{"id":184,"date":"2020-08-16T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-16T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lisabruton.com.au\/?p=184"},"modified":"2021-03-25T02:08:18","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T02:08:18","slug":"what-its-really-like-to-sustain-being-a-full-time-business-owner-with-teresa-williams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lisabruton.com.au\/?p=184","title":{"rendered":"What it&#8217;s really like to sustain being a full time business owner with Teresa Williams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Teresa is a wedding, elopement, and couples photographer based in Chicago, IL, traveling the whole world. She specializes in providing a stress-free experience for couples on their wedding day. In addition, Teresa is passionate about teaching other entrepreneurs the tools to success through mentorships and online courses that she offers. In this episode she talks about transitioning from her day job to full time business owner, how to handle income goals in business, how to work in a way that doesn&#8217;t burn you out and how to change your mood with exercising.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/15480515\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/b65657\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><strong>Let\u2019s dig into the highlights!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">About Teresa, her story and her business [1.04]<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">What Teresa misses about her day job and what helped her transition into business owner [5.40]<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Working through fear of leaving her day job [7.43]<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">If we live in the mindset of \u2018we are going to make those numbers happen\u2019 we will and we can [8.58]<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">A mindset Teresa has had to overcome as a business owner [10.03]<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Why you need to keep running your own race and not peaking off to the side at others [12.59]<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Key markers that allowed Teresa to grow her business and sustain a full time income [13.27]<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">How Teresa handled the unmet financial goals as a business owner compared to the stability a day job provides [15.30]<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">When working hard is the answer for some seasons [20.20]<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">How Teresa uses exercise to help her mindset [24.08]<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">How to learn more from Teresa and connect with her [31.30]<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><strong>Links Mentioned:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/photographsbyteresa.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">photographsbyteresa.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/_teresawilliams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@_teresawilliams<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Facebook:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PhotographsbyTeresa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Photographs by Teresa<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Etsy shop of Teresa\u2019s clay earrings: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/au\/shop\/shopteresawilliams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shopteresawilliams<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">\n<div class=\"sqs-block-button-container--center\" data-animation-role=\"button\" data-alignment=\"center\" data-button-size=\"small\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/2zFNU9tejKhXZ7iOFk1o4O?si=L6v6F-vlTLye97OBeKpOtg\" class=\"sqs-block-button-element--small sqs-block-button-element\" >Spotify<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sqs-block-button-container--center\" data-animation-role=\"button\" data-alignment=\"center\" data-button-size=\"small\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/au\/podcast\/taking-action\/id1500680426\" class=\"sqs-block-button-element--small sqs-block-button-element\" >Apple Podcasts<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div\n        class=\"\n          image-block-outer-wrapper\n          layout-caption-below\n          design-layout-inline\n          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