Archive for February 2013
The Fastest Way To Bankrupt Your Dream. (And How To Avoid It.)
I showed up at Yale with two crammed suitcases, two bright eyes, and two main goals: Learn everything I could, and fill my passport with stamps as soon as humanly possible. This was back when I thought world travel was expensive, complicated, and not do-able alone. I assumed that the only way I could afford…
Read MoreThe Sneaky Thought That Undermines Your Marketing – Get Rid of It, Now!
One of the best parts about writing this blog is that I get to spend a good deal of time with photographers. Talking with them. Laughing with them. Strategizing with them about their brands, and discussing their deepest hopes and dreams in intensive one-on-one sessions. And let me tell you something I’ve learned: Photographers are…
Read MoreThe Photographer’s New Clothes
“Oh, how they suit you! A perfect fit!” everyone exclaimed… “What a magnificent robe! And the train! How well the emperor’s clothes suit him!” None of them were willing to admit that they hadn’t seen a thing; for if anyone did, then he was either stupid or unfit for the job he held. Never before…
Read MoreHaving Trouble Writing About Yourself? Try This.
Have you ever been on a first date where your conversation glided from topic to topic, peppered with one “no way – me too!” after another? Smiling and stirring your water glass absentmindedly with a straw as you discovered all the things you have in common? It’s this magical feeling where the big things in…
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