International wedding photographer, Jasmine Star shares some insight into moving beyond business failures with perseverance and getting “gritty”.
It’s that time of year, when winter feels like it’s dragging on forever. This usually goes hand-in-hand with bookings being a bit slow, business being a bit more quiet… It’s easy to fall into wrong thinking. When your business doesn’t seem to grow as fast as you like, the bookings aren’t quite flowing in, and the magazines or blogs aren’t exactly breaking down your door to feature your latest shoot.
Well, as international wedding photographer, Jasmine Star says: “Success goes to those who hustle. All the time, every time. But in order to become successful, you’ll have to learn how to deal with, and overcome failures. Those who work through consistent failures with grace, are known as GRITTY.”
Jasmine has photographed hundreds of weddings, traveled the world to document nuptials and voted one of the Top 10 Wedding Photographers in the World by American Photo Magazine. As she celebrates 10 years of being a successful business owner and entrepreneur, she shares a bit of insight that might help you lift your chin, and get “gritty”. Find more from Jasmine on her blog, she also has a YouTube channel and a huge following on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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