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Jun

It works for me but not for you? It’s not my job!

I recently had to help assist in planning an event and I was told that things that I had asked to be taken care of were not their job. Logistics, planning, and ordering is everyone’s job. Following up is everyone’s job. Making the calls, emails, and messages, that again is everyone’s job. When you are saying that it is not your job, you are such a deflector to make it someone else’s responsibility.

Then when you make a big deal that you have taken one for the team. Are you really taking one for the team or are you just looking for praise for something that you would have gotten if you would have just done what you were supposed to do in the first place?

It will be interesting later for other events if these same people get hired for new events. The only reason I would get them back would be if I was desperate. I need team players to be a part of these events. If you have that team player attitude, I would love to hear from you!

Sep

List Completed

For those who know me, I am a planner. I have ones for the current months and then I have the ones that are already made for the next year. I am the optimist as for getting the TO DO list off of my plate. I don’t like to have things to be hanging out there with e TBD date but, that is all that I have been doing with the pandemic going on. Even the safest people that I know, they have had or known someone who has come down with the virus. The good thing is that most of them have been mild cases.

I have found this transparent post it notes that are from Office Depot and I absolutely love them. They let you see anything below so you can put arrows…etc. on them to make the note stand out. I have a few of the colors. They have them in yellow, pink, white, and orange. It can really dress up your planner for sure. If you have not tried them out, they are really inexpensive. Now to put more stuff on my calendar?

Jun

In the Life of a Model – Did that really just happen?

Did that really just happen? I had been conversing with a photographer and he kept on saying how much he wanted to work with me. Flattered as usual but, still modeling is a business. The booking outline got sent. Then crickets! Where the heck did this person go to? I am at a loss for words. Seems like a lot of work to just be ignored. Like a first date gone wrong.

I really know that I am unique. That is nothing new to me. When working with agents and other companies, I know that I am not the typical model that people usually work with. I really do try to make the most of a shoot, the images, the marketing, and then the follow up. There has to be some rapport there to make it happen.

I do know that my time is valuable. I don’t have a lot of it. It is one of those things I know that I can’t stop. I wish I could as then I would not be spending hours and hours in traffic. But then I do sing along to the radio. That to some can be amusing to watch.

Aug

Scaling Back

You know when you have one of those days. You just come home and crash. I had one of those yesterday. I was amazing. I went home, ate dinner, and then went to bed for about 10 hours. It was the hardest I have slept in months. I am a hard worker, go getter, and one who always like to stay busy. Presently I have three jobs. And odd enough I am looking for a fourth. There is usually nothing that really deters me from getting something done.

With that being said I am scaling back on somethings and ramping up on others. Letting go on some people and finding out who will be there for me in other instances. It is time to play hard ball.

Jul

Homework really?

I have said it before and I will keep saying it, that there is always homework to be done for a shoot. Mainly with the references. You have to check them out. You can’t just get the email back with the names and emails and assume that they ae real. Your safety is a little more important than that. It is even better if they can give you phone numbers. You can actually get them on the phone and ask them the questions. Really how was that shoot? Were there any issues?

If you are going to tell me and say that you do not have the time to get any of this done, then please do not post in any safety group or call out any photographer for unprofessional behavior. And there are some shoots where you are not going to click. There is no guarantee that you will have a seamless shoot every time. Just if you have not done this or have the information to back anything up, then it is all on you.

It works for me but not for you? It’s not my job!

List Completed

In the Life of a Model – Did that really just happen?

Scaling Back

Homework really?

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