Define it. What is your success criteria? Have you sat down recently and genuinely gone through the effort of writing it down? It can be an effervescent experience, realising that some successful things you’ve been working for are actually for someone else. Look at my car, it means I’m successful, be envious. The fat man…

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Video. Let’s get started! If you’ve ever wanted to get started in any creative venture, you’ve realized there’s a few hurdles. Lets talk about the main ones that I see for getting started in video work. I love being a creative, and telling the stories in a single frame is something I hold near and…

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Importance of being idle. Running at full steam can burn you out. Learn to notice the signs of burnout. Build a responsible system to push your limits (increase time without burnout), learn from your mistakes. < BR > Break, when you have to. These moments of idling, of relaxation or simple nothingness are far more…

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T-G-I-F? Fridays. The rallying call. Celebrate the week that has gone. Congregate on the free time you earned. The weekend will hold much to do, but the time was freely booked by you, for you. With a smile and a nod to friends you raise a glass and drink to freedom. Fridays should be a…

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Batching 101. Task batching is a used to maintain a productive day. By group similar tasks you can effectively use your days time, and in turn free up time to focus on other important tasks such as creative endeavours or special projects. Creative use of email batching. I love emails. Little conversations, usually focused enough…

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Change and it’s power. Embrace change, don’t fear it. Recently a client admitted to me he was afraid of changing his brand visuals as he might alienate his target audience in his quest for more clients. Change can be scary, it can make for sleepiness nights and fear creeps in, chunking away at your vision…

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Do this and you’ll find your success. Learn to cultivate focus. Quick tip for the artist looking to go professional. Never underestimate the power of being known for one thing. Be that guy that does insane BMX photos, or that girl who rocks the MMA photo scene. If you don’t know what niche you’d like…

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Sometimes it’s just about time. No secret fast track. You most likely will really really want to quit. You may quit. (It’ll haunt you). Coming back will be sweeter after tasting the life beyond the work. The work always brings you more joy than unhappiness. It takes time. LOTS of time.   Don’t give up…

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How to create a target client persona Why should you create personas? Every business has the task of figuring out who would be best suited to their product. Aiming at the masses is one of the hardest ways to differentiate your business. Your clients should be able to spot your products easily and associate with…

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