Yesterday I had a conversation with a “wannabe” photographer.  He’s fighting with his friends who don’t support a change he wants to make in his career path.  He loves imaging and wants to make the break to photography,but it’s an uphill battle and his family isn’t particularly supportive either.   It’s interesting how we always find parallels in other people’s challenges in life.   Whether family issues, competitors, even watching the news often brings us back to our own personal situation.

In trying to come up with a way to encourage “John” that he’s on target and he’s doing the right thing, I found Mark Twain said it best over 100 years ago…

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.

Kind of says it all…make it a great Tuesday everybody!