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Make Life Beautiful Extended Edition
UPDATED & EXPANDED EDITION of the NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, including Make Life Beautiful is the autobiography from Syd and Shea McGee, which offers fans a new and intimate look into how they built their business. Want to live the best version of your life? Read this book and learn how Syd and Shea prioritized their values, defined their goals, and put their dreams into action--going from flat broke to design superstars--all while following their motto to “make life beautiful.” Most importantly, discover how you can do the same! For the one million-plus followers who turn to Syd and Shea McGee for advice on building a beautiful home and life, Make Life Beautiful is a behind-the-scenes look into how the couple transformed Shea’s small room of fabric samples and big dream of becoming a designer into one of the most successful and fastest-growing interior design businesses in the country. Both longtime and new fans will not only gain insight into how the McGees built such a successful company but also be inspired to build an authentic life by applying design principles such as This is an essential book for
256 pages, Hardcover
Published March 15, 2022
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August 1, 2022
This isn’t a book about interior design, the authors don’t focus on their process or linger too long on their finished products (although there’s plenty of tidbits to learn from). No, this is a book by an interior designer and her business partner (and husband) about what it takes to create and run a multi-million dollar business and I couldn’t love it more.
It’s an honest, no holds barred account of the wins, the fails, the struggles, the mindset, and the grit needed to build a business and it was exactly what I wanted to read about.
You still get plenty of interior design advice from Shea, doubling as life advice and sprinkled throughout the book like scented candles in a wannabe designers home. And the jokes that Syd is known for because, of course. And I am here for that.
But where the book really excels, compared to the Netflix show (and I LOVE the Netflix show), is in allowing Syd’s contributions to the business to really shine through. I finally understand what goes into Syd’s role, what CEO means when you’re across two businesses, and just how much work he puts in to make everything come together and not just keep going, but grow.
Thank you for such an honest peek into how you did it, what you gave up to do it, and why you keep doing it. I’m off to restyle my bookshelves and implement what I’ve learned.
It’s an honest, no holds barred account of the wins, the fails, the struggles, the mindset, and the grit needed to build a business and it was exactly what I wanted to read about.
You still get plenty of interior design advice from Shea, doubling as life advice and sprinkled throughout the book like scented candles in a wannabe designers home. And the jokes that Syd is known for because, of course. And I am here for that.
But where the book really excels, compared to the Netflix show (and I LOVE the Netflix show), is in allowing Syd’s contributions to the business to really shine through. I finally understand what goes into Syd’s role, what CEO means when you’re across two businesses, and just how much work he puts in to make everything come together and not just keep going, but grow.
Thank you for such an honest peek into how you did it, what you gave up to do it, and why you keep doing it. I’m off to restyle my bookshelves and implement what I’ve learned.
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