Balance, Burnout, and Boundaries: Creating a Fulfilling Photography Business with Dawn Charles

The Art & Soul Show - Photography Podcast for Newborn and Family Photographers

Burnout is an issue that plagues so many creative entrepreneurs. Juggling photo shoots and editing time with admin and social media while also making time for yourself and your family and cleaning the house … It can be a lot.

In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Dawn Charles, wedding photographer turned photography and business educator to talk about all the ways she’s pivoted her business to thwart burnout. She’s sharing how setting boundaries and outsourcing in her business has helped her to scale her business, avoid burnout, and spend her time more intentionally, in both her business and in her personal life.

What’s in this episode:

[03:28] Dawn’s advice for balancing entrepreneurship and motherhood, the importance of setting boundaries between family and work time, and her advice for

[09:54] Why Dawn chose to take on fewer weddings over time to prioritize the education side of her business

[16:01] How setting boundaries (yep, boundaries, again) helps you avoid burnout as a photographer and a creative, and how outsourcing gives you more time to do the things you love (in your business and in your personal life)

[26:24] Dawn’s Rise Academy membership which gives photographers access to a library of business and creative resources, and how her students have found success

[34:44] The best business advice Dawn has ever been given, and what she wishes more photographers knew

Tune in to this episode with Dawn Charles for some inspiration on setting boundaries and avoiding burnout!

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