Sublime

What if I’m not good enough? What if this isn’t the “right” thing to pursue? What if no one likes me or my stuff? What if I can’t earn enough to make a living?

Imagine what you want to create—without limitation. Design a strategy to make your dream a new reality. Execute your strategy and smash through obstacles. Amplify your vision to create the impact you seek.

Starting isn’t your problem. It’s stopping.

They achieve greatness not because they accept less than their best but because they have learned to recognize when they have reached the point of diminishing returns.

My answer to her was simple: Begin. Rekindle your creative craft for a few moments every day. Don’t worry about the rest right now; simply sit down and make something.

Yet a life of creativity is all about change—moving forward, taking chances, exploring new frontiers. “The real risk is in not changing,” said saxophonist John Coltrane. “I have to feel that I’m after something. If I make money, fine. But I’d rather be striving. It’s the striving, man, it’s that I want.”

Old-guard photographers told me I was “destroying the industry” by sharing “trade secrets.”

"Photograph who you are!" - Bruce Gilden