It’s surreal.
Today, this little business of mine celebrates its official third year of business!
I am grateful.
To do what I love.
To make my own schedule.
To have the ability to keep dreaming bigger, better.
I’m glad & continue to look forward to the person I’m becoming in and through this. And while I don’t pretend to be an expert in all things business, I have learned a few things.
To share those, I created a VIDEO for you. 🙂Â
**all the confetti**
Video Content & Timing Breakdown:
Four Things I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me When I Started Out
1.    No one will remember your first _______ (except maybe your momma), so just start.
2.    If you have time to complain, you have time to learn
3.    Perception is reality
4.    The power of talk
0:50 – Pattengale Photography Officially Turns 3 – ANY reason to celebrate!
2:29 – Like attracts Like: We’re dreamers
2:50 – Four Things I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me About Starting Out
3:40 – Story: How Success was forever redefined in my mind
8:00 – That Moment When I Reached My Moment of Success
8:29 – Fear of Starting, Fear of Failure
8:45 – Point 1. No one will remember, so just start.
9:15 – The Issue is not that you’re lazy, it’s that you’re afraid to start
10:40 – Point 2: If you have time to complain, you have time to learn
11:20 – I didn’t know how to shoot a wedding
12:10 – DECISION: Do you want to learn, truly? Have you tried?
13:34 – Free online classes I took
15:00 – Point 3: Perception is Reality
15:30 – QUESTION: If you were already where you want to be, how would you act?
16:45 – Start where you want to be, then work backwards
17:20 – Surround yourself with people who are better than you
17:55 – STORY: Fake it ‘till you make it
21:30 – You have to take yourself seriously before others will take you seriously
22:07 – My really awkward website
22:16 – Point 4: The Power of Talk – what you speak into a situation becomes your reality
23:15 – The practice of gratitude & positivity
25:40 – What to LEVERAGE: People talk. And they like to be listened to = your perfect opportunity.
ACTION: What is it that you really want to start? And what’s your first actionable step in achieving that dream?
Tell me in the comments!
Always,
–Tara M
3 Comments
There’s so much good stuff here and you’re so comfortable in front of the camera, I’m so impressed with you(;
So much stuff I want to think about, thank you for sharing!! I so feel ya on so many of those things and I feel like I’m finally reaching the point where success is starting to take a shape in my mind. Where all the successful people I listen to (Chase Jarvis – reconnected with him over at CreativeLive, thanks for pointing me in that direction! and Pete McKinnon and Casey Neistat and Amy&Jordan and Courtney at Click It Up A Notch, Ramit Sethi, etc, etc) are starting to say different facets of the same things and some of those things are really hitting home rn and you say a lot of things I’m trying to understand right now so thanks so much!!!
HUGS,
lottie
Photography. Starting blogging at http://www.wonderfuldaysstudio.com. First step is starting Amy&Jordan’s business course, but rn I’m so packed jam full of school and work that I have to wait until it slows down a little bit.
Lottie!! You’re amazing, WAY TO GO!!! I’m so glad to hear your update and all the people you’re listening to & learning from are amazing! Congratulations on starting the blog, that’s a big deal!! Throw all the confetti Much love & hugs right back at you, dear!
–Tara