Archives for October 2016

Oct 31 2016

Embracing The Spirit of Halloween

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays! It’s so much fun and magical!

I find it interesting that on this one day we allow ourselves to let our guard down. To dress up, be bold and put ourselves out there. I know for me I love the part about dressing up – something other than my normal everyday jeans. I love to put the outfit together, change my makeup and do something different with my hair. I find it really fun to put on a crazy wig! One year I wore a long bright blue one with matching glittery blue glasses. Last year I wore a short blonde one and looked like my mom. 🙂 My favorite was when I dressed up as The Mad Hatter from Alice In Wonderland (Johnny Depp version) I get so into it!

I was thinking about this. Why can’t we allow ourselves to be this bold any day? We don’t need permission or an official holiday. Whatever it is that you’re wanting to do – go out and do it! Don’t worry about what other people think. Embrace that Halloween spirit throughout the entire year.

Be bold and EXPECT lots of amazing treats along the way as well. Treats can be in the form of opportunities, business, relationships or anything else you desire.

Live each day with that feeling of expecting great things to happen…to YOU – because they can if you let them.

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Oct 28 2016

The Importance of Personal Projects

Whether you’re starting or growing your own creative business, it’s important to make time for personal projects.

Why?

Because what tends to happen in your business is you start to create based on what your clients want and like. You need to earn money, you need to pay bills so you need paying clients. Of course the best case scenario is to have clients that love exactly what you want to create but that doesn’t always happen.

I’ll give you an example from my photography biz – I usually photograph kids and their families whether it’s portraits or their special events like Bat Mitzvahs. During these sessions, I know what the client is looking for so that’s what I photograph but I do also mix in about 20% of what I want to photograph.

When I want to create 100% for ME, push the boundaries, try out new techniques and grow as an artist , I turn to personal projects. This is where I come up with different scenarios and concepts, try out new editing techniques and just have fun with making mistakes. If something doesn’t work out, there’s no pressure. I just try something different next time. Personal projects give you freedom and room to grow artistically.

Aside from filling a creative need, as you grow, you then in turn have more to offer your clients. Put your work out there, and you may also get attention and unexpected new opportunities!

It doesn’t have to be perfect, the goal is to just have fun doing what you love to do without any expectations tied to it.

Yesterday I applied to what will be my 3rd round of the B&H Photo Portfolio Development Series. It’s purely for my own personal creativity – to experiment with photography the way I want to. If I get selected, at the end of this 6 month program, I have the potential to be included in a gallery show and have a book created of my work. Being in a program with other photographers and learning from one another helps us each to grow.

What is it that you’ve been wanting to try? It doesn’t have to be related to your business. You don’t need to make a huge time commitment, just get started and see where it leads.

I’d love to hear about a personal project you want to get started on. Tell me in the comments.

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Oct 19 2016

Podcast Interview: Life By Design

This week a podcast interview I did with Allison Hardy of the Life By Design podcast went live!

It was so much fun talking with her about creativity and being a mompreneur. If you want to listen, go to her site and it’s Episode #6

I was also flattered that she invited me into her private facebook group to do a facebook live broadcast for her community. I gave them tips on how to incorporate mindset work into their morning routine. Having the right mindset is so crucial for your life and business. I spend so much of my day doing this – not just in the morning. I find pockets of time to journal, listen to inspiring audios, or sneak in a few pages from a book I’m reading. I do it throughout the day to keep my mindset at a higher level.

Let me know if you check out the podcast!