“Take time to gather up the past so that you will be able to draw from your experience and invest them in the future.” – Jim RohnWelcome to Week 2 – Looking forward to “A” Future
As we start week two, it is a nice coincidence that we are
in the last week of the year. The last
few days of a year seem to be a common time for people to plan for the next
year.
As a person looking forward to the future, i.e., a future
being 50, I do have a grand plan. But
first, I can’t help but reflect and gather up some of the key experiences of
the past year. I invested a lot in change. Being willing to change and grow is what made
the year worth living.
This time last year, I was, along with 200 + other people,
beginning the year unemployed. After a
little over a decade with the company, it was closing its doors. We were all walking out the door, never to
return. It was expected, we all knew that
the company was closing. Prior knowledge
provided me with the opportunity to plan.
I had a new job waiting. I had to
change and grow and move on with life.
I started a new job a month later. Starting out learning everything new, I drew from my past experiences to make the potential with the new job last. Looking back now, I learned change and growth go hand in hand. Fighting change makes the future hard to look forward to. Accept it, grow with it, change with it and build something new and more exciting.
Last week’s message was to find FOCUS. What did you do this past week that helped
you grow in your FOCUS? Did you find
something to FOCUS on with me? Are you
too going to turn 50 sometime soon? If
not, we can still hang out together and discover something new.
What did I do this week to help me grow in my FOCUS? I purchased an online photography class from: http://froknowsphoto.com/. I’m inspired to take it to the next level in
my photography. I would definitely
recommend checking out his website and lessons.
I’ve been experimenting all week with “shooting in the RAW”. There’s a whole new world of photography
beyond the preprogrammed settings on the camera. Talk about stretching the comfort zone. I know this will definitely help with my
exploration of the future.
Thanks for stopping by…the next seven weeks we’re going to
explore “A” Future being 50 – hope to see you next week where we will discover
the first “A” in the future.
Experimenting with different composition. |
Taking picture of the tree in daylight - blowing out the background. |
Reverting to the auto setting. I couldn't figure out what went wrong, I had forgotten it was set on a timer from the night before... |
Experimenting with ISO and the M - yes, Manual setting...I'm so excited to try new ways to set the camera. |
I even ventured outside. Here's another "blow out the background". |
Try framing things - this is very poor composition. I really liked how the tree looked though... |
Stepped out of the shade. Oops - wrong amount of light coming in! |
Better...even a splash of color. |
Sometimes you have to take a different path to discover something new. |