203 | Failure

09/25/19 • 48 min

Do you have a hard time with failure? Does the thought of failing hold you back from the things you most want to do?
Jeff and I would say 'yes' to both of those questions. And we're tired of it. In this episode, we talk about the big area in our business that we feel is an utter failure right now - and we wrestle with giving it up or not. We want to reclaim our relationship with failing and stop it from holding us back, so we call our good friend and mentor, Dane Sanders, to help us reframe how we relate to the idea of failure.
In this episode, we discover what failure really means, how a strong person handles failure well, and how failure might have less to do with failing and more to do with our capacity for risk.... and our addiction to success.
In This Episode:
Dane Sanders
If you want to learn more about Dane Sanders, you can check out what he does with creatives in business at danesanders.com. If you run less of a solo operation and are more of an entrepreneurial team, you also might want to check out tellmeyourdreams.com - it’s where Dane and his mental health and performance coaches deliver Proactive Mental Health on the job. They have discovered some amazing innovations to unlock the best out of your team. It’s such a cool project.
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White House Custom Colour is the professional print lab we trust with all of our print orders. When a client orders a print from us, WHCC produces the print and ships it directly to our clients FAST. We love how easy they are to use and that means we make more money on print sales every year. Plus, we absolutely ADORE their Deep Matte paper - a classic, creamy paper that makes our prints look GORGEOUS, especially our film and fine art prints.
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202 | Our Perfect Wedding Photography Schedule (That We Use for Every Wedding)

[TRAINING] If you're frustrated with your wedding days always running late, which means you're not getting enough time for photos and your couple feels rushed all day long, then it's time to take control of the wedding day schedule. In this episode, I'm walking you through the exact wedding photography timeline that we use for all of our weddings that helped us turn late wedding days into blissful ones.
We've built and perfected this schedule over the 13 years that we've been shooting, and I go into detail about why we've created it the way that we have. I share how we put together a schedule with and without a First Look, the list of family portraits that we use for all of our couples, and the most important line item that we have on the schedule - and it's not the ceremony time.
DOWNLOAD A FREE COPY OF OUR TIMELINE HERE:
https://creativerising.com/schedule
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204 | Are Associates the Right Move for Your Business?

[TRAINING] Are you thinking about hiring an associate photographer to shoot under your brand? Or wondering if it's really the right move for your business... or a big mistake?
We see photographers get caught up in this question all the time, and we want to make sure you know exactly what you're getting into when you add an associate to your business. We've been through the tumultuous process, and we've learned all of the critical dos and don'ts the hard way that we can help you avoid.
In this episode, I'm outlining everything you need to know about how to run a successful associate program, including:

How to find the best people that will actually deliver on your brand promise
The exact contract agreements you need to keep your biz legal
How to structure your associate program so it doesn't damage your hard-earned brand

Plus, I'll be walking you through the critical steps you need to take to know if an associate program is even the right move for your business. (Hint: There are some very specific requirements to be successful, otherwise it could do some serious damage to your brand. I'll tell you what they are.)
Special Thanks to Weston Bennett!
https://www.westonbennettphotography.com/
Resources in this Episode:

TAVE
https://tave.com/join/theyoungrens

Independent Contractor Agreement
https://theyoungrens.com/shop

Freedom Edits
https://creativerising.com/freedom

EPISODE MADE POSSIBLE BY: FREEDOM EDITS
LEARN ABOUT THEIR CUSTOM ASSOCIATE WORKFLOWS!!
https://creativerising.com/freedom
Do you have associates in your business or are you considering them? Freedom Edits has a special Associates Service where they will customize a post-production workflow specifically for you! Want your associate to drop their images on the Freedom Edits server directly? You'll receive a Lightroom Catalog and a link to the image gallery - it can be that simple!
This is exclusively for Creative Rising listeners, so get your first job edited for free at the link above and ask about their Associate Service!
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JOIN OUR FREE CREATIVE RISING COMMUNITY
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