• yesterday, I posted about finding the balance between chasing sales and practicing gratitude this week! I genuinely believe that wise spending is a great way to steward our resources as business owners, so if you’re like me and you’re hoping to snag a few Black Friday steals, here are some tips as you shop: + buy something you NEED. that sales page template you need to launch your course. that backup camera. fourteen million more memory cards (because you can never have too many🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼). all those little items you purchase throughout the year, see if you can stock up now at a reduced price. SCORE💸 + buy something to improve your CLIENT EXPERIENCE. this is something that will bring even bigger returns than what you spent on it. custom Christmas cards to send to all your clients? a photo editor so you can return galleries faster? a new sample album? these things will give you returns in dividends💰💰💰 + something you WANT. you don’t work hard on your business for nothing!😉 but as you do choose to splurge on yourself, I encourage you to consider spending your hard earned dollars on another small business. because you know that they’re doing the same silly happy dance behind their computer that you do every time you make a sale or book a new client. why not pay it forward?🎉 don’t forget - my black friday shopping guide for photographers and small business owners is coming soon! keep an eye out for all my favorite deals, and if you’re shopping for a gift for the photographer or business owner in your life, you won’t want to miss it!🔥
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    yesterday, I posted about finding the balance between chasing sales and practicing gratitude this week! I genuinely believe that wise spending is a great way to steward our resources as business owners, so if you’re like me and you’re hoping to snag a few Black Friday steals, here are some tips as you shop: + buy something you NEED. that sales page template you need to launch your course. that backup camera. fourteen million more memory cards (because you can never have too many🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼). all those little items you purchase throughout the year, see if you can stock up now at a reduced price. SCORE💸 + buy something to improve your CLIENT EXPERIENCE. this is something that will bring even bigger returns than what you spent on it. custom Christmas cards to send to all your clients? a photo editor so you can return galleries faster? a new sample album? these things will give you returns in dividends💰💰💰 + something you WANT. you don’t work hard on your business for nothing!😉 but as you do choose to splurge on yourself, I encourage you to consider spending your hard earned dollars on another small business. because you know that they’re doing the same silly happy dance behind their computer that you do every time you make a sale or book a new client. why not pay it forward?🎉 don’t forget - my black friday shopping guide for photographers and small business owners is coming soon! keep an eye out for all my favorite deals, and if you’re shopping for a gift for the photographer or business owner in your life, you won’t want to miss it!🔥
  • I was watching instagram stories yesterday and someone started their story by saying “happy black friday week!!”😂😂😂 I laughed, but it also made me a little sad. if you’re anything like me, your email inbox is already flooding with things to buy, sales to get before they’re gone, and deals to snag. then there’s the facebook ads, the instagram promotions, and the influencers sharing every single possible thing you could purchase this week because it’s “such a great deal!!!” but here’s the thing, loves. gratitude isn’t a one day only sale, it doesn’t ever expire, and its value outlives anything you can possibly purchase this week. now, I’m not saying that you shouldn’t hit up the sales and have fun Christmas shopping and make wise investments for your business, because I’ll be doing that too! but at the end of the day, this week is about thankfulness for what we have. and after a year like 2020, now more than ever, we have so much to be thankful for. like health. and family. and the chance to walk into a new year with hope. so snag all the good deals and celebrate “black friday week” if it makes you happy. but also slow down and relish in all you have to celebrate. I’m thankful for YOU. and I’m grateful I get to celebrate and shop and give thanks this week with you too🤍🤍
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    I was watching instagram stories yesterday and someone started their story by saying “happy black friday week!!”😂😂😂 I laughed, but it also made me a little sad. if you’re anything like me, your email inbox is already flooding with things to buy, sales to get before they’re gone, and deals to snag. then there’s the facebook ads, the instagram promotions, and the influencers sharing every single possible thing you could purchase this week because it’s “such a great deal!!!” but here’s the thing, loves. gratitude isn’t a one day only sale, it doesn’t ever expire, and its value outlives anything you can possibly purchase this week. now, I’m not saying that you shouldn’t hit up the sales and have fun Christmas shopping and make wise investments for your business, because I’ll be doing that too! but at the end of the day, this week is about thankfulness for what we have. and after a year like 2020, now more than ever, we have so much to be thankful for. like health. and family. and the chance to walk into a new year with hope. so snag all the good deals and celebrate “black friday week” if it makes you happy. but also slow down and relish in all you have to celebrate. I’m thankful for YOU. and I’m grateful I get to celebrate and shop and give thanks this week with you too🤍🤍
  • “flowers need time to bloom” ...and so do you.🤍 so be patient with your process. resist the urge to rush, to compare, to take a shortcut, and lean into the discomfort of growing pains. for a year now, I’ve had a sign hanging in my home that says “good things take time.” it’s hard to remember that in the day to day. I LOVE overnight success stories, don’t you? but life doesn’t work like that. successful businesses aren’t built in a day, weight loss transformations don’t miraculously happen after one workout, seeds don’t sprout after a few minutes in the sun, and growth just simply takes time. but in time, flowers always bloom. and so will you.💐
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    “flowers need time to bloom” ...and so do you.🤍 so be patient with your process. resist the urge to rush, to compare, to take a shortcut, and lean into the discomfort of growing pains. for a year now, I’ve had a sign hanging in my home that says “good things take time.” it’s hard to remember that in the day to day. I LOVE overnight success stories, don’t you? but life doesn’t work like that. successful businesses aren’t built in a day, weight loss transformations don’t miraculously happen after one workout, seeds don’t sprout after a few minutes in the sun, and growth just simply takes time. but in time, flowers always bloom. and so will you.💐
  • it’s a braaaaaand new week, it’s a Monday, and typically I hit the ground RUNNING on Monday mornings🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️ but not today. today I’m taking Monday slow. my body is exhausted. since July 1st, I’ve only had two weekends off of shooting. t w o. two weekends off in twenty weeks.🗓 and I am SO grateful to be busy in a season that a lot of creative business owners’ futures are uncertain. I am forever grateful that I’ve gotten to enter into so many beautiful moments and to celebrate so many special wedding days. but it’s also okay to sometimes be tired. this weekend marked the end of my wedding season, the end of Christmas minis, and the beginning of a sprint to the finish to get galleries edited and finished by Christmas. and in any other season, I probably wouldn’t have admitted that I’m tired today, or that I’m giving myself grace on a Monday. sometimes I feel like my identity is synonymous with being busy and kicking butt on Mondays and always hustling to make this small biz dream a reality. but that wouldn’t be fair to YOU. because I know some of y’all are also ending a twenty week long sprint. you also feel weary on this Monday morning. you don’t feel like kicking butt because you feel like you’ve already had your butt kicked🙈 but, sweet friend, that’s okay. there’s grace for me and grace for you. and if you find yourself needing to lean into slowness and rest on this Monday and it feels uncomfortable, I’m with you. I’m so proud of you for choosing stillness, and we are in this together. do what you can, and do the rest tomorrow🤍 happy Monday, loves🌿
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    it’s a braaaaaand new week, it’s a Monday, and typically I hit the ground RUNNING on Monday mornings🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️ but not today. today I’m taking Monday slow. my body is exhausted. since July 1st, I’ve only had two weekends off of shooting. t w o. two weekends off in twenty weeks.🗓 and I am SO grateful to be busy in a season that a lot of creative business owners’ futures are uncertain. I am forever grateful that I’ve gotten to enter into so many beautiful moments and to celebrate so many special wedding days. but it’s also okay to sometimes be tired. this weekend marked the end of my wedding season, the end of Christmas minis, and the beginning of a sprint to the finish to get galleries edited and finished by Christmas. and in any other season, I probably wouldn’t have admitted that I’m tired today, or that I’m giving myself grace on a Monday. sometimes I feel like my identity is synonymous with being busy and kicking butt on Mondays and always hustling to make this small biz dream a reality. but that wouldn’t be fair to YOU. because I know some of y’all are also ending a twenty week long sprint. you also feel weary on this Monday morning. you don’t feel like kicking butt because you feel like you’ve already had your butt kicked🙈 but, sweet friend, that’s okay. there’s grace for me and grace for you. and if you find yourself needing to lean into slowness and rest on this Monday and it feels uncomfortable, I’m with you. I’m so proud of you for choosing stillness, and we are in this together. do what you can, and do the rest tomorrow🤍 happy Monday, loves🌿