Sam Cameron
PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTIST, LIFE COACH & AUTHOR
I get up to all sorts on the work front. Other than coaching, I'm an author, humbled award winning photographer, and a communications consultant. I love helping people, being creative, and using my corporate experience. Doing this combination gives me the choice to dip in and out depending on what the work environment is looking like.
Last year, I finally fulfilled my lifetime dream to write and publish a book. I also taught myself to draw, so that I could illustrate it myself. It was a mission, but I am so thrilled that I finished it – proving that you are never too old to fulfill your dreams.
Photography has always been my passion – capturing moments creatively. My friends encouraged me to enter a competition last year – never in a million years did I think I would end up with the trophy prize, let alone be a finalist in three categories, with my prints exhibited for two months in one of New Zealand’s best art galleries! And to see my framed prints on the walls in people's homes and offices has been a real honour.
Life isn't always easy, perfect or fair. Bad things unfortunately happen to good people & we can't always change that. We can only learn how to deal with each situation and move forward bravely, pick ourselves up, and strive to make the best of what we have, focus on the positive, and try being the best we can each day.
Don't try to be someone you're not. Be true to yourself. Be the STAR of your story!