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The Importance of Feedback
I often write about how often we hesitate to launch something new because we are fearful of what others might thing. We hesitate on the blog release because what if someone does not like it? We hesitate on the podcast being published because what if no one listens? We...
Why THEY are NOT Successful (Hopefully Not You…)
A few weeks ago I received a DM from a photographer on Instagram. It was a short message asking how I could have so many thousands of followers on Instagram but why I am only getting a few hundred likes per photo. The intent was not innocuous. This photographer was...
If You Are Reading This…
I am going to make some presumptions about who you are. If you are reading this, then you are someone who works hard but know there is a better path for you and that you deserve more for your effort. You are willing to do the work required, but perhaps you don’t know...
What You May Have Missed
The James Patrick Photography and FITposium team have been white hot with pumping out career changing content. I wanted to key listeners into a few very important podcasts our team has recently released. FITposium Podcast featuring Chris Harder Discussion on making...
The Best Trait an Entrepreneur Can Have and You Cannot Succeed Without It
Within just a few minutes of meeting someone I can easily tell if someone is more likely to succeed or struggle in his or her career. Those who succeed possess a singular trait that those who struggle seem to lack. Curiosity. All the school, all the business books,...
This Won’t Work
When I look back over the last 20 years of my career trajectory there are numerous clusters of time where I did not advance, where things simply did not work out the way that I hoped they would. Contrast that to other times when things seemed to skyrocket even faster...
2018 Magazine Covers
In 2018 I had the pleasure of working on a wide variety of magazine covers for clients including: • Golf Magazine • Women's Running Magazine • Fitness Magazine • Modern Fitness Magazine • and more! My team and I were fortunate to work with a variety of professional...
What Changed My Entire Business in 2018 (and can for you in 2019)
Just yesterday I was recording a podcast with my business coach and good friend Chris Harder for the weekly FITposium podcast. Over the course of about an hour we discussed a blitzkrieg of topics from our fears leading to inaction to our limiting mindsets, to daily...
The A-Hole Who Ruined My Entire Presentation
Maybe seven or eight years ago I was presenting at a seminar for fitness models and actors on website strategy, analytics and search engine optimization – back when people actually cared about SEO. There were about 50 people in the room and I had rehearsed my...