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Passion is not on a time clock
I was about 90% done writing the blog article for today when I had a quick conversation with a recent talent I worked with Melinda Jurecki. She was telling me about a new restaurant her husband Doug helped open just seven days ago. I immediately saved my previous blog...
August 2012 Featured Talent Interview with Brittany Davila
Some of you may know my August featured talent simply by her nickname "Little b" from her increasingly successful website and blog Little b's Health Habits. It was a few months ago that I had the opportunity to work with Brittany and learn all about her work with the...
Doing your homework
I was in the middle of a work trip to Las Vegas (aka: I had already finished my photo shoots for the day and was enjoying the rest of my afternoon with a drink in hand) when my phone rang. Not recognizing the number I picked up anyway. The following is a transcript...
Navigating Bad Advice
When one sets out to do something of their own, they are often met with a plethora of parties offering them their “input” whether it was solicited or not. Sometimes the advice is solid and comes with the best of intentions. However - other times the advice is...
The Importance of Setting a Deadline
I plan to launch a website so I can leverage it to get work… at some point once I figure out what needs to be on it. I plan to have business cards designed so I can attend networking events… at some point when I know how I want it to look. I plan to start a blog so I...
Resourceful Reading List Part 2
About a year ago I released a blog entry on various books I recommended to my colleagues and clients to help them with inspiration, motivation, idea generation, business development and the like. You can read the original list by click the link here. I've decided to...
July 2012 Featured Talent Interview with Jen Jewell
On a recent trip out to Los Angeles I had the pleasure of meeting and spending most of a day working with personal trainer and WBFF Pro fitness talent Jen Jewell. Apart from doing a fantastic job on camera, she has a great drive to succeed in the goals she sets for...
What the project really means
I was chatting with a colleague of mine who develops and designs websites for small businesses. What he saw (at the time) was a routine planning for this his latest client's website ended up being so much for for the client. The process of having him redesign their...
Return from Los Angeles and a Test of True Passion
Last weeked the James Patrick Photography team spent five days in the Los Angeles area working on a variety of projects with a wide array of talents which included published and well known fitness talents, competitors trying out for the 2012 Olympics Team USA, fashion...