Hussle and flow
As we can tell by my most recent post, I am experiencing the frustrations of being self employed and having big dreams. It takes so much time, to which I don't necessarily have. because bills are ever present. Even though 2 weeks is not a lot of time to be complaining about not being rushed with work, I find myself always wanting the most out of myself and this city.
Before I left home, I kept telling people, "man, this time is different. I feel it, something big is about to happen for me". I still feel that. Having had over 2 years with MAC, in Redding CA, I thought that maybe my best route was to continue with MAC to get more opportunities to grow. Well, its been over 2 months of me pursuing the company to no avail and I am still without a job with the company. WHICH IS MIND BLOWING TO ME but that's a whole other blog. Well, the more interviews I went on and the more stores I went into I started thinking "maybe this isn't working out because this just isn't my path, I'm too awesome for this shit". All the other times I lived in LA, I would skim the bottom of the makeup world and just take what was given to me, I was afraid to go out of my way and find work. I was very much "you can see what I can do, you want me or not". Now I am "IM AWESOME, DO YOU SEE? ALRIGHT, LETS DO THIS SHIT". I am doing things that I was unwilling to do before (nothing outside of my moral comforts, pervert).
For example, I see on facebook that this photographer that I have been following for a while is coming to LA from NY. I think "why the hell not" and send him over a message offering my services, if he needs it. He asks for my portfolio, I send it*****crickets*****. The moral of the story is I stuck my head out there with no expectations of return. I went out of my comfort zone because I know that my work is good and I know I would deliver fantastic work.
There is no great reward without great risk
Ladies and gentleman........ A preview shot of work I did for NY based photographer Michael Donovan!!!!
Until next time
MUAH!
Before I left home, I kept telling people, "man, this time is different. I feel it, something big is about to happen for me". I still feel that. Having had over 2 years with MAC, in Redding CA, I thought that maybe my best route was to continue with MAC to get more opportunities to grow. Well, its been over 2 months of me pursuing the company to no avail and I am still without a job with the company. WHICH IS MIND BLOWING TO ME but that's a whole other blog. Well, the more interviews I went on and the more stores I went into I started thinking "maybe this isn't working out because this just isn't my path, I'm too awesome for this shit". All the other times I lived in LA, I would skim the bottom of the makeup world and just take what was given to me, I was afraid to go out of my way and find work. I was very much "you can see what I can do, you want me or not". Now I am "IM AWESOME, DO YOU SEE? ALRIGHT, LETS DO THIS SHIT". I am doing things that I was unwilling to do before (nothing outside of my moral comforts, pervert).
For example, I see on facebook that this photographer that I have been following for a while is coming to LA from NY. I think "why the hell not" and send him over a message offering my services, if he needs it. He asks for my portfolio, I send it*****crickets*****. The moral of the story is I stuck my head out there with no expectations of return. I went out of my comfort zone because I know that my work is good and I know I would deliver fantastic work.
There is no great reward without great risk
Ladies and gentleman........ A preview shot of work I did for NY based photographer Michael Donovan!!!!
Until next time
MUAH!
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