068: STOP. Collaborate and Listen

Yes. I am quoting Vanilla Ice. Yes, it shows my age. I don't care. Because before you roll your eyes and keep scrolling... I need you to actually stop and listen to what I'm about to say. This might be the most important conversation we've had on this podcast yet. Your ideal clients are out there right now. They are spending money. They are trusting other businesses with their time, their attention, and their wallets. And they have absolutely no idea you exist. Not because your work isn't good enough. Not because your prices are too high. Not because the market is too saturated. Because you are waiting to be found instead of going where they already are.This episode isn't about strategy. I'm not handing you a script today. What I AM doing is dismantling the mindset that is quietly keeping your business smaller than it deserves to be — because no amount of strategy works until this part does. We're talking about fear. Rejection. What it actually costs you to stay invisible. And why Jen Gottlieb is right when she says that being found isn't just a goal — it's your responsibility.The how is coming. And when it does, it's going to change everything. But first — we fix the brain. Tits up and ears open. Timestamps:00:00 Podcast Intro00:45 Owning My Blind Spots06:27 Why Collaboration Works07:34 Responsibility To Be Found13:12 Interruption Vs Trust16:23 Fear Of Rejection17:22 Rejection Therapy Lessons20:40 Pitch The Gap26:25 One Small Next Step28:38 Wrap Up And Resources30:00 Subscribe And Goodbye 🔗 Connect with Jodi:📸 Website: https://www.j-annephotography.com📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/j.annephotography 🔗 Resources mentioned:Jen Gottlieb Keynote → https://www.instagram.com/p/DZk6hWRvSDr/ Jia Jiang - What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection (TED Talk) → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vZXgApsPCQ Adam Grant - How to Pitch Your Best Ideas → https://www.ted.com/talks/worklife_with_adam_grant_how_to_pitch_your_best_ideas Love this kind of coaching?Make sure you’re on my newsletter list where I share the behind-the-scenes of launches, pricing, posing psychology, and what it really takes to scale a photography business with soul. 📣 Help Spread the Word!The Mastermind Waitlist → If this episode lit something up for you, if you recognized yourself in the pattern of working hard without seeing the growth you know you're capable of the Posers Mastermind is where we fix that. This is my most comprehensive program for photographers who are done leaving money on the table and ready to build a business with actual strategy behind it. We go deep on marketing, lead generation, content, email, sales psychology, pricing, client experience, and the mindset it takes to run a profitable company, not just a busy one. Everything I taught in this episode is just the surface of what we build together inside. I built this business as a single mom of three boys with no fallback plan and no safety net. Failure genuinely was not an option. The strategies I teach inside the Mastermind are the same ones that turned my camera into a career, my career into a company, and my company into a life I'm incredibly proud of. If you're ready to stop hoping the bookings come and start building the machine that makes them get on the waitlist for the next round. https://j-anne-photography.kit.com/posers-waitlist The Posing Method → My signature course that teaches you how to pose the brain instead of the body so you can drop dopamine and oxytocin in the first two minutes of a shoot and completely transform your galleries. https://j-annephotography.com/the-posing-method Pass Platinum → Stop scrambling for a last-minute sale. Use my link to get 2 months of Platinum free WITH A MONEY BACK GUARANTEE when you start collecting cash on autopilot. https://success.passgallery.com/jodianne-platinum-referral