This is such an interesting time for photography and creative types of any genre. It seems as though EVERYTHING has changed in the past 5 years and right now it’s in a stage where we’ve hit reset on all of the rules and we’re forced to create them all over again. This is both terrifying and incredibly exciting, and I’m constantly inspired by the people that are choosing (choosing . life is a choice) to grab this time and run with it.
I’m currently working from my bed in Tacoma because I just moved here and haven’t purchased a desk yet. I’m rebuilding a photo business from scratch here after spending 4 years building one in Minneapolis. This isn’t easy, it’s not going to be easy for a very long time, but it doesn’t matter in the slightest. This is what I’m choosing to do regardless of the struggle because it’s what makes me come alive. I treasure moments more than anything. Those split seconds where your heart smiles uncontrollably and you know a part of you has changed, if even just a little bit. This is my job. I get to capture that. I have this insane device that lets me stop time, stop moments, and hold them forever. That’s what makes me come alive. What makes you come alive (this isn’t rhetorical, I really want to know)?
We can either sit here and be confused at where to go to next, we can be mad that other people are breaking ‘the rules’ and are getting to where we want to be faster or . or .
or we can grab life and make the most of it. We can kick asses without taking names because we don’t have the time to look back. We can grab every opportunity and cruise past every set-back. It’s not going to be easy, it’s going to be better than easy, it’s going to be YOURS.
You need to live your dream, friends, because if you don’t, who will?
Here are a few links to get you started. I’ll add more as I find them, but these are the ones that are in my heart right now. If you have any links or tips please put them in the comments.
Elizabeth Gilbert’s TEDTalk on Creative Genius
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/elizabeth_gilbert_on_genius.html
Nick Onken . Adapt & Change or Get Left Behind
http://www.nickonkenconnection.com/shoptalk/2010/01/new-school-vs-old-school-adapt-change-or-get-left-behind.html
Chase Jarvis . Create-Share-Sustain
http://blog.chasejarvis.com/blog/2009/12/create-share-sustain.html
Dan Miles . Are You Comfortable? Then Get UN
http://dnmonster.tumblr.com/post/319280771/are-you-comfortable-then-get-un-what-the-use
What’s your dream and how are you going to help yourself live it?
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