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Ep. 2 Abundance Mindset with Photographer Jackson

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0:02Welcome, welcome, welcome, it is your host, photographer Jackson, of Alien Eyes Photos
0:12as I present to you Alien Eyes Photos Industry Talk, yes yes that's Alien Eyes Photos Industry
0:23Talk, episode 2, yes I made it to another chapter as you listen in, read in on the
0:35transcripts however you may intake this, this is beautiful, made it to episode 2, keep rocking
0:42out with me, this is gonna be a great journey, amazing insight, amazing information, you don't
0:53need to talk about it, another deep breath on there, just read in through your nose, good to take those deep breaths
1:12one more time and I just feel good, just a special shout out to my broadcast and production
1:26partners, Launch Arts Media, I am recording this episode in your space so if you like this
1:34quality compared to my home setup, this is definitely the place to be, definitely reach
1:42out to Launch Arts Media for your production, visually, orderly, if you want some strategic
1:50pointers with your business, Family All Things Media, Launch Arts Media and I just happen
1:59to be a part of a special place, special position by the video department, we do a lot of work
2:09together so definitely stay tuned and rock with me, if you rock with me, you rock with
2:14them, so let's jump right in, I want to continue from the first episode as I touched
2:27on mindset, yes yes mindset, I just want to continue down that specifically, episode
2:38mindset and expectations, the mindset you should have as you listen in and you will
2:46take this information and listen to this podcast and then also the expectations for
2:55the podcast and what you can expect, for episode two I want to dive in before I head
3:02to the meeting, I had a good 20 minutes so I definitely want to knock this out, be very
3:09concise and get it done in 20 minutes or less, this will be a short one but a good
3:15one, let's continue on mindset, specifically the abundance mindset, now if you listen
3:26to episode one you heard me speak a little about mindset as I said before, if you
3:33have not, stop this current podcast episode, which is episode two and listen to the first
3:42one, then come back, yeah come back after listening to episode one, come back to
3:48two, to maximize the ingestion of this episode of abundance mindset, so let's
4:02on mindset because it is important before everything else takes place and I read
4:12this book by Stephen Covey who has quite a few good books, author of the
4:22seven habits of highly effective people who speaks about having the
4:29win-win character trait, let me say that again, having the win-win character
4:37trait, which is a piece of having the abundance mindset, there is plenty out
4:46there for everyone and we all could win, now in the last episode I spoke
4:58about losses and failures, briefly, I spoke about the L's and in the
5:09previous episode again, L's are not losses, they are lessons, if you
5:17shape your mind frame to understand that simple fact, you would know you
5:23really never lose, you really never lose, now do you always win, no, but you do
5:36not lose, you actually gain wisdom, to me that is a win, that is being
5:47grateful for whatever the universe provides you in your life and lifetime,
5:53a great song I actually have, lifetime by alieniplayer, lifetime by alieniplayer
6:01and that's what it ain't, a nice clean legacy song in the hip-hop genre, lifetime
6:12by alieniplayer on all stream of platforms and also over at alieniplayer.com
6:19that's a-l-i-e-n-i-p-l-a-y-a.com, alieniplayer.com, check out the rest of the
6:37songs and music, nice positive and conscious, good, you know, feel-good music,
6:44again positive, no profanity and good 95% of the songs, so definitely check it out,
6:55some good stuff, having been in front of the mic, well that's why I love this
7:01right now, in front of the mic, but you know being a hip-hop artist and
7:05poet and now look I'm back on the mic podcasting, so yeah, I just channel it
7:12in a different way now, it's good, they also have a quite a good reference and
7:25quotes from that song that I could just blur about, my oldest daughter's favorite
7:40song, shout out to Aubrey, I actually released it on her birthday, August 8th,
7:47a few years back, about five years ago, and it's been a blessing, it's been a
7:56journey, continue to sit with self, a lot of people can't sit with their
8:25self and just hear those personal thoughts inside their head, yet they're
8:33listening to it at the wrong time, when they're in public, when they're supposed to be
8:36focused on other things, other people doing other tasks, but use that self
8:49time to mentally talk to yourself, what are you ingesting, what is your mind
8:59seeing in your mind, what is it seeing, what is causing these thoughts, what are
9:06you thinking about, so be sure to sit with self, because it will help with
9:13this abundance mindset, because you have to focus, the world is so loud, you
9:23need that quiet time, now you see me on the mic, but I'm actually an
9:29introvert, and for those who can't see me, because this is a bonus, I am a
9:39videographer, photographer, media specialist, so from time to time I will
9:44be on camera, but I want this strictly audio based podcast, and I may have,
9:52you know, somewhere where you could see a couple videos or behind the scenes,
9:58but if I do video, most of it would be just for content purposes, not just, you
10:03know, not mainly for the whole episode, just a couple clips and things like
10:08that, time lapses, but I want you to focus in on the audio, on what I'm
10:15saying, so, and it's just a quicker setup, just audio, I could just press
10:24record and use my voice, and that's that, and edit it later, versus, you know,
10:28whole video and projection, and I want this to get out almost as fast as I do
10:35it, with video, it just takes a lot more time, and you know, I serve clients,
10:42I got my hands on a couple other things, and diving into real estate
10:45investing, so, you know, I got a lot on my plate, and I think audio is the
10:50best method to get a lot done for me, efficiently, in this moment, and I
10:55do have other podcasts, shout out to the Pull Up Experience podcast, the
11:01Entrepreneur Elevation Group here in Cleveland, Ohio, and I'm blessed to be
11:07a part of, I definitely will have an episode strictly for them, shouting
11:13them out, so definitely stay tuned and out, yeah, the Pull Up Experience,
11:20yeah, check out the Pull Up Experience and subscribe to the podcast, we're
11:25making some major moves, and you can see us at some live events, and we also host
11:29events ourselves, so definitely come out, meet me at an event, meet the rest
11:36of the team, yeah, I'm actually in our photos, launch our media in the
11:46Pull Up Experience on the back of the current hoodie I have on, because
11:53I do represent these brands, these companies, these, what now I could call
11:59family, yeah, this is real, and I'm also appreciative of the people that
12:06was put up to my life, and also helped me to grow this abundance
12:12mindset, yes, and we all are doing amazing things, that's what matters
12:18the most, so with the abundance mindset, you have to think there will always be
12:27more, you know, if you collaborate, you could build much more, and that's how
12:34you stay on top, you know, being generous to others, you know, it's just, the
12:41energy just comes back to you when you share, other people share,
12:46especially knowledge, you share knowledge, you know, share knowledge, you share
12:49stuff, I share mine, oh, you want a piece of this, this food, oh, you got a piece
12:56of mine, oh, yeah, let's trade off, barter, let's go back to the barter
13:00system, I don't mind bartering, maybe have monetary payment, maybe, I don't
13:10know, I need a massage, so you give me a massage, you know, video
13:15production, and my value time is much more than the typical massage, so, I
13:26still have and have, maybe two massages, and I shoot content for you, and
13:31just get some pictures, let's trade off, yeah, let's see, you know, you
13:39have to freely welcome others, no, let me put some disclaimers on it,
13:48positive people mainly, sometimes you can't always see things, and
13:52sometimes people change, but definitely follow that positive energy, and
14:00welcome other people in, and freely, you know, be open, be free, and be
14:05free with yourself, trust, be over poor, now this one, as I talked
14:14about collaboration, it's also good to have competition, and competition
14:22cannot, and should not, only be looked at as bad, because really, it's not
14:30going back to that win-win, yeah, just keep that in mind, that win-win
14:35mentality, and character trait, because we also talk about saturation,
14:42saturation is a good thing, I mean, there's something there, but if I build
14:48a hobby job, I don't even know what that is, I'm just making something up,
14:51and nobody wants it, then what am I doing, but, you know, there's many
14:59photographers, I could say the market is saturated, yeah, and people doing all
15:06types of things with their phone now, these phones are amazing,
15:11shout out to Apple, I got stock in Apple, bought some Apple products, but
15:17yeah, I can speak up a lot about this abundance mindset, might have to do a
15:27part two, I had to head to a meeting, so I'm gonna wrap this up real
15:31quick, always strive for growth, believe your best is yet to come, that
15:41would be the amazing thing when something good happens, but it's the
15:49Oh my good, that's always the best feeling, always the best, I'm telling
15:53you, it's a good feeling, believe your inner self and environment is
16:03growing, and I like to say that, because, you know, there is an
16:09environment, your inner self, your brain, your intellect, your mind,
16:17now you have to think big, take ownership of change, don't back
16:27away from it either, I know a lot of people that do, are just
16:32comfortable, you have to sometimes live uncomfortable, a lot of times I
16:38do, starting this podcast, it was definitely uncomfortable, I was
16:42twiddling my thumbs for months, but I'm like, let's do it, let's
16:48upload the trailer, let's get the trailer out the way, I did the
16:51trailer, I'm like, okay, now it's real, now let's get it, let's
16:53put some plans to action, I even got some guests set up now, so
16:58definitely tune in to those interviews, some amazing people,
17:03some amazing insights and wisdom, and I'm gonna kind of ask them
17:07some good questions, so stay tuned, with that, remember, you
17:13are always showing up for yourself, you work for you no
17:18matter what, no matter what job, no matter what business, no
17:25matter what brand or task, you are working for you, there are
17:37countless of times I could have came in at a later time, a few
17:43minutes before an event typically, but as a professional
17:48event photographer, or media specialist, event specialist as
17:54well, because I love a lot of events and I can assist, I
17:59show up earlier than expected, this gives my clients and
18:04prospective clients, the notion that this guy shows up one
18:08time, and even help set up, not only sometimes I don't always
18:16have to set up, but when I can I do or if I move a table
18:20or a chair, you know, help with some decorations, I hold
18:24a ladder, I would definitely do that, but like I said, I
18:29can always help, but sometimes, because I still have to set
18:33up myself and get the settings, the camera settings in
18:38place, the lighting in place, explore the venue, and event
18:46staging, go over the timeline, coordinate with the event
18:51coordinator about changes that may have been made to
18:58get my mind in order and focus on what is about to go on.
19:04Because that mental, like I said, that quiet time, sitting
19:07with my thoughts, it's always good for me, I'm just sitting
19:10my thoughts in peace and quiet, you know, and it's
19:23definitely best to always keep in contact with the event
19:26coordinator, that's a few times before the event, during
19:31event, sometimes after, but mainly before and during
19:37weddings and events to have wedding coordinators or event
19:41coordinators, OMG, oh my goodness, oh my god, that's a
19:50lifesaver, truly, it makes things more organized, it's a
19:53good flow, good sit, oh my goodness, and everybody that
19:57wants to do these big events and weddings, get a wedding
20:01planner, get an event coordinator, get a wedding
20:04coordinator, it will change your life and make it
20:06simple, trust the professional, just like you
20:10should trust me as a photographer and videographer
20:13and with your media, if I'm going to cover these
20:16things, you know, hire a professional event coordinator
20:23or event planner, or both will change your life,
20:29sometimes they're intertwined and sometimes a company
20:33may offer both, you know, have it all in one, but
20:38yeah, I definitely recommend it, so always check in
20:45with the coordinator for any changes that may have
20:48been made, especially last minute before the event
20:52starts, and always double check the timeline, is the
20:56timeline still correct and updated? Yes, then you're
20:59good to go, and I use that time to breathe and
21:06focus what is about to go on, like I mentioned,
21:10that is me showing up for myself, when you show up
21:14for yourself, it is contagious, and others see and
21:19witness and then want to invest in you, it's so
21:27contagious and other people see and witness that
21:30and want to invest in the person as myself, or
21:35you, if you do things like this, be sure to show
21:41up for yourself, no matter what that looks like,
21:47you are the professional, because you're professional,
21:53right? Only you can answer that. If you set up
22:03and you are good to go, or rehearse or whatever
22:07that may be in your craft or industry, and there
22:11is nothing or no one to check in with, or
22:15everything seems perfect, well that is extra time
22:19for you, for you to do whatever you may desire,
22:25have a bite to eat, meditate before an event
22:28starts, this is also a great time to network, to
22:33meet new individuals, businesses, pass out a few
22:43business cards and shake some hands, I told you
22:46I used to be a poet, you know, so to my 23
22:51marks, I'm going to definitely wrap it up, I got
22:54an event, meeting to go to, got quite a few
22:58things today, so definitely thank you for
23:01tuning in and listening, I might spit some
23:05bars for you all when they have a little
23:07bonus episode, and definitely don't forget
23:13hashtag industry talks, post this on social
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23:24alienize photos, industry talk, with Mr.
23:28Photographer Jackson, Steven Jackson, don't be
23:41afraid to reach out, book me as your photographer,
23:44your event photographer mainly, I do headshots,
23:49portraits, a few other things, but events is
23:52my niche, also weddings, video production,
24:03also for coaching, I don't want to leave,
24:06contacting me for coaching and mentoring,
24:08and I've definitely been serving, shout out to
24:11y'all, I'm kind of hard on my peoples,
24:19let's just get it, continue to elevate,
24:23check out alienizephotos.com, follow me on
24:26all social media, alienizephotos, and yeah,
24:29I'm going to leave it at that, it's a wrap,
24:32we're out, I'll later, take care.