Katie Postel Photography Blog

There are days when I want to give up. I’m questioning everything. ‘What am I doing?’ ‘How will I make this happen?’ ‘Who would even want to book me as their photographer?’ ‘Am I wasting my time?’ ‘What do I know about running my own business?’ …The list goes on. The doubts and fears and questions are all very real.

It’s so scary to put myself ‘out there,’ wondering if it will pay off. I worry that I might be making a mistake. That I don’t ‘know enough’ to be successful. But when I take a step back and visualize what I want my life to look like 5 years from now, being a photographer is in that image.

Reminding myself of this keeps me going on the days when I’m ready to give up. I know that no one is coming to save me. Nobody can do this work for me. I am my own hero of my own journey. Even if it’s messy and scary with those doubts and fears and all of it-this is life. MY LIFE. I only get one, so why should I waste it wondering ‘what if?’

So, here I am. Showing up. I’m showing up for future me. For present me. For me as a little girl. Because this is part of my story. This is part of my journey, and if I don’t believe in myself, then who the hell will?

With love and determination,

Katie