097 - Erasing the Board: Creating a Future Vision For Your Business with Gregory and Lesa Daniel

<p dir="ltr">How often do we get in our own way? </p> <p dir="ltr">It happens all the time, especially as a photographer. </p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">We look for inspiration from other photographers (a little too much)</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">We make changes based on trends instead of our gut (“What’s everyone else doing?”)</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">We get stuck in a rut because we don’t slow down long enough to be intentional about our work and how we are doing or delivering it to our clients</p> </li> </ul> <p dir="ltr">We do all of this when what we really need to do is erase the board.</p> <p dir="ltr">Erasing the board is a concept from the brilliant minds of Gregory and Lesa Daniels who have had a thriving, successful photography business for many years. Through the years, there have been many iterations of their business and each time they’ve needed to pivot and make a change - they “erase the board;” starting over, if you will from a place of “what if?”.</p> <p dir="ltr">They’re currently entering a new phase of their lives (hello grandkids!) but they still love what they do. So they have a decision to make, keep working the same way they always have, or reimagine their schedule and their lives to incorporate what is most important to them both at work and in their personal lives. </p> <p dir="ltr">If you are a portrait photographer trying to figure out how to keep paying the bills with your work, while maintaining some personal freedom, this conversation is exactly what you need.</p> <p dir="ltr">In this episode, you’ll learn:</p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">How to give yourself permission to dream about what’s possible.</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">When to slow down and erase the board.</p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Why you should look outs