Last week I sat around a makeshift boardroom table with other business owners sharing my dreams and passions. Out of nowhere they asked a question that had me feeling like a ton of bricks landed on my chest. How does it feel to have closed your photography business? I couldn’t breathe. Closing Adley Studio has been…
When you’re running a business or building a life that you’re passionate about, there is this weird pressure to perform. To constantly be busy building, creating, inspiring – delivering something no matter what it may look like. There seems to be this thought that as long as you’re delivering something into the world, you are…
I can totally get that. It’s annoying to try to explain how many hours you put in your business while people don’t see any changes. ”How much did you make? And: ”Oh, so you did that for free, huh?” It’s all about a state of mind… But it’s no fun answering those questions time and time again.
You probably saw this episode, but I’ll share it anyway: http://www.marieforleo.com/2012/12/want-to-coach/ReplyCancel
Something I’ve been contemplating for quite some time now is what would my life look like if I didn’t live my life through social media. What would happen if I stopped status updates and never checked in anywhere. Would anyone care but most importantly, would I? I wanted to unplug from using social media in…
I totally get that spending too much time online/on social media is a bad idea. (One of my guilty pleasures for sure) And it is a slippery slopes if the amount of ”likes” you get, starts to define how you feel about certain situations…
On the other hand, from a businesses perspective I find it can be a very useful tool to be on facebook, since A LOT of people spend so much time online. It’s a way of staying in peoples memories. (but it should be a controlled way for sure)
Would you advice a photography business to go without facebook?
One thing about deciding to stop with a facebook business page: please tell your followers about your decision. And don’t just leave them without a word. People are people, even on facebook. If they were an engaged crowd, this shows them respect. Sorry to be so harsh, but that’s how I feel about that.
Thanks for sharing Songza, by the way, that is AWESOME! 🙂ReplyCancel
I wouldn’t advise anyone to quit social media without them taking some time to assess why they want to or feel lead to. As a person or a business everything needs to be analyzed as to how it will benefit you or the goals you’re trying to achieve. For me this has been a year long process and even then I’m not sure if this will be a forever thing – it’s just something I need to do for right now.
And thanks for sharing your feelings on people quitting their business pages without saying anything. I took that to heart and informed my previous followers of my sabbatical.
I sat at the dark wood kitchen table moving one sentence to another, copy – paste, copy – paste. I felt like I was going in circles trying to create the most beautiful layout but in reality I was making a mess. I felt like I needed to include every ounce of detail and not…
I’m an artist, a creative multi-passionate, a photographer, an entrepreneur! Every day I encounter services, products, and workshops that my peers are telling me is the ‘Greatest thing on Earth’. I’m intrigued, I latch on, I sign up. Most of my investments have paid off, some…not so much. Earlier this year I held a piece…
My dear friend – this post really touched me. I know how you felt when you were leaving and I am happy that you can talk now about that time. I would have loved to throw you a good bye party but it would have been full of tears indeed. I am so happy you found your passion for coaching and I cannot wait to see you growing into it and living the life that you deserve.