Season 1 · Episode 33

33 Minutes of Sleep Building While Tired

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0:00This is what 33 minutes of sleep look like.
0:0933 minutes of rest.
0:13I'm talking about past nine a.m. still up filming,
0:22photographing an event, come home,
0:28made lunch, recording this podcast.
0:34Cause I set alarms and I was supposed to take
0:39a two hour, two hour sleep session, two hour nap.
0:43I know it doesn't always, you know,
0:47work out when you lay in the bed,
0:49especially when you got a lot of things to do,
0:52a lot on your mind.
0:53Like I had an event that I'm very tired to
0:58because of the work they do.
1:03I see the passion, I see the dedication.
1:06I genuinely want to help.
1:12So just laying there, just thinking about it
1:17and just thinking about my day, thinking about my week.
1:20I'm like, I know I got to get this sleep,
1:24but I just couldn't.
1:26So by the time I tie myself,
1:30it was like 34 minutes left.
1:34So I take away that minute that I had to, you know,
1:38really close my eyes tight and fall asleep.
1:42I'll just say 33 minutes.
1:44So there's maybe less than that, honestly.
1:47You know, let's just say 33 minutes of rest or less
1:52and still perform it at a high level.
1:56And I'm gonna show you the picture
1:57or if you look up alienized photos on all media,
2:02mainly Instagram, alien eyes with a Z,
2:07photos with a S, alienized photos.
2:12I'ma post it.
2:13Look out for the one that says Iris series.
2:15Like if you see all the posts, Iris,
2:21it's that next post.
2:22The next post is gonna be that picture.
2:2633 minutes of rest or less,
2:32but this is not a one-time thing.
2:35Like there's many times, many days I've done this.
2:39Like people wouldn't know I did a whole 12-hour wedding
2:43of one or two hours of sleep, like 90 minutes.
2:51And this season, I guess, of my life,
2:59which has been going on for a while,
3:02this period in my life,
3:07someone was like, just go hard, do it.
3:11And I'm surprised at myself
3:13that I show up and perform the way that I do.
3:21But it just goes back to the passion and hard work
3:27that the people that I work with
3:29and the people that I'm helping
3:31documenting their work, their journey is powerful.
3:40So what keeps me up is the hard work
3:45that everyone else does.
3:48And it's like, man, I have to go harder.
3:51Even if that costs me sleep, I do a lot, you know,
4:01having children, having one or two businesses managing
4:11and co-managing different businesses,
4:16whether if you're fully in or not.
4:21Being a part of different brands,
4:24just having that personal time, being in a relationship.
4:30You know, I always say I'm writing a book.
4:32I'm always writing a book.
4:34I'm writing multiple books at the same time.
4:37That's just how my brain operates.
4:39Like, oh, this thought should go in this book
4:42or this thing, this, this.
4:44That's why I started this podcast.
4:45Just so, or one of the reasons,
4:49just so I could have a lot of these thoughts documented
4:54and, you know, I cut out what I love the most
4:59from these episodes and just telling you first.
5:03I put it in the book.
5:05I've already have a lot, like this is 60 plus episodes
5:11and this is all in a book.
5:14I'm doing my first 100 episodes
5:17because we going to a million episodes.
5:19We don't have a million episodes.
5:21I don't think anybody ever done it,
5:23but that's my big ambitious goal.
5:26I'm not going to retire till I hit a million episodes.
5:32So that's wild and ambitious, right?
5:36But this type of stuff that keeps me up,
5:38okay, I said I gonna do this, so let's do it.
5:44Let's really make it happen and it can happen
5:50because anything is possible.
5:54Anything is possible.
5:57But like I said, this is what keeps me up.
6:0133 minutes of rest.
6:04They say you supposed to get six and a half
6:10to nine hours, really just eight hours of rest each day.
6:16You left with 16, probably working eight and a half hours.
6:27You know, the little lunch break is kind of though
6:29and add time or sometimes even nine,
6:31but even a commute average 20 to 30 minutes away
6:36from your employment or even your business.
6:42Sometimes we are working in our business,
6:48same like a job, you know, still clocking in,
6:51clocking out, even though we have more ownership,
6:57but in the beginning stages,
6:59it's going to be like another job
7:01until you can work on your business
7:05and build your business, build a team,
7:08grow a team, nourish a team, continue to build and grow.
7:15You're not going to be working in it so much.
7:17You're going to constantly be working on it
7:19and molding it and multiplying it
7:22and make sure everyone else is well
7:25because if they're not, that team falls.
7:30That's why I'm so big on teamwork
7:32and I'm so thankful for the teams that I'm a part of
7:36and the teams that I've built
7:38and the teams that I'm building
7:40and the people that want me on their team,
7:45I value teamwork.
7:46That's how you get a lot done, honestly.
7:51Like basketball really showed me that
7:56in middle school, high school,
7:58even to this day as I am 33.
8:05Yeah, actually my born day is coming up soon.
8:09Iris, number 33, season 33.
8:17But basketball showed me that teamwork is so valuable
8:24critically and adding the communication part.
8:27Like you got to communicate when you're out there.
8:30There's just so many aspects that I apply to life
8:34and also business, like basketball was that way.
8:38Say basketball and chess, the game of chess.
8:43Basketball and chess, those two, man.
8:49That's life for me.
8:52It helps me think in a more strategic way
8:55and more calculated way versus just waking up,
8:59oh, what's going on?
9:00No, it's calculating and putting plans together,
9:04agendas together and really following it
9:07and really being in that and really doing it
9:10and doing the work.
9:12Sometimes you just got to sit down, relax,
9:16recollect your mind, recollect your thoughts, focus.
9:21Take a nap.
9:23And I'm big on naps.
9:25And after this, I'm definitely taking a nap.
9:28I'm probably going to just go to sleep all together.
9:32But I have an engagement, I had to be up at 9.30.
9:37So let's see how far that goes.
9:39It's currently five.
9:43So four hours, I could do this, four hours, yeah.
9:47Half days of sleep, see how I do that?
9:49Eight, half of that is four.
9:51So I kind of got half.
9:53But tomorrow, I'm definitely resting.
9:56I promise you all that.
9:57I promise.
9:58I know that everybody be concerned like,
10:00oh, did you get your sleep?
10:01Did you get your rest?
10:02How much sleep you get today?
10:03Because they know me.
10:05Oh, I got two hours of sleep.
10:07Go home, get your rest.
10:09And that's how my circle, my community, my peers,
10:13or people that just know me,
10:15know how much I really be out here
10:18and building and building and building.
10:21I appreciate you all.
10:23Appreciate the reminders
10:24and encourage me to keep getting more rest.
10:27Like, trust me, I have my seasons, y'all.
10:30Like, I do not disturb and nine hours straight.
10:34I'm talking about blackout room, blackout curtains,
10:37no, nothing.
10:40Just peace and sleep.
10:43I try to do that at least twice a week.
10:46Try to shoot for that eight, nine hours.
10:49But sometimes, I get five, six,
10:52which is decent, especially for me.
10:56You know, I'm not getting 33 minutes of sleep.
10:59Sometimes two hours.
11:01Sometimes broken up an hour here,
11:04a couple hours here.
11:06You know, so, one day I will get it together, y'all.
11:11And the day that I do,
11:13I know I can give way much more to you.
11:18But for right now, I'm gonna keep going.
11:23And then after this episode, I'm getting some rest.
11:28And I'm about to do that right now
11:29and I feel my energy dropping.
11:31So, I want to thank everyone that continues to listen
11:36and follow my journey, my creative entrepreneur journey
11:42as I do a lot.
11:45I support a lot of initiatives and events
11:50and people and businesses.
11:53Sometimes I just coach them as they coach me.
11:59Because the more I hear their story,
12:01the more I'm inspired
12:03and the more positive thoughts I think,
12:06like, man, I never thought about this in this way.
12:10Like, your story really inspired me
12:12or helped me think in a different way,
12:15like, a different perspective
12:19that could be much easier for the human civilization.
12:25So, I appreciate everyone that
12:29was on Alienize Photos' industry talk.
12:33I appreciate y'all, giving y'all stories,
12:37y'all personality, y'all thoughts.
12:40Just a conversation with me.
12:43I appreciate that.
12:46And I always wish you great success.
12:49And those who listen, and I wish you success as well,
12:52as you could be one of those people,
12:54just like everyone I interview, are even better.
12:59And reach out to them, connect with them.
13:01You know, I had a lot of great guests on.
13:05That's season two of my podcast.
13:08So, season one, just for a reminder,
13:11season one is mostly my solo episodes
13:13and my personal journey and my business topics
13:16that I talk about around creative entrepreneurs
13:21and whom I serve the most, business owners.
13:26Season two is more of my interviews,
13:29where I do have that more long form,
13:34an hour, hour and a half, two hours, sometimes three,
13:40conversation with guests in my network
13:43or who I feel's story needs to be heard.
13:47And we talk business
13:49and what business lessons can I learn.
13:53I mean, we've been talking with people in the food
13:56and agriculture realm, sector,
14:03you know, because food and food justice is important.
14:06So, I wanna get those stories
14:08and how they look at it as a business
14:10and how are they running their business operations
14:16compared to, you know, someone that's like me,
14:19that's in media and it's a different type of business
14:23and different type of field.
14:25So, I would love to have more of those conversations
14:29as it's coming up soon.
14:30So, look out for my series of that
14:34and that's all in season two.
14:36And I also decided to add season three.
14:41It's gonna be a special one.
14:44No, I'm not gonna, I was gonna hold it back,
14:47but no, I'm gonna just tell you.
14:50Season three is gonna be more of my research
14:54on historical figures and pioneers in different sectors
15:00whom I feel embodies the whole creative entrepreneur.
15:07Like, a couple of mine would be like Walt Disney,
15:15Steve Jobs.
15:18I got a whole African-American list
15:27that I wanna go through.
15:29And on the top of that is Michael Jackson.
15:35I feel like he embodied creative entrepreneurship
15:39to a whole nother level
15:41and that a lot of people was not aware of.
15:47And I always say, joke around,
15:50it may be true though, that Michael Jackson is my uncle.
15:55Since I'm Steven Jackson, Steve Jackson,
16:00photographer Jackson, alien, player Jackson.
16:07Michael Jackson was my uncle, Tupac was my father.
16:14And that's another person.
16:15I'm gonna give y'all just the whole business aspect,
16:19my thoughts and research all around
16:23what they did as an entrepreneur in my eyes.
16:27So look out, it's great.
16:31I've started doing research.
16:35I think Walt Disney may be that first.
16:40Yeah, that's been a long time, like even as a child.
16:46Wow, I've never been at Disney World
16:49or I've never been to Disneyland,
16:51but I do have stock in Disney.
16:54So I definitely want to do even more research
16:59and give that effort to the first episode.
17:04And I want it to be well.
17:06So just bear with me.
17:08It's gonna take some time on each of these,
17:12but that's why you have season one and season two,
17:16my solo episodes, which I could do like this,
17:20spit out rapidly, say my thoughts.
17:24Sometimes I script it, sometimes I don't.
17:27More of the business lessons
17:29and the things that I teach and preach
17:32and try to give insights.
17:34I definitely script it, make sure I have some notes
17:37or at least an outline or some buzz words
17:40that keep me guided, keep me focused
17:43and make sure that I'm touching on the points
17:45that I need to teach you
17:48and open up your mind and perspective.
17:51Maybe you heard this concept, maybe you have not.
17:54Maybe you heard business done this way,
17:57maybe you have not.
17:58And that's just my viewpoints on encouraging you
18:04to just take a different look and different perspective
18:10or at least be open to a different perspective
18:12in which I'm doing.
18:13So yeah, that's season one, season two and season three.
18:19So if I ever hit like a season four or five,
18:23just know that I'm constantly building,
18:25I'm keeping it organized and organized for a reason
18:29as I'm on these different platforms
18:33as I'm being distributed out.
18:36I know one day I may have my own platform.
18:41Yeah, just because I just see the bigger picture,
18:44especially coming from a music standpoint,
18:47distribution is one of the key ingredients
18:51for all my musicians out there.
18:54I guess I woke up, I said I was going to take my nap
18:58but I think I'm trying to hit 33 minutes now.
19:01I'm like 18 minutes in or something like that.
19:05Oh my goodness.
19:06But no, I'm really about to go to sleep for real.
19:10Get my rest and I got to hit this engagement tonight.
19:17And then back editing and oh man,
19:22I have to clean the studio out tomorrow too
19:25so it's going to be interesting.
19:28But I get to chat with my team over there tomorrow.
19:34So it's going to be great.
19:37All right y'all, peace, love and blessings.
19:39This is photographer Jackson of Alien Eyes Photos Media
19:45bringing you Alien Eyes Photos industry talk.
19:50I appreciate you tuning in.
19:53And to find me and more information or to book me,
19:57visit alieneyesphotos.com.
20:04That's alieneyes with a Z,
20:07Photos with a S, alieneyesphotos.com.
20:14And you can follow me on social media
20:18at alieneyesphotos and make sure you tune in
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20:32And you can catch us on Patreon,
20:35especially if you want to enter our inner circle.
20:39And that is me and Brianna Casanova
20:43over with Overflow Studios.
20:46She is putting work behind these videos.
20:50She is the real deal.
20:52No pun intended.
20:55Knock you out like, oh, Holyfield.
20:59But yeah, that's my partner in shine
21:02as we are shining a light on creative entrepreneurs
21:06and business owners, especially in the podcast space.
21:11And she is doing her thing.
21:16But if you want us both,
21:19make sure you catch us in our inner circle.
21:22Inner circle, I can't even say it right.
21:24Inner circle on Patreon.
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21:34All right, again, this is Photographer Jackson
21:38and I am out, peace.