“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” - Jim Rohn
For those of you who follow me on the various social networks, you may have noticed that about four months ago I joined a creative co-working space in Dumbo called Studiomates. Here I am surrounded by photographers, developers, designers, illustrators, writers and all kinds of creatives doing amazing work. So much great stuff happens here that I proposed keeping a monthly tally on projects launched and accolades received, of which the first one was published on Tina Roth Eisenberg’s Swiss Miss blog. Check it out here, and marvel with me.
Previous to moving into Studiomates, I have been fortunate to share offices with all kinds of inspiring and wonderful people, from Spencer Fry and his previous portfolio startup Carbonmade, to Mike and Malcolm founding Skillshare one desk over from mine, to my music friends at Ghostly and Drip.fm, to the incredible digital agencyCrush+Lovely, to Sarah who founded community experience studioLoyal CX beside me, and the list goes on.
Being surrounded by people doing amazing, innovative, good things inevitably rubs off on you. Being surrounded by stiffling, negative and scared people does as well. Choose wisely. Choosing who you surround yourself with is a first step in choosing to become the person you want to become, doing the things you want to do, especially for a creative person.
These past four months at Studiomates have truly re-energized me with creativive energy, and I am excited to share some new creative projects with you in the next few weeks. In the mean time, I am stoked to share that after not picking up my camera for a few years, being around photographers like Helena Price and Julia Robbs has inspired me to get back to capturing the amazing people around me. I am posting a few portraits a week on my tumblr, which you can find here.
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