If you could go back in time, what advice would you give to your 20-year-old self? What have been some key lessons that you learned that you would want to share with your younger version?
On this episode of Women Faith + Business Podcast, we hear that advice the women in the “Women of Wisdom: Honoring their Grace, Strength and Beauty” shared with their 20-year old selves.
We hear from the lead visionary author and photographer of this portrait book, Donna Edman, and co-authors, Carla Jones, Sandra Hill, and Roya Saberzadeh as they share their advice about what they would tell their 20-year-old self and insights you can learn from their stories!
Watch this episode:
On this episode you will hear:
- How the book began as an art project
- The vision for the book
- Don’t let the “HOW” stop you, simply “START” and the how will appear
- The importance of asking for help
- Creating a platform to honor women over fifty and to give them a voice
- How many times women have a voice when they are famous or when they are young a pretty, but can be unseen and unheard if they are not famous or young and pretty
- How your story is worth sharing
- The importance of embracing who you are
- The importance of trusting yourself, your instincts, the choices that you make, and the people who come your way
- Trust your gut and pray for the courage to follow your instincts
- Have faith in yourself and your dreams
- Date lots of people and enjoy many friendships to learn what you value
- Just start, it doesn’t have to be perfect
- We learn from our mistakes
- The importance of understanding your passion and going for it
- As you get older there is less emphasis on how you LOOK and more emphasis on the LEGACY you leave to other
- Embrace your uniqueness
ABOUT THE BOOK WOMEN OF WISDOM
In this powerful collection of stories and portraits, you’ll hear wisdom from women ages 50-95 who share hard-won lessons about courage, grace, and strength.
No matter your age, you will appreciate the advice these 49 women have given to their 20-year-old selves. The portraits are not retouched. These women want to be seen as they truly are. Every wrinkle, age spot, gnarled knuckle and pound has been earned. They are beautiful.
There is no need to travel life’s road alone. Let these wise women be your guide.
PURCHASE WOMEN OF WISDOM
https://www.donnaedmanphotography.com/The-Book
ABOUT DONNA EDMAN
Donna is an award-winning portrait photographer with a passion to honor people. Her ability to engage with clients helps them feel comfortable and the results are portraits which capture their authentic selves.
When Donna is not with clients, she is teaching photography to adults and children. She thinks anyone can learn to develop their “creative eye.” She encourages her students to believe there are things that would be not seen if you didn’t photograph them.
Donna and her high-school sweetheart husband live in Fullerton, California. They have two adult children, two adorable grandchildren and two goofy dachshunds.
When Donna is not with her clients and students, she’s creating images of architecture, nature and anything else she thinks is beautiful. When she is not creating photos, she’s playing with her family, cycling and creating ceramic art pieces. Occasionally she sits still long enough to watch art films and read.
CONNECT WITH DONNA EDMAN
Website- https://www.donnaedmanphotography.com/
Email- donna@donnaedmanphotography.com
Social Media:
FB Personal: https://www.facebook.com/donnaedman/
FB General Business: https://www.facebook.com/DonnaEdmanPhotography/
FB Commercial: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100050300327775
IG: https://www.instagram.com/donnaedmanphotography/
LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donna-edman-photography-b9425791/
CONNECT WITH THE CO-AUTHORS:
CARLA JONES
Website- http://cjones4homes.com/
Email- Carla@cjones4homes.com
ROYA SABERZADEH
Google- Roya Saberzadeh
Social Media- @realtorroya
Email- homes@RealtorRoya.com
SANDRA HILL
Websites:
https://www.keeptrackbusiness.com/
https://www.thebookshepherds.com/
Emails:
sandra@keeptrackbookkeeping.com
sandra@thebookshepherds.com