5. Set a goal- There is nothing new in this advice. But it is so sound that it's worth repeating. Right this moment I challenge you to go get a pen and paper and write down (3) short term goals that you can attain in the next 1-3 months. Don't type it, don't say it, WRITE IT DOWN, then just for kicks take a picture of it (since this is after all a photography driven board) and post it here. Let's hold each other accountable for being better, because we all have the capacity to be great with a little nudge here and there.
Here are few places that I go to look for visual inspiration:
I never could have "seen" this moment if I didn't spend time doing these things myself. There are three elements that jumped out at me when I grabbed my camera, the microphone in the distance she was sitting on her daddy's pile of records and of course playing dress up in her mommy's shoes, it all told a story and I was able to process that very quickly, and I am not sure that a year or two ago I would have been able to! :)
