Saturday, June 20, 2009

Confidence

With confidence, the world is your oyster. People look at you differently.

Sometimes you can even see it as acting exponentially.

I was asked to photograph a strangers wedding this coming october. Without flinching I agreed to it. I decided it's time to just put my best foot forward. I have the skills, and there's only so many compliments I can take before I snap and either tell everyone they are delusional, or accept it nd move forward in my life. I accepted they're request to photography their wedding. I've not set a price on it yet, but i will make sure to get this wedding.

I've already had a few back and forths between the bride and myself. In each and every message, I composed it with utter confidence. I did not quiver or back down saying I couldn't do a certain picture, or a certain style.

I was straight up and mentioned how i shoot, and what I'm best at. To my surprise, she came back asking for a final price.

My scorpio sign is said to be that of a leader. A sign most feared as they achieve whatever they want in life. A sign that will do better than others signs. A sign that overthinks and has immense intuition. A sign that might be cold faced, but has intense emotions hidden beneath.

"In their everyday behavior they give the appearance of being withdrawn from the center of activity, yet those who know them will recognize the watchfulness that is part of their character. They need great self-discipline, because they are able to recognize the qualities in themselves that make them different from other humans, and to know their utterly conventional natures can be used for great good, or great evil. "

I've decided i need to live with passion. I need to do what I need to do to move forward.

My days of being lazy are pretty much behind me as I confidently take a step forward into the new world of risk and success, and I did this myself. I've already applied this to my work environment as I speak without hesitation. I no longer say "it might" or "this should.." I now say "it works like this." or "I don't know right now. I will find out".

My sign is known to not sugar coat and to be straight up. If it doesn't look good, I will say it. If i'm not happy, i'll say it.

At the end of the day, I have finally applied confidence towards my photography hobby. To my surprise,the initial msgs went better than expected. I'm going to land this job. Although not the highest paying, I will prove my skills as a photographer and move forward. Performing weddings without having done formal training or having gone to school... HAH....

Passion and confidence can work together in harmony to bring you anything you want. With confidence, you can convince anyone of anything. With passion, you can achieve anything you're trying to accomplish.

That's all i have to say for today.