Whats the Point?

So today I'm going to be honest. Not that I'm not always honest, just today I'm going to be transparent. The last few weeks I've been in this rut where I ask my self whats the point. Between waiting on account receivables, bills, relationship (or lack there of) and just life I found myself very stressed. Now I'm not so naive to believe that I'm the only one who is dealing with stress but it cause me to doubt myself. I began to wonder would things be better if i just got a 9 to 5, why am I ever a photographer?

I needed to get away, so this past weekend I went with some friends to West Palm Beach. Wow, what a beautiful place with tons of places to get some great shots. It was the first time that I had taken a picture just cause. Not because someone was paying me to do it but just cause I love it. And that's when it hit me... Whats the point?... Because I love it! Life is to precious to waste it doing something you don't absolutely love. The key is to not so bogged down by "stuff" that you forget to do what you love! The picture above is of west palm from across the water.

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Relationships

In this day in age where we get our information faster than we can get a cup of coffee. (starbucks if your a sophisticated kind of person) one has to ask themselves have we hit a social media overload From you tube and vimeo to Facebook and tweeting on our smart phones and even myspace if anybody other than rappers and Tweens uses it. If we arnt care fully we can forget how to interact with people outside of a keyboard. I believe that leveraging the internet and social site is key to get noticed, but don't forget about real people. Don't forget to nurture relationships with past clients and customers after all it is much cheaper to keep a client than to nurture a new one. Let's not get so induced in our virtual reality that we forget to pick up the phone a call out most loyal customers or maybe even meet them fir a cup of coffee (starbucks of course)

I think I can I think I can....

I was Watching Major Payne the other day, a comedy about a hard core marine who is getting up there in his years. Major Payne is sent to a JROTC program at a private school to turn it around. During his interaction with one of the younger member of the program he tells a warped version on the Little engine that could.
It has probably been 20 years since I've even thought about the little engine that could. But as I thought about it is isn't just a story for toddles but a story that many adults need to hear. Maybe it's just me but I think we constantly find our selves faced with uphill situations that we don't think we have the power or ability to carry the load. But if we stay consistent and repeat that little mantra, I think I can I think I can... We will be blow away with what we are able to accomplish!