We love contrarians. We love hearing unique view points and so one of our favorite things to ask folks is for them to tell us something they believe that most people in their industry disagree with. Check out some of those responses below.

Joshua Fread

A question was posed recently in a photography group that I’m in.. Someone had been approached to share their knowledge and train a person to become a photographer.. Surprisingly, many people said don’t do it.. You’re training your competition. This sort of mindset is prevalent in a lot of industries.. People see others in their field and react in one of two ways. They either embrace them and join forces for the betterment of the industry or they want to be the lone wolf and destroy the competition with the false idea that they will get all of the business.. Read more>>

Kiva Meulenbeek

Subscribing to hustle culture is not the key to artistic success nor does it promise creative fulfillment. Every artist I know has seen burnout creep in faster than we realize when we prioritize monetizing artistic expression. More often than not I find myself smashing my head into my desk asking why I haven’t done more, tried harder, or worked faster. Every single time I dive into this world of work culture, I find that not only does my wellbeing suffer greatly, the quality of my work does as well. Read more>>

Ciara Rubin

Everyone has the ability to be highly intuitive. Many people in the spiritual community and industry believe that you’re “more special” or “gifted” if you’re related to a psychic or started exhibiting and experiencing intuitive abilities as a child. It’s true that some people come into this life with a more “pronounced” intuition, but intuition and psychic abilities are something literally everyone have and can develop. The word “psychic” has a strange connotation, but being psychic is simply part of the human experience we’re starting to tap into on a more mainstream scale. Read more>>