Greetings One and All! 

Two years ago I told myself (and my friends) that if I’m a cinematographer I should at least be up for the challenge to create pictures with my phone on @Instagram as compelling as anyone. And that if some kid in the middle of the country could amass thousands of followers then so can I. And I made it a goal: 10,000 followers. I thought it would take a year. Less actually!! I thought it would be easy! (Hopefully friends reading can confirm my arrogance.) As I was dead wrong. It wasn’t easy. It’s been real hard! And along the way I learned it’s sometimes unfair. I learned not many people will promote your account. I learned about app politics, publicity, really really good hashtags, and then I discovered the diamond: #InstaMeets! And there is the key. InstaMeets. When one discovers that this application is actually a very powerful gateway drug to interacting with other humans in the real world it changes everything. – See, It’s just like life. The harder you are willing to work for what you want the greater the rewards. And usually you can’t do great things alone. You need to keep pace with something or someone. (At the time of this post) I haven’t made it to my goal yet, but I am confident that I will (I made it!). And I know that #TodayImet myself, again. Because I’m capable of anything. And like this picture , in life when pursuing a goal, when the water level gets low and appears impassable you have a choice. You can give up or you can do things you didn’t want to do. Things you couldn’t foresee. When attending an instameet you discover you’re not in the boat alone. And together you can shake the boat and jostle the oars and a whole lot of other work and eventually, you will make it through. Trust me friends, you will make it through. You just have to hustle harder! October 4-5 is World Wide InstaMeet 12. I hope if you’re looking you can find a group to hustle with in a city near you! #WWIM12