What’s the point of an internship? So many students think they should do it just to fill a course requirement or to get a few extra credits. But what an internship can do is set you up for the job you dream of having when you graduate. Not having the right type of internship can [...]
“There are no short cuts to any place worth going.”- Beverly Sills I’ve been thinking a lot about this quote, personally and professionally. I’ve had some bumps along the road and I felt very inspired to share this with you. If you want to be phenomenal at something, step back and think about what you [...]
OMG I love this quote “those who are the happiest are those that do the most for others”.. especially when I see the opposite, I realize the truth in this statement. People that aren’t happy I’ve noticed tend to be more of the takers who always have their hand out. Can I just say… I LOVE GIVERS!!! It’s so important [...]
People say NO to me all the time. It hurts. It can be hard sometimes to have a door shut. NO they don’t want me to feature their wedding, NO they won’t accept my client for a feature this time around in their magazine, NO I can’t loan you that product for your press project, NO [...]
A few weeks ago I posed the question to you, “What do you value“? It’s something all of us should take some time to think over as what you value will help determine what kind of business you run and what kind of life you want to lead. It’s necessary to have a clear idea [...]
What do you value in your wedding business? I’m not sure if we ask ourselves often enough: Is this “worth it”? Worth it to advertise? Worth it collaborate? Worth it to tweet or attend an event? Worth it to discount your services? Worth it to speak at a workshop at no charge? Sometimes we are [...]
“Each day comes to me with both hands full of possibilities” I love this quote by Helen Keller, she is such an inspiration! It takes a conscious effort to wake up remembering that today is a new day that holds fresh chances for possibilities and opportunities. Today will be what we make of it. And [...]
Sometimes we get turned down. People may say they aren’t interested in featuring your product or service that your wedding business may offer, or that you don’t have realistic goals. It happens to me too. That’s ok. We can’t control how they will respond to our efforts, our emails, our communication, but what we can [...]
“Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.” (Dale Carnegie). There’s a difference between getting what you want and wanting what you get. Christmas and the holiday season in general is the perfect example of this outlook! This time of year, there’s a lot of things that we want and with [...]
There’s nothing more frustrating than feeling like you are making changes with your business that nobody notices. BUT you might be surprised to find out how many people are actually noticing! Here are a 3 quick tips for your business that can generate change that will be noticed: 1) Social media is obviously an extremely [...]
