Whenever Michael Jordan gets on the golf course and his friends ask the stakes of the game–how much money they’re betting against one another–rumor has it that his stock response is: “Whatever makes you nervous.”
That’s what you should bet on yourself, every time. Not what makes you comfortable, but what makes you nervous.
Your muscles get stronger by running, jumping, lifting weights, by stressing them out, by pushing them, not by sitting on the couch.
Mario Andretti said famously: “If everything seems under control, you’re not going fast enough”.
And the one-liners could go on and on… Point being that you’ve got to push your comfort level to grow. That goes for your photography, your filmmaking, your art, your vision, your business, your whatever.
You will not succeed if you do not take risks.
[thx for the flying shot martin gisborne!]
I absolutely agree. I push myself every chance I can to do better or do something to further my goals. Thanks for sharing Chase!
Damn.. That came at just the right time.
Thank you!
It seems that no matter which way we look at things, we’ve always go to be taking chances and embracing a bit of the uncontrolled.
This is groovy! I’ve always known the philosophy in pool (I play competitively) and know I have to apply it to my photography career as well… Thanks for the reminder! : )
I’m scared of flying. Just think of all I could do were that not the case…