#309: Habits of Top 1% Women in Portrait Photography
Worth Every Penny Joycast
Sarah Petty
5.0 • 3.6K Ratings
🗓️ 1 April 2026
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
You don't need more hustle. You need habits that actually hold your life together. If you've ever felt like success means choosing between your family and your business, this will hit deep.
In this episode, Sarah pulls back the curtain on the daily habits she's seen in women quietly building six and seven figure photography businesses, without losing themselves in the process.
• The simple planning shift that turns chaos into clarity
• Why your energy, not your time, is your real currency
• How letting go of "doing it all" unlocks real growth
If you're tired of spinning your wheels and ready for steady, grounded progress, press play. This might be the reset you've been needing.
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| 0:00.0 | I run a coaching program with hundreds of portrait photographers. |
| 0:04.5 | And I've also been in masterminds with some seriously successful female entrepreneurs, |
| 0:10.4 | like women who have built eight-figure companies. |
| 0:14.0 | Today, I'm going to break down the 13 habits that separate the women making over six |
| 0:18.8 | figures a year in portrait photography from those |
| 0:21.7 | who are still struggling. |
| 0:23.6 | Hey there, my name is Sarah Petty and I went from a stressed out, overworked mama with |
| 0:29.1 | three babies to be named one of America's most profitable photographers without working |
| 0:35.2 | my kids' lives away. |
| 0:37.2 | Now I'm the founder of the Photography Business Institute where we provide guided support |
| 0:41.5 | from start to finish, whether you're a beginner photographer dipping your toes in |
| 0:46.1 | or a more advanced photographer with big income goals. |
| 0:50.4 | Each week on this podcast, I'll show you how to find and serve photography clients in a world where we can keep it free, thanks to everyone having a digital camera in their pocket. |
| 1:02.8 | Take the first step to adding more joy and profit to your life by downloading your free photography business tools at Photography Business Institute.com. |
| 1:12.7 | Okay, so why am I making this specifically for women in portrait photography? |
| 1:17.9 | Because I've been studying successful women across all industries, not just photography, |
| 1:23.7 | but I've found that the top 1% of women all share one thing, these incredibly strong |
| 1:30.1 | daily habits. I had to figure this out the hard way as a mom with three kids under three |
| 1:35.6 | trying to build a business. And the right habits meant that I could succeed professionally |
| 1:41.2 | while still being, for the most part, a calm, present mom and wife |
| 1:46.6 | that my family deserve. But here's the thing. These habits work differently for women than they do |
| 1:51.5 | men. We approach relationships differently, we learn differently, and we build businesses differently. |
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