This time last year, Groovin the Moo morning, I was excited and petrified at once. I was embarking on an adventure I’d never experienced before. About to shoot a music festival with no experience and a small child I was reluctant to leave all day.
The sun was shining with a pleasant forecast for the rest of the day so I didn’t have todays worry of protecting my gear from the rain. I prepped my gear, charged batteries, formatted cards, cleaned lenses and packed my bag. (more…)
I find it to be a meditative process to write every morning. One of the exercises I do when I’m feeling confused or upset is to write through it. And much of the time the fear is imagined … as Seneca said
“There are more things to alarm us than to harm us, and we suffer more often in apprehension than reality.”
Writing through the process grounds you in reality. It forces you to actively think through and intentionally rationalise the outcomes that are worrying you. (more…)
“Men are disturbed not by things, but by the view which they take of them.” Epictetus
This is a quote you can appreciate once you begin a practice of streamlining your focus and maximising your energy. I’ve been reading many quotes lately that I’ve never been able to fully appreciate. (more…)
Some days you just feel crap. On these days you need to be kind to yourself. The world won’t stop turning, shit won’t fall apart, you know that you’ll be productive the next day. It just means you’re rested and relaxed and ready to get back into it tomorrow and you’re not dragging you’re feelings between days. Make it your intention for the day.
Your affirmation for today, “I am kind to myself”. Use it to frame your thoughts all day.
When the voice starts to make noise … “You should be doing this or that”, “you must keep busy”, “there is all that house work to do”, don’t listen to it. Remind yourself of your affirmation.
This is what I need so I am kind to myself.
It’s a daunting task setting up a new business. I’ve got an accounting and business background so I’m particularly meticulous about the planning stages. Dotting my t’s and crossing me i’s and the like. I have a manila folder that all my scribbled notes go in, a google drive folder that all my brainstorming and planning documents go in and a Trello board of all the things I need to do.
Here’s my to do list – it doesn’t include any photographic practice, this is just the business side of things. (more…)
I’ve been wondering if this relaxed state is what a person is meant to be feeling all the time. Is it the tense state that I’ve constantly felt ever since I can remember that is the unnatural state? Are people meant to be in a relaxed state all the time? There has not been a time in my life where I’ve felt relaxed for extended periods of time, until now. I wonder and marvel at how my body has kept going in such a state for so long. (more…)
I’ve been following Tim Ferriss on social media for some time. Listening to his podcast and reading his blogs. I bought The Four Hour Work Week ages ago, but only recently decided to read it. It’s full of brilliant little nuggets of wisdom that have improved my life significantly. Here are some of my favourites. (more…)
I was saying to a friend yesterday that I always thought procrastination was a part of my personality, that I’d never be able to overcome it. But the way I’m working now tells me otherwise. When you create a focus for your weeks and your days, it’s easy to block out the negative self talk that stops you from getting things done. Blocking out distractions and interruptions becomes a much easier process. (more…)