11 Emotional Stages of Starting Your Own Business

Euphoria

This idea is gonna change everything – the best thing since Netflix! Wide-Eyed Optimism

My team is so awesome, the office is so awesome. Screw hierarchy! Screw depressing office furniture! Everything we do craps rainbows and butterflies! That First Dollar

Cha-ching! I’m treating tonight because we’re makin’ it rain. Reality Check

Okay, I’m juggling quite a lot, but it’ll be fine. Just need to stay motivated. Obsession and Exhaustion

Why can’t I think about anything else? What is sleep?! Dwindling Optimism

Why doesn’t anyone like my idea? Please give me money – would rather die than go back to that cubicle!” Irrevocable Depletion of Optimism

WHY DID I GET MYSELF INTO THIS?! WHY DOES EVERYTHING I TOUCH DIE?! WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY CUBICLE ANYWAY?! Burnout

No. Can’t. Ray of Hope

This person wants to give me money? Hey, I must be doing something right! Let Me Be Smug

I knew this idea was going to work all along. It’s going to change everything. All Worth It

And repeat.

Garage Blog Data-Driven Design: Marketing In the Brave New World [Mandy's In-House Notes]

Welcome back to Mandy's In-House Notes, a twice-monthly column touching on all things brand-building, entrepreneurship and female-empowerment related, from the mind of Mandy Pao.

This week, we're talking about the power of using the right data to inform your design process.

^{Author: Mandy Pao, Founder and Creative Director, Eloquence International}

^{Cover image: Jezael Melgoza via Unsplash}

Garage Blog 4 Steps for Unlocking Career Fulfillment

True career fulfillment can be puzzling—yet not impossible to find. What many people don’t realize is that it’s a process that takes work and patience.

Most importantly, we need to search for it. If you’re lucky, you’ll find not just a job or career but a mission.

^{Cover image source: Liz and Mollie}

^{Author: Pin Cher, Career & Clarity Coach}

Garage Blog How to Spot Greenwashing

“Going green” sells, sometimes at the expense of real progress. Here are a few ways you can avoid being misled as conscious consumers.

^{Author: Ching Lam Ip, Programme & Marketing Lead, Garage Society}

^{Cover image source: Quentin Lagache on Unsplash}