13 stories on the path to success
The Spaces Inside and Around Us
By Monica Malakwen
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Monica Malakwen is an Interior Design Expert and Director at Indulgence Designs Limited, an interior design company creating productive working environments. She leads a community called the Indulgence Blueprint where she offers free interior designs lessons to thousands of awesome people to help them become experts in their own spaces. When not creating design space masterpieces she is a homemaker with hobbies ranging from cooking, baking, gardening, and sewing. Monica is married and blessed with two wonderful children.
Contact AuthorI AM NOT SURE EXACTLY how many people get to live their passion and get paid for it, but I have come to love the creative canvas of interior design. For me it is not just about artwork, color, texture, and lines, or finding the perfect piece of furniture for a room. We leave a mark on the spaces we inhabit, and I believe a room can create a mood, a memory, a movement.
Whenever I have a new assignment or step into a room I think of endless possibilities and I am prompted by one of my favorite quotes by Albert Einstein: Creativity is Intelligence having fun. It reminds me of the enchantment we can create with a living space, but many of the same principles apply to life and the rooms that we inhabit at different times during our lives. As we navigate the path we may lodge in the chamber of challenge or the portal of possibility. Hopefully we spend a lot of time on the veranda of vision watching the horizon of new opportunities or celebrating the rainbows of recovery and renewal. I am always keen to know who will share in the space, what energy do they bring? How much time is spent there? Is it about comfort or is it a space of hard graft and focus?
The world of interior design and how our choices and surroundings reflect our inner world have been a fascination for most of my adult life. For example. how some people can live in cold, clinical settings while in the house next door it’s all frills and florals. The colors and amount of furniture, clutter, or accessories all say something about us.
The value of our spaces, the quality of our spaces determining the quality of our life has proved true for me every time. Inside and out, you are only as good as your last gig. First impressions don’t build relationships and they won’t pay the bills. Your success depends on how you make people feel and how you create the spaces in which they can be their best. Embrace and share your gift, work until it feels right, and build relationships of value. It is where head-to-toe authenticity meets floor-to-ceiling excellence.
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Do you feel you are in a place where you’re starting to grow and can purposefully make a contribution in this field? One of the things you need to do is to read the spaces inside and around us. Where you will learn simplified interior design business lessons that help thousands become successful interior designers.
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Christine Apale teaches practical financial methods for women to step into a new life, trading the average for the abundant and embracing all life can offer. For anyone stuck in the corporate trenches or who have lost their livelihood looking for a way out, for enterprise and financial stability or looking to raise their business profile, Christine’s expertise and expertise prove invaluable.
Christine Mweteeli invites you to take a breath at the intersection and rediscover what truly sets your heart on fire. Overcoming adversity and challenging her As Is to step into her New Now, she has seen decades of little parts culminate into the greatest success through victory of vision, and she is continually changing lives through her work.
Gladyce Musyoki’s Essential Procurement expertise unpacks the concept of value and the critical steps organisations can follow to optimise processes and translate resource strategy into accountable results.
Joan Mbesya’s fascinating journey confidently transports young African women into the future through robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and finding ways to create socio-economic growth one click at a time.
Joyce Owaga’s phenomenal work in Nursing Science takes us on a journey from trauma to triumph, from loss to a life of Caregiving. Bravely crossing geographical boundaries and the delicate line between broken and break-back, she teaches us to turn our calling into life-saving contribution
Loy Kwagala takes presence to the max with her Absolute Success Image programme that proves true Image is not limited to the trappings of the exterior. Real impact starts from the inside out, and self-mastery and value positions your brand top of mind in a competitive world.
Lucy Macridis’s passion for sales, marketing, customer service and hospitality in local and international enterprises eclipsed her initial doubts and lack of confidence. Her experience bears testimony that life is more about where you’re going and that stepping out of your own way helps you move forward and upward, smashing glass ceilings, living and prospering in some of the grandest places on earth. You, too, can move from invisible to invincible achieving business success irrespective of limiting beliefs or obstacles.
Lucy Njine teaches us how to rise above a childhood many possibly wouldn’t survive and proceeded to live in love, forgiveness, enjoying spiritual and financial abundance. She proves that your start doesn’t define the end, and that the power of choice even in adversity becomes a game changer.
Pauline Mbugua proves that the greatest successes start with the greatest dreams, and demonstrates practically how to transmute vision into results. Effective leaders facilitate the space between imagination and action, and communities and organisations are transforming through this.
Roseanne Katunge survived the ultimate personal loss to create a safe haven where the bereaved can speak freely about grief in an accommodating and supportive environment. Her work brings hope and practical ways in which people can regroup and rebuild lives and businesses after loss.
Ruth Emanikor uses the law and ground-breaking experiences to advocate for the many children and women whose rights are violated and shows in practical ways how to resolve challenges in amicable and strategic ways. Our continent needs these solutions to bring empowerment and true transformation.
Theresia Mutetei through coaching and mentoring expertise reminds us that every action is a reflection of our leadership essence. It’s an inside job beyond hierarchy or title, with the power to positively shift personal and organisational outcomes.
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