For years I've had a dream of becoming a semi-professional photographer, but never acted on it, that is until recently. I have started to put myself out there, started buying gear, taking classes, and booking appointments. But, the voices in my head keep coming back to haunt me with the mantra I grew up with:
"If you're not going to do it right the first time, don't bother doing it at all".
Sometimes the fear of failing is paralyzing making me wonder, if I hadn't had that fear, where would I be today?
Am I raising my kids to play out their hands too conservatively? What am I doing now that they will look back on and think "I really wish my mom had done this differently". Is the expectation of perfection in today's society too much that it clouds our judgment of what we really want?
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