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I'm building a new kind of freelance design business
A lean, leveraged solo business that puts life first.
& I share everything I learn along the way.

Fulfilling Lifestyle

Lifestyle design tools to design the life you want, and make that happen.

Financial Freedom

Resources to build leverage = profit & growth without just working harder.

Free time

Plug and play Systems to automate a solo business & get back your free time.

49 articles about growing a lifestyle business

Oct 31, 2024

#49 Turn angry clients into loyal customers

  • Boundaries
Oct 25, 2024

#48 x3 short excercises to design your life

  • Lifestyle Design
Oct 17, 2024

#47 The power of a one year promise

  • Lifestyle Design, Mindset, Motivation
Oct 10, 2024

#46 Favours, freebies and saying no

  • Boundaries
Oct 03, 2024

#45 How to turn failed sales calls into new customers

  • Lead Generation
Sep 05, 2024

#44 The only x3 ways to make more money as a freelancer

  • Leverage, Productivity, Systems
Aug 29, 2024

#43 x51 simple lifestyle changes for happy freelancing

  • Lifestyle Design
Aug 22, 2024

#42 How to package freelance services into an offer that sells for more

  • Sales
Aug 15, 2024

#41 The complete freelancer pricing guide

  • Sales
Aug 08, 2024

#40 Take control of your attention

  • Boundaries, Lifestyle Design, Mindset
Aug 04, 2024

#39 The war in my mind – ambition vs contentment

  • Growth, Mindset
Jul 28, 2024

#38 How to quickly respond to tricky clients by email without offending

  • Boundaries
Jul 21, 2024

#37 Don’t use the wrong measuring stick for your success…

  • Money, Motivation
Jul 11, 2024

#36 4 strategies I use to make success feel effortless

  • Productivity
Jul 04, 2024

#35 A roadmap to 6 figure lifestyle business without the burnout

  • Growth, Lifestyle Design
Jun 27, 2024

#34 The 3 day week for freelancers isn’t what you think…

  • Lifestyle Design, Time
Jun 20, 2024

#33 How to become the person you admire most

  • Growth, Mindset
Jun 13, 2024

#32 How to build a free-flowing routine that works for YOU

  • Time
Jun 06, 2024

#31 How I battle overwhelm in a solo business

  • Mindset
May 31, 2024

#30 How to build resilience as a solopreneur

  • Burnout, Mindset
May 23, 2024

#29 Stoicism for Solopreneurs

  • Burnout, Mindset, Productivity
May 16, 2024

#28 Plan in years, act daily – Goals to Actions workshop

  • Lifestyle Design, Motivation
May 09, 2024

#27 How to turn skills into leverage

  • Growth
May 02, 2024

#26 5 essential consistency systems for solopreneurs

  • Systems
Apr 25, 2024

#25 Social content strategy for time-poor solopreneurs

  • Systems
Apr 18, 2024

#24 How to systemize a solo business with SOPs

  • Systems
Apr 11, 2024

#23 A magic phrase to turn bad days into good days

  • Mindset
Apr 04, 2024

#22 Boundary-setting emails to streamline your solo business

  • Productivity
Mar 28, 2024

#21 How to overcome procrastination on important tasks

  • Productivity, Systems
Mar 21, 2024

#20 Complete management system for a one person business

  • Productivity, Systems
Mar 14, 2024

#19 why my motivation hit rock bottom right now

  • Motivation
automatic reviews
Mar 07, 2024

#18 A system to get good reviews every time.

  • Systems
Insane growth hack for freelancers
Feb 29, 2024

#17 Insane growth hack for freelancers in 2024

  • Growth
How to start freelancing from scratch
Feb 22, 2024

#16 How to start freelancing from scratch – A roadmap

  • Growth, Motivation
How to 10x your life & work through focus
Feb 15, 2024

#15 How to 10x your life & work through focus

  • Boundaries, Mindset, Productivity
Feb 08, 2024

#14 Frameworks for freelancers dealing with burnout

  • Boundaries, Burnout, Mindset
Feb 01, 2024

#13 Schedule of a 6 figure Solopreneur

  • Lifestyle Design, Systems, Time
Jan 25, 2024

#12 A low risk process for hiring the dream team

  • Growth
Nicholas Robb, Founder of Design Hero, solopreneur and author of Life by Design
Jan 18, 2024

#11 how to redesign your life in 1 day

  • Lifestyle Design, Mindset, Time
Jan 11, 2024

#10 Automated appointment booking system for solopreneurs

  • Systems, Time
Jan 05, 2024

#9 The dark side of success they don’t tell you about

  • Boundaries, Mindset, Motivation
Dec 20, 2023

#8 Open sourcing my annual review….

  • Mindset, Systems
Dec 15, 2023

#7 fundamental systems for a lifestyle business

  • Systems
Dec 08, 2023

#6 figure automated referral system

  • Lead Generation, Systems
Dec 01, 2023

#5 Books to Simplify your life, Multiply your output

  • Mindset, Time
Nov 23, 2023

#4 work-life balance is not possible or even desirable

  • Burnout, Mindset, Time
Nov 17, 2023

#3 selfish reasons for starting a solo business

  • Mindset, Motivation
Nov 09, 2023

#2 A fully automated sales funnel for designers

  • Lead Generation, Systems
garden office for Design Hero
Oct 26, 2023

#1 The Life By Design blog

  • Mindset

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