I saw a short on YouTube earlier this week where the topic was devoting one day a week to your craft.
“You have to graft* at your craft” or something similar is what the gent in the video said. Long story short (no pun) you have to set aside time to work on your photography, writing or whichever pursuit you want to follow.
For me this one day is a Sunday. My only day away from work. A day when I can just chill and focus on photos & writing. My goal is to turn this hobby into something a bit more profitable. And here is where it can get tricky. Turning your passion into your job often trips people up.
But let’s say you only want to do your craft as a hobby. You are content with doing it one day a week. It’s important to find this one day somewhere. Carve out a bit of time from your schedule and do your craft.
Along with this decision I’ve started to put myself out there a bit more. Give out a business card here and there. Contacting a local church to find out if they might need a photographer for some free work. Doing small things like this pushes me outside my comfort zone. Just like it did when I this & this.
Sometimes we need to step outside our comfort zones to progress.
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