Nikki Tran's guest appearances

Nikki Tran

Chasing Creative

John Blase

Ashlee Cowles

Elise Cripe

Elise Blaha Cripe

Kayla Craig

Erica Layne

Sarah Von Bargen

Jenny Bravo

Nicole Gulotta

Jessica Abel

Kayla Hollatz

Sarah Fox

Lisa Hensley

Lindsay Swoboda

Jessica Lawlor

OwlTail

Nikki Tran is a photographer, painter, pianist and puppy-mom to a Yorkipoo named Rusty. Over the last several years she has built a business as a talented wedding photographer in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. Now, she’s decided to give up what some people would think is a dream job to return to a 9-5 life. Listen in as she describes what her motivating factors are, and how she plans to make room for her creativity in this transition. Here’s where to find Nikki: Blog: http://nikkitranphotography.com/blog Wedding Photography Website: http://nikkitranphotography.com Photoshop Resources Website: http://theenchantedcollections.com Facebook (Wedding Photography &amp; Blog): https://www.facebook.com/nikkitranphotography/ Facebook (Photoshop Resources): https://www.facebook.com/theenchantedcollections/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nikkitran1015/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/tran2011/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/nikkitranphotography Here’s where to find Ashley: Website: www.BrooksEditorial.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/brookseditorial Instagram: http://instagram.com/brookseditorial Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/brookseditorial Here’s where to find Abbigail: Website: www.InkwellsandImages.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/abbigailekriebs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abbigailekriebs/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/inkwellsandimages/ Mini Book Club: We gushed about our favorite classic children’s lit as well as what books we turn to as escapist literature. What are your favorites? Tell us on Twitter with #ChasingCreative! The Mary Poppins Series The Harry Potter Series The Laura Ingalls Series The Doldrums - Nicholas Gannon Anything - Susan Branch The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern Four Seasons in Rome - Anthony Doerr Anne of Green Gables - Lucy Maud Montgomery Quotes from this Episode: “Owning my own business has opened up a lot of doors for me.” - Nikki “I looked at what the professionals were doing and I did it too.” - Nikki, on being self-taught “I don’t think you ever lose that feeling of being a fraud... I like what I do. That’s all I need.” - Nikki “What I’m hearing is that everybody just feels like they are completely winging it.” - Ashley “It’s great when other creative people can be honest and say ‘Nope, I’m totally faking it over here! How about you?!?’” - Abbigail “If you don’t like what you’re doing, it’s not going to work.” - Nikki “No 9-5 job, no kids, no schedule… it sounds like a dream, but it can really mean 60 or 70 hour work weeks because there are no boundaries.” - Ashley “Make creativity easy for yourself.” - Abbigail “I’m completely different than I was at 22, and it’s only been 4 years.” - Nikki “We feel so much pressure to make money off of everything. It can be just as successful to have a steady job and work on the things that you really care about. Sometimes the pressure takes all of the fun out of it.” - Ashley “I’m excited to leave work and come home and work on creative things that I really want to do.” - Nikki “It it gets rejected or doesn’t get in, it’s OK. At least I wrote it.” - Ashley, on creating for the sake of creating “I think it’s good to mix personal and business... People want to know the you behind the business.” - Nikki “I love the kiddish wonder in things.” - Nikki “I’m 26-going-on-5.” - Nikki

Nikki Tran is a photographer, painter, pianist and puppy-mom to a Yorkipoo named Rusty. Over the last several years she has built a business as a talented wedding photographer in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. Now, she’s decided to give up what some people would think is a dream job to return to a 9-5 life. Listen in as she describes what her motivating factors are, and how she plans to make room for her creativity in this transition. Here’s where to find Nikki: Blog: <a href="http://nikkitranphotography.com/blog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://nikkitranphotography.com/blog</a> Wedding Photography Website: <a href="http://nikkitranphotography.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://nikkitranphotography.com</a> Photoshop Resources Website: <a href="http://theenchantedcollections.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://theenchantedcollections.com</a> Facebook (Wedding Photography &amp; Blog): <a href="https://www.facebook.com/nikkitranphotography/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/nikkitranphotography/</a> Facebook (Photoshop Resources): <a href="https://www.facebook.com/theenchantedcollections/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/theenchantedcollections/</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nikkitran1015/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/nikkitran1015/</a> Pinterest: <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/tran2011/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.pinterest.com/tran2011/</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/nikkitranphotography" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/user/nikkitranphotography</a> Here’s where to find Ashley: Website: <a href="http://www.BrooksEditorial.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.BrooksEditorial.com</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/brookseditorial" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/brookseditorial</a> Instagram: <a href="http://instagram.com/brookseditorial" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://instagram.com/brookseditorial</a> Pinterest: <a href="http://pinterest.com/brookseditorial" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://pinterest.com/brookseditorial</a> Here’s where to find Abbigail: Website: <a href="http://www.InkwellsandImages.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.InkwellsandImages.com</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/abbigailekriebs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/abbigailekriebs</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/abbigailekriebs/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/abbigailekriebs/</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/inkwellsandimages/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/inkwellsandimages/</a> Mini Book Club: We gushed about our favorite classic children’s lit as well as what books we turn to as escapist literature. What are your favorites? Tell us on Twitter with #ChasingCreative! <a href="http://amzn.to/1TZ5hGa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Mary Poppins Series</a> <a href="http://amzn.to/1V4L154" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Harry Potter Series</a> <a href="http://amzn.to/1phGiAo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Laura Ingalls Series</a> <a href="http://amzn.to/1phG0JR" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Doldrums</a> - Nicholas Gannon <a href="http://amzn.to/1pFuzMx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anything</a> - Susan Branch <a href="http://amzn.to/1Uaif3h" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Night Circus</a> - Erin Morgenstern <a href="http://amzn.to/1phGdwD" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Four Seasons in Rome</a> - Anthony Doerr <a href="http://amzn.to/1phGrDS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anne of Green Gables</a> - Lucy Maud Montgomery Quotes from this Episode: “Owning my own business has opened up a lot of doors for me.” - Nikki “I looked at what the professionals were doing and I did it too.” - Nikki, on being self-taught “I don’t think you ever lose that feeling of being a fraud... I like what I do. That’s all I need.” - Nikki “What I’m hearing is that everybody just feels like they are completely winging it.” - Ashley “It’s great when other creative people can be honest and say ‘Nope, I’m totally faking it over here! How about you?!?’” - Abbigail “If you don’t like what you’re doing, it’s not going to work.” - Nikki “No 9-5 job, no kids, no schedule… it sounds like a dream, but it can really mean 60 or 70 hour work weeks because there are no boundaries.” - Ashley “Make creativity easy for yourself.” - Abbigail “I’m completely different than I was at 22, and it’s only been 4 years.” - Nikki “We feel so much pressure to make money off of everything. It can be just as successful to have a steady job and work on the things that you really care about. Sometimes the pressure takes all of the fun out of it.” - Ashley “I’m excited to leave work and come home and work on creative things that I really want to do.” - Nikki “It it gets rejected or doesn’t get in, it’s OK. At least I wrote it.” - Ashley, on creating for the sake of creating “I think it’s good to mix personal and business... People want to know the you behind the business.” - Nikki “I love the kiddish wonder in things.” - Nikki “I’m 26-going-on-5.” - Nikki

Episode 14: Quitting a Dream Job for a Day Job with Nikki Tran