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Stagers Are Starters
Originally published December 26, 2020. Updated for Spring Training 2022 Sports professionals know the importance of starting strong. They know it’s easier to establish, and maintain their momentum than it…
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Everyone Starts Somewhere
When you work for yourself, your brain can be one big echo chamber. Keeping up with the day-to-day while trying to anticipate what’s down the pike leaves little time for introspection.
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Should We Stay, or Should We Go?
Originally published July 7, 2010; updated June 15, 2022 Should we stay, or should we go? 80’s British rockers The Clash (earworm alert!) gave that question a backbeat, but here…
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PUZZLED About Decorating or Redesign?
Decorating or redesign in your future? Maybe a new space, or just want a new look, but you’re hitting a wall. The design shows, social media, et al make it…
Read MorePerpetual Trade Deficits and COVID: Or, Why You Can’t Find Yellow Pillows Anywhere
Regular readers know TRH deals with logistics and financial matters every day. But always local and ultra-micro. Perpetual trade deficit and implications from COVID are global and complicated issues. This…
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Consults for a Cause September 2021: Drug Crisis in Our Backyard
Addiction has a ripple effect. Beyond those using, it touches those who love them, depend on them, live or work with them. Two things are a certainty: It doesn’t discriminate,…
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What to Expect From Pre-Listing Consults
Working with a home staging professional might seem foreign or frivolous, especially if you’re a DIY-er at heart. But good news, no-strings-attached, pre-listing consults has been a business model that’s…
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Consults for a Cause August 2021: IFCA
Bettering lives by bettering spaces is as close to my heart as my hometown of Ossining. IFCA being August’s Consults for a Cause designated charity was an easy choice. The…
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Then and Now: Design Trends We Can All Get Behind
Design fads and design trends may sound mysterious and arbitrary but are rooted in realities. Both signal our innate desire for change, for something new, and both reflect some element…
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Why Bother Staging in a Hot Market?
“There were ____ showings!” “They got ___ offers” “Buyer waived the ____ contingency” “Contracts were signed in ____ days!” “It went for ____ over ask” Fill in the blanks any…
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Consults for a Cause: April 2021 ArtsWestchester Artist Relief Fund
If you live in Westchester County, chances are you know ArtsWestchester. You may not know that much about them, but ever been to any of Westchester’s 116 art galleries? Maybe…
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Consults for a Cause March 2021: Family Services of Westchester
Widespread vaccinations are helping us gingerly venture out into the world again, but many in the social services sector know the hard work that lies ahead. Consults for a Cause…
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