November ‘09 Issue

News will follow about the next class and a new teleseminar. But first…

My hubby, Chips, and I just returned from a glorious mountain vacation in Ashville, N.C.  Instead of a hotel stay, we opted for a quaint hillside cottage off the beaten path. First let me say, it’s a bit of a risk when you take a destination-oriented obsessive/compulsive man down a winding country road… read more in the article below titled From My Heart.

I must tell you the sad, but true, news… that I am recovering from a computer crash. In a flash, my life was gone .Ugh!! Yes, I had a back-up in place. Long story. Don’t ask.

All was eventually recovered but I am struggling to get all my contacts back into the right groups. So if you received this newsletter by mistake, please forgive. This right-brained girl is slogging through a left-brained task with all the speed of a blonde ADHD (whoops, I mean ASID) decorator.

I must confess, I could not have survived this crash without the services of Martin Schramm, my mission-impossible, knight in shining cyber-space, who rescued me from certain doom and despair. His contact info is in my resource area.

On to staging/redesign news…

ANNOUNCEMENTS:1. New Staging Teleseminar- Monday, 23rd @ 8:00PM, EST. E-mail becky@beckyharmon.com to register. Limited space available. More details next week.

The October class experienced 2 amazing redesigns and I’m still hearing rave reviews from the homeowners three weeks later. You’d never guess how unhappy this one couple was with their house before our visit. They complained about space issues as we arrived. “These rooms don’t work for us. They’re too small.” This couple had been planning to either remodel or move. After a few hours of Transformations magic, we heard things like, “This is amazing. I can’t believe this is our house.” They are telling all their friends and planning a party.

The next house proved to be great fun to transform. The homeowner’s husband is a contractor and they would like to use this 50 year-old remodeled beach house as a model for the business. She was shocked and thrilled when she came down the stairs for the big “reveal.” We all experienced a surreal, fairy godmother moment. Tears and laughter followed. What a wonderful way to make a living!

Before

After

Here is the testimonial I just received from her:

The redesign was amazing!  I didn’t know my house could look this great.  What’s more amazing is the fact that I already owned all the “things” you used, but when you put it all together, it had so much more STYLE!I can’t thank you enough. It feels “finished” for the first time in 9 years! What more can I say?  I LOVE IT! 

FROM MY HEART First let me say, it’s a bit of a risk to take a destination-oriented, obsessive/compulsive man on a winding country road. A slow-moving cow can ruin your whole day.  

 As it turned out, everything about our trip - especially the cottage - was way beyond our expectations. In the class, I recently started teaching the “extra-mile” principle. In a nutshell, it means that after doing the best possible job for your clients, you find a way to take it over the top and do even more…go the extra mile.  

The cottage owner had many extras waiting for us. Pumpkin bread from a nearby bakery sat beside an assortment of restaurant menus and sightseeing brochures. When I inspected a sheer fabric gift bag filled with chocolates, I found a surprise… a real amethyst stone. The creek that runs through the property is called Amethyst Creek. How creative! How over the top!   

The extra-mile principle should apply to everything you do in your private and public life. Find a way to add something more and create a lifestyle of excellence.  

Happy Staging,

Becky

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