spoken so wisely. my husband and I were just discussing this last night. it went hand in hand with our "pain is so difficult and so beautiful" discussion. thanks for sharing Seth's thoughts as well as your own.
It's so true...a fuller schedule is not always better. It's refreshing to read that other artists are fighting for balance and space in their lives.
PS. this image is beautiful.
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Hi! Just wanted to say hello, and that I really loved your Beloved talk last week. Thank you for posting this, and the link. I always look forward to reading your thoughtful blog entries.
I can't wait to see what you two have been working on! I'm so excited for you!
Congratulations on your carefully considered decision. It is easy to creep larger until you don't recognize the ground under your feet. Looking forward to seeing what you produce in the coming year!
Spot on! I was recently asked why I didn't expand, why I didn't take on more work because I have the interested clients? These are tough questions and one always think that maybe if you have more or expand, that all will go well...the option for me is to stay small, only if its just so I can have more quality time with a client and build a bond that would last a lifetime!
Love Godin's post, thanks for sharing!
Sarah! what are your favorite lenses for e-sessions? I'm in love with all of them!
From one birthday-avoider to another, blessings!
Happy birthday dude!
Such lovely words from your Sarah.
Enjoy. xo
Happy Birthday Chris!!! You & Sarah are amazing! Have a wonderful birthday!
hope you are having a fabulous day chris!!! cyber jump house & balloons sent your way! :) happy birthday!
~S
Happy, happy birthday, Chris! Here's to another awesome year for you!
CHRIS YOU ROCK. What would we do without your tech support, your hilarious quips, your serious musical talent, and your taste for fine whiskey? Our lives would be far more dull, for one thing. Love and birthday hugs from California!
Happy Birthday Chris! : ) I hope you have a wonderful day!
Magic!!!!!!!!!!!
Beautiful
Happy birthday, Chris. Gerald & I feel so lucky to have you and Sarah in our lives. We too appreciate your thoughtfulness and genuine love for the people around you. And of course, Gerald loves having a golf buddy. I hope you have a wonderful day and let's celebrate in person soon!
I read Outliers a few years ago and more than anything else the "10 000 rule" stuck in my head. This year I have made it one of my goals to take every opportunity I can to shoot so I can get closer to that number. Thank you for your inspiring post to remind me of that goal. :)
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS! IT'S BRILLIANT. TOTALLY AND UTTERLY!
I love this picture! You made me wanna head down to Barns & Nobels and buy that book! Love your work Sarah!
After pulling a 12 hour day this was the perfect read to end it.
THANK YOU
you are always such an inspiration.
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annawithlove
I think this is one lesson that new photographers or new anybody often don't understand or take into account. All a new-to-the-industry sees are the successful photographers (who may be offering a workshop) and the newbie wants "the answers," the "shortcut" to the success. In reality, as you point out, what you don't see is the 10,000+ hours behind the curtain, the blood, sweat, and tears, the late-nights, the failures, etc... that have all led to THIS moment of the hard-earned success. What no one sees now are the ones coming, the ones who are working to find their personal vision, who are putting in the hours, mastering their technical skills and honing their business skills. Yep, these are the hours. ;) Great reminder. Thank you.
Swoon!
Loved that book!
10,000 hours was definitely a requirement, but so was opportunity. We can't leave out opportunity!
Each case study in his book talked about the unbelievable opportunities each person had/didn't have. In his own words...
"Our ability to exceed at what we do is powerfully bound up with where we are from..."
"People who have extraordinary success are those who have been given opportunities and who have had the strength and presence of mind to seize them."
Ultimately, lets not forget that hard work is 99.9% of success. It is also true that hard work creates incredible opportunities for us... Focus on the 10,000 hrs and your mind will become sharp enough to see the opportunities.
Prepare, practice, work, search, create and pray for eyes sharp enough to see opportunity!
such a cool picture, love the rows and rows of school buses. just keep shooting, just keep shooting....
Love this film strip! I was once told by a photographer I was silly for wanting to develop film this way. He had NO idea! :)
Outliers is one book that is a mainstay in my business library. My favorite thing now when traveling is loading up my iPad with biz and photography books to kill the down time.
Gladwell is one of those authors who just sticks with you. Blink is a great book as well!!:)
and this is why you guys inspire me more than almost anyone. because you're two people around my age who value hard work the way i do. xo. can't wait to see more from this 2 week campaign!
this is just what i needed to hear! sometimes i get frustrated that i'm not an "amazing" photographer yet...but i have to stop and realize that i'm only 20 years old and have definitely not logged even close to 10,000 hours yet. thanks, sarah!
great post! Always a brilliant writer and motivator- thanks for the great monday pick-me-up - im sounding redundant- although i want you to know im greatful!
boom!
Second best use of buses since evil kenevil and Andy Samberg.
I LOVE Malcolm Gladwell! If you haven't already read Blink and the Tipping Point, you will love them as well.
Dude such a kick in the face to hear that number. Must needs to work at it more. Good word Sarah.
you are incredible... somehow it's like you put words to the things that i've been thinking and feeling. i was just talking about the Journey with Drew yesterday at his birthday lunch. about being thankful for all and who is surrounding us now. finding true wealth in the balance of contentment and ambition given through Godliness.
love you. love and miss the Rhoads!
Your words always hit a chord with me, thank you for sharing!!
Just watched your Beloved seminar last night - thank you so much for your honesty and encouragement. Then I find this post today. Such inspiration. Thank you a thousand times for your words.
Hey Sarah,
I absolutely love this post and the parallels that you drew to the classic movie. In almost every other industry people work together towards a common goal, there should be no reason we can't do the same in our pursuits of photography
I love this post!! :)
dammit- that picture of you with the maroon skirt and your with tank with you bag- Breath taking!!!!!
Sarah, you share your passion so beautifully and articulately. I've watched that movie so many times and never thought of it that way. Thanks for sharing!
When I read the title I thought you were coming back to Australia! :) But this post is amazing, and I am going to save it and read it often, because it is just so good. Thank you :)
as always, perfectly put. and i wish i lived out there so we could hang out and cross paths more often on our journeys. xoxo.
so very scary to step out there - but you never know what can happen until you do. my wife and i don't know where our yellow brick road will lead but we're at least happy that we started walking =).
Thanks for sharing this, Sarah! This is really helpful as i'm re-starting on this journey in a sense. I have a pretty good sense of where God is leading me and it scares the crap out of me, but thats ok.
Really reallyyyy needed this right now to help me remember I'm not alone even when I'm feeling so very alone. Thank you.
Thank you for the beautiful post, the wonderful encouragement and the reminder to join forces with other creatives! Love your work and thank you for sharing your journey!
awesome Sarah!...your thoughts and photos are always inspiring. I need to go watch that movie again :)
awesome parallel sarah. :)