Freedom Focus Photography
Welcome to the Freedom Focus Photography Podcast, the essential audio hub for portrait photographers eager to launch and elevate their businesses to achieve their ideal version of success.
Hosted by Nicole Begley, a former zoological animal trainer turned accomplished family and then pet/equine photographer, this podcast is your go-to resource for transforming your photographic passion into a thriving business.
Since making the leap into photography in 2010 and quickly scaling her business to six figures, Nicole has dedicated herself to guiding photographers like you to transform their businesses from low-profit, high-stress operations into a profitable, sustainable businesses by teaching how to confidently price your services, sell products, and attract higher-paying clients.
Join Nicole and a vibrant community of like-minded photographers on the Freedom Focus Photography Podcast. Together, we'll explore the paths to a profitable photography business that supports the life you've always envisioned.
Freedom Focus Photography
The “Right Way” with Heather Lahtinen
298 - Raise your hand if you've ever thought: "There must be a right way to run this business—and I just haven't found it yet." This episode unpacks the very human urge to follow a blueprint...and why YOUR success might actually be waiting inside the one thing you’ve been avoiding.
What to Listen For:
- The lie we believe about there being one “right way” to build a business
- Why doing “everything right” can still leave you stuck
- How a health setback led to a major mindset breakthrough
- The difference between trying harder and trying differently
- The role of forced experiments (and how to create them without a crisis)
- How to manage your mind when you're not seeing results
- Why belief matters more than immediate proof
- A strategy Heather committed to for a full year before seeing results
- How to know if it’s time to change direction or double down
- The ultimate mindset shift: “This is still working for me—even if I can’t see it yet”
- Three powerful lessons every photographer needs to hear (especially if you're stubborn 😉)
There’s no single blueprint that guarantees success in this business—but that doesn’t mean you’re doing it wrong. Sometimes the best breakthroughs happen when we ditch the rules and try something unexpected. If this episode sparked something for you, share it with a friend and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss an aha moment.
Keep experimenting. Keep going. You’ve got this. 💪
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