Tough Love Ahead: that’s not how any of this works
I’m sitting in my bathrobe. I’m on my third cup of coffee. Most of it has made it to my mouth, but the first sip of the second cup found its way to my bathrobe. […]
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Powdered Milk Nonsense
When I was a little girl, I lived in Incirlik AFB, Turkey. We lived for a year off base on the third floor of a very large apartment building. My parents spoke no Turkish and […]
Do the Hustle
“It was constant hustle for me the first three years (in business) full time.” I read this quote from a photographer-turned-business coach. It was advice in a Facebook group. I’m not certain the question that […]
First Item on the How to be Successful List: Throw away the list
I have a messy desk. At any given time, there is bound to be at least two partially filled cups of cold coffee, snack wrappers, a spoon that once held a big mound of peanut […]
Boycotts, Dawn Detergent, and the Devil
I’m not a boycotter of anything. I never have been. I’ve never walked with a picket sign or yelled into a megaphone. (Unless you count my cheerleading days, during which I did yell quite a […]
Tough Love Business Advice
If I read about one more workshop or program or seminar about “How to Succeed in Business,” my eyes are going to start bleeding. People, it’s simple. Really simple. I’ve got it for you in […]
A Photgraphyversary
Today is my Photographyversary. I started in this industry when I was 19, which means in dog years, I should be dead. And in that time, I’ve seen a ton of changes. Some great, some […]
Pumpkins Not Pictured
I was going to arrange on a large sheet of white paper the pumpkins I just bought. And then set a china cup that says “AWWtumn” in the middle of them, but first fill the […]
Glitterbomb of Tough Love Truth
Weight-loss shakes, essential oils, leggings, nail designs, make-up, skin care…all wonderful things to use and sell. Just (and here’s the tough love part) NOT on your PHOTOGRAPHY business page. Your photography business page should be […]
But, EVERYONE is Doing It.
Let me get one thing straight: I don’t like exercise. I know there are people who love it. They live for it. They get off on it. I am not one those people; never have […]