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!]
Great post. This becomes even more relevant as you get older and become less likely to take risks. At age 53, I am still trying to move my photography to new heights. Thanks for all you put out Chase you are a great inspiration.
This is kind of what my whole next year is about. Working with models and business, both things I have no experience with and fear I will be bad at. haha.
Came across this quote the other day. Same sentiment:
“To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk pain. To try is to risk failure, but risk must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.”
This has always been my business philosophy, and it works. I reinvented myself as a photographer at age 50, and now at 57, I continue to go for jobs that are a bit over my head whenever I see them. There are two things you can do in life. Dig in, or reach for the stars.
Your post inspires me….could your reinvention have been from film to digital?
you said it man. i embrace your views =)