Mondays are a fun time for me. Mondays are a transition time where I leave the responsibilities of home (husband, father, caregiver) and move back into my day job and all that entails. It is also a time when I get to share what is inspiring me, what is motivating me, what is keeping the spark of life and creativity alive in me despite the pressure of providing, caregiving, husbanding, and fathering. Today that inspiration is twofold: one is the motivating quality of those people in general that know how to take action on their goals and; the second is one such person, Sabrina Henry, who does just that, especially today.
Sabrina is a photographer from Canada who has build a following on the net recently not so much through her photography (although it is quite good), but through her Chronicles of Learning Photography. In addition, she has an incredible ability to connect with others through social media and has become the voice of Craft and Vision, David duChemin’s ebook publishing company, as a result. It has been fun to follow her chronicles and watch as she immerses herself in her photographic education.
However, what really inspired me today was her announcement of the birthing of her latest project. Entitled “Rear Curtain“, her collaborative website dedicated to visual storytelling and supporting other visual storytellers, went live today and I find it just wonderful. This website is an example of Sabrina’s ability to get things accomplished. She appears to stay open to ideas and opportunity, from both herself and others, and then follows through with them. This was a timely announcement as I had just been pondering the nature of motivation with a client and had researched Stephen Pressfield’s forthcoming book “Do the Work” as well as Seth Godin’s “Poke the Box” that deal with the action phase of a project. Imagine my joy when I switched from Amazon.com to Facebook and noticed Sabrina’s post about “Rear Curtain”.
So, not only does she motivate and inspire me through her example to begin and follow through on projects, she is also motivating me to get something together for a submission to “Rear Curtain”. Stay tuned! 🙂
Brian, I am thrilled you are planning on submitting something for the Rear Curtain website. The latest project is for photographers just like you and we are very pleased you feel inspired to go out and tell stories. Without your participation, RC will just be another page on the Web.
The reality is my life is like yours in that I too have a day job (although I am not a parent) and I couldn’t have been a part of this project without the support of my two cohorts, Ray and Matt. I learned a long time ago to surround myself with the right people and it has made all the difference to my learning journey. I’m glad you are now part of that community. Welcome!