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Optimizing My Life for Freedom | Monday Musings

Optimizing My Life for Freedom | Monday Musings

It's no secret that I am a podcast junkie. One of my daily habits is taking Lilo on a walk while listening to business podcasts. These have pushed me forward both in photography, with my SEO training, and personally as I learn from outside the wedding world - and even the creative industry - on how other people run effective businesses.

Running a small business means making a lot of decisions. From daily deciding what I'm going to tackle to long-term planning and marketing, sometimes I feel inundated with a barrage of could-should-would and I am often paralyzed, not knowing how to respond. I am usually quick to move past the initial feeling of overwhelm, but recently some bigger decisions have come up that required me to do a lot more deep thinking - and I was honestly stuck when it came to knowing what I should do...