Let’s talk about money.

We have strategies to handle every aspect of our lives, and money is no different.

What’s your plan of action to make money and, more enjoyably, to spend money?

I have always found that money came at the right time. It wasn’t until I took a step back to realise that it only came at the right time because I was super motivated to make it!

Everyone has an energetic connection to their minimum remaining amount of money before they act and pull the trigger. I followed this strategy and discovered it led to a toxic relationship with myself. I had two different value systems working: Business Lacey vs Personal Lacey.

My energy wasn’t in alignment to create abundance and have more than enough.

So I shook up my money making strategy and changed my beliefs surrounding the meaning of money. I now know I can make money anytime and everyday.

Ask yourself, how do you know when it’s time to make money/spend money? Let me know on Instagram, I would love to hear your thoughts.

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We all know that life happens. Circumstances happen suddenly and can feel beyond your control. It’s at this point that many people will start to feel themselves spiral into anxiety and helplessness.

This topic is so important and I have seen it come up so often with my coaching clients.

You may feel yourself becoming defined by the situation, one thing leads to another and you begin to adopt them into your identity. But what if you made your circumstances align to you?

Remember that things only hold the power that we give them, so what if you took that power back and changed your awareness to make the circumstance align to you.

We have the ability to shift the situation to fit around our goals, wants and desires to manifest the life we actually want to create.

Ask yourself, where have you been putting your energy and is it serving you? Foster your self awareness in your identity to change your thinking and build the reality you really want.

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Join the Exposing Birth Conservatory today

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You can only invest in your business if you invest in yourself first.

In this episode, I want to talk about how important trust and investment are in your business.

So, do you trust yourself?

I always ask myself this question in my business whenever I create new content or hire someone new because I fully understand that I’m my own best investment.

I know it can be so scary to invest in your business, but if you trust in yourself it’s always the best investment.

So much emphasis is put on money. It’s actually all about you and if you trust yourself to deliver and commit to follow through.

Remember to be your own hype girl!

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This episode is sponsored by Atkins Lab

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The best way to show up is by being free.

When I am free, you are free. And vise versa.

I believe so much in community over competition. It’s not just the right thing to do, it’s deeply ingrained in my ethos. Because when one person thrives, we all thrive.

That’s why I love being in spaces where vulnerability is not just accepted, but encouraged. The vulnerability to say out loud what you truly want, and for those desires to be witnessed and validated.

Come join me. Come be free.

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This episode is sponsored by Atkins Lab

Are you on the verge of a massive uplevel?

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https://birthphotographers.com/2021-ieee/

I know it can be so hard to choose an image for a competition!

You can be really proud and happy with an image but it may just not be what the judges are looking for. To help you reflect and choose your photos, I have opened up the judges training to anyone that wants to attend because I want to make judging clear and transparent.

Our judges panel incorporates both experienced and fresh judges because we acknowledge that we need different perspectives from different people experiencing different walks of life who will bring diversity to the judging in the competition. Not just old hags like me!

In this episode, I give you great tips on what I look for as a judge and will share insights from the judges training that can really benefit you when you are choosing which photo to submit. I wanted to share these with you because I want the judging process to be clear and transparent to help you win.

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https://www.exposingbirth.com/conservatory/

There are so many incredible educational platforms out there for birth photography. We don’t have a gap in education. What we do have, however, is a gap in the willingness of birth photographers to grow.

I recently teamed up together with some amazing photographers to create the Image Evaluation Educational Event to help bring education to its max. Afterward I jumped on a panel with some incredible women to discuss what growth means for us as an industry. We asked some hard questions, we answered some hard questions and I want to share this amazing conversation with you today.

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https://birthphotographers.com/2021-ieee/

I’m a firm believer that we need more money in the hands of powerful women. And something I’m seeing a lot in business circles at the moment is that we need to know our worth and raise our prices. Although I agree, I think we need to pull it back a layer and go a little deeper.

If you feel unworthy, uncomfortable, or anxious about raising your prices, the question you need to ask yourself is, why? Because there’s no point raising your prices until you’re in the energy to hold that money.

What’s stopping you from asking for money?

What can you do to start holding an energetic space for it?

A little while ago I did an episode about sleep and why it’s important, which is one of the most popular episodes I’ve ever done. Clearly this is a topic you all want to know more about so I’m going to dive back in and share the story behind why I value sleep as much as I do. It all happened a few years back in the height of my pregnancy photography when I was completely overbooked. I’m going to be completely honest and share the rough times, the mistakes I made and the lessons I finally learned. I hope you can take away something from this so you don't need to push yourself to breaking point like I did.

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Most families adhere to the societal pressures that have the man work and provide for his family while the woman stays home and takes care of the kids. This works really well for a lot of people but it’s not the best or only way to live your lives. Many people are too scared to step outside these roles and stay stuck unable to reach their full potential.

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