How to Become a Pro in 5 Simple Steps

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Chase Jarvis

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4.8 • 641 Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2021

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

I received a note the other day from an aspiring photographer. He wanted to know what it takes to become a pro. I thought--very pragmatically--that it's really not complicated. HARD maybe, but complicated, no. In this episode, I cover the 5 key steps to becoming a pro.

Now, if you're thinking - Chase, it is a bunch of fluff.... Well, of course. Here's the truth: This isn't really about how to become a pro. It's about how to commit to something.

There are a zillion steps to becoming a pro. Days, weeks, years of work on the craft. But the #1 thing I see absent in people who SAY they want it....it a lack of commitment. This is usually because of fear.

Fear that you won't be able to support yourself and MAKE A LIVING - WHICH IS WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A PROFESSIONAL. The reality is that you probably either want to become a pro and still need to do the following things; or you don't want it.

In the former case - that you DO want to become a pro and - then this episode is a 'you can do this / get off your ass' message to you. In the latter case - the case of not actually wanting it -- then there's no need to pretend. Maybe it's just a hobby or an side-interest and that's okay too.

Enjoy!

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, what's up? It's Chase. Welcome to another micro show. I got a title for this one here. This one's called How to Become Pro in Five Simple Steps.
0:17.5	Now, this all came about because I got a note from an aspiring creator, someone who's currently
0:23.2	not a pro but aspires to be.
0:25.8	And she wanted to know what it takes to become a pro.
0:30.7	So I thought about it.
0:31.7	I thought about very pragmatically, I would say.
0:35.0	And it's really not that complicated.
0:37.2	And hard maybe, I'll give it that, you know, hard, but it's not complicated.
0:43.9	And I think this actually applies.
0:46.0	It has so many applications rather.
0:47.6	It applies to so many, like fill in the blank things that we aspire to do.
0:54.1	And, you know, this idea of five,
0:56.4	how to be pro in five simple steps,
0:58.3	click baby as it might be,
1:00.3	just follow me on this one.
1:02.7	These are all what I would consider requirements.
1:05.3	And there's a little twist at the end,
1:06.9	so you better stick around.
1:09.4	The first thing is you actually have to declare yourself as
1:13.2	that thing. This has to be a part of your identity if you want to be a pro at it. Declar yourself
1:22.6	that I, this is part of who I am or what I am in life.
1:33.7	If you want to be a pro, you're not a sort of a this thing or maybe a that thing.
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