On To The Next Chapter... I Guess

Hi everyone! This week I have had some bad news, I received an email saying I had to be let go from my job, due to a restructure that has been accelerated because of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Now, I can't say this was totally unexpected, when the country, nee the world, has been put in to lockdown, the economy is naturally going to suffer and so I half expected that my job wouldn't necessarily be as safe as I would hope it to be. However, as you can imagine it is still a bit of a shock to the system when you read it in black and white and it is actually reality.

Normally in these situations I would intensely worry about: -

• The next venture & finding another job

• How much money will be coming in

• The house & if we are able to pay the bills

• Putting food on the table & food for Luna

• Keeping my car on the road

So as you can see I am a self-confessed worrier! However, after being in a couple of situations similar to this, I have a bit of experience being in situations that are out of my immediate control, which I have had to call on to deal with, and mentally process this drastic change in my life.

I don't know about you, but when there is just the slightest change in my life or routine, I am thrown out of whack and seem a bit out of touch for the best part of a week, whilst I am adjusting mentally and emotionally to my new circumstances. But this just wasn't an option this time round, I needed to dig deep and find something to keep me pushing forward.

As some of you will know, I have wanted to pursue my dream of being a full time photographer and I have put in a lot of effort in the last 6 years to learn as much as I possibly can about my cameras and equipment, composition, lighting etc. so that I can put everything I have in to the business and make it a success.

After getting the dreaded email from work, push has finally come to shove and I am starting my venture as Photographer! Naturally I imagine that it is going to take a lot of hard work and perseverance to get me to where I want to be, but I am for once willing to make that sacrifice... You see I have been on many a business venture in the past, but all of them were flash pan ideas to make a quick buck or two. My heart and soul was just not in it like it is now. I am whole heartedly starting this photography journey, with every bit of passion I have in me.

As the COVID-19 outbreak has hit the world in such a tragic way, a lot of peoples lives have been impacted in ways similar to mine, and so I wanted to put this out there to remind people that it is never too late to follow your dream, even if you find your dream a little later than you would have wanted. There is always time to try something new, so go for it! And put your heart and soul in to it, passion isn't everything but it certainly gives you a spring board on to better things so put your faith in your passion and follow it!

I have been doing some research around setting up the business and I will share with you, all of the helpful information I gather and my journey to become the independent, full time photographer, I've always wanted to be!

Keep positive people, every cloud has silver lining and when one door closes another opens. I look forward to this next chapter in my life and hope that I can bring some ease to your anxiety if you fall in to a similar situation. If any of you out there have found yourself in the same or a similar situation, I'm always here if you want to ask me any questions, have a moan, have a chinwag about nothing; I don't know all of the answers naturally, but I hope that we can forge a bond between us that will help us remain positive while setting our first steps in to our new journeys, but together!

After some feedback earlier this week, I have decided that I am going to try and write some mini posts in the middle of my usual weekly posts, to help you digest the information I am putting out their a little easier, I do tend to waffle on and sometimes when you can't take in so much information it seems maybe daunting to read my longer posts, so I hope this will help you guys out in future, with taking in my waffling in smaller doses, but I will still waffle on, on the weekends! XD

Please, if you are reading this and you can relate, please don't feel alone! I am here in a different boat, but we are sailing the same rough sea, I'm just a message away.

Until next week guys, keep your heads up and stay as positive as you can, there is always something new and exciting heading our way!

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