Procrastination Situation! Let's get out of our own way PEOPLE!
Well, it's time to change that right now. I'm hitting the procrastination dead on and hammering that bitch. With crew accountability, I'll get it done. Actually, it's usually how I push myself to do anything. If you announce something publicly and you are a success-driven individual then you will rarely fail at GSD'ing it.
Of course, be careful not to go out on any limbs if you do care what others think and haven't already conjured up the plan for completion. I already decided before yesterday that I was going to rock my site next week. So, letting the crew know about it was as much about me as it was about firing you guys up to do something yourselves that maybe you've been holding back on. Letting the cat out of the bag has also fixed the idea in my mind so there's no possible excuse for me not to do it now. The bridges are burned and I don't play lightly with this stuff.
I happen to hold an extremely high value to the crew due to the fact that we are immersed in an AFZ, so I love being accountable to you guys. Absolutely love it, so if accountability is the serum that greases the wheels of motion for me then I'm going to milk that sucker for all it's worth and maybe you should give it a shot too.
Anyone feeling hung up on anything they want to put out there for crew support and possibly a little nudge in the right direction? Post below and my hope is that it becomes an ongoing conversation.
I'm also working on a concept that fires me up and it came from the expression, Hang Fire.
What is a Hang Fire?
The title expression "hang fire" (by formal definition) means to do nothing, to delay, wait, hold back, or hesitate. The phrase originally denoted the instance when a gun, using an antique type of ignition such as percussion cap, or flintlock, would fail or markedly delay to fire when the trigger was pulled.
So what's the antidote?
And yes, I'm making this up. For me, it's a SHABANG Fire!
Which I would define as a goal or want that completely consumes you to the point that it's lit an inferno under you and the only way to extinguish it would be to bring it to fruition in your life. Yes, you need a terribly uncomfortable scorching blaze directly under your ass that is burning the crap outta you so that nothing would take more precedence in your life than dousing those flames through accomplishment. Nothing.
How you find something that takes that kind of precedence in your life is another topic that I'm sure we can delve into as well.
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The “King of Procrastination” has left the building here! I’ve let too many things get in the way of my new headshot profession. The thing that lit a fire under my ass was that COVID didn’t stop the 10,000 headshots event. And so it shouldn’t stop me either!! I have no excuse not moving forward.
I’m a professional photographer want to be, still in transition from a prior career. I am a GSD’er when I focus, and it’s focus time. Thanks for the multi directional kick in the ass! I’m going to take Headshot Crew seriously. I’m going to upload my first headshot for critique today, and I’ve got my first session lined up for Saturday morning.
I’ve read and experienced your posts to each other far too long without action. I love how accepting and helpful you are to each other – I will become a valuable contributing member…Associate!
Such prudent timing for me; I haven't edited / posted a port shot or even much on social in months. It's not that I haven't shot anything; I simply stopped the review and edit process for some reason. I REALLY need to dive back in to the last few dozen shoots and get things back on track. Thanks for this motivation.
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