nmx 2014 - blogging - from passion to profession: how to turn doing what you love into a career

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Gary Arndt used to collect National Geographic magazines and dreamed of traveling around the world. In 2007 he sold his house and set out to see the world. Seven years later he was named the Travel Photographer of the Year and made a business out of traveling and photography. In this session Gary will go over the hard realities of turning your passion into your career.

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TURNING YOUR PASSIONINTO A PROFESSIONTURNING YOUR PASSIONINTO A PROFESSION

GARY ARNDT @EVERYWHERETRIPGARY ARNDT @EVERYWHERETRIP

EVERYTHING-EVERYWHERE.COMEVERYTHING-EVERYWHERE.COM

MY STORYMY STORY

DO YOU REALLY WANT TO DO THIS?

1 ASSESS YOUR TOLERANCE FOR RISK1 ASSESS YOUR TOLERANCE FOR RISK

2 SET A COURSE2 SET A COURSE

3 BE CONSISTENT3 BE CONSISTENT

4 ESTABLISH YOUR AUTHORITY4 ESTABLISH YOUR AUTHORITY

5 PROVE YOUR PASSION

6 FOCUS ON YOUR AUDIENCE6 FOCUS ON YOUR AUDIENCE

7 STAND APART FROM THE CROWD7 STAND APART FROM THE CROWD

8 BE PATIENT AND HAVE REASONABLE EXPECTATIONS8 BE PATIENT AND HAVE REASONABLE EXPECTATIONS

9 PERFECT YOUR CRAFT9 PERFECT YOUR CRAFT

10 KNOW WHAT MAKES YOUR NICHE UNIQUE10 KNOW WHAT MAKES YOUR NICHE UNIQUE

11 REMEMBER WHY YOU STARTED11 REMEMBER WHY YOU STARTED

THANK YOU!

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