Decisions and Biases
How to Get People To Hire YOU, Even When You Charge More
Let’s say you went on a month-long vacation to the south of France. (You like this blog post already, don’t you?) But before you hopped on the plane, you were so busy dreaming of sunflower fields and private cooking lessons with famous French chefs that – whoops – you forgot to hire someone to take…
Read MoreA Crash Course in The Art of Constructive Critique
“When dealing with people, let us remember we are not dealing with creatures of logic. We are dealing with creatures of emotion, creatures bristling with prejudices and motivated by pride and vanity.” – Dale Carnegie, How To Win Friends and Influence People * Earlier this week we discussed honest reasons photographers behave badly online. I…
Read MoreThe Secret of Reverse-Engineered Productivity
Let’s talk about New Year’s resolutions for a second. Jenika, it’s June. Exactly. Do you even remember what your resolutions were, if you made any? I made one, but I’m not there yet. And that’s downright unsurprising, because New Year’s resolutions are not – by themselves – a great harbinger of change. New Year’s resolutions…
Read MoreHow Your Thoughts Will Impact Your Business In 2012
While interning at a psychiatric clinic in Germany, I was tasked with teaching a class on recognizing symptoms of depression. This kind of nip-it-in-the-bud, knowledge-is-power prevention education is right up my alley, and I was stoked. Except for one thing. It being Germany and all, I had to teach the class – surprise! – IN…
Read MoreHow to Get Over Your Fears and Raise Your Prices
“At all levels of income, the typical response is that one needs 20% more to be happy.” -Richard Easterlin The photographer’s equivalent to this statement is: “Whatever you charge for your work, the typical response is that you’re 20% too expensive.” Like clockwork, I’ve been told my photography is too expensive at $75, $100, $300,…
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