Have you ever taken a pause, looked around your business and wondered, “how did I get here?” Maybe your business is going great on paper, but something feels off or out of alignment with your heart and passion. This could be related to any element of your business - from your offer, to your schedule, to your income, even to your clients. In today’s episode, I’m sharing a few steps you can take to access your business and get back to a place of alignment. 

The Shoot It Straight Podcast is brought to you by Sabrina Gebhardt, photographer and educator. Join us each week as we discuss what it’s like to be a female creative entrepreneur while balancing entrepreneurship and motherhood. If you’re trying to find balance in this exciting place you’re in, yet willing to talk about the hard stuff too, Shoot It Straight Podcast is here to share practical and tangible takeaways to help you shoot it straight.

This episode is brought to you by my Sustainability Guide Freebie, where I'm walking you through 10 steps to a sustainable business. Whether you're just starting out or you've been in business for years, this guide will help you review the different facets of your business and clarify whether or not you're set up for long-term sustainable success.

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For many creatives, it is not a question of if they will experience burnout, but when. How can we better prepare ourselves to handle overwhelm and to get ourselves out of it? In this episode, I am speaking with Rachel Grieman of Green Chair Stories in a vulnerable discussion about the relationship between creatives and overwhelm. 

The Shoot It Straight Podcast is brought to you by Sabrina Gebhardt, photographer and educator. Join us each week as we discuss what it’s like to be a female creative entrepreneur while balancing entrepreneurship and motherhood. If you’re trying to find balance in this exciting place you’re in, yet willing to talk about the hard stuff too, Shoot It Straight Podcast is here to share practical and tangible takeaways to help you shoot it straight.

This episode is brought to you by my Sustainability Guide Freebie, where I'm walking you through 10 steps to a sustainable business. Whether you're just starting out or you've been in business for years, this guide will help you review the different facets of your business and clarify whether or not you're set up for long-term sustainable success.

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Connect with Rachel

Rachel website: greenchairstories.com

Rachel IG: instagram.com/greenchairstories

Rachel's episode on Get Paid Podcast

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As you’ve managed your never-ending to-do list and the constant demands of being a mother, partner, business owner, and friend, it is likely that you have found yourself in a period of immense overwhelm. In today’s third and final episode in a series on overwhelm, I am wrapping up the conversation by talking about how to reduce the likelihood of finding yourself buried deep in the future. I’m discussing how to create margin in your calendar by protecting your ‘yes’ and doing less. 

The Shoot It Straight Podcast is brought to you by Sabrina Gebhardt, photographer and educator. Join us each week as we discuss what it’s like to be a female creative entrepreneur while balancing entrepreneurship and motherhood. If you’re trying to find balance in this exciting place you’re in, yet willing to talk about the hard stuff too, Shoot It Straight Podcast is here to share practical and tangible takeaways to help you shoot it straight.

This episode is brought to you by my Sustainability Guide Freebie, where I'm walking you through 10 steps to a sustainable business. Whether you're just starting out or you've been in business for years, this guide will help you review the different facets of your business and clarify whether or not you're set up for long-term sustainable success.

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When you’re feeling overwhelmed - you’re spinning out of control with absolutely no forward progress in sight - it is so hard to break out of the cycle. In this second episode of my three-part series on overwhelm, I want to talk about where to even start when you’re deep in the throes of overwhelm. My goal is to help you move through the stress so you can gain clarity and break free of your cycling overwhelm.  

The Shoot It Straight Podcast is brought to you by Sabrina Gebhardt, photographer and educator. Join us each week as we discuss what it’s like to be a female creative entrepreneur while balancing entrepreneurship and motherhood. If you’re trying to find balance in this exciting place you’re in, yet willing to talk about the hard stuff too, Shoot It Straight Podcast is here to share practical and tangible takeaways to help you shoot it straight.

This episode is brought to you by my Sustainability Guide Freebie, where I'm walking you through 10 steps to a sustainable business. Whether you're just starting out or you've been in business for years, this guide will help you review the different facets of your business and clarify whether or not you're set up for long-term sustainable success.

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I want you to take a moment and check in with yourself - how are you feeling? How are you breathing, and how are you sleeping? Do you feel like you’re constantly spinning, or maybe you’re frazzled and forgetful? It is likely that you - like most of us - are overwhelmed. Today’s episode is the first in a three-part series on overwhelm; why you are feeling it, and how you can fix it. 

The Shoot It Straight Podcast is brought to you by Sabrina Gebhardt, photographer and educator. Join us each week as we discuss what it’s like to be a female creative entrepreneur while balancing entrepreneurship and motherhood. If you’re trying to find balance in this exciting place you’re in, yet willing to talk about the hard stuff too, Shoot It Straight Podcast is here to share practical and tangible takeaways to help you shoot it straight.

This episode is brought to you by my Sustainability Guide Freebie, where I'm walking you through 10 steps to a sustainable business. Whether you're just starting out or you've been in business for years, this guide will help you review the different facets of your business and clarify whether or not you're set up for long-term sustainable success.

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Are you unsure of where to start with growing your business? In today’s episode, I am sharing the eight things that have made the greatest impact in my business over the last twelve years. From hiring a mentor and raising my rates, to staying in my own lane and learning to say no—it is my hope that you will find something in this list that inspires you to take a significant step in your business today. 

The Shoot It Straight Podcast is brought to you by Sabrina Gebhardt, photographer and educator. Join us each week as we discuss what it’s like to be a female creative entrepreneur while balancing entrepreneurship and motherhood. If you’re trying to find balance in this exciting place you’re in, yet willing to talk about the hard stuff too, Shoot It Straight Podcast is here to share practical and tangible takeaways to help you shoot it straight.

This episode is brought to you by my Sustainability Guide Freebie, where I'm walking you through 10 steps to a sustainable business. Whether you're just starting out or you've been in business for years, this guide will help you review the different facets of your business and clarify whether or not you're set up for long-term sustainable success.

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What could investing in your education do for your business? Could it increase your profits? Improve your photography skills or other services? In today’s episode, I’m talking about the immense importance of investing in education and the impact that continuing education has had in my own business trajectory. 

The Shoot It Straight Podcast is brought to you by Sabrina Gebhardt, photographer and educator. Join us each week as we discuss what it’s like to be a female creative entrepreneur while balancing entrepreneurship and motherhood. If you’re trying to find balance in this exciting place you’re in, yet willing to talk about the hard stuff too, Shoot It Straight Podcast is here to share practical and tangible takeaways to help you shoot it straight.

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Mentioned in this Episode:

Root to Rise | Family Photographer Mastermind & Retreat

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So many photographers and creative entrepreneurs are hesitant to invest in their education. Today on the Shoot It Straight Podcast, I’m talking with my good friend and fellow creative Annemie Tonken about the real reason so many business owners are holding themselves back. We share our personal experiences with investing in education, plus how to move past the fear of investing and putting yourself out there. 

The Shoot It Straight Podcast is brought to you by Sabrina Gebhardt, photographer and educator. Join us each week as we discuss what it’s like to be a female creative entrepreneur while balancing entrepreneurship and motherhood. If you’re trying to find balance in this exciting place you’re in, yet willing to talk about the hard stuff too, Shoot It Straight Podcast is here to share practical and tangible takeaways to help you shoot it straight.

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Mentioned in this Episode:

Root to Rise | Family Photographer Mastermind & Retreat 

The Organized Photographer Online Course

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Many creative entrepreneurs struggle with investing in their own businesses—leaving some to not invest early enough, and others to never invest at all. But investing in your business matters. What is the real reason that creatives don’t invest in their business? Today I'm walking through just that!

The Shoot It Straight Podcast is brought to you by Sabrina Gebhardt, photographer and educator. Join us each week as we discuss what it’s like to be a female creative entrepreneur while balancing entrepreneurship and motherhood. If you’re trying to find balance in this exciting place you’re in, yet willing to talk about the hard stuff too, Shoot It Straight Podcast is here to share practical and tangible takeaways to help you shoot it straight.

Review the full show notes and transcript at sabrinagebhardt..com/podcast

This episode is brought to you by my Sustainability Guide Freebie, where I'm walking you through 10 steps to a sustainable business. Whether you're just starting out or you've been in business for years, this guide will help you review the different facets of your business and clarify whether or not you're set up for long-term sustainable success.

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Have you set up rules around the B word? You know the one I'm talking about that we as entrepreneurs struggle to set, maintain, and enforce. Boundaries. In today's bonus episode, I'm sharing a few questions you can ask yourself to help you understand your needs and set expectations that help you set better boundaries in your business.

The Shoot It Straight Podcast is brought to you by Sabrina Gebhardt, photographer and educator. Join us each week as we discuss what it’s like to be a female creative entrepreneur while balancing entrepreneurship and motherhood. If you’re trying to find balance in this exciting place you’re in, yet willing to talk about the hard stuff too, Shoot It Straight Podcast is here to share practical and tangible takeaways to help you shoot it straight.

Review the full show notes and transcript at sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast

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