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Worth Every Penny Joycast

#198: The Hidden Cost of Saying Yes to What Should Have Been a No

Worth Every Penny Joycast

Sarah Petty

Entrepreneurship, Business

5.03.6K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Feel like you have to say "yes" to every offer of work right now? 

 

I know how that feels - your schedule is full of cobwebs, and people are TRYING to give you money, so turning it down feels wrong. 

 

Spoiler alert: Saying "no" can be a really good thing. 

 

Learning when to say no to work you can't/won't/don't-want-to-do is one of the skills that will take your business all the way up. 

 

Before you say "yes" to one more thing, listen to today's podcast.

 

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0:00.0

When I started my photography business, I wanted to help everyone who wanted to hire me for any

0:06.8

type of photography. I felt like that's what I was supposed to do, right? Say yes, get experience,

0:13.4

pay my dues. So I said yes to photography opportunities that in retrospect I shouldn't have.

0:23.0

And what I learned from that is even though I was paid money, saying yes to the wrong things actually had a cost. Please, please,

0:31.3

my friend, if you are a people pleaser, or you feel like because you aren't fully booked that

0:36.5

you need to say yes to everyone for any

0:39.5

request they have listen to what i have for you today hey there my name's sarah petty and i went from a

0:47.5

stressed out overworked mama with three babies to be named one of america's most profitable

0:53.3

photographers without working my kids' lives away.

0:57.3

Now I'm the founder of the Photography Business Institute,

1:00.1

where we provide guided support from start to finish,

1:03.5

whether you're a beginner photographer dipping your toes in

1:06.2

or a more advanced photographer with big income goals.

1:10.6

Each week on this podcast, I'll show you how to find and serve photography clients in a world

1:16.3

where we can keep it free thanks to everyone having a digital camera in their pocket.

1:22.9

Take the first step to adding more joy and profit to your life by downloading your free photography

1:28.1

business tools at photography business institute.com.

1:33.3

I'm sharing this episode with you today because we're still at the beginning of the year

1:38.6

and it's the best time for you to make decisions for your life and your business that will

1:44.1

set you up to have a

1:45.7

better year this year than last year and saying no, believe it or not, is something that can

1:52.0

give you even more opportunities to say yes. Friend, I get it. The mindset that happens once you

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