What to Do?

For some reason over the past week, I've been asking myself a few hard questions.

1- Do I really want a thriving photography business?

2- Am I willing to put in the work that it requires to get a thriving photography business?

3- Should I take this year off from portrait photography and instead concentrate on taking landscapes and nature photos?

4- Should I attempt a 365 or 52 Project this year?

In this post, I am going to do my best to answer these four questions honestly.

1- Do I really want a thriving photography business?  Yes. I would like to have a business where the income is not sporadic but regular.  Where I have (ideally) one customer a month. 

2- Am I willing to put in the work that it requires to get a thriving photography business?  This one is tough.  On the one hand, I immediately want to say, "Yes". But on the other, I'm lazy (although that is one thing I really really really want to work on this year) and the thought of having to put so much work and time and energy into getting clients and keeping them happy makes me tired.  But deep down, I think that I'm still going to have to say, YES.  Because it's my dream.  I do want to work harder at photography this year than last.

3- Should I take this year off from portrait photography and instead concentrate on taking landscapes and nature photos?  I don't think I will take the year off from portrait work, however I do want to concentrate more on the nature/landscape side and maybe find a few niches where I can sell my work.  Which might give me some income as well.

4- Should I attempt a 365 or 52 Project this year?  I was back and forth on this one too.  I would love to do a 365 but realistically, it's just not me.  I think that last year, I got about a month or two into the Project 52.  So this year my goal is going to be for 6 months of Project 52!

What about you?  Are there things you're debating if you should do or give up or change strategy on this year?  Let me hear from you!

Sara

Let Me Get Angsty (And Then Let You In on What I've Been Up To)

 I have grand ideals for 2013.  I want it to be a year where I make things happen and make some changes.  I'm going through Christina Greve's Setting Your 2013 Goals and it's hard.  Kinda hard to set down on paper what I want.  Because I've come to realize that I flit around like a butterfly when there are an overload of beautiful flowers around.  I go from thing to thing and, although I have deep thoughts and emotions, I rarely, if ever, actually put pen to paper and let them flow out of me.  But I am now.  Check it out.  So far I'm on day 5 (I think).

  Two friends and I went to Biltmore Candlelight Christmas Evenings the first of December.  It was a whirlwind, weekend trip and it was fun!  The sights in the house were amazing and I was able to get some decent photos outside at this humongous tree they had on the front lawn. 

  I have been debating over what goals I want to set for my business in 2013, as well as putting off when to set them. I want to take a Saturday morning and go to Starbucks and figure it all out.  Well, there are only 2 Saturday's left in December and one isn't an option.  So, it looks like I'm left with this Saturday.  I still feel like I'm not getting anywhere with clients.  I have new prices set but can't find the right people to invest. 

  Been throwing an idea around about having a teen girls meeting every month.  Something like the "grown-up" lady's meetings but more fun and more openness. 

  That's what I've been thinking of these past couple months.  What about you?

Sara 

It's in the Seeking, It's in the Desiring, It's in the Small Choices

  So lately I've been reading my Bible more and I feel in my soul how destitute I am and how in need of God and the filling of His spirit I am. I so long to allow Him to live through me. I'm tired of being who I don't want to be. I want to snap my fingers and be "good enough".  For one thing, I can never be good enough, But He is. 

  What has been slowly dawning on me as I read the Bible, read other blogs and hear people talk about persuing God and His righteousness is this: We are never going to hear a *SNAP* and be suddenly like Christ, filled with His spirit and walking in His ways.  It's going to happen slowly.  As we seek His will in everyday matters, as we desire His heart and His thoughts, as we make the small choices - those things draw us near to Him, open up our hearts and our minds so that we can be controlled by Him.....

The other thing I'm realizing is that the seeking, desiring and choosing is affirmation that we are His.  There is something wrong inside if we don't have that battle. That constant "...for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I (Romans 7:15).

Anyway, that's what's been in my head here.  Got something to share? Share away!