37 | SURROUNDINGS

Burnt Out

Karen Marie Jenkins believe her surroundings play a big part in getting burnt out, but also in contentment! Shall we find out why?

Who is Karen?

Karen Marie Jenkins is a visual brand artist, writer and personal brand/editorial photographer. She is the owner of Karen Marie Images & Branding, a personal brand/editorial photography business primarily serving women and girls. Her mission is to empower entrepreneurs, in particular business women by producing creative, and unique 'stand out' images that reflect their brand message and aligns with who they are. Karen Marie supports women by producing 'eye-catching' images that truly represent who they are and who they desire to be without apology.

Karen Marie is invested not only in how business women and girls represent themselves, but in empowering them to embrace their power, authenticity and truth with confidence and style by creating an uplifting environment that produces engaging images that tell their story and visually represents their brand.

What is feeling Successful?

Success is having the freedom to pursue your passion and purpose.

Previously, Karen was working at a college, and she liked it, she was good at it, but the idea of branding photography was just tugging at her.

What is feeling Burnt Out?

Cloudy thought, low energy, being indecisive, lack of motivation, just can't really direct yourself in any purposeful way...

Just lost.

The Burnt Out Experience Karen's Story

Two year ago, before Karen moved to Atlanta to pursue her brand photography dream, she was feeling SO burnt out.

She felt as though she had out grown her surroundings; the city that she lived in didn't understand her work. She got to the point to where she knew her surroundings wouldn't support her artistry and the entrepreneurial impulses. Altogether, the space she existed in wouldn't allow her to pursue her passion.

Advice for you Rest & Silence

Getting rest and being silent is important. Listening to yourself, feeling how you feel, yeah yeah... but also, it helps us to fight our impulsiveness when we are getting burnt out.

Many a time, we impulsively make a huge life changes, purchase something big, or say something we might not mean, all because we feel sh*tty.

Taking the time to rest and

Write About It

Karen's best blog content comes out when she incorporates her burnt out experiences.

It's real, raw, and extremely relatable. Plus, there are so many studies out there that prove that writing can drastically improve our state of mind.

Listener Questions

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What does leadership mean to you?

Having a vision and a direction Taking action with the vision; leaders don't stand still Perseverance

Who do you look up to?

Bozoma Saint John

What is the next book we should read?

The Brand Within by Daymond John

Where do we find out more about you?

http://www.karenmarieimages.com/home.html

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