I'm here in Cleveland, Ohio for my Secrets to Success Seminar with Jeff Jochum and Skip Cohen. I'm so excited to share with all of the photographers here some of the things that have helped my business tremendously. I ran into a photographer named Randy Walker (can't find his website) on my layover in Phoenix yesterday. I was about ready to board the plane when I felt a tap on the shoulder and someone saying "I thought I recognized you!" It was the strangest feeling and I think my face turned red because he caught me off-guard. "I found out the other day you were speaking in Cleveland so I decided to come out and see you!" he said. It was so cool to know that Randy cared enough that he would spend 10 hours (round trip) on a plane to come listen to me speak for just over an hour!

People are starting to tell me more and more that my name is bigger than I think it is. All I know is that God is much bigger than we all think and He has the power to take us places in order to bring the gospel to as many unbelievers as possible. I am not important, nor is my brand or career, other than to bring glory to God.

I use to think that this business was really just a training ground for some future ministry that God had planned for me. All of the experience I've been getting with starting and running a business, public speaking, business management, taking care of clients, and learning to trust Him when I'm out of my comfort zone has turned into more than just training. It's turned into a platform that I think God is starting to use. It's so amazing to see what He's doing!

Wish me luck on stage tonight! I hope I can be a light to some who are lost in this dark world.