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Entries from February 1, 2008 - February 29, 2008
LIVE: Thirst Relief Benefit Auction


Giving back...giving LIFE.
Following is some of the important information and the link to the auction:
*Mentoring sessions are up for bid on an auction at http://www.fotoverite.com/joomla/index.php. The site has a Thirst Relief banner that you can click on that will take you directly to the auction site.
*The auctions went live on February 9th at 10am EST. The auction is based on Eastern Standard Time.
*Bidders will need to register in order to place a bid on a mentoring session. Each mentoring session has a different ending time. However, when the auction is supposed to close, if there is a bidding war happening over a particular mentoring session then that session will stay open until the bidding war ends. This is a very important feature of the auction and it is vital that bidders know.
*The auction will take place for three days from February 9-February 12th. Auctions will end on the 12th (unless your mentoring session is having a bidding war…in which case the session will close when people stop bidding). Bidders need to read the entire auction, including payment information very carefully. Auctions will end at different times, make sure you know when your favorite sessions will close.
*Once the auction ends you and your mentor will be responsible for getting in touch with one another to schedule your mentoring time.
*Mentoring sessions are an opportunity for you to have an industry leader review your website, talk with them about your marketing, pricing, critique your work, or help you in any way.
Become active in the cause of Thirst Relief by becoming a monthly $5 donor whether you participate in the auction or not. Five dollars saves a life. It would be an amazing gift and a visionary movement if every photographer helped save one life a month for one year!!
give. LIFE.
Thirst Relief Benefit at WPPI 2008
Every year I know that there are going to be photographers willing to give to Thirst Relief International. But every year those photographers exceed my expectations with their generosity. It's humbling, moving, and such a wonderful gift to Thirst Relief, to people around the world, and to other photographers.
Check out this list of photographers who are donating their time to Thirst Relief and giving all of us an opportunity to sit down with them and talk to them about business, shooting, inspiration...any thing.
Mentors for Thirst Relief Benefit at WPPI 2008
Jerry Ghionis
Joe Buissink
David Ziser
Rick and Deborah Ferro
Denis Reggie
Laura Novak
Jose Villa
LaCour
Mike Larson
Liana Lehman
Amber and Nathan Holritz
Michael and Anna Costa
Jeff Jochum
Millie Holloman
John Solano
Kevin Kubota
Vincent Versace
Jared Bauman and Bronson
John Michael Cooper
JVS
Doug Gordon
Jessica Claire
Corey McNabb
Mike Colon
Jasmine Star
Sarah Petty
David Beckstead
Vicki Tauffer
Becker
Anne Ruthmann
Bob Coates
Fred Egan
Bambi Cantrell
Davide Greene
Kemberly Reed
Yervant
Rodolfo Arpia
Erin Hession
Amber Holritz
Nathan Holrtiz
Bebb Studios
JB and DeEtte Sallee
David Beckstead
Brianna Graham
Dane Sanders
Doug Gordan
Gary Fong
Carlos Baez
Jesh de Rox
Jim Kennedy
Joe Photo
Jules Bianchi
Justin and Mary Marantz
Jim Garner
Robert T. Williams
Robert Evans
Davina Fear
Jim Davis-Hicks
Make sure to get registered at for bidding at: http://www.fotoverite.com/joomla/index.php
LOVE. LIFE. TIP. #4
real. LIFE.
I was going to give a tip today that I really believe in and I know is important to loving life. Instead, I'm going to write about what is happening right now. Today. This week.
I'm in over my head. To tell the truth I have too much on my plate. I've overextended myself and I'm doing all of the things I've tried to eliminate over the past year. I'm going to bed again at 3am and I haven't journaled in a couple of days. I'm trying to manage too many things and not living my life. I'm on urgent overdrive.
It's not too late, though, to change all of it. Yes, responsiblities are bearing down but it's no reason to lose perspective now...it just means I need to take a step back, re-evaluate, and see what needs to be reworked.
This is how I'm getting my life back today:
#1: Realize that you don't have to do it all. I love and adore Thirst Relief. I have since the moment I heard about it and got the opportunity to talk to Jim Davis-Hicks about it and came up with the idea to start a mentoring benefit to raise money for clean water around the world. This year the Benefit has gotten enormous...which is totally what we've been hoping for. We couldn't be happier. Sometimes when you start something that is a great idea you think you're the only one that can do it the way it needs to be done. This is so not true. There are always facets of a project that don't HAVE to be done by you. This is the case within your own business. Jim and I emailed back and forth and I did the unthinkable-I told him I needed help. Within minutes, he had responded that there were two people that would probably be willing to help me. Just that email alone took a huge weight off of the things that need to be done this week.
#2: Ask for help. WIth Love Affair I have been the one that has been blogging women over the last 6 months. I've had fun doing it, however, since I want to spend good time with my family before I get to the Love Affair workshop something had to give. I talked to Lauren about the stress I was feeling and she said, "Well, is there anything I can do?" Instead of just brushing off her question with a, "Oh, no, I've got it under control." I really thought about it and said, "Actually, if you could take over blogging the rest of the girls that would be a huge help to me."
#3: Remember you are human. No one expects you to be the superhero. You're probably the only one that thinks you need the super powers of 10 superheros. I'm here to tell you it's just not going to happen.
#4: Don't let the time to journal be the thing that gets pushed to the back burner. When your life gets hectic is NOT the time to lose perspective. That's exactly what will happen if you decided to start working the minute your head pops off your pillow in the morning.
#5: Things get hectic, however, you can keep your life in the midst of them. Make sure to have some down time everyday to just breathe and be grateful that you are alive. Don't go to bed a frenzied mess or you'll wake up the same way.
NOTE: This is a snapshot into (I've heard from a number people) exactly what many are living with all of the time. This is one week of my life right now. But there are things that I'm doing this week that you can apply to your life that will ease the burdens that you have. Make sure to take a step back and enjoy your life even if things seem a bit chaotic in the moment. You'll be glad you did!
enjoy. LIFE.