Here are my FAQ's lately... Do you plan on giving up being a nurse? NO, NO, NO! First and foremost, I am a nurse at heart. This is my career. I love it. Now that I work days, I hate getting up at 5 am BUT, I LOVE being a nurse. I love connecting with people. I love the area that I work in. It is a pivotal time in people's lives and I love helping people through that. I know that I have a calling to be a nurse and that God has brought me too far to give that up. Nope, not my plan to walk away from that AND I like a steady paycheck. Finally, I would not be where I am today without the people I work with. They are the reason I started all of this. Their kids were the ones I practiced on and gained experience with! Alex, Audrey, Brooke, Cindy and Taler, you believed in me when I did not really believe in myself. You do not know what that means to me, words do not do justice. To my bosses, Paula and Ellen, you are a constant encouragement to me. I love that we have years of history together. You girls have alot more strength than you think and you have a thankless job. So, here you go...thank you!
Are you going up on prices? Yes, Yes, Yes! Kidding...kind of. I am going to re-vamp my prices but I am not for sure yet. I am going to be going up by April 1st, so watch the blog for new pricing. Currently, I am doing a CD of the session for one price but the time that it takes to edit all of the pictures for a CD is killing me! I want to keep my prices afforable, but not give away my time.
Are you ever going to make business cards? Yes, Yes, Yes...finally! My friend Kelly patiently helped me make a business card two weeks ago. She has been a blessing in my life and I am glad I met her. She is my workout buddy, friend and html techie!
Who took your Christmas card pictures? That is Christa Elza, she is in Korea now and I miss her so much. She taught me so much about photography and was so encouraging! I love and hate having a military base here. Letting her go was one of the hardest things I have ever done. I will treasure every moment I had with her.
As I pondered this whole business thing this week, I found myself sitting in a hospital room with one of my closest friends. As I was waiting for her to come out of surgery, I flashed through all of the great people who are in my life. I came to the realization that although I love photography, I love my family and friends more. No business is going to stop me from being there when my family and friend's need me. I think I needed that reminder because you can lose sight of what really matters. Let's face it, Wichita Falls has alot of photographers, why do they need one more? I can not answer that, talk to the Big Guy...all I can tell you is that I will not make this a competition. I will take the pictures of the people in my path and I will love it and be grateful.
To my inner circle, Jenn C, Jenn B and Funchick...you are my steel magnolias! Strength, humor and a soft place to fall, all in one.
To my biggest fan and harshest critic, Scott, I am glad we did this whole marriage thing, again! Thanks for pushing me, even when I do not want to be pushed. You are the Bette Midler song that is playing in my head right now. I love you.
In closing, I will leave you with my business card and a poem that was read to me by a man named, Taito. I sobbed during the whole thing...I hope it inspires you today, as it did me.
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us, it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." The above speech by Nelson Mandela was orignally written by Marianne Williamson
4 comments:
Wow, Miss Bev! All can say is "it's about TIME!"
You are extremely talented and I have said that from the get go! I wish you all the best, you will do great! Kinda makes me a little nervous, but we surely we can all work together in our little niches!!
Its about have mutual respect for those in the field we are in, I LOVE what you said about making it a competition. It really doesn't have to be! We all present something different, styles, etc.
Those who are in it for the "right" reasons will be successful, those who are in it strictly for the money will get burned out very quickly!
Man, I've written a book, sorry bout that, maybe some day we can all sit down for lunch or coffee and talk about this thing we love, photography!!
Best of Luck to you!!
Love ya girl! Congrats!
I'm so proud of you!!!
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