I don’t know if it’s instincts or just the fact that I am always looking to grow. So, the bug to grow again has hit me.

In this case, it’s about truly having a business that gives me the freedom to do the things that I currently do on a part time basis and many more things that I dream about. But what the fuck does that mean, how can I get there?

Just thinking about having a business that provides for my wife and I the freedom to do what we want will take tons out of me. I know I have to cut down on the television watching, I know that I’m going to be more mindful in the most important aspects of the business (the marketing) and my mindset and the way I approach situations and circumstances has to be altered.

However, I never thought about that the way I am currently am–isn’t going to get me there, not until this past monday.

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The moment I knew I was ready to charge for my photography and knew I was a good photographer, was when I stopped chasing the carrot of perfection.

Anything that we learn, there is a degree of technical skills that needs to be mastered in order to truly develop the creative process. In the beginning, there is so much work and at times one wonders what the hell they are doing, but with practice and time, something is learnt. I went through this very thing when I was learning to write.

With photography I just didn’t know what I didn’t know and still at times asked myself, “what the hell am I doing”. I believe those thoughts are universal and will always be there.

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It has been some time since I’ve written and specifically about networking. I tried to get a post out yesterday but it sounded so angry and complaint-driven that I bailed on it.

The thing about networking that I’m learning is that it isn’t overnight. No matter my motives of helping people in their business or whatever else, people don’t trust people the way they did before. I also feel that social media has fucked up the way society communicates with each other, but that is a story for another day.

The Networking Event Last Week

I went to a networking event last Wednesday. It was in the morning, I was nervous as any kid starting in a new school for the first time and I just didn’t know what to expect. I greeted a couple of people, some people were eating breakfast and I was curious to see how it was going to go. One guy talked my ear off about being focused and dropping everything else in order to learn and get better about my business. He had so much passion that I knew I was at the right place. The speaker didn’t show up and they played it off well.

Then. The part everyone seemed to be there for was to talk about their business and gather up business cards. I was excited because this bunch of people seemed different. So I listened about what they had to say about their businesses on a one-on-one level and chimed in about mine when I was asked. As my wife tells me, the “Talk to Me” face took over, and I was the last person to leave. This one guy kept talking about how he was going to take over the world and about changing the game and whatever else. He was just long winded and I was ready to get out of there.

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