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It’s so hard to believe that 2018 is almost to a close and the new chapter of 2019 is about to begin! This year, as we feel every year is multiple seasons of growth – change – and redefining. Last year we did our 2017 Year In Review and it was a massive hit with […]

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Some might say that it’s odd to have a love for routines, but I (Sara) have found a passion for them. Yes, a passion for routines! Michelle and I have talked about it before that being a small business owner is hard work. You have to have a GOOD work-life balance that can be really […]

Last week we shared with you some of our favorite personal products and it was a huge hit! This week, as promised, we are covering some of our most ASKED questions in the form of a blog post. “What are our favorite products for our business?” Skipping the long introduction today and diving straight in […]

Michelle and I were recently talking about what we could write for our upcoming posts. Since we were considering writing one post, I came across another post I wrote back in 2016. Two years ago, in June, I wrote a blog post sharing my thoughts about how to have a balanced life. This was considering […]

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Where do Michelle and I even begin? The short story – one year ago today we launched the new Michelle and Sara Photography brand. The long story? Let’s dive in! In the early year of 2017, Michelle and I set up a coaching session with the amazing Lauren Carnes! We took two days down in […]

How To Join A Mastermind Group, Michelle And Sara Photography, Guest Blog Post By Emily Moore, Raleigh NC

Last week on the blog, I talked about battling loneliness as a small business owner. In that post, I mentioned that one of the things that has helped me combat loneliness is my Mastermind group. I briefly talked about what it was and how it’s helped me get through some really difficult times in my […]

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Last week a big story dropped…Style Me Pretty will be closing their doors. After twelve years of creating amazing content for bride and grooms, they are saying goodbye. As one of the top three wedding blog industry leaders to shut their doors and say goodbye shocked the wedding industry. A lot of professional, and top […]

Investing In Your Business, Michelle and Sara Photography

Do you take the time to invest IN your business not ON your business? Someone asked, “what’s the difference?” Investing ON your business is what you have to do on the outside of your business. For example: business taxes, finding a CPA, etc. Investing IN your business is what you do on the inside of […]

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In our last post, Sara and I shared with you our 2018 Business Goals using our Powersheets! Now, we have received a lot of questions about how we are able to use our Powersheets from Cultivate What Matters in our business! Since our last post was about our business goals, we thought it would be […]

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I (Michelle) love the beginning of a New Year! It is a time to let the past slowly dim into the background and a new fresh start is beginning to spring. Sara and I believe in setting goals at the rise of a new year, not resolutions, but that’s a blog post for another day! […]

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