Overcoming Fear
The Best Way to Handle Fears: Ring Your “YES” Bell!
My mom and I took a special three day hiking trip together. Along the way we discovered a huge YES bell in the middle of…
Overcoming Your Greatest Challenge in Dream Building
Overcoming your greatest challenge can feel riding into an ominous storm. (shot with SONY a7r) Overcoming your greatest challenge is essential to dream building. But…
When Following Your Dreams Means Letting Go of Back-Up Plans
Our family of four stepped into the unknown on March 25, 2014. We put our sweet home of 10 years on the market, packed all…
The Risks and Rewards of Committing Yourself to Your Art
As we allow our art to evolve, we give space to grow beyond the limitations we can struggle to hide behind. The risks and rewards…
4 Creative Exercises to End the Year
Today is about setting you up to finish the year strong with 4 Creative Exercises to End the Year! It’s hard to believe we are…
To Those Who Worry, Fear, and Doubt
If you worry, fear, and doubt, you are in good company. Fear and doubt are like old, unwanted companions. Some mornings I feel like I…
Not Falling is Still Not Flying: I Want to Fly!
I’ll never forget a certain dinner with my business mentor. We were discussing some big decisions that were looming over me. I told him I…
Cast Your Cares: How the Camel Reveals Our Hearts
After the many responses and comments from last week’s post “How to Survive When You Feel Like You are Crashing” I was reminded of how…
How to Survive When You Feel Like You are Crashing
I can’t decide whether this post would be more appropriately titled Who is Jeff Jochum? or How to Survive When You Feel Like You are…
Understanding Desire
This weekend I was in TX giving the closing keynote for a powerful women’s conference. I spoke on the topic of understanding desire. There were…
The Difference Between Existing and Living
I met an elderly woman today on my morning walk. She struggled to pull out her recycling bin, so I jumped in to help. Her…
Jealousy is a Trap and Map
Jealousy is a map. Each of our jealousy maps differs. Each of us will probably be surprised by
Becoming a Successful Artist Means…
I was reminded last week of how critical some people can be when you are pursuing your passion to becoming a successful artist. A number…
Start Again!
I had to share part of my devotional today. It’s a beautiful piece of encouragement from The Artist’s Way. If you needed to hear this…
Overcoming Traps of Second Guessing Yourself
I love this photo when I think of second guessing yourself. It often feels like a fog rolling over the mountains. The mountains are the…
In Process: Letter to a Friend with a Thousand Faces
So much to process after living in the jungle. How does one come home from a journey like ours and assimilate back? The Langur monkeys…
The Battlefield of Mind and Heart
Every week, I receive emails from women who have a dream to pursue their passion for photography and yet, they are at war on the…
