March Update: Met Colby Brown too, read more
Febuary Update: Yesterday I met 2 of the people on my dreamboard – Dave Jenyns and Pete Williams. If you write it down you will make it happen!
New Years Resolutions
Hi guys! Today I’m going to show you what I have done for my New Year’s resolution; I have created a dreamboard.
Every year during this time, I run through everything I want to achieve for the entire year and I’ve put together something I call “dreamboard”. Take a look at this video below to see the dreamboard I’ve made and how it will benefit you:
Dreamboard
Because my brain works on images, my dreamboard is basically full of images. It goes all the way from health and fitness, income and finances, my family and relationships that I have, the people that I wanna meet, other great photographers in the world that I want to meet, and my teaching advocacy.
The People I Want to Meet This Year
And because I see myself as an artist, I also got a little section on my fine art creations that showcase the things I do with photography to create timeless pieces of art.
The Photo Art I Will Create
Travel Workshops
I also have a section about travel and adventure; I definitely want to travel and see some new places and meet new people. I want to teach people while I’m travelling ; that’s one of the new things that I want to do this year. I want to do travel photos while travelling Austrlia, Africa and SE Asia and a few Pacific Islands where I’d be teaching and giving photography workshops.
I also included fun and play in my dream board because I love to play and get out there and have fun. Did you spot the images of me kiteboarding?
One New Video Per Week
I’ve also got a New Year’s resolution that I think you guys will be excited about.
I am going to do one brand-new, free video every week about photography tips or something that’s in the news, or basically something that’s interesting about where I live or what I’m doing.
I am also attempting to learn new things. I’m always learning and trying to get better at something new.
Connect With You
One of the things that I really want to do this year is to connect with people, especially to those who are interested in photography. I want to share my knowledge with you and I would really like to connect with you either on Facebook or Google Plus Hangout or maybe on Skype.
I actually want to hear your feedback and see what are the biggest obstacles that you are facing in your photography training.
Let me know your concerns and we’ll see what we can do about them.
New Year’s Resolution Tip: Write Them Down
If you haven’t done your New Year’s resolution yet, one tip that I could give you is to write them down.
Something really amazing happens when you write them down. I can’t put a finger on it but most likely, they would come true, especially if you put them out there and let people see them and hear about them. This makes it more accountable to get your resolutions done.
Something I Want to Do – YOGA
And one little funny thing that I want to attempt this year is, and I think you guys would laugh but that’s okay.
Here it is, I want to do yoga three times a week, maybe? You know, just to stretch out and get my body supple again. I think my body has tightened up after years of surfing, and running, and squash. I want to really get supple again and I want to learn how to relax a little bit more.
Please do share your Dreamboard with me if you got one. I would really love to see what you have. I want to hear about your resolutions, especially if it pertains to photography or creating images.
Don’t forget to comment below. I reply to most comments. Have a Great New Year. Brent
Hey Brent great little video! I’ve come across these sorts of techniques before but never really engaged with them properly (“lack of time……”). So one of my goals is to actually have a go at this and write some stuff down – not just about photography but the whole life package thing!
Incidentally, good on you for taking up yoga! I don’t practise it myself but I am a student of the Japanese martial art of Aikido which is also an excellent way of developing suppleness, relaxation and harmony with nature.
They do work – write it down and see what happens. B
Great news. B
Thank you for sharing your knowledge to us, your lessons helped me a lot…. waitng for the next one =D
Glad you are finding my lessons helpful. Many more to come. Brent
I love the video and have started writing things down – actually made a dreambook many years ago – which I need to review and update. Would love to take and workshop, too, someday. If you ever find yourself in the Reno/Lake Tahoe area given me a shout and if I'm still here I'll show you around. Looking forward to the new videos.
Hi Brent, I really enjoy your videos, thankyou for sharing your knowlege. Looking forward to each week
sue
love da video, n i personally take u as my photography mentor / coach, n yea il b available on g+ hangouts….im just a msg away from gtalk
Thanks Naomi, yes lets chat on g+ hangouts. Brent
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. I'm very new to photography and appreciate how well you break everything down. My biggest problem is finding time to practice-but I am learning!
Time…mmmm, everyone has the same amount – 24hours in a day. Priorities are probably what you are talking about. It’s amazing when you write down what you want to achieve each day BEFORE checking email, facebook, google plus and your txt messsages, there is so much more time than you thought you had. I’m testing it now:
Wake up early, do an hour of yoga (or other exercise), write down what I want to achieve on my white board – Prioritise – do the first thing first (highest priority), then the 2nd etc. Then check email at 10am for the first time, and by then you have achieved more than you would have if you let all the distractions start your day off – just what I have discovered in the last few weeks. It’s the one thing that has been holding me back for so long. NO MORE! Hope this helps. Brent
Thanks for your sincerity & efforts to the photography guide 🙂
Regards,
Thank you so for these free leaning lessons. You are so kind for sharing your knowledge with us. I am retired and on disability due to health reasons, have no money to spend on lessons so I really appreciate your kindness in sharing your love with us. May God richly bless you in your work. Thanks once again.
Joyce Richard
Glad you like them Joyce. Expect 1 new video and blog per week from now on. Brent
Thanks Brent! Looking forward to the video's and the learning curve…!
Thanks. I can almost touch my toes now, after only a few sessions of yoga. Haha. B
Hi Brent
I am very interested to hear about your travel workshops, I hope to be able to attend 1 or more, could you please keep me informed.
Regards Margaret
Will do Margaret. Working on a photo safari to Africa in May/June for about 2-3 weeks. South Africa, Kruger park, Cape Town, then up to Victoria Falls and Chobe National Park. I also want to hook up with the anti-poaching federation when I’m there. Should be a ball. Brent