Remove these blocks and unleash your creativity
I just spoke to a student, that said one of their favorite moments from the Words For Photographers workshop was that they loved my concept that says If it's blocking you or stopping you, move around it.
It's just like it sounds. When I realize that there's something stopping me from the action that I know I want to take. I either move it or find another way to get it done.
When it comes to my content there are a LOT of ways I put this into practice so that I could move the biggest bottleneck in my business.
Hi, it's me. I was the problem. Can you relate?
Let me share a few with you here that you can borrow if it fits and of course, if you want more information about how you can place these into practice check out Words For Photographers and join us for a summer you won't forget! ​
Here are a few things I stopped caring about that helped me stop spinning my wheels and take the action I needed to reach my goals:
Showing up every day - I don't want to be on forever and ever with no breaks. That's not how I run my business and it's not what I suggest to my clients either
"Fast cash" strategies - The "shortcut" ways to success that includes things like sales, or fast-acting strategies tend to leave me with more stress than when I started and while sure, may fill my books. It's often with clients I wouldn't have necessarily wanted to call in otherwise. The business I'm building is sustainable and thoughtful and I want my marketing to reflect that.
Hacking the algorithm - It's going to change. Every day all the time. Since it's out of my control and changing my strategy every day to follow "trends" stresses me out. I skip it and focus on sharing the kind of messaging that stops the scroll.
Pairing the perfect photo with the perfect message - It doesn't matter and no one cares as much as me anyway
Policing the length of my posts - I trust that it's going to come out the way that it's supposed to and I show up enough to not feel so precious about every single post.
Policing whether I spend time to edit my words or just share it with the edges - Same as the last one
"Optimizing" content based on what other people want from me - I can't just focus on my audience when I create it zaps the spark right out of me
Looking like I have it all together - I don't, I'm brilliant but messy and I don't care to "fix" that
Ideal client based on income or location
Needing a perfect ratio or mix of anything - Again it doesn't matter as much as you think it does
Being everything to everyone - It's impossible, exhausting and a thankless job.. I just want to be ME.
And after reaching professional standard as a Photographer, I don't care about drastically improving my work - It'll get better no matter what but I'm so delighted in what I'm able to create the way I'm able to create it. I don't feel obsessed with getting "better" or needing it to look like anything or anyone else.
If you want to feel FREE of all the rules you often know you don't want to follow, and figure out your own path to your goals, let's talk about working together. If you have any questions about Words please reply to this email and let me know.
Be back soon with more and Happy Monday!
Damaly