{the.wednesday.whistle}

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dear Mikki and Katie…

i grew up in a family business that i thought had taught me one thing above all others: that i KNEW i never wanted to go into business for myself….like EVER. i can’t count the times my mom and dad had to give up something they wanted to do to tend to the responsibilities that would suddenly pop up at the last minute; or the times they canceled plans or had to go without sleep, or even without basic necessities to make the business work and run. in my teen years i finally saw their love for their work, but also their ever mounting stress and strife. i honestly always thought i would be one of those girls to always punch a time clock and happily leave the work at the office at the end of the day. when i went into business 3 years ago though, i didn’t do it blindly. because while people comment and say how lucky i am to “make my own hours”, i knew that making my own hours just meant that i work ALL hours, not JUST between the hours of 9am to 5pm.

owning my own business has taught me just how far one person is willing to go to make someone else happy.  while, yes, my business is in photography,more often than not, it is about selling myself on a daily basis. selling my product, and selling myself, and convincing people to trust me with their memories, their babies and children, their once in a lifetime moments. but what it has taught me more than any single one thing, is confidence. and i am finding that confidence isn’t about always  being perfect 100% of the time or even 90% of the time, its about being YOU 100% of the time. because being genuine and real and confident in THAT, will fill you and please just about anyone.

all my love darlings,

mommy.

p.s. “the greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.” {sven.goran.eriksson}

p.p.s. i found this artist on my latest adventure. she is what i feel in every way.