• Want to hit your goals this month? [Or even just SET some LOL] Then read this! I challenge you to do the same daily routine that I do to set my goals. It takes 5-10 minutes out of your day, and there is literal science behind it. Every morning: - Give yourself time when you wake up. Yes, that means setting your alarm to give yourself more than 10 minutes to get ready for the day. - Write out your daily goals. This can be for both personal and work. Want to get to the gym? Write it down. Want to secure a booking? Write it down! - Write out your long term goals. Want to hit 6-figures this year? Want to pivot or niche down? Write it all down!! - Here's the important part: Visualize yourself achieving your goals. How would you feel if you booked that new client today? How would your life change if you hit 6-figures? Write down any thoughts/feelings you have, and *especially* pay attention to any ideas that come up for how to get you closer to your goals. When you write down your goals, you are 1.2-1.4x likely to achieve them. It also helps you stay on track if you are multi-passionate and have a million things going on. But you can’t just write them down once! Daily visualization will help you to focus and will get you there faster. Drop a comment if you are ready to commit to showing up for yourself every day! (Photo by @kmmsphotos)
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    Want to hit your goals this month? [Or even just SET some LOL] Then read this! I challenge you to do the same daily routine that I do to set my goals. It takes 5-10 minutes out of your day, and there is literal science behind it. Every morning: - Give yourself time when you wake up. Yes, that means setting your alarm to give yourself more than 10 minutes to get ready for the day. - Write out your daily goals. This can be for both personal and work. Want to get to the gym? Write it down. Want to secure a booking? Write it down! - Write out your long term goals. Want to hit 6-figures this year? Want to pivot or niche down? Write it all down!! - Here's the important part: Visualize yourself achieving your goals. How would you feel if you booked that new client today? How would your life change if you hit 6-figures? Write down any thoughts/feelings you have, and *especially* pay attention to any ideas that come up for how to get you closer to your goals. When you write down your goals, you are 1.2-1.4x likely to achieve them. It also helps you stay on track if you are multi-passionate and have a million things going on. But you can’t just write them down once! Daily visualization will help you to focus and will get you there faster. Drop a comment if you are ready to commit to showing up for yourself every day! (Photo by @kmmsphotos)
  • Back to traveling for shoots - now that's the kind of normalcy I am stoked to have back! My mainland trips and travel hops are almost mapped out for the year for weddings and for fun. I'm so so so happy to have this part of my life and my business back! If you want me for 2021, you gotta inquire soon because I am this * * close to closing up my books for the year! I don't say that as a marketing tactic! I have a limit on the amount of bookings I take to best serve my current clients. If you want me there for your adventure, click the link in my bio!
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    Back to traveling for shoots - now that's the kind of normalcy I am stoked to have back! My mainland trips and travel hops are almost mapped out for the year for weddings and for fun. I'm so so so happy to have this part of my life and my business back! If you want me for 2021, you gotta inquire soon because I am this * * close to closing up my books for the year! I don't say that as a marketing tactic! I have a limit on the amount of bookings I take to best serve my current clients. If you want me there for your adventure, click the link in my bio!
  • I moved to Hawaii with what I could fit in a duffle bag. Def not this Saint Laurent 😂 I turned the hall closet into my closet. I bought plastic bins from Walmart for my clothes, and used a shower rod to hang the rest. My bedroom was the futon in the living room. These were the “slingin’ $100 photoshoots on Craigslist” days. Even though it was fun and part of the journey, a lot of it came from a poor mindset of doing “just enough” to get by in every aspect of my life. My 21-year-old car barely worked. I wasted my energy on shitty relationships. I constantly put myself down. I held myself back from my own potential. And unfortunately not taking care of myself meant that I wasn't taking care of my clients, hence the way too cheap $100 price tag for my shoots. I obviously hit a wall. I decided “good enough” would never be enough again. I wanted more. I shifted my mindset. I took care of myself to better take care of others. I allowed myself to dream BIG. I deserved it (YOU deserve it too!) I started making small upgrades to my personal life and my business. That turned those $100 photoshoots into $100,000+ years. That girl who moved here would have never have dreamed of popping into luxury row, let alone making purchases there. The message here is NOT that you need shiny things to be happy. My point is that when you take care of yourself first and make the important things a priority, good things will flow your way. Do you struggle with getting out of a negative mindset? DM me and let's chat! (pic by my boujee bestie @meganbloweyphotography)
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    I moved to Hawaii with what I could fit in a duffle bag. Def not this Saint Laurent 😂 I turned the hall closet into my closet. I bought plastic bins from Walmart for my clothes, and used a shower rod to hang the rest. My "bedroom" was the futon in the living room. These were the “slingin’ $100 photoshoots on Craigslist” days. Even though it was fun and part of the journey, a lot of it came from a poor mindset of doing “just enough” to get by in every aspect of my life. My 21-year-old car barely worked. I wasted my energy on shitty relationships. I constantly put myself down. I held myself back from my own potential. And unfortunately not taking care of myself meant that I wasn't taking care of my clients, hence the way too cheap $100 price tag for my shoots. I obviously hit a wall. I decided “good enough” would never be enough again. I wanted more. I shifted my mindset. I took care of myself to better take care of others. I allowed myself to dream BIG. I deserved it (YOU deserve it too!) I started making small upgrades to my personal life and my business. That turned those $100 photoshoots into $100,000+ years. That girl who moved here would have never have dreamed of popping into luxury row, let alone making purchases there. The message here is NOT that you need shiny things to be happy. My point is that when you take care of yourself first and make the important things a priority, good things will flow your way. Do you struggle with getting out of a negative mindset? DM me and let's chat! (pic by my boujee bestie @meganbloweyphotography)
  • Wondering what a modern elopement is? (Hint: It's not running away to get married in secret) A modern elopement simply means throwing out the traditional to create a day just for the two of you. It means focusing on what YOU want to do, and not trying to please everyone else. It doesn't mean other people can't be included. Some couples choose to bring along their parents, siblings, or even a couple of best friends. This gives you more room to plan a day that is *true to you* and that celebrates your love. Whether that means exchanging vows on the beach, or hiking up to celebrate with some epic views. And hey, if you wanna have an old-fashioned elopement and surprise your friends and family with the photos, I'm totally here for that too!
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    Wondering what a modern elopement is? (Hint: It's not running away to get married in secret) A modern elopement simply means throwing out the traditional to create a day just for the two of you. It means focusing on what YOU want to do, and not trying to please everyone else. It doesn't mean other people can't be included. Some couples choose to bring along their parents, siblings, or even a couple of best friends. This gives you more room to plan a day that is *true to you* and that celebrates your love. Whether that means exchanging vows on the beach, or hiking up to celebrate with some epic views. And hey, if you wanna have an "old-fashioned" elopement and surprise your friends and family with the photos, I'm totally here for that too!
  • Things that you are NOT: The number in your bank account. The dates filled on your calendar. The number next to your IG name. The number below each photo. Less of a success because you are behind (spoiler: You are right where you are meant to be!) Things that you ARE: Perfect the way that you are. PURE freakin' MAGIC. A badass who continues to show up and do their best. Capable of chasing your dreams. DESERVING of the chance to chase them. Loved. ❤️❤️ (photo by my girl @kmmsphotos)
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    Things that you are NOT: The number in your bank account. The dates filled on your calendar. The number next to your IG name. The number below each photo. Less of a success because you are "behind" (spoiler: You are right where you are meant to be!) Things that you ARE: Perfect the way that you are. PURE freakin' MAGIC. A badass who continues to show up and do their best. Capable of chasing your dreams. DESERVING of the chance to chase them. Loved. ❤️❤️ (photo by my girl @kmmsphotos)
  • I have so many clients opting for: 2 separate days of adventure, or a longer elopement session for an outfit change and I'm like IN LOVE with it. For starters, your elopement day is YOUR day. There is absolutely no right or wrong way to go about it. Wanna wear a second outfit for more photos like Binh and James did here? I'm here for it!! Want to schedule two separate days of adventure so you can take advantage of the sunrise & sunset lighting (I've got a blog coming out about this later this week!!) at multiple locations?? I'M IN. Whatever you're dreaming of is possible. That is the beauty of elopements, and why I love them so much!! Are you more beach, mountains, or need a little of everything??
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    I have so many clients opting for: 2 separate days of adventure, or a longer elopement session for an outfit change and I'm like IN LOVE with it. For starters, your elopement day is YOUR day. There is absolutely no right or wrong way to go about it. Wanna wear a second outfit for more photos like Binh and James did here? I'm here for it!! Want to schedule two separate days of adventure so you can take advantage of the sunrise & sunset lighting (I've got a blog coming out about this later this week!!) at multiple locations?? I'M IN. Whatever you're dreaming of is possible. That is the beauty of elopements, and why I love them so much!! Are you more beach, mountains, or need a little of everything??