Your Most Important Tool Isn’t In Your Bag
[by Kimberly Blom-Roemer]
There’s something that is often overlooked in our business. It is the most abused, but yet the most vitally important thing:
You!
How are you taking care of you?
When was the last time you sat for 15 minutes quietly, unplugged from everything, and not waiting on something or trying to go to sleep? Can’t think that far back? Me either.
When was the last time you got on the “dread mill” or went to the gym? Though you have the best of intentions, you keep getting that “one more email” to take care of, just need to finish tweaking that image for delivery, or one more call to make. Suddenly it is late in the day and you’ll screw up your sleep if you exercise now.
The most important tool in your camera bag is actually carrying it!
Figure out what charges your batteries. Hiking, biking, museums, day trip, whatever, and… here’s the clincher… DO IT. Schedule time in your calendar if that is what it takes – and KEEP THAT APPOINTMENT.
Though we have the best of intentions trying to keep everything going from the business, if we don’t get ourselves physically AND mentally out the door once in a while, everything in our business will suffer. Creativity, productivity… and eventually, Sanity!
Kimberly Blom-Roemer is a Gulf Coast Architectural Photographer that has a monumental problem resisting the temptation of working 24/7. Is there an app for that?
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RULE #1: Don’t leave home without you…
Amen to that! Thanks for the reminder
Steph
I couldn’t agree more, Kimberly! When the pace of life in the digital age hit warp speed, I realized that practicing yoga and meditation was not only a good idea, it was absolutely necessary for me to maintain work focus and peace of mind–as well as unkink my neck and shoulders from too much time in front of the computer.
Without those two practices, all aspects of my life were harder. It’s funny, I’d dabbled both disciplines years ago but never got the habit; it’s only been in the last few years of the online information overload that I’ve actually had the motivation to STICK to the practices. whew!!