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Welcome to the first episode of my summer series, where every week I put one belief on the table and try to change your mind about it. First up: luck.

In this episode I'm going to show you what's actually happening inside your own head when something looks like luck, and why the thing you've been calling a lucky break is really your brain fetching evidence for who you already believe you are. I'll walk you through the story that cost me years in my photography business, the brain science that finally changed my mind, and a three-part practice you can start this week to change what your brain lets you see. Come in with an open mind. Or don't, and let me change it for you.

In this episode

• Why "some people are just lucky" is one of the most expensive beliefs you can hold
• How your reticular activating system works, and why it decides what you get to notice
• The bouncer at the door of your brain, and how your identity is the guest list
• Why brilliant strategy keeps failing you when it lands on an old identity
• The real difference between wishing and deciding, and why your brain treats them like two different languages
• How to regulate your body so a new identity stops registering as danger
• A three-part practice to change your own guest list this week

Links & next steps

• Loved this one? Send it to the creative friend you thought about while listening.
• Come go deeper with me on Substack, that's where I take these ideas further.
• New series alert: "Let Me Change Your Mind About ______" runs all summer. Next episode, I've got another belief on the table, and I'm coming for that one too.

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Real talk: some of this might sting. After 18+ years in the photography industry, Renee names the five habits she's watched keep talented, hardworking photographers invisible, and none of them are what you'd expect. No hashtags, no posting schedules, no preset packs. Just the patterns running underneath all of it.

In this episode:
The "research" habit that's actually a slow drip of self doubt, and the surprisingly useful thing your jealousy is trying to tell you
The way most photographers are using AI right now that's making their businesses more generic and harder to book
Why "I'm just not a social media person" is not a personality trait
What your amygdala has to do with the 17 reasons you didn't post today
The difference between learning from someone and borrowing an identity that will never convert for you
The most insidious habit of all, the one that hides behind responsible-sounding language
The single root problem underneath all five, and what to do about it

Plus: Evoto's new tools for volume and sports photographers, a giveaway for 100 Evoto credits, and the first announcement of the Senior Sprint waitlist, with first access and the lowest price for waitlist members.

About Renee: Renee Bowen is a luxury senior portrait photographer, NLP-certified life and business coach, hypnotherapist, and your slightly bossy business bestie. She helps creative entrepreneurs get radically clear on who they are so they can build businesses that feel like freedom.

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SHOW NOTES:

You call it slow season. But what if it's actually the most strategic time in your entire business calendar, and you've been wasting it by staying busy?

In this solo episode, Renee breaks down why the quiet months are where your fall actually gets built, and what to do with that time instead of filling it with fake productivity. This one is going to hit differently if you've ever felt like you were falling behind while everyone else seemed to be thriving.

What's covered:

• Why your brain literally cannot think strategically while you're in full execution mode
• The two modes every creative business runs in (and why you can't run both at once)
• Five specific things to do this summer that will directly shape your Q4
• How to use AI as a thinking partner instead of a content machine
• A quick Human Design breakdown of what each energy type actually needs this season
• The identity question that's more valuable than any content strategy
• Why the discomfort of quiet is data, not evidence that something is wrong

Resources mentioned:

• Arrivée giveaway
• Brand Voice Claude SKILL Template
• Mid-year check-in episode
• Unavoidable workshop
• Senior Sunday Claude SKILL and GPT
• CONNECT ON SUBSTACK
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Want to work with Renee?
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FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS:
FREE TRAINING for Photographers


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