Perseverance, it is all I have left. Six months ago I got laid off from a good paying job that I had no passion for. I was a broadcast engineer, for ten years I did a job that left me numb inside. I am a creative person that was shoved into a very technical discipline. I saw the lay off as an opportunity to do what I really enjoy, creating videos that help others. I am not the best at what I do, but I continue to learn.
I am an avid martial artist, I do Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and used to do a Chinese style called Wing Chun. The most practical lesson I ever learned from my Sifu (teacher) was perseverance. He used to say the most important thing was consistency...just keep showing up. It was more important that strength, speed or other natural talents. I just competed in a Jiu Jitsu tournament, I ended up fighting three times. I lost every fight, I could have easily skipped out on my last fight which was in the absolute (no weight limit) division fighting a guy who out weighed me by forty pounds. If I beat him, I would have to fight a guy who was about 6 foot 5 and looked like Herman Munster. I am a lightweight, I had the disadvantage being the smallest guy in the division. I will tell you, I did not want to fight...but I also do not give up (perseverance). I would not have forgiven myself if I skipped out on that match.
Sifu also said that life is like the seasons, there is a springtime when everything is plentiful and things are going your way, and there is a winter when things are scarce and you have to struggle to survive. I am definitely in my winter, but it is the struggle that makes you a better human being. The struggle is what defines you as a person and determines what truly matters most. Perseverance will get you through the winter months and onto spring. To illustrate this and show you how this applies to videography, photography or any other discipline...watch this video. It is slow in the beginning but really hits home half way through. By the way, this guy used a crappy flip video camera to make this, but you would never have known that if i did not tell you. It is excellent. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZYlQ4Wv8lE
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