2012 Word of the Year In 2011, I began a Word of the Year challenge for myself. I shared a lot of what I learned right here on The Collective (see the summary of my lessons on Freedom). For 2012 I challenged you to join me in choosing one word to focus on in your […]
5 steps to grow and learn from your 2012 word.
The origin of RISK. Last week, I shared my word for 2012 – RISK. When I narrowed on that word it came as a shock to me. I fully intended the word to be “intentional” based on my lessons from my 2011 word – FREEDOM. Looking back on why I chose RISK, I see 2 […]
Andy Bondurant’s word for 2012
Last year, Kia and a friend each chose a word to strive for during 2011. I loved the idea, and chose freedom for myself. I wrote about it throughout 2011. Here are some of my favorite posts: Child-like. Expanse. Videos that represent these feelings. Open space May Update – Danny MacAskill Ask. Believe. Receive. It’s the Journey. […]
How to escape the dream you’re trapped in.
Caught in your own dream? I’ve had the pleasure over the past 5+ years of speaking with hundreds of photographers. A common thread running through so many of these conversations are dreams turning into nightmares. You dream of owning your own photography studio. You dream of being your own boss. You dream of living life […]
The top thoughts and posts for 2011 on The Collective
I’ve written and prepped well over 400 posts this year for The Collective. However, until this moment, I haven’t stopped to think about the common threads running through so many of these articles. The 3 categories for The Collective are fairly broad – photography, business, life. So much can fit into those categories and in […]
NO. The most powerful word in your business. Pt 2
This is part 2 of 2 in using THE most powerful word in your life and business to produce freedom. Read part 1 on how hearing “No,” produces Freedom. Freedom is worth dying for. If the above statement is true, why do we continually give FREEDOM away? First, freedom is worth dying for. On a […]
NO. The most powerful word in your life?
At spa Event Fall 2011, I shared a presentation on using social media channels and tools to create freedom in your life. This is part of how I began the presentation. This year I have concentrate on one word in my life. Freedom. I’ve learned a lot about freedom, myself and my business by simply […]
What I learned last year in life, business, creativity.
Sunday I turned 38. I’ve come to realize that there is no other way to see it. I’m closer to 40 than any other number (than 39 which is basically 40). I’m okay with that. In fact, I’m great with 40. I’m excited about what the next 5, 10, 20 years of my life is going […]
My word for the year. Freedom [UPDATE]
I am now almost 2/3’s of the way through 2011, and my chosen word of the year – Freedom. It seems like that I find inspiration in bursts, and not slow incremental segments. This past week, I had a burst of inspiration in the form of video. This is a music video from Bon Iver. […]
Word of the Year update – Happy Independence Day!
Word of the Year background It’s been about a little over a month since I’ve posted about my word this year – Freedom. In case you haven’t been following that long here are several posts you can check out to see what I’m talking about. The Beginning Nike Commercial Open Space March Update. It’s the […]
