Tanya is a wedding and destination photographer based out of Santa Monica, CA. She's also part of the team behind Elevate Photo Awards. In episode #78 she and the Elevate team joined me to talk about elevating our client experience. Definitely another great conversation to queue up after this one.

Today Tanya and I talk about how to navigate parenthood, business ownership, and how we've learned a lot about each aspect of life from the other.

We often find our identity in the stage of life we’re in. Business owner, life partner, parent. Our attributes can show up mirrored in our children and this can show you areas you might need to re-learn in your own life.

Parenthood definitely helps prime you for the controlled ciaos of a wedding day with make-up running behind, family members not arriving on time, and all the other factors that might pop up on a wedding day. You are better equipped to roll with it in a calm manner.

You have to be present in each area of your time. During family time, be present with them and don’t try and fit work in during family time. And during your work time, know that you may be missing time with your family, but the designated time you will have during family time will be much more meaningful.

Learn from other parents and business owners who have been through what you’re currently going through. Their puzzle piece won’t always fit your puzzle exactly, but you can at least learn some aspects from them and implement them into your life.

Ask yourself and/or your partner what you want life to look like, create healthy habits to creating the life that you want, and automate your life as much as you can. Those area great ways to balance your life and continue to build a more sustainable setting.

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Find Tanya at

paradastudio.com

instagram.com/paradastudio

What Are We Loving?

What Tanya is loving:

Books - Atomic Habits by (James Clear)

Rich Dad, Poor Dad by (Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter)

To Have and To Hold: Motherhood, Marriage, and the Modern Dilemma by (Molly Millwood)

What John is loving:

Books - Built to Belong by (Natalie Franke)

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