"The only way to change the world is to change yourself." - Sarah Susanka

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Sarah Susanka began her career in #residentialarchitecture when she co-founded Mulfinger, Susanka, Mahady & Partners in 1983. Though Susanka is no longer with the firm as she pursues her book series, it continues to practice today as SALA Architects. Susanka has taken her experiences as a residential architect as basis for her “Not So Big” philosophies, which now includes nine best-selling books and numerous speaking engagements.

Her first book, “The Not So Big House” focuses on “quality, not quantity” of space. She discusses how best to divide large spaces to make them more livable, opening spaces visually by adding windows, and ensuring that the scale of the space is related to the activities it will support. Susanka calls this process “rightsizing”. Though her intent is not to make her readers feel they need to “be squeezed into little shoeboxes,” she is credited with being a huge influence in the tiny house movement because of her ability to eliminate wasted space in today’s homes.

From “The Not So Big House” has come a variety of sequels, including the “Not So Big Solutions for your Home,” “Not So Big Remodeling,” “Outside the Not So Big House,” and “The Not So Big Life.” In “The Not So Big Life,” Susanka relates her concepts of how to design “Not So Big” into ways to live more intentionally. She discusses how she went about making changes in her own life, such as scheduling time for her writing amidst her busy schedule, as a way to accomplish your personal goals as well as professional goals. Through her book series and motivational speeches, Susanka has influenced many people to make small changes in their daily lives that ultimately make a big difference.

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