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The Portrait System Podcast

School Teacher Turned Entrepreneur Makes 6 Figures within the 1st Year with Anita Watkins

The Portrait System Podcast

Sue Bryce Education

Education, Business, Photographer, Goal Setting, Creative, Female, Visual Arts, Photography, Start-up, Coaching, Self-employed, Portraits, Entrepreneur, Marketing, Artist, Arts, Finance, Wisdom, Small Business Owner, Motivation, Confidence, Leadership

4.9659 Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2020

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Are you afraid to quit your job and start your own business? Does networking scare you? Well, you are not alone! Portrait photographer Anita Watkins is our guest today on the Portrait System Podcast, and she knows exactly what it feels like to be afraid to make a big change in your life. Anita was a school teacher, and within her first year in business as a photographer managed to pull six figures! Anita shares the doubts she faced on her journey, as well as her tips for conquering your fear of networking. This is definitely a truly inspirational episode, and if you're looking for a great story full of useful information, this episode is for you!

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0:00.0

Hey there, it's Nikki Klosser, and I want to let you know about an awesome free giveaway for people on our email list.

0:05.6

If you haven't already, click the link in our podcast description or go to the PortraitSystem.com

0:10.1

slash sign up to get on the list.

0:12.1

If you sign up, you'll get a free posing 101 PDF to jumpstart things.

0:16.2

It's an epic PDF, so you'll definitely want to get this. Also, just by being in our email community,

0:22.0

you'll get deals, sales, and information about any of our upcoming events and activities.

0:26.5

So head over to the portrait system.com slash sign up and sign up today.

0:32.1

You're listening to the Portrait System podcast.

0:36.1

To have the impact on people that I do, I did as a teacher as well,

0:41.1

but I think most kids will find somebody to have an impact on their life. But as adults,

0:45.7

many of us never get to find someone to have an impact on our life as adults. And that's something

0:50.4

that we can do now. We can have a big impact for a segment of the population

0:54.5

that doesn't normally access it. And I think, especially as photographers, the gift that we give

0:59.2

our clients is to help them be seen. And we can start that by helping them feel hurt. That's been

1:05.7

the big shift in my life.

1:15.5

This is the Portrait System podcast, a show that helps portrait photographers and people hoping to become one navigate the world of photography, business, money, and so much more.

1:20.6

We totally keep it real.

1:21.9

We share stories about the incredible ups and the very difficult downs when running a

1:25.8

photography business.

1:26.8

I'm your host, Nikki Klosser, and the point of this podcast is for you to learn actionable steps that you can

1:31.7

take to grow your own business and also to feel inspired and empowered by the stories you hear.

1:37.6

Today's guest is Anita Watkins with Anita Watkins Photography, and she left her job after

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