Today I was supposed to write several mails to follow up some sales meeting I have had recently. But my brain is empty for the right words of good content. This is not the first time this has happened, therefore I´m not stressed, I know by experience that it will come to place.
I started this week with three days filled with meetings related to innovation to spread the word of slow fashion into more places, working as a personal stylist, and my brain is filled with new information.
In meeting with others I find inspiration, but I need to be alone to analyze and sort out everything, what to bring along to my work and what to leave. That is one of many reasons I like to, and have chosen to work alone. It is important for me to be still to listen to my intuition to know which direction to go next.
When you live in a small city in a small country, working in a small industry (in this country) and have chosen a less commercial branding some people would say I cannot say no to assignment. But I do, and I did it a lot in 2016, it was a hard but valuable experience. I also said no to several media request.
I did a job as a stylist for a new music duo, it was a ok job, nice pictures but not one of those I put on my list for references. After the photoshoot they told me about big plans, involving a well known music video director. But they never asked me about my taste in music?? Just assuming that I would think it was ok to put up my brand with commercial made music with (in my perspective) no content, just made to make a lot of money..I told myself to be more open minded and think a little bit more commercial about everything. I told them no to the manager job (no experience ? and a lot of waste of time in my perspective) but yes to styling for the video, and helping them with SoMe. I stopped the job before they got a yes from the director and traveled far out in the world to make the video. It was really hard, and it hit me in the stomach to think that I might had said no to a job that could gain a good payment, but I was also eased. When I tried to work with someone that was only in it for the "money and fame" it worked against all of my values. I became bossy, and not a good version of myself. The video, they made that, but neither the video or song made it as a "summer hit", and they are no longer a duo.
Integrity is hard work, but so important for branding both for work and personal.
Instead of writing what I told myself to do today I wrote this :) Hopefully this is of value for some to read, and if not, it was of value for me to write it :)
Stay true to yourself and never stop growing as a human, life is an interesting travel :)
-Lene