4/9/2015 0 Comments Side TrackingI have recently started up at a blogging group, today will be my first attendance. I decided to write a new blog to tackle today's afternoon session. My skills are not strong in writing, I prefer to document through photographs. This brings me to my title 'Side Tracking'. I keep side tracking to pursue my dream. I feel I do this as I am scared of the unknown, scared of failure, and just utterly scared. My dream is to become a professional and photographer and artist. I have worked for this by studying for the past 5 years. The first two years were I studied was at TAFE completing my certificate III in Visual Arts and then continuing on to complete my diploma of Visual Arts. While studying at TAFE I overcome challenges and was inspired by teacher, mentor and friend Barbara Chesire. Unlike some of the teachers at TAFE telling me I was not ready and didn't quite have what it takes to be an artists, Barbara was full of encouragement which was a great boast to my self doubt. I was scared to attend University. But I really wanted to continue on with my studies and learn photography and become a better photographer. This leads me to my next era of study, at James Cook University studying a Bachelor of New Media Arts. Having children I could have completed this part time, but decided to attend and complete it in the 3 year time frame. And I graduated this year in March 2015, such a great accomplishment and I got to wear one of those crazy looking caps. :) After graduation I was going to get set in promoting myself as photographer and artist. "Side Tracking" keeps coming in and I still have yet to accomplish this task to its full extent. My low self esteem, family and money have all played a factor in my 'side tracking'. I need to get back on the track and stop sliding off them. Lift my head high and focus. Of course writing those words down are easy done, to actually achieve them for me is a little harder. I feel though by writing it down helps and will make me stop and think and refocus.
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