{"id":49252,"date":"2026-04-29T02:30:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T02:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isafespend.com\/?p=49252"},"modified":"2026-04-29T02:30:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T02:30:28","slug":"bobby-berks-success-rules-to-live-by","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isafespend.com\/?p=49252","title":{"rendered":"Bobby Berk&#8217;s Success Rules to Live By"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>This week on How Success Happens, I got to sit down with Emmy-winning designer and <em>Queer Eye<\/em> star Bobby Berk. Bobby is someone who is really, really, really good at making everything look stylish, comfortable, and beautiful. If you watch the video above, you\u2019ll see that it is not exactly my strong suit, but he made a strong case why I, and any fellow slobs out there, might want to clean up our acts.<\/p>\n<p>Bobby has built a seriously successful brand around his skills in front of and behind the camera: he has a new show, <em>Junk or Jackpot?<\/em>, he runs his own design firm, he wrote a bestselling book, and has a growing portfolio of boutique retreat properties, including the insanely gorgeous Casa Mallorca and Casa Tierra. In short: Bobby Berk works!<\/p>\n<p>We broke down his journey so you can redesign your own plan for success in <strong><strong><span style=\"color: red\">three, two, one!<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-listen-to-bobby-s-episode\"><strong>Listen to Bobby\u2019s Episode<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=EML7550542839\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe now: Apple | Spotify | YouTube<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-three-key-insights\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style=\"color: red\">Three<\/span> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>Key Insights<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-your-space-is-quietly-making-or-breaking-you\">1. Your Space Is Quietly Making or Breaking You<\/h2>\n<p>Bobby doesn\u2019t see design as \u201cthrow pillows and pretty paint\u201d\u2014he sees it as mental health infrastructure. \u201cI wrote a whole book about how good design is good for the mind,\u201d he says, explaining how light, color, and organization directly affect your mood, focus, and ability to function. He tells a great story about being five years old in Missouri, hating his all-red bedroom without knowing why, and using his birthday checks to buy blue curtains and bedding because \u201cblue made me feel better.\u201d His message to people who feel intimidated by design: it\u2019s not about making your place look like a magazine\u2014it\u2019s about creating a space that actually supports your life, scientifically and emotionally.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Takeaway:<\/strong> Treat your home or workspace like a tool for your mental health\u2014change one thing (light, color, or clutter) this week to make it easier to feel and work better.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-use-bad-jobs-as-your-best-business-school\">2. Use Bad Jobs as Your Best Business School<\/h2>\n<p>Bobby left home at 15, never finished high school, and bounced from telemarketing to Bed, Bath &amp; Beyond to a furniture company that routinely bounced paychecks. On payday, he says it became \u201ca race to the bank\u201d because if you didn\u2019t cash your check first, it would bounce. It happened so often that check-cashing places eventually banned the company\u2019s checks altogether. At Bed Bath &amp; Beyond, he was fired for using the company fax machine to send his resume to West Elm, a story he now laughs about but clearly used as fuel. Those awful experiences shaped how he leads: \u201cI learned that I would never treat my team like that,\u201d he says. In good financial times and during times of stress, he puts a premium on making sure his team feels safe and secure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Takeaway:<\/strong> Instead of just escaping bad employers, document what feels wrong and turn it into a personal rulebook for how you will treat your team and run your own business.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to the free\u00a0How Success Happens\u00a0Newsletter for weekly inspiration.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-say-yes-then-figure-it-out\">3. Say Yes, Then Figure It Out<\/h2>\n<p>When Bobby launched his design firm, his first big client asked if he could handle full ground-up home design\u2014construction documents, permits, the whole thing. \u201cI didn\u2019t know how to put together construction documents, but when they asked me if I could do it, I said, yes, of course I can do it. And I figured it out,\u201d he says. He\u2019s careful to add a caveat to that philosophy: \u201cIf you\u2019re in an interview to be a doctor and you\u2019re not a doctor, you should definitely say no.\u201d But for most entrepreneurial opportunities, especially early on when you lack a \u201cproper\u201d pedigree, he believes the key is to make people <em>want<\/em> to work with you by being kind, humble, and relentlessly resourceful.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Takeaway:<\/strong> When a stretch opportunity comes along that\u2019s safely learnable, say yes first\u2014and commit to figuring it out fast and delivering like a pro.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-two-free-resources-to-learn-more\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style=\"color: red\">Two<\/span> <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> Free Resources to Learn More<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You can follow Bobby\u2019s design, wellness, and retreat adventures\u2014along with his properties like Casa Tierra and Casa Mallorca\u2014on Instagram.<\/li>\n<li>Learn more about how your workspace\u2019s design affects your ability to collaborate effectively.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-one-question-to-ponder\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style=\"color: red\">One<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> Question to Ponder<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>If you redesigned just one part of your life\u2014your space, your schedule, or your work\u2014so it genuinely supported the person you <em>want<\/em> to become, what would you change first and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Email your answer to howsuccesshappens@entrepreneur.com, and I\u2019ll read some of my favorites on a future episode.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-about-how-success-happens\"><strong>About How Success Happens<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Each episode of How Success Happens shares the inspiring, entertaining, and unexpected journeys that influential leaders in business, the arts, and sports traveled on their way to becoming household names. It\u2019s a reminder that behind every big-time career, there is a person who persisted in the face of self-doubt, failure, and anything else that got thrown in their way.<\/p>\n<p>What part of Bobby\u2019s story do you want me to dig into more in future episodes\u2014his retreat properties, his hiring philosophy, or his \u201csay yes and figure it out\u201d approach?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>This week on How Success Happens, I got to sit down with Emmy-winning designer and <em>Queer Eye<\/em> star Bobby Berk. Bobby is someone who is really, really, really good at making everything look stylish, comfortable, and beautiful. 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