Monday Motivation- Are you wishing?

Stop wishing! Go out there and take action!

Stop wishing.

Start doing.

Have you ever noticed in a conversation a friend says they wish they could do something? And then you catch yourself saying you wish you could do one of your long overdue goals too? It’s a no win conversation that keeps going on and on. Forever.

Get off that crazy conversation roller coaster and “Push the Go Button” inside your self. Jim Rohn an amazing inspirational speaker reminds us that if you are waiting for someone to show up and turn you on, what happens if they don’t show up? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. Take some action and get started.

Even if you only take one tiny step in the direction of your goal you are one step closer to getting there. So get out there in the real world and find the book or person that can help you do what you have been wanting to do. Today will go by quickly and you can’t get it back. Start now. Start doing.

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Monday Motivation

 

Today you are one day closer to you goal…

IF you are working towards it.

Do you have a plan for where you are going?

Do you have a plan for what you want to do?

Take 5 minutes today and think about what your plans are. If you aren’t deciding what you want in life other people will decide for you. This lack of planning will cause  you not  to be in control of your life. Go out and change the way you approach life. It’s your life. You get to decide.

Be different. Take charge and start today. I know you have what it takes. We are all given a talent. See what you can do with that talent and GO share it with the world.

 

 

 

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Hollywood Post Alliance gives you what you need to be current in production and post

Do you work in production or post production? And yes this includes you media stylists, hair designers, makeup artists and actors. This post is for you. This week I had the privilege to attend the Hollywood Post Alliance in Palm Springs, Ca.

If you work in TV, film or video you know how important it is to stay current on the latest information in the industry. HPA is the platform to stay current, be a part of making change, sharing knowledge with others and more. Massive amounts of tech information flowed from various stages and breakout sessions covering archiving data, working in RAW, managing workflow, IMF, audio, file based workflow, foreign language translation and the impact on TRT, higher frame and technical aspects, asset management in production, centralized broadcasting, workflow for mixing in Dolby, color correction LUTs and more.

As a freelancer, one of the great things about conferences is learning new techniques and tips for being more efficient in your workflow, managing systems, implementation of presented ideas, clarification of processes and introduction to new products and loads more. But what does this mean for the actor or the makeup artist or the sound guy who works at the local level and is a freelancer? Well, let me tell you, the higher ups who are making the policy decisions and updates will demand change on how you do your job. You must learn how new systems and cameras, such as the release of BlackMagic Design’s new Cinema Camera will or can input or output audio, how the BMDCC will change how you style hair, how technology can make acting in a dangerous scene safer through the use of CGI and other new industry developments that arise everyday.

Everything I’ve stated seems common knowledge, but believe me, many new people in the industry and a few veterans haven’t updated their toolkits and aren’t familiar with the changing landscape of the industry. Things are ever evolving and it’s our job to change and keep up as well.

Action Point:
Now is the time to dust of the old ways, build new skills or update the old ones. Check out what conferences are happening in your industry and attend them. Be a part of what’s happening, instead of letting life happen to you. Make it a goal to attend at least one conference a year.

National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) in Las Vegas, Nevada is coming up next, will you be joining me there?

Connect with me on twitter @suzettemariel or Facebook and get the latest news on happenings in the TV, Film and Video Industry.

12 Goals on 12-12-12 for the new year

 

Today is 12-12-12, what are you doing to make it special?

I thought about it for awhile and want to do something that would last for the entire year. I want something that was not  for an evening but something that would actually make a difference in my life and other’s as well. It’s an unusual date and to commemorate this date I want to set 12 goals for the new year for myself. And what better way to approach goal setting then to hold yourself accountable by putting your goals out to you the readers of this blog.

So here goes my 12 goals for the new year:

1.  Uplevel my business with my new mentor
2. Finish the details for my two books and get them ready for  publication
3. Double my involvement with my charities, and start my on charitable efforts
4. Take more vacations (Yes that’s right, I need to plan some relaxation time with all of the goals I plan to achieve.
5. Create a workshop/seminar for new freelancers
6. Use more recycled products in my business
7. Offset my carbon footprint
8. Increase the number of books I read
9. Attend more conferences
10.  Network more with like-minded individuals ( A few months ago I joined the NAPW- National Association for Professional  Women. I’m looking forward to getting to know the group better in my local chapter.
11.  Launch physical products that benefit social and environmental issues
12.  Meditate, journal and be in harmony more with myself

 

Thanks for being a part of my goal setting session for next year. I’m looking forward to making changes that will not only do myself some good but others as well.

Please feel free to connect with me and let me know if you plan to make any goals for the new year. Let me know how I can help you reach new heights in your business.

 

Check out this other articles and find out what others are doing on this memorable day.

Photocredit: Simon Howden

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Success Saturday

Part 3 – Procrastination R.I.P.

Procrastination R.I.P.

You made it to Part 3 of Kill Procrastination.  Congratulations. It’s not easy to keep up the momentum. But you did and I am happy you made it here.

So let’s dive right in and get to what needs to be done today.

Organization.

Now that you have made your list, it’s time to organize it and get it ready for following in an easy format. Because once everything is organized it’s easier to follow what comes next on the list and do it.

Look at each task and put it in a logical sequence. Let’s take creating your publicity campaign for instance. I’m going to create a random list of 3 items and then arrange them and explain how I did it.

Here is the random list.

1. Submit your press release.

2. Create a business bio.

3. Make a list of places you want publicity.

Here is the correct format for organizing these 3 items.

1. Create a business bio.

2. Make a list of places you want publicity.

3. Submit your press release.

Let’s look at number one. It’s important to create your business biography because it helps determine your business standpoint. It encompasses your industry, awards, contact information and product and services. Obviously there is more to it than this but for the purpose of this blog let’s keep it simple.

Number two is researching your list of places that you want exposure. Let’s take a children’s author as our case study. This particular author’s research list should be comprised of youth related places, such as Mommy’s groups, children’s bookstores, and toy stores. Therefore it makes sense to organize your list with the biography first, then pull your focus information from there, and lastly, determine where your publicity should be placed.

Your last item on this list, is submitting your press release about your product or service to the places you have researched. In this case we will use the children’s author again to make it easier to understand how everything fits in to place.  The author or publicist will send the press release in a timely manner to the mommy’s groups, children’s bookstores and toy stores. There is more to just sending out the press release but this gives you an idea of what to do, why you do and how to organize your workflow.

Once you have the organization of your list, break the items in to small achievable tasks to ensure following through on the activity. If you make your task too big you will feel overwhelmed. It you make the tasks too small it will take a long time to reach your goal. Finding a balance is what makes it manageable to kill your procrastination.

Once you have your organization list ready, contact me for how to get your publicity campaign underway. I look forward to the opportunity to help you achieve your greatness.

Thanks for taking this three-part journey with me on how to kill procrastination and jumpstart your workflow.I would love to hear your ideas about how you killed procrastination. Leave me a comment with your thoughts and stories.

Keep publicizing your passion! 

Photocredit:

Memoriam by Simon Howden

If you happened to land on this page and would like to see Part one of this post click here:

For reading part two, click here.

Part two – Kill off procrastination

Make a list.

Welcome back to kill off procrastination! It’s part two of how to get moving forward, get things done and stop procrastinating.

Here  is a quick recap of Part one, I talked about if you procrastinate, then you need to do one small thing to get you going, because motivation follows action and kills procrastination. (Read the post of Part One here.)

To get you even further down the road to ending procrastination is making a schedule. Creating a schedule eliminates the “What’s Next Syndrome”,  which happens after you have put forth the effort and completed the one thing that you have been putting off for ages.

So first things first, write down all of the steps big or small and just create a list. You don’t have to get super detail oriented at this point. Just create the list. That is your job for day two.

I’m going to stop here and let you catch up on what it is you need to do. So go and make the list. Are you making your list yet?

If you are writing a book maybe you need to get research. Make a list of topics for the book that you need to get it going. If you are trying to save money, make a list of all the things you can do with out or cut back on. If you are looking for publicity for your product, make a list of all the places that you want to be seen. Get the idea?

Here is my action point for killing off procrastination. Yes I sometimes procrastinate. It was a learned behavior from my childhood. What can I say? But it’s one that I struggle with because there are so many things in life that I enjoy experiencing that I get side tracked. Like crafting, and reading, creating styles for new photo shoots, writing stories for my comic ,and well, you get the idea. I like to do stuff, not just sit around. But as a result I procrastinate because I think just 5 more minutes on this project, which then turns into 50 minutes and BAM! I run out of time and put off doing what I should have been doing in the first place.

So making the list is crucial. Because if you have broken the tasks into small pieces you can focus on the one item to finish and still get moving forward AND be able to do all the fun things that might get you sidetracked.

So on my list of things to do is reorganize the chapters for my book. A big task, but I’m breaking it down into smaller bite size portions so I can handle it. It’s not easy running multiple companies.  I break things down into small projects, so I don’t feel overwhelmed.

Completing a task, whether big or small, makes you feel good.  And when you feel good you become motivated to keep going with the end goal in mind.

So keep up the good work, and come back tomorrow for part 3 of Kill procrastination. Tweet me your progress @suzettemariel , I would love to hear from you.

Keep life fabulous, authentic and live in style. 

 

Photocredit: Making a list by Stuart Miles

 

 

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Life needs a plan, what’s yours?

Life

What fabulous achievements are you doing with your life? I ask because time seems to go by so quickly. It’s the second day of July and the year is half over. I look back over the past few months and think where did the time go? What did I spend my time on? I worked dozens of publicity shows, wrote quite a few blog posts, I hit my 1000th twitter follower, took a trip to Mendocino, CA, classes at UMASS Amherst, read a handful of books (a list to follow in part 2 of this blog), a trip to Genoa, Nevada – Toiyabe National Forest, a few fashion shows, several dozen video shoots, commercial shoots and photo sessions, volunteered for World Book Night, attended three funerals, was in a car accident (which unfortunately was four days ago…ugh, but I’m ok and no one was hurt) and thus my life over the past six months has been fortunate and I am very grateful.

My next six months is a whirlwind of activity and has lots of very exciting events scheduled. On my agenda is to revise and reprint my first book (The Athlete’s roadmap to college baseball, and for those of you who don’t know, I also own a baseball development company. (www.ejsports.com), I also plan to finish up my second book of which the working title is, “Millionaire Media Makeup Artist”, next I plan to revamp my website, introduce my product line and get my charity joint ventures up and running. And of course schedule some vacation time. Because with everything I mentioned that I have in the works I’m sure going to need a vacation!

There are a lot more plans that I have in the works and I will update over the next few months as I get them refined and delivered.

Having a plan is what gets you going to where you really want to be. Let me know what you have planned for the next 6 months.  Tweet me @suzettemariel, connect with me on Facebook – Suzette Mariel or leave a comment below and let’s achieve greatness!

Photocredit: Life

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INSPIRING WORDS FOR WEDNESDAY

Dream Big or Don’t Dream at all, it’s a waste of sleep.

Only as high as I reach can I grow,

only as far as I seek can I go,

only as deep as I look can I see,

Only as much as I dream can I be.

-Karen Ravn

I believe you should DREAM BIG OR DON’T DREAM AT ALL, it’s a waste of sleep. There is no reason to settle for where you are, reach higher than where you would normally set for yourself as a goal. I’m sure some people would find this offensive, as if where you are is ok, comfortable, enjoyable. And that may be true for some people.  But for those of us in business, especially in business for our selves it is imperative that you always learn, grow and implement what you have learned. This quote by Karen Ravn helps us be the best at what we choose to be. Keep taking steps however small to move you forward toward your best life where you are always learning and growing.

And if you want help with releasing your greatness to the world, ask me how I can help you achieve those goals. Visit www.suzettemariel.com and move forward.

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5 Tips for Freelancers & Solopreneurs on when to say No

Yes? Maybe? NO!

 

Trying to find the right balance between work, enjoying life and spending time with your family isn’t easy. Many of us work 10-12 hour days making sure things are running smoothly. So when an enticing opportunity comes along how can you say no? Easy. Ask yourself  these 5 questions and learn when to “Just Say No”.

 

1. Does the opportunity pull you closer or farther away from your goals? If whatever the opportunity is, doesn’t line up with where you want to be in 5 years, then feel good about saying no. And move on.

 

2. Do you have more than enough time to prepare for the opportunity and be 100% engaged in the task? If not, then committing to something  that doesn’t allow for full engagement, isn’t the best opportunity and deserves to be turned down. Last minute opportunities often times causes anxiety, pressure, the feeling of being ill-prepared and can drain your confidence. Pass on the opportunity even if it means a few extra dollars in your pocket. It will do your piece of mind a world of good.

 

3. Will the opportunity drain your financial resources? Take a look at your financial goals.  If the opportunity entices you to spend more than what you can possibly make in return, then RUN away as fast as you can, and don’t look back. That one to two hours of momentary pleasure isn’t worth the 10-12 long hours you

 

4. Is the opportunity disguised as a once in a lifetime proposal, guaranteed to be a life-changing event? Do your research, these once in a lifetime opportunity seems to come around more than the one time the advertisement states.  You may be able to find a better deal elsewhere that aligns itself more with what is meaningful to how you live life.

 

5. Do you trust your instinct about this opportunity? Trust yourself to know what is right. Say no to anything that just feels wrong, goes against your character, is injurious to yourself or anyone else.

 

These five questions and tips don’t encompass everything. But are just a few ways to get you thinking about moving in the direction of where you want to be. Feel free to add whatever else you have discovered that lines up with your value system. I would love to hear what you have to say, so tweet me at @suzettemariel or leave a comment in the section below. Thanks for listening!

 

Photo credit: Stuart Miles