YEAR 2015: AT THE CROSSROAD OF A NEW LEASE ON LIFE - PART II | RONNIE BLISS PHOTOGRAPHY | MARYLAND WEDDING PHOTOGRAHER

Welcome back! Today is the continuation of the first photography workshop I attended earlier this year. The Bayside Bride Workshop was wedding business strategies + styled shoots.

The business connections and personal friendships made at these local level are nothing short of incredible. Our Community over Competition has grown into The Rising Tide Society and a Tuesdays Together monthly networking sessions with a focus on both personal and small business growth. The uniqueness of Tuesdays Together is the bond of friendships that is nothing short of sisterhood. A community where collaboration is the norm. I can definitely say that I look forward to each networking session and the opportunity to support one of these wonderful ladies.

Enjoy the images from the wedding styled shoot.

Year 2015: AT THE CROSSROAD OF A NEW LEASE ON LIFE | RONNIE BLISS PHOTOGRAPHY | MARYLAND WEDDING PHOTOGRAHER

At the crossroad of life, I entered 2015 knowing it is a year of many changes in every area of my life. Simply put, crazy scary at the same time wildly exciting. Afterall it’s not every day you’re handed the opportunity to stand at a crossroad of a new lease on life. What to do! Take a left, a right or stay put? Decisions! Decisions!! Decisions!!! With this rare and exciting ‘opportunity’, I decided to immerse myself in some personal development, explore honing my photography skill by attending several workshops for different reasons. The Bayside Bride Workshop was the first, hosted by Natalie Franke and Krista Jones. It was wedding business strategies meet styled shoots. Not just one styled shoot but engagement + wedding. As if that was not enough, how about shooting digital or film? Fear not, my goal was personal development so I stayed digital.

On a personal level, I came away with tons of new ideas, skills were definitely honed, gained an entire community of friends and a movement called Community over Competition. A group of creatives, in the same relative creative space, who are genuinely rooting for your business to succeed. Wow!

Here are some images from the engagement session.

Thank you for visiting, more on the wedding images next week.

A Bottle of Watter

Do something Good for someone Monday.

How was your weekend? Laid back? Exciting? Busy? Boring? Glad its over? Whatever your individual response is, let's see if we can do something good for someone else today. We truly do have the power to make a difference in other people's lives, no matter how small it is.

If you are new here, this an action blog with new activity each Monday. Simple tasks that can be accomplished within minutes, or before the day is over, the choice is always yours. The idea is to take the spotlight off yourself and make someone else’s day. Be a blessing. Simple!

Today’s task? Offer a bottle of water to someone today.

Ever wonder when service people have time to take a break? A simple thing like a bottle of water goes a long way. Especially when it is unexpected. Here's a short list of people we come in contact with everyday but often overlook: delivery guys such as FedEx, UPS, mail carriers front desk personnel security guards cleaning crew your assistants, co-workers the list goes on and on

A nice cold bottle of water has the power to refresh and to refuel, when it's unexpected, it has the power to make someone's day. What's the cost to you? $1.09. That's less than the cost of a donut or grande bold drip in my case. (coffee for those that does not speak starbucks). Let's make a difference today, offer a bottle of water to someone.

Do Something Good. Happy Monday! 

Did you do it? Well? How’d it go? Tell us all about it in the comment section.

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Make a phone call - Say hello

Welcome to the inaugural edition of Do something Good for someone Monday.

For most people Mondays can be daunting. We would rather skip a few days and move right into the weekend. But guess what? Monday always rolls around. The goal of Do something Good for someone Monday is simply to be a blessing to someone else. Simple. Make someone's Monday.

How?

This an action based blog. Each Monday, there will be an activity to perform. Simple tasks that can be accomplished within minutes or before the day is over, the choice is always yours. The idea is to take the spotlight off yourself and make someone else's day. Be a blessing.

Today's task. Make a phone call, say hello. Think of someone you haven't seen or heard from in a while. A few days, weeks, months, or years perhaps. Pull out your phone right now, yes, right now, scroll through the contact list, there's someone out there that would truly LOVE to hear your voice. Your mom, dad, sister, brother, friend old school room mate or colleague, that person you've been meaning to call. Brighten someone's day, start with a simple hello.

Did you make the call? Who did you call? How hard was that? Tell us all about it in the comment section.

Love the idea? Share the post. Until next Monday.... Do something Good for someone.