A tough year closes (Getting unstuck part 1)

It’s been another tough year for many photographers- if not financially, emotionally, and I want you to be proud that you made it this far.

As 2021 draws to a close I encourage you to wrap up your year by mind dumping all your successes, achievements and wins.

Take yourself off somewhere quiet and make a list of everything you started, finished, actioned, overcame, won, delivered, dealt with, and had fun with this year.

• Which new clients got in touch?
• Which old clients returned?
• What jobs did you shoot?
• Difficult briefs met?
• Personal projects ideated, shot and /or completed?
• Exhibitions?
• Books?
• Awards?
• New connections?
• New rep?
• Folio reviews?
• Finally committed to stop digi-tecching?
• An updated website?
• A better understanding of who you’re targeting?
• New moves?
• New babies/ grand-babies/ relationships?
• Family successes?
• Health goals met?

Try to get up to 50 if you can- it’s really empowering and will help you close off your year positively.

I did a longer version of this exercise with a group of photographers a few weeks ago and it was so brilliant to hear their success stories, challenges overcome and lessons learned. I think we all felt a little bit better for it!

So here’s to you and your successes and I look forward to staying in touch in 2022 with ways I can help you navigate the year.

It’s time to recognise how amazing you are, and have been this year.