Rich Harrington shares 31 practical pieces of advice on how to recharge for a successful 2020. Learn important creative, technical, and business tips that can change your new year for the better. Plus there's a free bonus inside the video to unlock more knowledge.

2. – A L B E RT E I N S T E I N
“It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has
exceeded our humanity.”

3. I LIKE
TECHNOLOGY

5. TECHNOLOGY
IS NOT
THE ANSWER

7. TECHNOLOGY
IS JUST ANOTHER
WORD FOR TOOL

9. YOU MUST
CHOOSE WHAT’S
RIGHT FOR YOU

10. WHO IS THIS GUY?
WHAT GIVES HIM THE RIGHT TO CHALLENGE ME?

11. I’M A VISUAL STORYTELLER
EXPLORING THE FUSION OF
PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO.
I’M A HUSBAND AND FATHER.

12. RICHARD HARRINGTON
‣ Author 40+ books
‣ Author 200+ video courses
‣ Guest speaker for 20+ years at industry
events for photo, video, and design
‣ Publisher of 2 websites
‣ Publishing to Internet since 1995
‣ Business owner
‣ Photographer
‣ Director

17. ‣ Board member of Adobe Creative Cloud
Advisory Group
‣ Software designer/product manager for
Athentech and Skylum Software
‣ Consultant to Apple and Adobe for
numerous product improvements
‣ Developed Apple and Adobe end user and
instructor certification programs
‣ Certified Project Management Professional
‣ NAB Post|Production World Program
Manager
RICHARD HARRINGTON

18. linkedin.com/in/richardharrington

19. CHANGEIS THE ONLY CONSTANT

21. OVERWHELMED BY
CHOICE

22. CONSTANT
DISTRACTIONS

23. COMPLETELY
DISCONNECTED

24. I’M OFTEN ASKED…

26. HOW DO I DO IT?

28. AS IF THERE IS A
SECRET TO BEING
SUCCESSFUL

30. VISION
WORK

31. VISION
WORK
FOCUS

34. 2020
IS A NEW YEAR
UH… DUH

35. 31 THINGSCHANGE AT LEAST 10 OF THESE IN Q1
NO CHEATING

36. ELIMINATE DISTRACTIONS
HOW MUCH TV DO YOU WATCH A WEEK?

37. ELIMINATE
DISTRACTIONS
‣ Television
‣ Bars
‣ Email
‣ Social Media
C O N T R O L

38. FOCUS YOUR SPECIALTIES
IDENTIFY SKILLS AND OPPORTUNITIES, THEN FOCUS

39. FOCUS YOUR
SPECIALTIES
‣ Unique skills
‣ In-demand skills
‣ Portfolio of work samples
‣ Marketing
T A R G E T I N G

40. CAPTURE PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE
IF ITS GOOD, SAVE IT FOR REUSE

41. CAPTURE
PERSONAL
KNOWLEDGE
‣ Standards & Procedures
‣ Software presets
‣ LUTs for color grading
R E U S E & R E C Y C L E

42. – B R U C E L E E
“The less effort, the faster and more powerful you will be.”

44. BUILD MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS
IT’S THE QUALITY OF YOUR NETWORK, NOT THE QUANTITY

45. BUILD
MEANINGFUL
CONNECTIONS
‣ Face to face events
‣ Pick up the phone
‣ Prune Facebook below 600
‣ Thank you notes
R E A L I T Y

47. GET AN ACCOUNTANT
THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH BEING PAID FAIRLY OR BEING PROFITABLE

48. GET AN
ACCOUNTANT
‣ Most creative people suck at
finances
‣ Need to make decisions and
adjustments monthly
‣ Learn to use accounting software,
but still have a person
M O N E Y I S F U E L

49. LEARN HOW YOUR COMPUTER WORKS
TRULY UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU OWN

50. LEARN YOUR
COMPUTER
‣ How to fix common problems
‣ What can you upgrade?
‣ Where are the weak links?
P O W E R

51. ADD POWER, DON’T OVERBUY
GEAR ACQUISITION SYNDROME IS A REAL THING

52. DON’T
OVERBUY
‣ Stop gear churn
‣ Rent gear
‣ Recycle within the office
or workflow
‣ Think of the entire pipeline
M A X I M I Z E

53. – N E I L L A B U T E
“We live in a disposable society. It's easier to throw things out than to
fix them. We even give it a name - we call it recycling.”

54. EXERCISE
SIX DAYS A WEEK, DO IT FIRST

55. EXERCISE
‣ Clearer focus
‣ Increased creativity
‣ Better health
‣ Longer life
S O L V E S P R O B L E M S

56. LEARN TO READ CONTRACTS
UNDERSTAND WHAT YOUR ARE SIGNING

57. LEARN TO
READ
CONTRACTS
‣ Learn to read what you sign
‣ Also applies to terms of service
‣ Get a lawyer
‣ Take ownership where possible
but always be fair
B E S M A R T

60. sublicenseable
transferable
without limitation

62. ADD COLOR
STOP ONLY WEARING BLACK

63. ADD COLOR
‣ Accessories
‣ Environment
‣ Design
G O V I B R A N T

64. DIVERSIFY
DON’T PUT ALL YOUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET

65. DIVERSIFY
‣ MULTIPLE BUSINESES
‣ ENTERPRENEURSHIP
‣ REVENUE STREAMS
S A F E T Y

66. GET CERTIFIED
SOMETIMES PROOF MATTERS

67. GET
CERTIFIED
‣ Software certification
‣ Professional certification
PROOF
P R O O F

70. LEARN THE EXPOSURE TRIANGLE
BECAUSE MANUAL IS KING

72. READ COMIC BOOKS
VISUAL STORY TELLING

73. READ COMIC
BOOKS
‣ Shot composition
‣ Use of color
‣ Brevity in storytelling
‣ Huge growth in medium
F L O W

74. GO TO A CONFERENCE
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPENS NEW DOORS

75. GO TO A
CONFERENCE
‣ Learn new skills
‣ Networking
‣ Learn what you don’t know
L E A R N

76. GO TO MUSEUMS
LEARN FROM THE PAST… EXPERIENCE THE FUTURE

77. GO TO
MUSEUMS
‣ Two things in every country
‣ Explore creativity in all forms
‣ Look for inspiration
O P E N Y O U R E Y E S

78. TAKE A DANCE CLASS
FIND RHYTHM AND LEARN TO REACT

79. TAKE A DANCE
CLASS
‣ Discover your rhythm
‣ Learn your body
‣ Translates into better body
mechanics
‣ A chance to connect
M O V E

80. GO OUTSIDE
EXPERIENCE THE WORLD

81. GO OUTSIDE
‣ Physical benefits
‣ Meditation
‣ Exploration
‣ Photography and video
N E W V I E W

82. DEVELOP BUSINESS RULES
HAVE SIMPLE GUIDELINES YOU AND THE TEAM CAN FOLLOW

83. DEVELOP
BUSINESS
RULES
‣ Bad Feeling Rule
‣ Rule of Threes Rule
‣ Like & Respect Rule
C O M P A S S

84. GET A BUSINESS DEGREE/CERTIFICATE
BECAUSE KNOWLEDGE IS POWER

85. GET A
BUSINESS
DEGREE/
CERTIFICATE
‣ Not about the degree
‣ About the experience
‣ Project Management is an
essential skill
‣ Confidence

86. USE AI
THE ROBOTS ARE NOT THE ENEMY

87. USE
ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE
‣ Skylum
‣ Digital Anarchy
‣ Adobe
‣ Lumberjack Systems
S A V E T I M E

88. HOW FILTERS
LEVERAGE AI
‣ Image awareness
‣ Masking
‣ Selective adjustments without
manual selections
‣ Suggested values
‣ Simplified user interfaces

89. EMBRACE AUTOMATION
I GET PAID FOR RESULTS, NOT HOURLY

90. EMBRACE
AUTOMATION
‣ Actions
‣ Scripting
‣ Batch-processing
T I M E I S M O N E Y

91. JOIN COMMUNITIES
ONLINE IS FINE… REALITY IS BETTER

92. JOIN
COMMUNITIES
‣ User groups
‣ Facebook groups
‣ LinkedIn Groups
‣ Professional associations
C O N N E C T

93. INVEST IN LENSES
GOOD GLASS LASTS A LONG TIME

94. INVEST IN
LENSES
‣ Rent lenses
‣ Buy good lenses
‣ Don’t buy cheap lenses
‣ Buy used lenses
C O N T R O L L I G H T

95. MASTER RAW
IT IS THE NOW AND THE FUTURE

96. MASTER
RAW
‣ Photography now
‣ Video soon
‣ Changes everything
Q U A L I T Y

97. LEARN PROJECT MANAGEMENT
EVERY VIDEO AND PHOTO JOB CAN BENEFIT

98. LEARN
PROJECT
MANAGEMENT
‣ Formal study
‣ Not software
‣ Increase profitability
‣ Reduce stress
T A K E C O N T R O L

99. MASTER LOG
FLEXIBILITY IS ESSENTIAL

100. MASTER
LOG
‣ Flexibility in capture
‣ Flexibility when editing
‣ Greater control
C O N T R O L

102. WHAT DOES A LOG SHOT LOOK LIKE?

103. WHAT DOES A LOG SHOT LOOK LIKE?

104. UNDERSTAND COPYRIGHT
IT IS THE FOUNDATION OF WHAT WE DO

105. UNDERSTAND
COPYRIGHT
‣ Copyright Alliance
‣ copyright.gov
‣ Know your rights
‣ Respect others rights
C O N T R O L

106. ACKNOWLEDGE IGNORANCE
REALIZE THAT THERE IS A LOT TO LEARN

107. ACKNOWLEDGE
IGNORANCE
‣ Set reasonable goals
‣ Know that you know less than
you know
‣ Always be learning
S E L F - A W A R E

110. VOLUNTEER
MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE

111. VOLUNTEER
‣ Work with youth
‣ Mentor the next generation
‣ Pick a cause
‣ Stay involved
‣ Karma happens
I T M A T T E R S

112. – I N D I R A G A N D H I
“There are two kinds of people, those who do the work
and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group;
there is less competition there.”

114. LEARN DAILY
BECAUSE YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW

115. LEARN DAILY
‣ 15 minutes a day
‣ EVERY day
‣ Mix tech and art
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