For the longest time I was really afraid of becoming a mom. I thought that I should have these longings to be a mother or I really should want to have a baby, but I never did. This is something my friend Katelyn James and I both experienced, and our hope is that if you’re in the same boat, our conversation would make you feel a little bit more normal and not alone.

Now, I'm not perfect by any stretch, but I decided way before ever building my team that I wanted to get one thing right: hiring. Today, I'm going to tell you everything that I've learned in my research and in my experience in hopes that you too can hire the right person the first time.

I get the question all the time: How do you do it all? My answer every time is: I don't. I don't do it all. I ask for help. The next two weeks we're going to be talking all about hiring, but more than that: asking for help!

Today, I'll be sharing my thoughts on The Sacred Enneagram and a few of the ideas and practices that have really stuck with me since reading it.

Choosing to build a team ended up being one of the best decisions I've ever made in my business, and today, I'm going to tell you why.

My hope in being vulnerable here is that if you are an Enneagram Type Three, or if you have a type three in your life, maybe you'll find a new understanding about our type that will be helpful in some way or another.

How do you feel when I say the word "budget"? I know it can make some people feel handcuffed, and it can make some people feel kind of nerdy and excited. There are a lot of emotions tied to that word. To me, budget simply means one thing: accountability.

The team meeting formula that we follow allows us to connect, to pay attention to the most important things that move our business forward, and they last no longer than 90 minutes. Today I'm going to share that team meeting formula with you.

In today’s episode, I’m sharing my top three takeaways from the book, The Year of Living Happy. A few things really stuck with me about being happier: God’s word, Generosity, and Friendships!

I want to really, truly feel and experience joy—the deep, deep kind of joy. All of the emotions and pains and joys. That is living fully awake.

Get ready, because I love a good morning routine. Fair warning: I am such a nerd about this. I know this sounds kind of extreme, but having a morning routine in place really enhances the quality of my life— I'm not kidding!

It can be helpful. It can provide income. It can be addictive. It can be a trap. Today, I want to talk about simple practices that I have found incredibly life-giving to keep social media in its place. 

If you have ever looked for a team building exercise that's solid, that takes some vulnerability and honesty, that actually moves your team to personal improvement and team unity, the Plus Delta exercise is it.

Today we're going to talk about five ways for you to work through that feeling of overwhelm that honestly overtakes us every once in a while and leaves us feeling so helpless.

You probably clicked on this wondering, “What in the world is the secret to success in business?” Well, I'm going to go ahead and tell you. In one word, it's service.

I'm going to walk you through 10 steps that I take to prepare for maternity leave, so that I can be fully present with my little one, and then I'm going to end this episode with some bonus advice for you, some free advice, the things that I learned that I didn't do so well along the way.

Life is hard, and sometimes it just seems we can't move forward in our lives until someone speaks some words of life to us. So that's what I'm here for today. If you're facing something really hard, I am here to tell you, you were made for hard things.

Every once in a while, an episode will be comprised of my thoughts on a book worth reading and my top three take aways from that book. Today we'll be looking at the book Anonymous.

I'm going to talk about the difference between our calling and our assignment, hopefully giving us some more helpful language to use around this topic.

I recently shared the news that after this year, my twelfth year of business, the doors of Nancy Ray Photography will close. I’m sharing with you the three questions that I asked myself during this journey, and I’ll ask you as well.