Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Seeing double...


A couple weeks ago I was sitting on my bed editing some photos not doing anything super important when one of my past interns, Laura Dart called me up to tell me she had just gotten a HUGE job with a new entertainment company here in Nashville and that she had to shoot about 15 full artist shoots in the next two weeks! I was bouncing off the walls excited for her!!! Like insanely excited...I can't even explain how excited! After getting off the phone...I realized I have been down here for 6 months and somewhat trying to get into shooting more artists and have done 4 so far... But you know what?? One of my favorite parts of the bible is when Jesus said to His disciples, "you will do the works that I do and even greater!"
How great is that! He duplicated Himself and when He did they were able to build on top of His success and then make their own!
I think that is what is most fulfilling in what I do... seeing my interns and people I mentor surpass me, winning huge awards, shooting more than double the amount of weddings that I ever shot in one year, getting published, traveling the world...everything.
I realized that I can be sitting here editing and doing little office work stuff and now that I have duplicated myself about 15 times each success that they make they are all my successes too! NOTHING brings me greater joy!

Who are you investing in today? Are you duplicating yourself or just keeping your precious giftings pent up?? Think TODAY who you can pour into and invest in and it will pay you back TWOFOLD!!!

BTW...check out Laura's pics on the sweeeet NEW entertainment site that was just launched on Sunday!! BRITE REVOLUTION.
(most of the pics are hers....you'll be able to tell which ones;)

7 comments:

jamiedelaine said...

You're truly a giver and I love you for it! :)

Anonymous said...

I can't wait to meet you this summer!! You are so inspiring, humble, and giving. Your enthusiasm for seeing others succeed is incredible!! YOU ROCK SARAH!!

Anonymous said...

Ohhhh...and Laura's work is waaaay cool! :)

Ana Rebeca Contreras said...

I'm so proud of Laura and it's great to see how much she has done in the past year.....And you my friend where a BIG part of doing that for her, for me and for so many.......LOVE YA!!!

Samantha said...

How cool! you must be excited for her! ;)
Keep duplicating yourself girly :)

Kelli Trontell {Photography} said...

you seriously amaze me.....and im sure everyone who reads this would post would say same...that you amaze them too! i LOVE your heart on this. what a neat perspective and such TRUTH! thanks for being who you are....the world needs you. you are doing a fantastic work in the lives around you......and it's awesome that you get to see the fruit of your labor- sooo fast! keep it up girl.

xoxoxoxo

Feuza Reis said...

Wow- what an awesome post! I can not relate to teaching someone like that but this weekend I have been feeling so down and unhappy with my photography work and the whole juggle between the business and being a mom of two young boys that I found myself looking at other very talented photographers around here and feeling so behind, feeling old and stuck and I am so looking forwar to be being your intern next month and I know God has lead me to you for a reason! God Bless you amazing child of His!