motivation monday: lessons from a coffeeshop
You can learn a lot when just by people watching in a coffee shop. I’ve been getting some work done in a coffee shop in Damariscotta, Maine while I’m here on vacation. For whatever reason, I can’t...
View Articlemotivation monday — say ‘no’ to doubt
A little while ago, I started really paying attention to which photographers out there seemed to find success with relative ease. (I say “seemed” because you never really know how things are going...
View Articlemotivation monday: keep going
I was taught a whole lot of things while I was in school … but I never had a class on endurance. Or a lecture on the value of stick-to-itiveness (which according to Merriam Webster dictionary is “the...
View Articlemotivation monday — hudson valley, NY child photographer
There is NO other person in the ENTIRE world that is like you. And that’s pretty much your greatest asset … not to mention your greatest competitive advantage when running a business! There’s NO ONE...
View Articlewater your grass — hudson valley, ny child photographer
The other day I was absolutely delighted to find about 10 of the books on my must-find mental list in a thrift store. Score! I walked out with a huge plastic bag stuffed full of inspirational...
View Articlemotivation monday: your goals affect you
“Your goals affect you. They affect the way you walk, talk, and dress.” – Jim Rohn It’s a brand new day. A brand new week. What goals have you set? “Everybody hopes things will get better. The future...
View Articlemotivation monday: is perfectionism ruining your photography business?
Before I became a freelance photographer, I had a few different jobs — from skate sharpener to hair dresser to technical writer to graphic artist to marketing writer to freelance writer to … well … a...
View ArticleMotivation Monday: Stop with the comparisons!
When I got started as a portrait photographer eight years ago, I quickly became obsessed with stalking periodically checking out the “competition” in the area. It seemed a wise thing to do. After all,...
View Articlemotivation monday: dear female photographer, let’s change our perspective
Dear Female Photographer, When it comes to your photography business, which one do you prefer … winning or failing? A win might be you signing a contract with the commercial client you’ve always...
View ArticleMotivation Monday: balance
It’s Tuesday … and I should be posting all-the-way-Tuesday inspiration. But I missed my Motivation Monday post yesterday and truth is, I need it! Not just because the wind chill is 0 this morning and...
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