I have come to realize that there have been so many people in my life who have shaped me and called me up to be the mom, wife, business owner, photographer I am today. I am sharing why I think mentorship is so valuable to every individual and invite you to consider who is helping you learn and grow!
Lately, I have had a lot of realizations that I think might be helpful if you find yourself in a season of feeling like, “am I contributing to other people’s lives, is anyone contributing to mine, am I truly in community with people, am I providing value to other people?” You also might be wondering, “Katelyn, what do these realizations have to do with my business or being a photographer?”
People Need People.
We are coming out of a very disconnected season where the pandemic caused us to stay in our own little bubble. But there is so much power in connection and as a business owner, there is SO much you can contribute or you can come to realize that you have had great mentors in your life and you never thought you did! It could also be that you desire mentorship and this connection with someone!
In this episode, I am going to break down:
- What does it really mean to be mentored
- We are inviting someone in to speak into us and help us in areas that we may struggle in and we are not seeing
- What I assumed mentorship looked like
- I thought that someone had to be older than me, meet with me at a set time every week and constantly tell me what needs “fixed”
- Why do we need a mentor and why is it important
- I believe we were designed for it; we were not meant to do things alone!
- My desire for mentorship is based very heavily in my faith background but as a business owner, we have had so many people speak into our business to tell us what’s working and not working. I believe this is so important for learning and growing
- What freedom has come from my recent new understanding of mentorship and how its defined in my life
- There are many different types of mentors in my life but what each person has done is called me up as a wife, mom, photographer and business owner
From a career and business perspective, it is so healthy to have a mentorship relationship because you are going to constantly be challenged to grow and you are constantly going to have someone that is going to give you a wider perspective on things. Mentorship in business allows you to not have to figure everything out on your own in a very healthy way.
I have believed many myths about what a mentor is but defining my own definition of what a mentor is has helped me realize that there are so many different people that have helped me grow and learn to be the mom, business owner, wife and photographer I am today. I would encourage you to consider who is in your corner, mentoring you and helping you in this life.
Speaking of mentorship, there is a way for me to be connected to you as a mentor, to learn from watching me do what I love and have monthly calls to connect!
KJ All Access is the most AFFORDABLE way to have community, BTS content and access to a mentor!!! I love getting to share solutions, ideas and advice in this group on a monthly basis! Just today, a new piece of content dropped with advice for photographers struggling with booking, their brand and pricing!!
These pieces of content have been released just in the last 30 DAYS!!!
Enjoy!
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Thanks for reading!
— Katelyn
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