33lots
- 19:33of
- 19:33spas,
- 19:34yoga
- 19:35studios,
- 19:35fitness
- 19:36studios,
- 19:37lots
- 19:37of
- 19:37wellness
- 19:38type
- 19:38spaces.
- 19:40I
- 19:40recently
- 19:41realized
- 19:44coming
- 19:44back
- 19:44to
- 19:44center
- 19:46that
- 19:48wellness
- 19:50that's.
- 19:51It's
- 19:51so
- 19:51much
- 19:51bigger
- 19:52than
- 19:52that.
- 19:52And
- 19:52I
- 19:53shouldn't
- 19:53say
- 19:53I
- 19:53recently
- 19:54realized
- 19:54this.
- 19:54Like,
- 19:55every
- 19:55time
- 19:55you
- 19:55realize
- 19:56something,
- 19:56you
- 19:56actually
- 19:56already
- 19:57knew
- 19:57that.
- 19:58Right.
- 19:58Do
- 19:58you
- 19:59have
- 19:59that
- 19:59experience
- 19:59too?
- 20:00Totally.
- 20:00Of
- 20:01course.
- 20:01Yes.
- 20:01It's
- 20:02like,
- 20:02of
- 20:02course
- 20:02this
- 20:03is
- 20:03true.
- 20:03But
- 20:03it's
- 20:04hitting
- 20:04me
- 20:04like
- 20:04a
- 20:04ton
- 20:04of
- 20:05bricks
- 20:05again.
- 20:05Right?
- 20:06Yeah.
- 20:07Some
- 20:07of
- 20:07our
- 20:07projects
- 20:07that
- 20:08I
- 20:08find
- 20:08the
- 20:09most
- 20:10rewarding
- 20:12are
- 20:12not
- 20:12that
- 20:13design
- 20:13savvy.
- 20:14Like,
- 20:14we
- 20:14worked
- 20:15on
- 20:15a
- 20:15grain
- 20:16mill.
- 20:17That
- 20:17is
- 20:18the
- 20:19client
- 20:19is
- 20:20working
- 20:20towards
- 20:22rebuilding
- 20:23native
- 20:23grains
- 20:24in.
- 20:25In
- 20:26western
- 20:27New
- 20:27Jersey.
- 20:28And
- 20:30she's
- 20:31working
- 20:31with
- 20:31a
- 20:32miller.
- 20:33She
- 20:33was
- 20:33developing
- 20:34this
- 20:34grain
- 20:34mill.
- 20:35It's.
- 20:36And
- 20:36it's
- 20:37pretty
- 20:37functional.
- 20:37I
- 20:38mean,
- 20:38it's
- 20:38cute.
- 20:38It's
- 20:39also
- 20:39got
- 20:39a
- 20:39retail
- 20:39store
- 20:40and
- 20:40it's
- 20:40creating
- 20:40a
- 20:41whole
- 20:41community
- 20:42hub.
- 20:43But
- 20:45is
- 20:45so
- 20:46rewarding
- 20:46because
- 20:47now
- 20:47more
- 20:48and
- 20:48More
- 20:49farms.
- 20:50Instead
- 20:50of
- 20:51growing
- 20:51native
- 20:52grains,
- 20:53which
- 20:53are
- 20:53being
- 20:54milled
- 20:55in
- 20:55this
- 20:55grain
- 20:56mill,
- 20:56which
- 20:57are
- 20:57now
- 20:57providing
- 20:59grain
- 21:00and
- 21:00wheat,
- 21:01different
- 21:01types
- 21:01of
- 21:01grains,
- 21:02to
- 21:02even
- 21:03restaurants
- 21:03in
- 21:03New
- 21:03York
- 21:04City,
- 21:04much
- 21:04less
- 21:05around
- 21:05the
- 21:06rest
- 21:06of
- 21:06the
- 21:06state.
- 21:07And
- 21:07so
- 21:07it's
- 21:08actually
- 21:08like
- 21:08healing
- 21:09the
- 21:09land.
- 21:12Wow,
- 21:12that's
- 21:12amazing.
- 21:13To
- 21:13be
- 21:13involved
- 21:14in
- 21:14a
- 21:14project
- 21:15that
- 21:15goes
- 21:16back
- 21:16to
- 21:16the
- 21:16root
- 21:17of
- 21:17the
- 21:18three
- 21:18things
- 21:18that
- 21:19changed
- 21:19my
- 21:19life.
- 21:20Moments
- 21:20that
- 21:20changed
- 21:20my
- 21:20life.
- 21:21Right.
- 21:21Like
- 21:21nature.
- 21:22Nature,
- 21:23Right.
- 21:24One
- 21:25of
- 21:25the
- 21:25things
- 21:25that
- 21:25strikes
- 21:25me
- 21:26about
- 21:26you,
- 21:26and
- 21:26I
- 21:26know
- 21:27you've.
- 21:27You've
- 21:28owned
- 21:28your
- 21:28company
- 21:28since
- 21:29you've
- 21:29been
- 21:29doing
- 21:29this
- 21:30for
- 21:30a
- 21:30long
- 21:31time.
- 21:31As
- 21:32you
- 21:32build
- 21:32a
- 21:33company,
- 21:33every
- 21:34founder
- 21:34I
- 21:34know,
- 21:34including
- 21:35myself,
- 21:35when
- 21:36you're
- 21:36first
- 21:36getting
- 21:36started,
- 21:37you
- 21:37want
- 21:37to
- 21:37take
- 21:38anybody
- 21:38who
- 21:38will
- 21:38pay
- 21:39you.
- 21:39Over
- 21:40time,
- 21:40I
- 21:41have
- 21:41gotten
- 21:42better
- 21:42at
- 21:43being
- 21:43more
- 21:43clear
- 21:44about
- 21:44who
- 21:44I
- 21:44can
- 21:44best
- 21:45serve.
- 21:46I'd
- 21:46love
- 21:46for
- 21:47you
- 21:47to
- 21:47talk
- 21:47about
- 21:47your
- 21:48journey
- 21:48because
- 21:48you
- 21:49are
- 21:49working
- 21:50with
- 21:50clients
- 21:51that
- 21:52enrich
- 21:53you.
- 21:53You
- 21:54enrich
- 21:54them,
- 21:55you
- 21:55attract
- 21:56them.
- 21:57You
- 21:57might
- 21:57turn
- 21:58down
- 21:58projects.
- 21:59Can
- 21:59you
- 21:59talk
- 21:59about
- 21:59that
- 22:00and
- 22:00how
- 22:00that's
- 22:01actually
- 22:01made
- 22:01your
- 22:02company
- 22:02stronger?
- 22:04Yeah.
- 22:05There
- 22:05are
- 22:05still
- 22:05days
- 22:06I
- 22:06question,
- 22:06should
- 22:07I
- 22:07take
- 22:07this
- 22:07project
- 22:07or
- 22:08not?
- 22:08Right.
- 22:09Sometimes
- 22:09we
- 22:10take
- 22:10project
- 22:12I'm
- 22:12not
- 22:12sure
- 22:12about,
- 22:14and
- 22:15it
- 22:15turns
- 22:15out
- 22:15to
- 22:16be
- 22:16a
- 22:16gift.
- 22:18For
- 22:18whatever
- 22:18reason,
- 22:19I
- 22:19said
- 22:19yes.
- 22:20I'm
- 22:20always
- 22:20trying
- 22:21to
- 22:21stay
- 22:21open
- 22:21to
- 22:22that,
- 22:22who
- 22:22is
- 22:23right
- 22:23and
- 22:23who
- 22:23maybe
- 22:24isn't
- 22:24going
- 22:24to
- 22:24support
- 22:25our
- 22:26mission.
- 22:27It
- 22:28really
- 22:28comes
- 22:28down
- 22:29to
- 22:30clarity
- 22:30of
- 22:31the
- 22:31message.
- 22:32I've
- 22:32been
- 22:32talking
- 22:32about
- 22:33design
- 22:33spiritual.
- 22:34Like,
- 22:34you
- 22:34know,
- 22:34my
- 22:35business
- 22:35has
- 22:35been
- 22:35around
- 22:35for,
- 22:36I
- 22:36guess,
- 22:3622
- 22:36years
- 22:37now.
- 22:37I
- 22:37was
- 22:38always
- 22:39talking
- 22:39about
- 22:39energy.
- 22:40I
- 22:40was
- 22:40always
- 22:40talking
- 22:41about
- 22:41nature.
- 22:41I
- 22:42was
- 22:42always
- 22:42talking
- 22:42about
- 22:43the
- 22:43way
- 22:43you
- 22:43feel
- 22:43in
- 22:44your
- 22:44body.
- 22:45But
- 22:45now
- 22:46that
- 22:46I
- 22:47have
- 22:48spoke
- 22:48in
- 22:48the
- 22:49words
- 22:49design
- 22:49and
- 22:49spiritual,
- 22:51I
- 22:51can
- 22:52use
- 22:52that
- 22:53as
- 22:53a
- 22:54filter
- 22:55with
- 22:56clients.
- 22:56Clarity
- 22:57with
- 22:57yourself.
- 22:58That
- 23:00that
- 23:00can
- 23:00be
- 23:01like,
- 23:01again,
- 23:01I
- 23:02just
- 23:02had
- 23:02a
- 23:03potential
- 23:04project
- 23:04interview
- 23:04with
- 23:05a
- 23:05residential
- 23:05client.
- 23:06Because
- 23:06we
- 23:06have
- 23:07such
- 23:07a
- 23:07broad
- 23:08range
- 23:08of
- 23:08project
- 23:08types,
- 23:09we
- 23:10recently
- 23:10redid
- 23:11our
- 23:11website,
- 23:11and
- 23:11it
- 23:12really
- 23:12starts
- 23:12with
- 23:13what
- 23:13design
- 23:13spiritual
- 23:14is.
- 23:14Right.
- 23:14And.
- 23:16And
- 23:17we've
- 23:17noticed
- 23:17that
- 23:17most
- 23:17people
- 23:18don't
- 23:18get
- 23:18off
- 23:18first
- 23:19page.
- 23:19They
- 23:20don't
- 23:20even
- 23:20go
- 23:20into
- 23:20the
- 23:20portfolio,
- 23:22which
- 23:22I
- 23:22find
- 23:23really
- 23:23interesting
- 23:24because
- 23:24this
- 23:24residential
- 23:25client
- 23:25basically
- 23:27found
- 23:27us,
- 23:28not
- 23:28through
- 23:28word
- 23:29of
- 23:29mouth,
- 23:29but
- 23:30ended
- 23:30up
- 23:30on
- 23:31our
- 23:31website
- 23:31and
- 23:32saw
- 23:33our.
- 23:33Our
- 23:34values
- 23:35and
- 23:35our
- 23:35mission
- 23:36and
- 23:36was
- 23:36like,
- 23:36that's
- 23:37what
- 23:37I
- 23:37want.
- 23:39And
- 23:39so
- 23:40I
- 23:40think
- 23:40it's.
- 23:40I
- 23:41think
- 23:41it
- 23:41is.
- 23:43You
- 23:43know,
- 23:43I
- 23:43think
- 23:43maybe
- 23:44when
- 23:44we
- 23:44were
- 23:44on
- 23:44the
- 23:44panel
- 23:44together,
- 23:45I
- 23:45might
- 23:45have
- 23:45mentioned
- 23:46that
- 23:46when
- 23:46I
- 23:47first
- 23:47started
- 23:47talking
- 23:47about
- 23:47design
- 23:48spiritual,
- 23:48people
- 23:49were
- 23:49like,
- 23:49shh.
- 23:50Yeah,
- 23:51you
- 23:51shouldn't
- 23:51say
- 23:52that
- 23:52out
- 23:52Loud
- 23:53like
- 23:53that,
- 23:54you're
- 23:54going
- 23:54to
- 23:54scare
- 23:54away
- 23:55clients.
- 23:56Yeah.
- 23:57You
- 23:57know,
- 23:57and
- 23:58I
- 23:58think
- 23:59when
- 23:59you're
- 23:59new
- 23:59in
- 24:00business,
- 24:01I
- 24:01get
- 24:01it,
- 24:01because
- 24:02you
- 24:02need
- 24:02to
- 24:02sustain
- 24:03yourself,
- 24:04but
- 24:05once
- 24:05you've
- 24:06been
- 24:06around
- 24:06a
- 24:07while,
- 24:07it's.
- 24:08It's
- 24:08kind
- 24:08of
- 24:08like
- 24:09take
- 24:09it
- 24:09or
- 24:09leave
- 24:10it.
- 24:10I
- 24:11actually
- 24:11would
- 24:11rather
- 24:12not
- 24:13have
- 24:14a
- 24:14project
- 24:16that
- 24:16isn't
- 24:17in
- 24:17alignment
- 24:19because
- 24:19I
- 24:21can't
- 24:21fulfill
- 24:24their
- 24:24dreams.
- 24:25They
- 24:25don't
- 24:25have
- 24:25necessarily
- 24:26have
- 24:26to
- 24:26understand,
- 24:27but
- 24:28they
- 24:28have
- 24:28to
- 24:28want
- 24:28to
- 24:29understand.
- 24:30Yeah.
- 24:31And
- 24:31that
- 24:32is
- 24:32coming
- 24:32back
- 24:33to
- 24:33purpose,
- 24:33mission
- 24:34and
- 24:34values.
- 24:35If
- 24:35you
- 24:35can't
- 24:35create
- 24:37the
- 24:37transformation
- 24:38that's
- 24:39in
- 24:39your
- 24:39promise
- 24:40as
- 24:40a
- 24:41company,
- 24:42then
- 24:42it's
- 24:42not
- 24:42a
- 24:43win.
- 24:43Even
- 24:43if
- 24:43you
- 24:43exchange
- 24:44money,
- 24:45it
- 24:46just
- 24:46isn't
- 24:46a
- 24:46win.
- 24:47I
- 24:47think
- 24:47that
- 24:48is
- 24:48one
- 24:48of
- 24:48those
- 24:48lessons
- 24:49that
- 24:49when
- 24:50we
- 24:50follow
- 24:50that
- 24:51when
- 24:51we
- 24:52use
- 24:52the
- 24:53words
- 24:53that
- 24:53are
- 24:53most
- 24:54accurate
- 24:55and
- 24:56even,
- 24:57you
- 24:57know,
- 24:58people
- 24:58don't
- 24:59like
- 24:59them,
- 25:00some
- 25:01people
- 25:01won't,
- 25:01and
- 25:01other
- 25:02people
- 25:02will
- 25:02be
- 25:03deeply
- 25:03attracted.
- 25:04And
- 25:04our
- 25:04real
- 25:05brand,
- 25:05our
- 25:06real
- 25:06story.
- 25:07If
- 25:07we
- 25:07build
- 25:08environments
- 25:09as
- 25:09a
- 25:09mirror
- 25:10for
- 25:10what
- 25:11we
- 25:11believe,
- 25:13what
- 25:13beliefs
- 25:14do
- 25:14you
- 25:14think
- 25:15founders
- 25:15must
- 25:15release
- 25:16to
- 25:17scale
- 25:18their.
- 25:19Their
- 25:19companies
- 25:20create
- 25:22prosperity?
- 25:23What
- 25:23beliefs
- 25:24must
- 25:24they
- 25:25practice
- 25:25until
- 25:26they
- 25:26become,
- 25:27you
- 25:28know,
- 25:29what
- 25:30can
- 25:30they
- 25:30do?
- 25:31How
- 25:31can
- 25:31they
- 25:31use
- 25:31their
- 25:31environment
- 25:32as
- 25:32a
- 25:33mirror
- 25:33or
- 25:34growth?
- 25:34And
- 25:34how
- 25:35can
- 25:35they
- 25:35use
- 25:35their.
- 25:36How
- 25:36can
- 25:36they
- 25:36reset
- 25:37their
- 25:37environments
- 25:39to
- 25:39help
- 25:39them
- 25:40break
- 25:40through.
- 25:43Study
- 25:44the
- 25:44environment.
- 25:45So
- 25:45how
- 25:45do
- 25:45they
- 25:45focus
- 25:45on.
- 25:46And
- 25:46of
- 25:46course,
- 25:46you
- 25:47can
- 25:47see
- 25:47my
- 25:47back
- 25:47desk
- 25:48has
- 25:48a
- 25:48bunch
- 25:48of
- 25:49papers
- 25:50on
- 25:50it.
- 25:50So
- 25:50this
- 25:50is
- 25:50maybe
- 25:51not
- 25:51the
- 25:51best
- 25:51example,
- 25:52but
- 25:52I
- 25:52do
- 25:52think
- 25:52it's
- 25:53like
- 25:53editing.
- 25:55I
- 25:55was
- 25:55talking
- 25:55about
- 25:56this
- 25:56the
- 25:56other
- 25:56day.
- 25:56I
- 25:57actually
- 25:57had
- 25:57another
- 25:57podcast
- 25:58the
- 25:58other
- 25:58day,
- 25:58and
- 25:58I
- 25:59was
- 25:59saying
- 25:59that
- 26:01sometimes
- 26:02our
- 26:02space
- 26:02can
- 26:03be
- 26:03too
- 26:03constrained
- 26:05and
- 26:06sometimes
- 26:06it
- 26:06can
- 26:06be
- 26:07too
- 26:07abundant.
- 26:10You
- 26:10have
- 26:10to
- 26:10find
- 26:11the
- 26:11middle
- 26:12ground
- 26:12or
- 26:13meet
- 26:13yourself
- 26:14where
- 26:14you're
- 26:14at.
- 26:15I
- 26:15was
- 26:15talking
- 26:15about
- 26:16how
- 26:17as
- 26:18an
- 26:18architect,
- 26:18you're
- 26:19taught
- 26:19to
- 26:19be
- 26:19very
- 26:20rigid
- 26:20and
- 26:21linear.
- 26:22We're
- 26:22in
- 26:22a
- 26:22moment
- 26:22where
- 26:23we're
- 26:23softening.
- 26:23Even
- 26:24if
- 26:24the
- 26:24whole
- 26:24industry
- 26:24is
- 26:25looking
- 26:25at
- 26:25curves
- 26:26and
- 26:27color,
- 26:27trying
- 26:28to
- 26:28get
- 26:28back
- 26:28to
- 26:29ephemeral
- 26:30idea,
- 26:30it
- 26:30is
- 26:31about
- 26:31writing
- 26:32yourself.
- 26:32And
- 26:32so
- 26:33in
- 26:33your.
- 26:34In
- 26:34your
- 26:34business
- 26:35environment,
- 26:36you
- 26:36need
- 26:36to
- 26:37find
- 26:37that
- 26:37softness,
- 26:38but
- 26:38also
- 26:40with
- 26:40clarity.
- 26:41Right.
- 26:41And
- 26:42that's
- 26:42esthetically
- 26:43right.
- 26:44And
- 26:44it
- 26:44depends
- 26:45what
- 26:45your
- 26:45business
- 26:45is.
- 26:46Right.
- 26:46If
- 26:46your
- 26:47business
- 26:47is
- 26:47a
- 26:48wellness
- 26:48space,
- 26:48you're
- 26:49probably
- 26:50not
- 26:50going
- 26:51to
- 26:51have
- 26:51a
- 26:51lot
- 26:51of
- 26:51clutter.
- 26:52You're
- 26:52going
- 26:52to
- 26:52have
- 26:53lots
- 26:53of
- 26:53curves
- 26:54and
- 26:54textures.
- 26:55But
- 26:55if
- 26:56you're,
- 26:56if
- 26:56you're.
- 26:57And
- 26:57maybe
- 26:58that's
- 26:58true
- 26:58even
- 26:59if
- 26:59you
- 26:59have
- 26:59a
- 26:59law
- 26:59office.
- 27:01Yeah,
- 27:01yeah,
- 27:02yeah.
- 27:02Yes.
- 27:03What
- 27:03do
- 27:03you
- 27:04want
- 27:04to
- 27:04tell
- 27:04your
- 27:05client
- 27:05in
- 27:05school?
- 27:05They
- 27:06Would
- 27:06say
- 27:06it's
- 27:06a
- 27:06bank.
- 27:06You
- 27:07need
- 27:07it
- 27:07to
- 27:07be
- 27:07stable
- 27:08and
- 27:08you've
- 27:08got
- 27:08to
- 27:09do
- 27:09this
- 27:09and
- 27:09this
- 27:10or
- 27:10maybe
- 27:10nurturing
- 27:11maybe.
- 27:11It
- 27:11needs
- 27:12to
- 27:12feel
- 27:12like
- 27:13a
- 27:13wellness
- 27:13space
- 27:14even
- 27:14though
- 27:14it's
- 27:15a
- 27:15bank.
- 27:15Right?
- 27:16Yeah.
- 27:16Isn't
- 27:17money
- 27:17financial
- 27:17wellness?
- 27:18Right.
- 27:19You
- 27:19have
- 27:19to
- 27:19start
- 27:19questioning
- 27:20how
- 27:20do
- 27:20I
- 27:20want
- 27:21my.
- 27:21What
- 27:22does
- 27:22this
- 27:22space
- 27:22feel
- 27:22like?
- 27:23And
- 27:23is
- 27:23it
- 27:23in
- 27:23alignment
- 27:24with
- 27:25not
- 27:25what
- 27:26society
- 27:26says
- 27:26it's
- 27:27supposed
- 27:27to
- 27:27be
- 27:28what
- 27:28I
- 27:28feel
- 27:28like
- 27:29it
- 27:29should
- 27:29be
- 27:30what
- 27:30I
- 27:30want.
- 27:31I
- 27:31think
- 27:31it's
- 27:32always
- 27:32about
- 27:33creating
- 27:34the
- 27:34environment
- 27:35that
- 27:35you
- 27:36want,
- 27:36not
- 27:36that
- 27:37you
- 27:37think
- 27:37other
- 27:38people
- 27:38want.
- 27:38And
- 27:39that
- 27:39helps
- 27:40as
- 27:40a
- 27:41practice?
- 27:42Yes.
- 27:43Ritual
- 27:44is
- 27:45really,
- 27:45really
- 27:46important.
- 27:47My
- 27:48personal
- 27:48rituals
- 27:49are,
- 27:50you
- 27:50know,
- 27:51in
- 27:51the
- 27:51morning,
- 27:51I
- 27:52get
- 27:52up
- 27:52pretty
- 27:52early,
- 27:53I
- 27:54have
- 27:54my
- 27:54gratitude
- 27:55journal,
- 27:56then
- 27:56do
- 27:57a
- 27:57little
- 27:57bit
- 27:57of
- 27:57reading.
- 27:58I've
- 27:58got
- 27:58stacks
- 27:59of
- 27:59books
- 28:00all
- 28:00over
- 28:00the
- 28:00place.
- 28:01I
- 28:01slip
- 28:01in
- 28:02a
- 28:02few
- 28:02minutes
- 28:03of
- 28:03meditation,
- 28:04and
- 28:04if
- 28:04it's
- 28:05possible,
- 28:06I
- 28:06go
- 28:07outside
- 28:07for
- 28:07at
- 28:08least
- 28:08five
- 28:08minutes.
- 28:09It
- 28:09depends
- 28:09on
- 28:09the
- 28:09time
- 28:10of
- 28:10year.
- 28:10Sometimes
- 28:10I
- 28:10light
- 28:11a
- 28:11candle,
- 28:11like
- 28:12anyway,
- 28:12just
- 28:12different
- 28:13things,
- 28:13kind
- 28:13of
- 28:14adjusts
- 28:14a
- 28:14little
- 28:14bit.
- 28:15But
- 28:15it's
- 28:15really
- 28:16that
- 28:16ritual
- 28:17that's
- 28:18setting
- 28:18me
- 28:18up
- 28:18for
- 28:19the
- 28:19day
- 28:20is
- 28:21really
- 28:22helped
- 28:22me
- 28:23grow
- 28:23my
- 28:23business,
- 28:25stay
- 28:25in
- 28:25my
- 28:25lane,
- 28:26keep
- 28:26all
- 28:26the
- 28:27noise
- 28:27out,
- 28:28remind
- 28:29myself
- 28:29of
- 28:30my
- 28:30purpose.
- 28:30And
- 28:31I
- 28:31think
- 28:31that
- 28:31helps
- 28:32businesses
- 28:32grow.
- 28:33It's
- 28:34easy
- 28:34to
- 28:34create
- 28:34your
- 28:34mission,
- 28:35but
- 28:35if
- 28:36you
- 28:36don't
- 28:36follow
- 28:37your
- 28:37mission,
- 28:38which
- 28:38a
- 28:38lot
- 28:39of
- 28:39us
- 28:39don't
- 28:39always,
- 28:40I've
- 28:41had
- 28:41people
- 28:41say
- 28:41to
- 28:41me,
- 28:42you
- 28:42write
- 28:42your
- 28:42mission
- 28:42and
- 28:43then
- 28:43you
- 28:43put
- 28:43it
- 28:43in
- 28:43a
- 28:43drawer
- 28:44and
- 28:44you
- 28:44never
- 28:44look
- 28:44at
- 28:44it
- 28:44again,
- 28:45well,
- 28:46then
- 28:46maybe
- 28:46you
- 28:47need
- 28:47to
- 28:47change
- 28:47the
- 28:47mission.
- 28:49Or
- 28:49how
- 28:49do
- 28:49I
- 28:50embody
- 28:50that
- 28:51mission?
- 28:51One
- 28:51of
- 28:52the
- 28:52things
- 28:52you
- 28:53said
- 28:53that
- 28:53I
- 28:54want
- 28:54to
- 28:54go
- 28:54a
- 28:54little
- 28:54further
- 28:55on.
- 28:55I
- 28:55love
- 28:55that
- 28:55you
- 28:56talked
- 28:56about
- 28:56practice
- 28:57at
- 28:57the
- 28:57beginning
- 28:58and
- 28:58brought
- 28:58it
- 28:58up
- 28:59again
- 28:59now.
- 28:59And
- 28:59the
- 29:00word
- 29:00ritual.
- 29:01With
- 29:01founders
- 29:02I
- 29:02work
- 29:02with,
- 29:02I
- 29:03talk
- 29:03about
- 29:03creating
- 29:04rituals
- 29:05daily,
- 29:06weekly,
- 29:06monthly,
- 29:06quarterly,
- 29:07annual
- 29:07rituals.
- 29:08Companies
- 29:09do
- 29:09this
- 29:09stuff
- 29:10all
- 29:10the
- 29:10time,
- 29:10but
- 29:11they're
- 29:11dry.
- 29:12Not
- 29:12rituals,
- 29:13they're
- 29:13meetings.
- 29:14And
- 29:14they
- 29:16don't
- 29:16have
- 29:16deeper
- 29:17meaning
- 29:17and
- 29:17they
- 29:18don't
- 29:18have
- 29:18mission
- 29:19or
- 29:19purpose
- 29:20woven
- 29:20necessarily
- 29:21into
- 29:22them.
- 29:22And
- 29:23when
- 29:23you
- 29:23were
- 29:23talking
- 29:24about
- 29:24how
- 29:25you
- 29:25talk
- 29:26to
- 29:26your
- 29:26team
- 29:27about
- 29:29your
- 29:29beliefs
- 29:30and
- 29:30philosophy,
- 29:30you
- 29:31are
- 29:31taking
- 29:31time
- 29:32to
- 29:32create
- 29:34space
- 29:34for
- 29:34them
- 29:34to
- 29:35understand
- 29:37what
- 29:37design
- 29:38is
- 29:38spiritual
- 29:38means.
- 29:41Can
- 29:41you
- 29:41talk
- 29:41to
- 29:41us
- 29:41a
- 29:42little
- 29:42bit
- 29:42about
- 29:42how
- 29:42you
- 29:43do
- 29:43that
- 29:43with
- 29:43your
- 29:44team
- 29:44and
- 29:44what
- 29:44that
- 29:45looks
- 29:45like?
- 29:45I
- 29:46like
- 29:46to
- 29:46have
- 29:47KPIs
- 29:48connected
- 29:50to
- 29:51values
- 29:51and
- 29:52purpose
- 29:53because
- 29:54people
- 29:54do
- 29:55stuff
- 29:56that
- 29:56is
- 29:57part
- 29:57of
- 29:57their
- 29:57ritual,
- 29:58part
- 29:58of
- 29:59what
- 29:59they're
- 29:59reflecting
- 30:00upon.
- 30:01So
- 30:01I'd
- 30:01love
- 30:01for
- 30:02you
- 30:02to
- 30:02talk
- 30:02about
- 30:02how
- 30:03you
- 30:03Teach
- 30:03your
- 30:04philosophy
- 30:04to
- 30:05your
- 30:05team?
- 30:07Absolutely.
- 30:08Lots
- 30:08of
- 30:08different
- 30:09ways.
- 30:09And
- 30:09again,
- 30:10it's
- 30:10partially.
- 30:12Somebody
- 30:13from
- 30:13the
- 30:13outside
- 30:13might
- 30:14say
- 30:14it
- 30:14seems
- 30:15inconsistent,
- 30:16but
- 30:16it's
- 30:16really
- 30:17an
- 30:17evolution.
- 30:18And
- 30:18so
- 30:18many
- 30:19times
- 30:19on
- 30:19Monday
- 30:19mornings
- 30:20we
- 30:20go
- 30:20through
- 30:20all
- 30:20of
- 30:20our
- 30:21projects
- 30:21and
- 30:22oftentimes
- 30:22I'll
- 30:23start
- 30:23with
- 30:24like,
- 30:24I
- 30:24was
- 30:25sharing
- 30:25something
- 30:26about
- 30:26what
- 30:26I
- 30:26was
- 30:27reading
- 30:27either
- 30:27over
- 30:28the
- 30:28weekend
- 30:28or
- 30:29in
- 30:30the
- 30:30morning,
- 30:31and
- 30:31a
- 30:31reflection
- 30:32I
- 30:32had.
- 30:33Some
- 30:33days
- 30:33of
- 30:33the
- 30:34week
- 30:34I
- 30:34go
- 30:34for
- 30:34a
- 30:34walk
- 30:35before
- 30:35work
- 30:36and
- 30:36I
- 30:36think
- 30:37one
- 30:37of
- 30:37the
- 30:37recent
- 30:37things
- 30:38I
- 30:38shared
- 30:38was,
- 30:39oh,
- 30:39I
- 30:39walked
- 30:39around
- 30:40the
- 30:40park
- 30:40the
- 30:40opposite
- 30:41way.
- 30:41Isn't
- 30:41it
- 30:41interesting
- 30:42when
- 30:42you
- 30:42start
- 30:42to
- 30:43look
- 30:43at
- 30:43things
- 30:43differently?
- 30:44And
- 30:45what
- 30:45does
- 30:45that
- 30:45mean?
- 30:45I
- 30:46was
- 30:46talking
- 30:46about
- 30:47that
- 30:47in
- 30:47the
- 30:47studio,
- 30:48about
- 30:48how
- 30:48that
- 30:48applies
- 30:49to
- 30:49design.
- 30:50There's
- 30:50not
- 30:50just
- 30:50one
- 30:51path.
- 30:51Right.
- 30:52So
- 30:52maybe
- 30:53when
- 30:53you
- 30:53start
- 30:53the
- 30:53project,
- 30:54you
- 30:54start
- 30:54looking
- 30:54at
- 30:55it
- 30:55from
- 30:55all
- 30:55the
- 30:55different
- 30:55sides,
- 30:56then
- 30:56maybe
- 30:57you
- 30:57come
- 30:57up
- 30:57with
- 30:57a
- 30:57different
- 30:58solution.
- 30:58Right.
- 30:59So
- 30:59I
- 30:59share
- 31:00stories.
- 31:01I
- 31:02also
- 31:03ask
- 31:03them
- 31:03to
- 31:04share
- 31:04stories.
- 31:05Yeah.
- 31:05So
- 31:06this
- 31:06doesn't
- 31:06happen
- 31:07at
- 31:07all
- 31:07the
- 31:08meetings,
- 31:08but
- 31:10it
- 31:10may
- 31:10be
- 31:11quarterly.
- 31:12Either
- 31:12I'll
- 31:13send
- 31:13out
- 31:13some
- 31:14questions
- 31:14before
- 31:15the
- 31:15meeting,
- 31:16or
- 31:17sometimes
- 31:18to
- 31:18their
- 31:18probably
- 31:19shock
- 31:20and
- 31:20horror,
- 31:20I'll
- 31:21like,
- 31:23ask
- 31:23a
- 31:23question
- 31:24on
- 31:25unexpected
- 31:26about,
- 31:27like,
- 31:27tell
- 31:27me
- 31:27a
- 31:27moment
- 31:29where
- 31:30you
- 31:30have
- 31:30a
- 31:30real
- 31:31clear
- 31:31memory
- 31:31of
- 31:32a
- 31:32place
- 31:32and
- 31:33a
- 31:33moment
- 31:34and
- 31:34share
- 31:34that
- 31:35with
- 31:35us.
- 31:35Part
- 31:36of
- 31:36that
- 31:36is
- 31:36trying
- 31:37to
- 31:37get
- 31:37them
- 31:37in
- 31:37their
- 31:37body
- 31:38and
- 31:38to
- 31:39understand
- 31:39that
- 31:40what
- 31:40we're
- 31:40trying
- 31:40to
- 31:41do
- 31:41is
- 31:41create
- 31:41sensation.
- 31:43And
- 31:43when
- 31:44you
- 31:44are
- 31:45aware
- 31:45of
- 31:45the
- 31:46sensations
- 31:46in
- 31:47your
- 31:47body,
- 31:48that's
- 31:48how
- 31:49we
- 31:49start
- 31:50to
- 31:50understand
- 31:51when
- 31:51we
- 31:51feel
- 31:51good
- 31:52and
- 31:52not
- 31:52good.
- 31:52Right.
- 31:53Or
- 31:54angry
- 31:54or
- 31:55happy,
- 31:55comfort,
- 31:56safe
- 31:56or
- 31:56not
- 31:57safe.
- 31:57And
- 31:57that's
- 31:58super
- 31:58important
- 31:58in
- 31:58architecture
- 31:59and
- 31:59design
- 32:00and
- 32:00the
- 32:01other
- 32:01things
- 32:01that
- 32:01I
- 32:02will
- 32:02do.
- 32:03I
- 32:03actually
- 32:04have
- 32:04a
- 32:05couple
- 32:05of
- 32:06sound
- 32:07instruments
- 32:09in
- 32:09the
- 32:09office.
- 32:10So
- 32:10I
- 32:10have
- 32:11a
- 32:11singing
- 32:11bowl.
- 32:12And
- 32:12if
- 32:13I
- 32:13feel
- 32:13the
- 32:13energy
- 32:13in
- 32:14the
- 32:14office
- 32:14is
- 32:14tense,
- 32:15maybe
- 32:16we
- 32:16have
- 32:16a
- 32:16deadline.
- 32:17I
- 32:18will
- 32:20start
- 32:20playing
- 32:20the
- 32:20singing
- 32:21bowl.
- 32:21Or
- 32:21if
- 32:21I
- 32:22just
- 32:22got
- 32:22a.
- 32:22My
- 32:23office
- 32:23has
- 32:23a
- 32:24glass
- 32:24wall.
- 32:25And
- 32:25if
- 32:26I'm
- 32:26on
- 32:26a
- 32:26tense
- 32:27conversation
- 32:27with
- 32:28a
- 32:28contractor
- 32:29or
- 32:29something
- 32:29and
- 32:30I
- 32:30know
- 32:30they
- 32:30can
- 32:30all
- 32:31hear
- 32:31me
- 32:31at
- 32:32the
- 32:32end
- 32:32of
- 32:32it,
- 32:32I'll
- 32:33gong
- 32:33the
- 32:33singing
- 32:34bowl
- 32:34to
- 32:34break
- 32:35the
- 32:35energy.
- 32:36Right.
- 32:36To
- 32:36shift
- 32:37it
- 32:37so
- 32:37people
- 32:38know,
- 32:38like,
- 32:38okay,
- 32:39that's
- 32:39that.
- 32:40We've
- 32:40got
- 32:40a
- 32:40tuning
- 32:41fork
- 32:41in
- 32:41the
- 32:41conference
- 32:42room.
- 32:42I
- 32:43also
- 32:43try
- 32:43to
- 32:43create
- 32:44experiences
- 32:45of
- 32:45wellness
- 32:46for
- 32:46the
- 32:46team.
- 32:47We
- 32:47recently
- 32:47have
- 32:48a
- 32:49nonprofit
- 32:50park
- 32:51close
- 32:52by.
- 32:52It's
- 32:52a
- 32:52garden.
- 32:53We
- 32:53did
- 32:54a
- 32:54tour
- 32:54of
- 32:54the
- 32:55garden,
- 32:55walked
- 32:55through
- 32:56different
- 32:56areas,
- 32:57talked
- 32:57about
- 32:58the
- 32:58history
- 32:58of
- 32:59the
- 32:59place,
- 33:00the
- 33:00family,
- 33:01the
- 33:01development.
- 33:01And
- 33:02then
- 33:02at
- 33:02the
- 33:02end
- 33:02of
- 33:03it,
- 33:03kind
- 33:03of
- 33:03sat
- 33:03and
- 33:03had
- 33:04lunch
- 33:04together.
- 33:04And
- 33:04talked
- 33:05about
- 33:06moments
- 33:06in
- 33:06nature
- 33:07and
- 33:08how
- 33:08they
- 33:08were
- 33:09profound.
- 33:09Everybody's
- 33:10story
- 33:10was
- 33:10so
- 33:10vastly
- 33:11different.
- 33:12It's
- 33:12an
- 33:13exchange.
- 33:13It's
- 33:13not
- 33:13one
- 33:14sided.
- 33:14It's
- 33:14not
- 33:15always
- 33:15just
- 33:15me
- 33:16talking
- 33:17because
- 33:18it
- 33:18doesn't
- 33:18always
- 33:19land.
- 33:20One
- 33:20of
- 33:20my
- 33:20teachers
- 33:21used
- 33:21to
- 33:21say,
- 33:21or
- 33:22a
- 33:22lot
- 33:22of
- 33:22her
- 33:22teachers
- 33:22will
- 33:23say,
- 33:24you
- 33:24will.
- 33:24They
- 33:25could
- 33:25say
- 33:25the
- 33:25same
- 33:25thing
- 33:25in
- 33:26class
- 33:26every
- 33:26week
- 33:27and
- 33:27all
- 33:27of
- 33:27a
- 33:28sudden
- 33:28you
- 33:28heard
- 33:28it
- 33:30and
- 33:31now
- 33:31it's
- 33:31meaningful
- 33:32to
- 33:32you.
- 33:33I
- 33:33have
- 33:33to
- 33:33invite
- 33:33them
- 33:34into
- 33:34their
- 33:34own
- 33:35experience
- 33:35and
- 33:36ask
- 33:36them
- 33:36to
- 33:36share
- 33:36that
- 33:37with
- 33:37me.
- 33:37I
- 33:37learned
- 33:38from
- 33:38them
- 33:38too,
- 33:39of
- 33:39course.
- 33:40That
- 33:40is
- 33:41so
- 33:42wise
- 33:43and
- 33:43so
- 33:44brilliant.
- 33:44Thank
- 33:45you
- 33:45for
- 33:45sharing
- 33:45that,
- 33:46really.
- 33:46Because
- 33:46it
- 33:46is
- 33:47a
- 33:47purpose
- 33:47led
- 33:49initiative,
- 33:50business
- 33:51organization,
- 33:52embodied.
- 33:53I
- 33:53appreciate
- 33:54your
- 33:54sharing
- 33:55all
- 33:55of
- 33:55that.
- 33:56So
- 33:57I'd
- 33:57love
- 33:57to
- 33:57move
- 33:58now
- 33:58to
- 33:58our
- 33:58Fast
- 33:59Fire
- 33:59round.
- 33:59I
- 33:59have
- 34:00five
- 34:00questions
- 34:00for
- 34:01you,
- 34:01Rachel.
- 34:02I
- 34:02invite
- 34:02you
- 34:02to
- 34:02come
- 34:03from
- 34:03whatever
- 34:03shows
- 34:04up.
- 34:04Five
- 34:04questions,
- 34:05short
- 34:05answers,
- 34:06five
- 34:06words
- 34:06or
- 34:06less.
- 34:07This
- 34:07helps
- 34:08us
- 34:08get
- 34:08to
- 34:08know
- 34:09you
- 34:09in
- 34:09a
- 34:09more
- 34:09specific
- 34:10way.
- 34:10What
- 34:11is
- 34:11one
- 34:12material
- 34:12you
- 34:13love?
- 34:13And
- 34:14because
- 34:14it
- 34:14feels
- 34:15alive.
- 34:18I
- 34:18love
- 34:19very
- 34:20organic,
- 34:21expressive
- 34:22wood
- 34:23that
- 34:23is
- 34:24plain
- 34:24sawn.
- 34:25You
- 34:25can
- 34:25see
- 34:25the
- 34:26cathedral,
- 34:26the
- 34:27grain.
- 34:28Beautiful.
- 34:30What
- 34:30are
- 34:30you
- 34:30craving
- 34:31most
- 34:31right
- 34:32now?
- 34:33Morning
- 34:34sun.
- 34:35What
- 34:36sound
- 34:37instantly
- 34:38tells
- 34:38you
- 34:38a
- 34:39space
- 34:40is
- 34:40working?
- 34:44What
- 34:44sound?
- 34:45It's
- 34:45all
- 34:46stillness.
- 34:47Stillness.
- 34:49What
- 34:49is
- 34:49a
- 34:50tiny
- 34:50ritual
- 34:51you
- 34:51use
- 34:52to
- 34:52reset
- 34:53when
- 34:53you
- 34:53feel
- 34:54over
- 34:54stimulated
- 34:55or
- 34:55off
- 34:56center?
- 34:57Singing.
- 34:58Go.
- 35:00Beautiful.
- 35:01Finish
- 35:01this
- 35:01sentence.
- 35:02Design
- 35:03is
- 35:03spiritual
- 35:04because.
- 35:06Because
- 35:07it's
- 35:07who
- 35:07we
- 35:07are.
- 35:08Yeah.
- 35:12I
- 35:12love
- 35:12this.
- 35:13I
- 35:13love,
- 35:13love,
- 35:14love
- 35:14this.
- 35:14I
- 35:14thank
- 35:15you
- 35:15so
- 35:15much
- 35:15for
- 35:15all
- 35:16this.
- 35:16How
- 35:16can
- 35:16our
- 35:17listeners
- 35:18and
- 35:18viewers
- 35:19learn
- 35:19more
- 35:20about
- 35:20you,
- 35:20your
- 35:20company
- 35:21and
- 35:21your
- 35:22wisdom?
- 35:24Thanks
- 35:24for
- 35:24asking.
- 35:24We're
- 35:25on
- 35:25Instagram
- 35:25@rhdesign
- 35:28and
- 35:28our
- 35:29website,
- 35:29which
- 35:30has
- 35:30the
- 35:3012
- 35:31different
- 35:32cues
- 35:33right
- 35:34there
- 35:34on
- 35:34the
- 35:34homepage
- 35:35is
- 35:35rhjdesign.com
- 35:38and
- 35:38then
- 35:38we
- 35:38also
- 35:38have
- 35:39this
- 35:39available
- 35:40deck
- 35:41of
- 35:41cards
- 35:42called
- 35:42Design
- 35:43Spiritual
- 35:43cards.
- 35:44And
- 35:44there's
- 35:4452
- 35:45in
- 35:45there.
- 35:45There
- 35:45are
- 35:4652
- 35:46bits
- 35:47of
- 35:47wisdom
- 35:47related
- 35:48to
- 35:48design
- 35:49and
- 35:49presence.
- 35:51They're
- 35:52available
- 35:52off
- 35:52our
- 35:53Instagram.
- 35:54Wonderful.
- 35:54I'll
- 35:55pull
- 35:55the
- 35:55link
- 35:55and
- 35:55put
- 35:56it
- 35:56in
- 35:56the
- 35:56show
- 35:56notes.
- 35:57That's
- 35:57so
- 35:57cool.
- 35:58And
- 35:58a
- 35:58way
- 35:58for
- 35:58us
- 35:58to
- 35:59embody
- 35:59the
- 36:00wisdom
- 36:00you're
- 36:01sharing
- 36:01with
- 36:01your
- 36:01clients.
- 36:02I
- 36:02know
- 36:03sometimes
- 36:03you're
- 36:03out
- 36:03in
- 36:03the
- 36:04community
- 36:04and
- 36:04you
- 36:04speak
- 36:05publicly.
- 36:05I'm
- 36:06hoping
- 36:06I
- 36:06can
- 36:06get
- 36:07you
- 36:07to
- 36:07come
- 36:07into
- 36:07New
- 36:07York
- 36:08one
- 36:08of
- 36:08these
- 36:08days
- 36:08and
- 36:08speak
- 36:09to
- 36:09our
- 36:09founders
- 36:10here.
- 36:10We'll
- 36:10stay
- 36:10in
- 36:11touch,
- 36:11Rachel.
- 36:12Absolutely.
- 36:13A
- 36:13gift
- 36:14and
- 36:14a
- 36:14blessing
- 36:14to
- 36:14be
- 36:15with
- 36:15you.
- 36:15Thank
- 36:16you
- 36:16for
- 36:16sharing
- 36:17your
- 36:17wisdom
- 36:17today
- 36:18on
- 36:18the
- 36:18Wisdom
- 36:18of
- 36:18Women
- 36:19Show.
- 36:19Thank
- 36:20you,
- 36:21Rachel,
- 36:21for
- 36:22illuminating
- 36:22the
- 36:23path
- 36:23to
- 36:24unlocking
- 36:25opportunities
- 36:26and
- 36:26growth
- 36:26and
- 36:26prosperity.
- 36:27For
- 36:27us
- 36:28all.
- 36:29I
- 36:29value
- 36:29your
- 36:30wisdom
- 36:30and
- 36:30appreciate
- 36:31you,
- 36:31you
- 36:32and
- 36:33to
- 36:33all
- 36:34of
- 36:34our
- 36:34world
- 36:35changing
- 36:35listeners
- 36:36out
- 36:36there.
- 36:37Be
- 36:38sure
- 36:38to
- 36:39follow
- 36:39like
- 36:40and
- 36:40share
- 36:41the
- 36:41wisdom
- 36:41of
- 36:41women.
- 36:42Show
- 36:43your
- 36:43favorite
- 36:43listening
- 36:44or
- 36:44viewing
- 36:44platform
- 36:45is
- 36:45infuse
- 36:46more
- 36:46of
- 36:46your
- 36:47wisdom
- 36:47into
- 36:48your
- 36:48business
- 36:48and
- 36:48a
- 36:49great
- 36:49way
- 36:49to
- 36:49do
- 36:49that
- 36:50is
- 36:51to
- 36:51take
- 36:51the
- 36:51Growth
- 36:52Readiness
- 36:52quiz
- 36:53at
- 36:53a
- 36:53ForceForGood
- 36:54biz
- 36:55quiz
- 36:56and
- 36:57Uncovered
- 36:57cover
- 36:57where
- 36:58your
- 36:58insight
- 36:59is
- 36:59needed
- 37:00most
- 37:00in
- 37:00your
- 37:01business.
- 37:02The
- 37:02world
- 37:04is
- 37:04made
- 37:05better
- 37:06by
- 37:06women
- 37:07led
- 37:07business,
- 37:08so
- 37:08let's
- 37:09all
- 37:09go
- 37:09make
- 37:09the
- 37:10world
- 37:10a
- 37:11better
- 37:11place.