All Angles Photography Podcast

71 - Caring for Yourself in Busy Season: How to Avoid Burnout


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If you find yourself completely exhausted by October, dreading your next wedding weekend, or feeling like your photography business is running you instead of you running it, you're not alone. Here's the truth: photographer burnout isn't about being too busy – it's about having a reactive business structure instead of a proactive one. I know photographers who shoot 30 weddings a year and love every minute, while others burn out at just 15. The difference? How their business is structured for long-term sustainability.

In this episode, I'm sharing real strategy that helped me transform my own photography business from 33 weddings and 60-hour work weeks (where I completely lost myself) to a scalable, profitable business that serves my life instead of consuming it. We're diving deep into wedding photographer business strategies, scaling your photography business, avoiding burnout in busy season, and creating multiple revenue streams that don't require trading your time for money. This isn't surface-level self-care advice – this is about fundamentally shifting how you operate as a photography business owner and CEO.

Whether you're struggling with double headers, editing until 2 AM, or just feeling overwhelmed by your photography business workload, this episode will give you the roadmap to work less while making more. I'm sharing the importance of implementing CEO days, planning for long-term growth instead of short-term fixes, and building systems that allow your business to run without you being "on" all the time.

In this episode of All Angles Photography Podcast, you will learn:

  • Why "success" can burn you out in your photography business 
  • How to shift from reactive to proactive business planning for sustainable growth
  • The framework for implementing CEO days to work ON your business instead of just IN it
  • Strategies for scaling beyond trading time for money through multiple revenue streams
  • How to plan ahead so busy season doesn't consume your personal life and relationships

Resources Mentioned:

  • Episode 33: Avoiding Short-Term Thinking and Planning for Long-Term Growth
  • Episode 4: Self-Care During Busy Season
  • Scale It Mentorship Program Waitlist (get the free CEO Day Framework bonus immediately, as well as exclusive early access details, first access when enrollment opens, up to $1500 off, 1:1 time with me, and more)
  • From Reactive to Proactive: Your CEO Day Framework (free bonus for waitlist members)

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