1064: Anna Nelson: Stop Working Against Yourself: Design a Business That Aligns with Your Strengths

A Well-Designed Business® | Interior Design Business Podcast

LuAnn Nigara

Business, Design, Arts

4.8 • 786 Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2025

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Today With Anna Nelson: Today I'm joined by Anna Nelson, a Gallup and ICF certified strengths coach who helps entrepreneurs unlock and unleash their hidden superpowers. Through her diverse background as a marketer, saleswoman, project manager, and business owner, Anna discovered a fundamental truth: success and happiness come from building your business around your authentic strengths. Now she dedicates herself to helping others do the same. In this illuminating discussion, I get my own CliftonStrengths assessment analyzed by Anna as she breaks down how understanding your natural talents can transform client selection, team building, and business operations. Having worked with many interior designers from our community, Anna brings unique insights into how you can leverage your strengths to create a more profitable, enjoyable business. LuAnn Nigara and Anna Nelson’s Ah-Ha Moments: "Don't ever say yes to being on a panel that you don't know your stuff with that thing, because it's just not necessary. You don't serve yourself." - LuAnn "The more confident people doing the things that they are extremely good at, we need that. This world is so hard right now and we need people who are really confident, really good at what they do and who can go out and make a difference in someone's life." - Anna "If you can do your life's work living in your strengths, I mean, that is the home run, right? That is the home run." - LuAnn More About Anna Nelson Anna Nelson is a Gallup and ICF certified strengths coach, who works with entrepreneurs, executives, working professionals, to unlock and unleash their hidden strengths. But that’s not where she started—not even close. She’s been a marketer, a saleswoman, a project manager, and an MBA student. She’s owned multiple businesses, including a boutique handmade undergarment service. (Yes, really. And she can still whip up one heck of a custom bra.) But one day, she realized a hard truth: If you don’t build your career, business, and life around your authentic, natural strengths, there will always be a ceiling on your success…and your happiness. And her natural strength? It's helping other people find theirs, so they can confidently move forward in any area of life. She works with her clients to identify and unleash the superpowers that they didn’t even know they had so they find the confidence, clarity, and affirmation they need to take that next big step forward in life—whatever it may be. Connect with Anna Nelson Website Instagram LinkedIn What’s new with LuAnn Nigara The Power Talk Friday Tour Watch the Docuseries! http://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 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 Other Resources: This podcast supports the Savvy Giving Design Coalition. Learn more about it here! AWDB #717 Susan Wintersteen: Interior design firm standards in a nonprofit passion project AWDB #164: Susan Wintersteen- Savvy Giving by Design Other Shows: #1040: Power Talk Friday: Eileen Hahn: 5 Steps to an Exceptional Hire #901: Power Talk Friday: Anna Nelson: The Power of Being a Strengths-Based Entrepreneur #892: Sharon L. Sherman: Decoding Personality Types for Successful Client Outcomes #589: Power Talk Friday: Eileen Hahn: Scaling from 2 Million to 5 Million #363: Power Talk Friday: Eileen Hahn: Building An Exceptional Interior Design Team

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0:00.0	If you want to run a better business, if you want to make more money, if you want to work smarter and not harder,
0:06.0	then you need to be at the Exciting Windows 21st annual conference happening this April 2025 in West Palm Beach, Florida.
0:14.3	We will be following the IWCE.
0:17.5	Now, I know investing in yourself and your business isn't always easy, but I know another thing, too.
0:22.9	Every single time I've stepped into a room with industry leaders, I've walked away with a new strategy,
0:28.1	a new connection, or a new mindset that made a difference in my business.
0:32.1	To help you understand the value of our conference, we are hosting a free pre-conference Zoom event, February 27th, 2025.
0:42.0	You know me. I have no time or patience for the fluff, and this conference doesn't either.
0:47.1	Come to the Zoom event, and you'll hear from the experts who will be presenting at conference.
0:52.6	Jessica Harling, Mark Richardson, Tim Urick, Jenna Goodusik,
0:56.6	myself and the Vincennes, okay? We're going to be covering topics like how to leverage AI in your
1:02.5	sales, cash flow mastery, and navigating economic shifts and what is forecasted for 2025. Okay.
1:10.7	So if you are serious about bigger profits, smoother operations, shifts and what is forecasted for 2025. Okay?
1:16.5	So if you are serious about bigger profits, smoother operations, and standing out in a crowded field, don't miss this.
1:19.2	Please go to Excitingwindows.biz forward slash preview to sign up for the free Zoom event.
1:27.2	No obligation. Just come meet me, meet everybody at
1:31.0	Exciting Windows, meet our speakers, and see what we've got planned for April. Because you know what?
1:36.9	Better opportunities lead to better businesses. Go to excitingwindows.biz forward slash preview.
1:43.6	And I'll see you in just a little bit. It's like February
1:47.6	27th, right around the corner. Welcome to a well-designed business. My name is Luann Nigara, and I'm so glad you found this
2:06.0	podcast. Together with my husband Vince and our partner Bill, we have grown our company Windowworks
2:11.6	from the ground up, so I know and I understand the challenges you face in running your interior design business.
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