I am not a good business women. I suck at it. Consultations are so far out of my comfort zone that sometimes I ask myself why I even put myself in that situation. I could just take pictures of my kids all day and not worry about impressing other people with how well spoken I am and how well I sell myself and the experience they will have with me as their photographer. Im writing about this because I know Im not the only one. I commend those who have both a creative side as well as great marketing skills and are super business savvy. But, if you are like me and stumble over your words while giving away extra stuff to try and make up for your lack of confidence in selling your art which is kinda selling you, and feeling unable to be yourself because they are staring at you with blank faces waiting for you to entertain them with rad marketing material and a lovely sales pitch, I feel your pain. I always call a friend as soon as I leave to laugh about all my word vomit and rehash the conversation so I can maybe do it better the next time. Any how, I was at a wedding consultation the other day and what could have been awkward and internal panic on my part was actually such a great experience. The groom basically said he was happy with their decision to hire me because he would much rather have an artist shooting his wedding then a great business women. He said that after I called myself out. Have you ever heard the quote, confidence is silent, insecurities are loud? yeah... Well when he said that all my insecurities vanished and I realized he is right! Why am I so hard on myself. It is what it is. No smoke and mirrors just me and that is okay. I like me. pretend this is in small print and read it really fast... {Dont get me wrong Im still going to work on it. Still gotta pay them bills. Just going to be a little less hard on myself and bring in Jill (my other half) when the situation calls for a professional women as well as an artist} My book is ending now. Shine on!
Posted on: Fri, 05 Sep 2014 22:13:46 +0000
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