Nov 23, 2020
We are joined this week by a wonderfully talented and
entertaining travel photographer, YouTuber, and host of the Pierre
T. Lambert Podcast - of course I'm talking about none other than
Pierre T. Lambert.
There's a lot of photography stuff we could have talked about
today, but things are a little different this week.
Because a decade ago I stumbled across a book called "The 4 Hour
Work Week" by Tim Ferriss which without exaggeration completely
changed the trajectory of my entire life...
And as I learned recently, Pierre experienced a similar turning
point in his life after reading it too!
So today we are talking all about how the lessons learned from
that book have led to a life and career in Photography.
Resources & Links
Pierre
T. Lambert Photography on YouTube - Subscribe to
Pierre's Photography channel
Trina & Pierre on YouTube - Subscribe to
Pierre's travel adventures channel
Pierre T. Lambert on
Instagram - Follow Pierre on Instagram to be inspired
by his latest images
Check out The 4-Hour Work Week Book on Amazon
Talking Points
- Which ideas from the 4 hour workweek book struck a chord with
Pierre first
- Switching from building someone else's dream to building your
own
- Lifestyle design and creating a career that supports your
lifestyle goals
- Which entrepreneurial ideas Pierre started with and what
stuck
- How to get used to being out of your comfort zone
- The feeling of being paid for your first photography gig
- How certain marketing principles from the book helped Pierre
price himself straight into the market (and not have to start out
cheap!)
- The right time to quit your day job
- The successes and failures of Pierres "air bnb for
photographers" project
- Importance of delegating what you shouldn't be doing (and why
it's hard to let go)
- Steve's first big 4hww failure that cost 6 months of time and
thousands of dollars - and the important lessons learned
- The real power of 4HWW concepts - automation
- Transitioning into becoming a full time YouTuber
- After hundreds of videos Pierres channel was at a virtual
standstill, and the strategy that turned it around almost
overnight.
- The best type of content for a travel / photography
channel
- What content to focus on if you want people to actually watch
and care about your videos
- The pointlessness of vanity metrics on social media (likes,
followers, shares etc)
- How it can be hard keeping a good work/life/family balance when
you love your work