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| High Five to facing fear! |
A couple of daddy-isms over the next couple of days as I wind down the year and reflect back on the year.
Daddyism #2: For the majority of us, life demands you to roll up your sleeves, get into
the mess of things, make mistakes, and get your butt chewed every once
in a while to keep you grounded. And low and behold, as you work your
way through it all you get better and better at the execution of your passion, while gaining humility, wisdom, patience and finally, respect for the unique bit of artistry you forged.
I have come to the realization that fear of failure is a death wish, and if not confronted and dealt with, will lead me absolutely to the end of my creativity and passion inside the rabbit hole of photography.
I realize that in order to grow, I must put forth my best effort, work tirelessly, and get knocked down by the constructive criticism, the destructive criticism, and actually try and push through the fear of doing those things that have a bigger chance of failing than the safer mediocre attempts....for whether my attempt is a failure or a hit, either way I learn something from it and, if in the proper frame of mind, grow from it...it's really a win-win...but hard as 'effing hell.
Some of my favorite resources on the matter:
