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Wendy Yalom

Personal Branding Photography with Amanda Daley in Paris, France

By | Personal Branding Photoshoot
A woman like Amanda Daley – innovator, leader, woman to keep your eyes on – knows the truth of how accurate MLK was when he said “Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” I would venture to guess that if you were to sit in the company of Amanda Daley on a warm Parisian afternoon you she would giddily agree that it is exactly that form of faith that an entrepreneur must never let go of, you would likely find yourself digging deeper and deeper into what it means to be a leader and an influencer and you would see Amanda as a model for a woman willing to stand in the fire of transformation and a model for what success is possible when you are willing to have the faith to take that first step discovering how quickly not only one stair but suddenly infinite staircases come into view and the question no longer is can I take the first step but which miraculous staircase do I choose? I’m curious. Keep your eyes on Amanda and I think you will likely be lead up to some very deliciously dizzying heights.
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What no one tells you about following your bliss

By | Through Wendy's Lens-shaped Heart

When I was 16, my dad introduced me to yoga and gave me a copy of Joseph Campbell’s Hero with a Thousand Faces. I read it along with the copy of Chogyam Trungpa’s Shambala that he also gave me. I didn’t “get it” AT ALL and truth be told, I was willing to fake it if it meant I would feel closer to my dad.

Fast forward, 24 years and here I sit at a cafe in Paris, after a delicious yoga class, preparing to capture 11 extraordinary women and a powerful live event lead by my dear and beloved friend Success coach Gina DeVee with over 100 more. I’m being well compensated for creating unforgettable transformational Personal Branding Photoshoots for these women and know that the more of myself I give to each of them the more enlivened I will be.

So, I’m sitting here at lunch after yoga and I’m reminded of one particularly memorable line from Joseph Campbell –

“Follow your bliss and the Universe will open doors where once there were only walls”

and I realize that after 24 years I’ve just naturally “gotten it”. I now get what it means to follow my bliss.

Most people think that following your bliss means always taking the path of ease and “flow” but what it actually means is you have to give everything you’ve got in service to your heart’s desire. {share it}

 

5 years ago, I had a dream of coming here to Paris and photographing women. I had just started offering the kindergarten version of my personal branding photoshoots and started looking around for how to make it happen; asking a girlfriend who offered a retreat here, asking other girlfriends if they wanted to collaborate on something and all I discovered were walls. Walls where I wanted to discover doors.

The dream settled in my heart and I put my attention back on doing everything I could to build my brand, to hone my skills and take on the time and financial investment of developing what is now my signature Personal Branding Photography Experience. I spent more money than I had to spend, I moved forward in the face of exhaustion and hopelessness and every self doubt and fear, I said YES to my heart’s desire and it took everything I had to follow my bliss.

Now everywhere I look I see doors where once there were only walls; month long stays in Paris, Italy, New York, Australia, as many clients as I can handle and a full team to support me and the women I serve.

I have something special for you – 3 simple mantras to start discovering your own doorways. They aren’t effortless by any means and trust me, they will serve you well to follow;

1. Trust your desire, your bliss even if you have no idea how you are ever going to get there.

2. Be willing to say YES even if you doubt yourself.

3. Continue to give everything you can and then give more and then give more and then give more and never stop giving everything you possibly can.

Now, go out there and get to work! The world needs all of you.

In Love and in Service,

p.s. Are you following my adventures on facebook? Oh, please do, click here and follow me.

Personal Branding Photography with Rachel Blumberg in Los Angeles, California

By | Personal Branding Photoshoot

Women like Rachel Blumberg are the reason I do the work I do.  A woman who not only to changed her own life and circumstances through the power of her determination and courage but a woman who is re-weaving the very fabric of a century old system. Rachel is that rare woman whose brightness increases exponentially in her depth, whose sweetness is matched only by her fierceness. Girlfriend, I’m in your corner when it comes to shifting paradigms. At your divine service, w

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Personal Branding Photography with Jill Hendrickson in San Francisco, California

By | Personal Branding Photoshoot

Capturing Jill Hendrickson is as close as I will ever get to traveling around the world in 8 hours! With her “Take me World, I’m yours” taxi light on and her very life a storybook of magic and spirit, Jill is the perfect guide for a wild rush from the elegant everyday charm of Italy to the cultural delight of China to the warmth of a sensual Bali afternoon. One whose impact includes inspiring young minds to step outside their comfort zone and choose adventure now, it is impossible to be with Jill and not feel yourself surrendered to the sheer delight of living life full out. Jill, my daring, what a divinely delicious woman you are; kind, spontaneous, playful, wise. I’m blessed and honored to have had my first around the world adventure on your heels.

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Personal Branding Photography with Donna Oetzel in San Francisco, California

By | Personal Branding Photoshoot
The excitement I felt capturing Donna Oetzel last week in San Francisco was a new kind of excitement. Not only because Donna is a journalist curious to share about what The Personal Branding Experience is but because Donna & I have known each other for well over a decade, having attended each others weddings and grown close through my amazing ex-husband. The excitement I felt was as much about capturing her beauty, wisdom and fun as it was spending the day with a woman who manages to balance a loving marriage, a happy family, a writing and consulting career and one who I hold close to my heart. Donna, I love how you laugh, how you want to understand and love all parts of yourself, how you come as alive climbing trees as you do with your head lost deep in a book. I love that you called on me for this adventure and I curiously anticipate getting lost in your world again and again.

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