Spent some quality down time with my posse and favorite people in the city where I lived and went to grad school (the first time) and in one of my favorite buildings the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Down-Time vs Away-From-Work-Time. I am not one who is great at taking or making down-time, but I know of its importance. The questions is, can one engage in down-time but still do what one does at work? My rational brain says Yes. That old saying, “Love what you do and you’ll never work a day in your life,” plays integral here. If you love what you do, can you still do “it” during your down-time. Again, I say Yes especially if you lean on your strengths. OK, no surprise I am a photographer and creative director so I spend most of my time planning, making, working and submerged in/with images, words and design. However, when taking down-time I still do the same, but a little differently in my story telling. During this weekend break (desperately needed), I was able to reflect, re-group, re-energize and re-invigorate, but still do what I do all the time. So what are the take-aways? 1. Make and Take Down-Time. 2. Love What You Do and if not find how to Love What You Do. 3. Reflect, Re-group, Re-energize and Re-invigorate.
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OK, so I have written out 10 Spring Resolutions and I am going to stick with them. Here’s #1: Show New Work. I believe one strength of myself and Black Sun is that work and deadlines come first. I can say we have a perfect track record of never missing a deadline, but that has come at a cost. Many of my shooter friends share the same ocd like qualities and the need to make sure all ducks are in a row. The cost is that with so much attention to others we typically put our own work and promotions second. So this resolution is to bust out of old habits and start cranking on showing fresh new work. Keep an eye out for Resolution #2.
