Pursuit Fredericksburg & 2015 Goals

Last night I got to go to this meetup for christian photographers called "pursuit" it was so much fun and they have monthly meetings! I plan to blog every meeting, and hopefully next month I will get more pictures! In this months meeting it was all about goals! we talked about our personal and business goals for 2015! I had to really think, but I came up with 3 business related goals, and 2 personal goals!

My business related goals are to market better, blog more, and learn how to use photoshop better! Marketing is not my strong suit, in fact it is my weakest area in having a business! I would love to learn how to market better! I have been lacking in the blogging area, and when I have been blogging I feel like I am just typing something and posting it just to post it, I want to post some things that are worthy of reading and not just a waste of time to read! One thing that I am just now starting to learn is photoshop! I know crazy to think a photographer does not know photoshop, but truth be told, most photographers don't use photoshop! Most of us use other professional editing software! We use photoshop for touch ups and advertisements!

My Personal goals are to get fit and eat healthier! I know every year this is everyone's goals, but I really need to get on the ball! I am so out of shape I cant run .2 miles, no kidding! I need to start to exercise every day! Even if it is going on a bike ride, walk, run, or just exercises! I have never been a vary healthy eater, at least since I was younger! I eat basically everything bad! I am planning on eating no wheat, and just eating healthier all together!

I wanted to tell you a little more about the pursuit meeting! People cried, laughed, hugged, and had a great time! You might be thinking "What is Pursuit", well pursuit is a community of christian photographers who come together and have meetings, and just support each other! It is awesome and all the ladies are all supportive, especially of my age and everything! I was the youngest in the room, yet they treated me like one of them!

The first meeting was at Hope Taylor's Senior Styling Studio! It was BEAUTIFUL! I can't wait to see all these ladies next month!

I also wanted to inform you about my new blogging schedule, as I stated above I do not like the content I am currently posting, I feel like it is repetitive, therefore I will only be blogging once a week! I am not sure what day it will just be random most likely! I will try to stick to either tuesday or thursday!

Thank you all for reading! If you have any questions you can comment them below or you can email me at madileighphotography@gmail.com! 

2014 Goals

I wanted to bring in the new year by telling you my goals for 2014, business and personal things.

Business

1. Blog more often- I was doing good blogging on tuesdays and thursdays, but I have been slacking these past few weeks! I would also like to try to make my blogs longer with less lists!
2. Giveaway more sessions- I love doing giveaways, giving back to the community is awesome! The problem is when people don't enter the giveaways! I am holding a giveaway not for 1,000 blog views!

Personal

1. Eat Healthier- This had been one of my number one new years resolutions for years! I know I don't eat the healthiest (not at all actually) and I eat what I want, but that needs to change! I am starting my "eat healthier" diet
2. Workout more- I love working out on treadmills and ellipticals, but I do not like running outside, it is one thing that I can't stand about working out!
3. Work Harder- I know this applies to a lot of things such as school and business! I can work harder at school to get better grades, yet I need to relax a little with photography and focus on my style!

Thank you guys for reading! I hope you all enjoyed, I will try to keep you updated maybe by doing bi-weekly posts on how it is going (I will post on every other saturday)

If you have any comments, questions, or concerns I would love to hear from you! You can email me at madileighphotography@gmail.com or comment below! I am doing a Q&A within the next few weeks, so send me questions!

P.S. I may or may not be working on sweetheart sessions for valentines day ;)

XOXO, Madi