Every creative business, including interior design, only has eight stages and four transitions, which are particularly important in your case: potential client to actual client idea to design design to production and production to reveal. Clients tend to overstep boundaries-such as by texting after-hours-when they feel lost in their process. The bigger issue, however, is that there seems to be a problem with your process. It’s better to protect the sanctity of your personal space than to put your business at risk. It might sound draconian, but if you are feeling invaded, odds are that you will start resenting your client and jeopardizing your ability to do great work for them. You can take it one step further by implementing an extra expense if a client asks for “out-of-boundary” communication. The easiest answer is to set specific boundaries and let clients know when you will be available and when you will not-whether you communicate via cell, email, snail mail or homing pigeon. I know this is how millennials communicate. If I don’t respond, I sometimes get another text asking if I got their message. I am finding the majority of my clients don’t call my office, but always call or text my cell. They might be trying to schedule an appointment, sending pictures of furnishings/fixtures they found online or out shopping and asking for input, etc.
#electwestheimer #TheFlaBar #thefloridabar am seeking advice on how to deal with text messages from clients after office hours or on weekends. I strongly encourage you to join me in supporting my great friend, Scott Westheimer as the next President of The Florida Bar." For over 20 years Scott has given his time and talents to serve the lawyers of this state and is the only candidate to lead our Bar through this very unique time in history. This effort is helping create more diversity in the Sarasota Legal community. Scott has demonstrated his commitment to diversity by championing the Sarasota County Bar's Pipeline Project and its partnership with Booker High School’s Law Academy. As co-founders of Sarasota County Bar Association’s Diversity Committee (now known as the Council on Diversity and Inclusion), Scott and I fought for diversity and inclusion when it wasn’t popular (more than 15 years ago). I have had the pleasure of working with Scott as a board member of the Sarasota County Bar Association and during my two terms as the first African-American President of the Sarasota County Bar Association.
Scott is honest, an accomplished lawyer, dedicated, hard-working, the epitome of professionalism and committed to making the practice of law better in all ways for lawyers in this state. Scott’s work ethic, dependability and dedication to the practice of law has always been second to none. Scott and I met in law school over 25 years ago. "I am proud to endorse Scott for President of The Florida Bar. Thank you Keith for your friendship and endorsement. Keith is a Past-President of the SARASOTA COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION INC and was a co-founder with me (and chair) of the SCBA Council for Diversity and Inclusion. The endorsement today is from my good friend of over 25 years, father to my niece and nephew, the officiant at my wedding, and Ayla and Arie's uncle - E.