Here’s how I did it…

Hey y’all - Wow, it has been a LONG time since I’ve written on this blog! The last time we talked, I had already shared some of my growth I’ve had with pursuing my creative side more and more.

Today, I’m beyond grateful to share the full circle moment I’ve been waiting for, for years. Today, is the first of many Monday’s I have off - well, the first of Monday’s I am working in my own space doing what I love. Creating.

I have been a Medical Assistant with a large company here in Michigan for what will be 4 years in July. When I first started, I was just blogging and sharing style tips! Over the course of time I’ve discovered what I’m doing and meant to continue doing is so much more than that. It’s purpose. It’s creativity. It’s what I love to do.

Blogging became stressful for me when I started comparing myself. The crazy thing is, it wasn’t my words of wisdom and encouragement I was comparing - it was my following. Why don’t I have more followers? Why aren’t I reaching more people if I’m so good? I was looking at all the wrong things. So much so, to the point where I totally fell off with blogging.

While not writing publicly on my blog, I was still writing and discovering me behind closed doors. I started taking photos of my brother and the rest was history. I learned that the comparing I was doing wasn’t meant to be that - instead, I was meant to feel uncomfortable. It was simply an indication that my path looks and feels different, and most importantly that it has never been about numbers!

I started out talking photos for $20 - I am now blessed to have grown in my skill and update my prices to what offers a stable second income! I went from earning $13 an hour at the beginning of 2020 to ending that year earning way more in my career and having a second income through Created with Bri Photography! I also started pouring more into my women empowerment brand, IntentionallyHER Sisterhood LLC.

I started earning more in my career by moving around. I left a job I had at a mental health hospital and took a position with the same company I’ve been with - this position already paid more than what I started out with. Throughout the pandemic, they gave raises and bonuses that consistently improved my means of living. Then, I ended up meeting friends at work who make their schedule. I don’t believe I met these women by accident. They saw me, all of me and poured into my free spirit. They told me to take a leap. They shared with me how to make my career align with my actual life as a person.

This is what I’ve wanted for years. It’s what I’ve written about. It’s what I’ve dreamt of. It’s how I’ve viewed myself. This opportunity to have Monday’s off is so much more than a simple schedule change, it’s a manifestation of who I really am. It’s proof that I am not delusional - I have a purpose that’s greater.

My plan is for Monday’s to be my office days for my business, along with an opportunity to start each week off with clarity. I will be scheduling photos, sending and editing photos, planning sessions, and having amazing dialogue with potential clients! The same things I’ve been doing for months now but I’ve had to sneak it in at work. Now I can do them freely without question from others or guilt from myself.

I have a feeling Created With Bri Photography and IntentionallyHER Sisterhood are on the brink of true success - as I’ve always known they would be! It surely feels good to be writing about what I love again and to be empowering others. I don’t know who needs to hear this, but you’re going to make it - keep going!

You got this!

Bri