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Staying competitive means continuously improving your skills and business strategies. Here you’ll find exclusive insights for photographers, creative directors, and all types of creatives who want to sharpen their craft and grow their business.
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Why No One Cares About Your Idea
We are all so inundated by hearing about other people’s ideas. This person has an idea for this book. This other person has a great idea for a movie. This other person has a great idea for an app. I bet you too have a lot of ideas. But no one cares about them, just...
Black Friday Sale That’s a Gift to Your Career
From myself and the entire rest of the FITposium Family we wanted to wish you and your loved ones a very fantastic Thanksgiving Holiday. We here have so much to be thankful for. We are thankful for the growth of FITposium, having more than 200 attendees at our 2017...
How Writing A Letter Can Improve Your Life (and Career)
On November 19, 2012 I sat down to write a letter to myself. It was just a few weeks away from my 30th birthday and a friend suggested I writer a letter to my future self five years from that date. The mission was to record the important details of my life as it was...
What is Your Emotional Aftertaste?
I tried this new protein drink that a friend recommended to me exclaiming how amazing it tasted. The first moments of taste were spot on fantastic. Then a second or two went by and the aftertaste kicked in – a bitter chemical flavor overwhelmed my palette. As good as...
We Should All Have Two Modes of Pricing
Every now and then I will come across a client who, for whatever reason, cannot afford myself and my team’s rates. The response is they ask for a discount. Typically what I will do at that point is work to reduce the size of the project to match their budget. What I...
Why Practice Does Not Make Perfect
That is how the saying goes, “practice makes perfect.” But there is a fatal flow in this logic. Or perhaps it was an error in forecasting how people would use practice. Today the realm of “practice” has become a home for safety, for not launching, for not putting...
LAUNCH Your Idea
Prepare for liftoff! I am thrilled to announce the new pilot project I am doing alongside Kelly Spartonos called LAUNCH! Do you have an idea burning inside of you but are unsure of what you ACTUALLY NEED to make your business concept a reality? Or perhaps you have...
FITposium 2017 – 2 Days Out!
In just under 48 hours we will have the opportunity to kick off our third annual FITposium conference. Since the inception in 2015, we have quadrupled the number of attendees and more than tripled the amount of content and opportunities we are providing to those...
Why You Should Free Write Every Single Day
Here is a glance at my morning routine and ritual. I put the kettle on to boil water for coffee and sit comfortably on my couch. I grab my leather bound notebook and my pen and flip open to the next available page. From there I start writing. Each morning I am not...