Take Me Back Tuesday | It Started Off As A Dream…Now To Keep It That Way

Today, I have marked on my calendar ‘Business Development Day.‘ Yep…doesn’t that sound professional. Except, if we’re being really honest, I don’t even really quite know what that means. It sure sounded good when the idea came to mind about a week ago as I sat staring in front of my computer and began thinking to myself, “Where is Mary Fields Photography headed?” I had hit a point in my business where things began to be a little less clear and a LOT less simple. Not a bad problem to have exactly. Yet, my ‘To Do’ list was not getting any shorter but I felt like I was running around like a chicken with my head cut off (not a pleasant phrase by the way). In short, I was overwhelmed.

My business didn’t start off that way. Not exactly anyway. No, it started off more like a dream. Something that I would spend hours thinking about and yet, never really thought would happen. When it did ‘happen,’ I wasn’t overwhelmed with my ‘to do’ list…I was just thrilled to be holding a camera in my hand and grateful for people who would trust me to document their unique story. It was simple because I was passionate. It made sense because I was eager. It brought joy because it was just…well, right.

Now almost two years in to Mary Fields Photography, I still LOVE what I do, but the simplicity has worn off just a little. The eagerness has been overcome a little by the task. And the joy is being threatened by the responsibility. It would be easy to wish myself back to simpler days but the truth is, there is only greater growth and joy in the things to come. As I sat realizing this last week, I thought it was time for a little ‘Refocus,’ if you will. I want to get back to the roots of why I do what I do and to reestablish the vision for this thing that I call my job. I want to return to the foundation of MFP…’telling your story through my lens.’ So, today I plan to get away from it all and spend some significant time planning for the next few months/years of Mary Fields Photography. Setting goals, evaluating strengths and weaknesses, developing new strategies and just plain dreamin’! Would I be a total nerd if I confessed that I am SUPER excited? If so…here’s to embracing my inner nerd!

So, in the name of nerd-dom, dreams, Business Development Days and refocusing,

I Say, Take Me Forward!

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