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Lesson Info
16. Wisdom Nuggets & Knowledge Bombs
Lessons
My Story
08:45 2Workshop Overview
01:40 3My Gear
10:22 4Pitching A Client
13:05 5Pre-Pro Planning
11:32 6Scouting A Location
06:53 7In the Field: Shooting Story Shots
04:40 8Tips for Talking to Models
05:51Lesson Info
Wisdom Nuggets & Knowledge Bombs
So in this workshop, we're gonna drop some knowledge bombs, some wisdom nuggets, whatever you want to call it, but I think it's appropriate to summarize a bunch of life lessons I've learned through my freelance career. So, let's dive right into it. Number one, the harder you work, the luckier you get. I heard this early on in my freelance career and it really rang true, but I also want to add another part to that with more experience behind my belt. Be self-aware with where you're at, especially mentally. Don't overdo it, which leads us to the second point which is, take a break if you need to. Things will be there when you get back. Number three, take your time. These things do not happen overnight. All great things took a very long time to build. The great thing that you're building will be the exact same. Number four, a very practical word of advice, learn how to manage your money. Especially if you're working freelance, things are going to ebb and flow. It is absolutely unavoidable...
so plan accordingly. Be smart. Number five is read. I shared a list of some things I've been reading in the workshop PDF and it is something I took on recently that has been very beneficial. Some of the things I'm reading are for fun, some of them are more like wisdom-nugget-type books, but it is just a nice mental break from everything. I really enjoy a good fiction story or I enjoy some philosophy. It's been very beneficial to add that into my schedule. Number six, journal. Journaling has been insanely beneficial. It took me a while to get consistent at journaling and now I'm almost doing it every day. I'll sometimes write about my day in my journal. I also have a Google doc going on my iPad if I don't have my journal around, but it's the best way to gain perspective on things. It's a time where I can have this issue or this thought that's going on, write it down and I'm able to look at this problem from outside my own mind and see it for what it actually is. It is the best lesson in providing perspective. Number seven is have a mission statement. In the workshop PDF, I shared mine and it used to be several paragraphs long and now it just simply highlights my values, and every choice I make, I refer to my mission statement and make sure it's in line with that. Take your time, acknowledge your values and make a mission statement out of that. Let that be your Northern star, the path that keeps you moving forward. Number eight is take time to be present with what you're doing, to be present with your work. The most important book I read on that book list is called "The Power of Now" by Eckhart Tolle. It's another great way to gain perspective and really be mindful and aware of what you're doing and when you apply that mindfulness to your work, it takes it from here to here. Just be intentional. Number nine, expectations kill experience. It's something more recently that I've taken notice of, that I used to walk into things expecting this or expecting that, whether it be good or bad, and now that I'm aware of that, with every situation, whether it's personal, business, work, whatever it may be, I really aim to walk in with zero expectations. It's hard to illustrate this point as it's gonna be very personal to each individual but trust me on this, it'll make life a lot better. And my last two points, I want to end on quotes. This one I heard more recently and you can apply it to every situation. This quote comes from the book, "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" by Stephen Covey. It reads this, "Examine your own motivations against your highest values because they impact your perceptions which then impact your behavior and the results that follow." I'm not gonna dig into that. I'm gonna let you apply that to where you're at personally. And this last quote, number 11, is something that has stuck around with me for several years since I read it. A friend had shared it on his Instagram story. I screen-capped it and I refer to it so, so often, and it reads this, "One time, I found this old home movie my grandma made of their visit to the Grand Canyon back in the 50's. She's filming the scenery and a couple times, you can barely see my dad and uncles run by. We're watching this in the mid 2000's 50 years later, near the end of her life, and she goes, 'Why didn't I point the camera at them? I don't care about the Grand Canyon.'" This is a perfect example of someone realizing that they had wished they captured their values instead of capturing the Grand Canyon. You know, there's a lot of Grand Canyons in our lives and it's easy to get distracted by them, but it's important to realize what's most important which are those values. In this case, it's her family and at the end of the day, that's the most important thing that I want you to take away from this workshop, capture your values over anything else. So, I wanna thank you for doing this workshop with me. I really hope you got a ton of value from it. If you have any questions, I'd be happy to answer them. Feel free to email me and yeah, seriously, thank you guys so much. It means a lot that you wanted to learn from me, so thanks. (laughs)
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Ratings and Reviews
Romain Dancre
Concrete Examples & Lots of Value Really interesting workshop with a real experience and real photoshoot. We get to understand the whole process of Andrew and his way of thinking and acting and this is super interesting to learn about!
Robert Ransley
Simply outstanding!
Adriaantje Buijze
Practical and useful! Finally, this workshop does not leave you with theoretic principles but actually provides you with practical to do's / to go about's if you want to grow further into a career of photography for brands.
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