Kristen Steele Photography

Making Things Happen 2010 | Nashville

I don’t really know what I was expecting. I tried to blog stalk & tweet stalk everyone I could who had been previously… but no one even seemed to let on to what it was REALLY about.

So I went. Wait, you didn’t think I was actually going to tell you did you?? That’s half the fun.

But no really, it was a soul-searching day of re-discovering what my purpose is, what I’m passionate about and how to live my life well. Sure, I talked about my photography & sure my business goals were thrown in there too, but it was definitely a visionary experience.

Here’s a quote that pretty much sums up what I’m feeling right now & the direction I want to head in:

“Here’s the truth about telling stories with your life. It’s going to sound like a great idea, and you are going to get excited about it, and then when it comes time to do the work, you’re not going to want to do it. It’s like that with writing books, and it’s like that with life. People love to have lived a great story, but few people like the work it takes to make it happen. But joy costs pain.”

-Donald Miller from A Million Miles in a Thousand Years (p.99-100)

I’m going to save all of my specific answers to those questions & what I specifically learned for a future blog post, but for now I’ll give you this little video recap of my MAKING THINGS HAPPEN experience… Stay tuned for a new feature on the blog called “Fridays with Kristen” where I’ll do a little video blog about stuff I’ve been learning, awesome new photography tips or tricks, things that inspire me and I might answer questions (if anyone has any!). So if you like that idea and you have a question already, go ahead and ask it in the comments section!

Making Things Happen 2010 | Nashville from Kristen Steele on Vimeo.

Tags: fridays with kristen

1. Lynette says:

   February 11, 2010 at 1:01 am

   …working late at night – took a break and watched your video. Made me smile.
   And hungry — do you have any more of that chocolate cake?

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2. Bill Vincent says:

   February 11, 2010 at 7:16 am

   Love it, Kristen!!

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3. jessica ames says:

   February 11, 2010 at 8:26 am

   Kristen! You are adorable and I love your obvious passion and enthusiasm. Cannot wait until next Friday and what you’ll share. Thanks for the book recommendation, too; it’s totally in my amazing queue now!

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4. Kylene Gay says:

   February 11, 2010 at 12:31 pm

   You are just too cute! And brave for doing a video blog that that….NOT for me! Glad you had a breakthrough moment at MTH, hope 2010 treats you well!

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5. Latrice - Opulent Couturier says:

   February 11, 2010 at 5:54 pm

   What a fun video, thanks for your transparency & this will be a fun journey for our Nashville class! Kudos to you on the video blog!

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6. Melissa Hayes says:

   February 11, 2010 at 5:57 pm

   Awesome video blog Kristen! Looking forward to your first friday video. Welcome to the Making Things Happen Alumni! Go 2010!

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7. Sarah Boutwell says:

   February 11, 2010 at 9:27 pm

   Can I please just tell you that I am 100% sure you’re going to make things happen?! You’re so going to get through the pain & have more joy than you could’ve ever even imagined. And you know what else? I think you’re so stinkin’ cute that it’s not even funny…and you’re infectious happiness is ridiculous! You make my heart smile! Thanks for sharing that bubbly personality with all of us. You’re awesome!

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8. Amy says:

   February 11, 2010 at 10:43 pm

   Kirsten!! Well said!! I loved getting to know you today on this blog! I am excited to see more of your videos! Loved them! Way to go girl you are making it happen! I think I need a glass of wine or two before I can get myself to do a vlog!

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9. Ati Tafao-Braganza says:

   February 12, 2010 at 2:38 pm

   Your cheer is absolutely infectious! I am not going to be subscribing to your blog and it’s all because of this vlog. Great job and here’s to a fantastic journey in Making Things Happen! Thank you for sharing. I look forward to reading/ hearing more.

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10. Ati Tafao-Braganza says:

    February 12, 2010 at 2:38 pm

    I’m sorry… I meant “now” not “not.” lol! Sorry. Subscribing now.

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11. Laura Reaux says:

    February 19, 2010 at 10:17 pm

    Kristen, you are so fun! I wanted to finally watch this one first and then I’m going to watch the one from today. I should tell you, just FYI, that I thought to myself how adorable your curls were at the workshop. SO I thought it was pretty funny that you mentioned it in your vlog. Alrighty… I need to catch up on all of our MTH’ers blogs.

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