Every time I find myself whining about something, I say to myself “Punch that drama queen in the face…”

I know, sounds a little aggressive. But when it comes to whining, blaming and complaining, I tend to over react.

It’s my nature. Somewhere, somehow, someplace a long time ago I got the message.

And that message is this: When you come up against adversity of any kind, it makes no sense to play victim, to whine about it, to complain or to play victim.

These behaviors in fact will take all your power away.

It’s tempting to default to victim mode. We’ve been doing it all our childhood. And if you want to remain like a child, then embrace it.

But if you want to grow, get strong, expand and find creative solutions, one needs to embrace the pain, suck it up and use self discipline.

Next time you come up against pain, suffering, challenges or road blocks, no matter what the situation, remember these wise words from Napolean Hill:

“Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.”

Take a deep breath, relax, and punch that inner drama queen out of your life.
Robert N. Provencher – Your Master Coach Marketer

“If you want to be a profitable and successful photographer, then study profitable and successful photographers.”

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Well, it happened. The idea behind chosen the path of least resistance has become part of our culture.

Saw the movie The Incredibles 2 last week, and a line stopped me dead in my tracks.

Evelyn Deavor, the main antagonist, says: : “People will trade quality for ease” at one point during the movie.

I don’t remember when or why. But she said it. And she was right as day.

I immediately thought of the photography industry.

And how cameras, real cameras, aren’t even a thing much anymore. Cell phone cameras are good enough.

They produce enough instant gratification and dopamine. We’re happy.

And most folks can’t even spin the camera around to shoot horizontal.

So, here’s the thing. Cell phone cameras are easy. Very, very easy. And they do create some great looking images.

And they play a huge role in our everyday lives.

It would appear that photography is being relegated to the absolute lowest common demoninator.

My take on it? No use whining, complaining or having a hissey fit.

My photography business depends on me. I need to grab my business by the proverbial balls and shake things up.

In fact, what needs to happen is I need to create offers, promotions, ideas, strategies and experiences that clients will want to push through this barrier and call us. Give us their money.

Make it so they don’t care about cell phone photos. They want quality over ease.

THAT my friend is MY responsibility. Not something I throw to the winds of destiny.

And this happens in many, many ways. Primarily through marketing. And creating offers that makes their mouths water and they find irresistible.

Also by communicating, branding, social media, ads, websites, blogging, email and a hundred other ways to reach out and send messages to your clients.

I’ll talk about this some more, in greater detail, in 2 days. Wednesday, August 29th at 9:00PM EST I am hosting the monthly Marketing Mastermind meeting.

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Robert N. Provencher – Your Master Coach Marketer

“If you want to be a profitable and successful photographer, then study profitable and successful photographers.”