The day-to-day life of the creative is not full of the mystery and glamour whatever image society has of us seems to think it is. This great video reminds us that at the end of the day, when we're chasing our dreams, all we have is ourselves.
Coming to you from Mel Robbins, this great video talks about the importance of how to parent yourself when you're chasing your dreams. I think it's particularly relevant for creatives, since our professions often find us alone for long spans with no one to rely on for progress in our business and art but ourselves. What I appreciate about her approach is that it's highly pragmatic and devoid of banal platitudes. I think she makes a great distinction between long-term goals and short-term gratification, and it's very often the latter that saps us of the drive to tackle the mundane, less glamorous tasks that form the foundation of a successful career in photography. It's easy to fall prey to the late morning start or procrastinating on editing that set, and I think Robbins' advice of accepting that you'll always have to give yourself a little push is spot on. Give the video above a watch for some motivation.
Never heard of this lady before, but she's doing a great job of marketing. This video popped up in my Linkedin feed earlier today via a non-photography connection.
Read her book the 5 second rule. It definitely helped me out a lot
Gary Vanerchuck presents a similar message, but without the fluff.
Stop complaining, stop saying you are going to do stuff, no one is going to give it to you, do the work.