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 [...]
Years ago, right around the time the telephone was invented, LOL, “Ma Bell” used to do classes for business clients on phone etiquette. I remember being sent to a class in my Customer Service days at Polaroid and thinking how stupid it was to suggest that I didn’t have the skill set to answer the [...]
Earlier in the week I had a “challenge” with Time Warner. Everything is a challenge with Time Warner – too big with too many layers to dig through and the guys at the top in New York could care less about what’s happening on the front lines. The issue I had doesn’t matter, but the challenge was [...]
Barbara Yasuhara’s comment about the influence of her mother on helping her build confidence in her photography career really hit home the other day. I know I’ve written about this before, but here’s the challenge this morning:
Think about those people who have been instrumental in helping you focus – and yes, I’m using the play [...]
It’s not a magnet, but it’s in the category. It’s a contemporary illustration framed on the wall…
Everything changed the day he figured out there was exactly enough time for the important things in his life.
Think about that statement for just a second and now think about everything you’re trying to accomplish this week. I woke up [...]
The quote says it all…
One of the things that may get in the way of people being lifelong learners is that they’re not in touch with their passion. If you’re passionate about what it is you do, then you’re going to be looking for everything you can to get better at it. Jack Canfield
No need [...]
“Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bow lines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” Mark Twain
It’s just a quick thought for a Saturday morning, [...]
Last weekend I had to put together a presentation about the wedding and portrait side of the industry and in the process of looking at websites, blogs, images and analyzing who are the Young Guns and the New Guns I realized something interesting. It wasn’t particularly earth shaking, but it did stand out as I surfed [...]
The economy, technology, changes in social media and the new wave of competitors all require your constant attention. At times it can be overwhelming. You’re not alone if you’re feeling frustrated. We all feel it, but there’s a wealth of information and people out there to help you build your business and address virtually every challenge you might [...]
Knowing that no matter what you do, you’re only one person and only have 24 hours in a day and seven days a week, (Although my better half hates Monday and has declared it technically a six day week with First Tuesday, Second Tuesday and then the rest of the days. – thank you Ms [...]
