Mindful Builder · Matthew Carland and Hamish White

From consultant to interior designer

July 27, 2025·43 min·4 clips
Shivani shares her non-negotiable morning ritual: a daily manifestation meditation to get crystal clear on desires before taking action.
Interior designer Shivani shares her journey from a 12-year consulting career in risk governance to launching her own design business, revealing how she overcame fears of failure and judgment through mindset work and manifestation practices. The conversation explores her early dreams of being a pilot, the practical steps of her career transition, and her philosophy on creating timeless, client-centered interior designs.

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A career pivot story that frames success as a mindset shift.

Shivani's move from a 12-year consulting career into interior design is the through line here, and the conversation stays close to the private hurdles behind it: fear of success, worry about what others would think, and a money mindset shaped by leaving a lucrative senior…

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For the moment you need to stop asking what people will think.

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