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Hey I’m Kristin!

I’m just your regular photographer, single-parent, awkward dancing chick who decided they wanted more for their business than stress, anxiety, and hustle. I’m really glad you’re here because that means you’re not willing to settle for a dull stressed-out life either. You want to shine. And that’s a beautiful thing. Danger School, Study Abroad Workshops, and our year-long Masterminds have the same goal: to take your tired, boring, hampster-wheel-esque business, and turn it in to something that gives you life, purpose, adventure, and laugh out loud fun WHILE bringing home all the bacon (like the really fancy organic bacon). Let’s get there together! kristinsweeting@me.com

 
 
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Do you know your enneagram number? And have you ever thought it was one and then realized it was another? Soooo... I’m a enneagram 2w3 - just realized this after a couple years of thinking I was a 7- crazy! @rebeccawalkertherapy has been teaching us about the enneagram at @studyabroadworkshops this week in Greece- it might seem random to bring a therapist along on a creative/photography trip, but personal growth, self compassion, and awareness are sooo important to the creative process, building a sustainable business, and making joyful fulfilling work. So many realizations this week that have been healing and motivating at the same time! . @itsanirvinture #enneagram #photographyworkshop #creativeworkshop #selfhealing #growthmindset #communityovercompetition #community #photographytrip #greece #mykonos
Follow what lights you up. When you can’t figure that out, find people who can reflect back your light to you. Sailing and driving down treacherous hills with the coolest group of creative people this week and having a blast! Why is learning to live in your own strengths so scary, and challenging, and hard to figure out sometimes? But in those scary moments, when you have people to lift you up and encourage you and help you sort through all the twisty thoughts in your head- that is so so priceless. Photos by @abbycazam @ericirvin
Hey you! ❤️ SHARE this with someone who you think is amazing and ALL the heart eyes but they might not know it. 😍. . Do you know what happens when we look at each other and ourselves with heart-shaped glasses? 1. All those insecurities seem wayyy less important. 2. We go out of our way to encourage others 3. We can focus on and grow our strengths instead of our perceived weaknesses 4. We make the world a better place. 🌍🌎🌏🌈 . The flip side? When we focus on our insecurities? It’s like a big rain cloud follows us around (or we’re carrying around a big boulder) and distracts us from all the beauty we could be sharing and experiencing. . So do something with me that might feel a little weird. Tell me one thing you love about yourself. Don’t apologize for it- own it. And after that, tag a friend and tell me one thing you love about THEM.
Well kids, here we go. Greece @studyabroadworkshops here we come! . Something magical always happens to me in Greece. I’ve been looking down at my sparkly nail polish because last time I was on this flight, I had sparkly nails too. Last time, I was celebrating my 30th birthday, was in the middle of a divorce, had just been told by my bookkeeper that I still owed 40k in taxes even though I had already paid estimated payments, and was scared out of my mind. I used to live in a lot of fear. Like a LOT of fear. And on that trip I knew I needed to change that. So even though shit was hitting the fan all around me, I decided to TRUST instead of fear, and on a whim I upgraded me and my friend to first class and decided to lean in to the belief that it was all going to work out. (P.S. this was SO not like me. I have my budget down to a T, have been debt free for years and am probably TOO careful when it comes to money) - but turning 30 something shifted. We got to Greece and I received an email from my accountant- they found an error and I didn’t owe that much money in taxes at all- like I had MORE than enough saved to cover it AND those first class tickets I had bought. . And sure- there’s a logical explanation to it, but I prefer to call it magic. And really, the biggest magic was that I decided to trust myself, trust my gut, believe that I could make things happen and take care of myself and Hudson, and silence the voices in my head that for years had told myself I wasn’t good enough. Do you have those voices? The ones that make you doubt your own intuition? The ones that make you feel silly or unworthy of a beautiful life? Maybe today is the day you need to tell those voices to shut up :) Maybe today is the day for your own shift. Maybe today is the day to stare fear in the face and jump anyways.
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Have you gone and binge-listened to The Porch Cast in a while? I can’t believe it’s been almost a year of hosting creative business owners on my porch, chatting about life and business and all the things. Here’s where we’ve been so far: . S2E1- How to book 10-20k clients with less than 5000 Instagram followers . S2E2- The key to raising your pricing . S2E3- A Bride’s Friend: crafting an experience from the heart with @neillieb of @mariee_ami . S2E4- Live coaching call talking a photographer through a dip in inquiries . S2E5- The Importance of Brand Recognition with @invisionevents . S2E6- The Benefits of Mindfulness in your life and business with @findyourbreath . S2E7- Rethinking your digital marketing with @chriscreed . And Season 1- . S1E1- Building your online platform with @johnrmeese . S1E2- Recovering from Burnout with @rebeccawalkertherapy . S1E3- Writing saved my life- escaping spiritual abuse with @_eve_ettinger . S1E4- Business after baby with @simplybysuzy . S1E5- Choosing Tools that Inspire Your Art with @matthewhoopes and @laura.hoopes . S1E6- Manifesting in Life, Love, and Business with @darcybenincosa . S1E7- Business after Baby (and Bourbon) with @brandonchesbro . What else/who else would you love to hear from this year??
Currently sitting in my bed wearing sweatpants, no shirt, and heart-shaped sunglasses and answering emails, retouching photos, feverishly typing out outlines to a course I’m working on, and washing my sheets because... we head to @studyabroadworkshops in GREECE in two days and mama’s just trying to stay on top of everything. I delivered a wedding, finished a boudoir shoot, made my spreadsheets for Greece look color coded and EPIC... AND it’s also been one of those days where I forgot the main password to the password that unlocks all the other passwords (how does one forget that kind of password??) and I walked around with a hole in the crotch of my pants all day, and feeling equally on top of the world and also like I’m a hot freaking mess. Gotta have both sides to keep it interesting right? . I took this photo 4/5 years ago when I was super-duper pregnant with Hudson and photographing in Florida in the summer and it’s still one of my all time favorite shots. Partially because I was learning how to use flash with film and I finally nailed it, and partially because Jordan looks like @ellenpomeo and she married her own Mc. Dreamy that day.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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