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7 mistakes traditional architects usually make

I just talked with a small architecture firm owner that was working hard to keep the studio open, just to pay minimum wage and survive until the next month. He is close to burnout. Jesus Christ! What the hell is happening with all the architecture studios out there? And why do 90% of architects fail […]

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Message for entrepreneurs

If you are an entrepreneur, you… … want to fail. Knowing, understanding, and being willing to adopt failure as a way of learning to go a little further in the next effort. … have a little bit of shame every day, a lot of humility especially towards yourself, and a lot of empathy with everything […]

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Why people never start

This is an extract from The Courage to be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi, that might resonate with some architects out there. If you this text resonates with you, I completely understand you. We all have been there. (I’ve added some words to directly relate to architecture) It says… “I have a young friend who dreams […]

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What’s Stopping You from Getting Started (and What to Do About It)

If you’re like most people, you have a lot of projects on your back burner that you hope to get to someday but aren’t quite ready for. Writers call this a “one-day novel” — as in “one day I’m going to write that novel.” 🙄 Of course, that one magical day never comes. Perhaps too […]