I hope this short video inspires you to keep pushing, to keep dreaming, and to keep striving for you own goals.
YouTube "CIM SloMo"
Whether running a race, starting a business, or learning a new craft... "slow & steady" has always brought be confidence that I'll see the finish line. Don't get me wrong, along the way, there will be times when you laser focus, when you jump before looking, and when you feel like you can't take another step.
I couldn't partake in my marathon this year, but I'll be back. I'll keep pushing, dreaming, and striving because I know I have it in me to finish.
YouTube "CIM SloMo"
Whether running a race, starting a business, or learning a new craft... "slow & steady" has always brought be confidence that I'll see the finish line. Don't get me wrong, along the way, there will be times when you laser focus, when you jump before looking, and when you feel like you can't take another step.
I couldn't partake in my marathon this year, but I'll be back. I'll keep pushing, dreaming, and striving because I know I have it in me to finish.
One of the greatest joys I get in telling stories is helping organizations spread their message of joy and hope. Most charities struggle financially just to keep the doors open, and rarely have extra funds to promote their message. I have been fortunate to work with, and create the promotional videos for, the Mustard Seed School of Sacramento, CA and Mountain Circle Family Services of Greenville, CA which provide emergency educational services for homeless children and foster care services, respectively.
I become very invested in the stories I tell, none more so than when promoting the work of charities. When working with the Mustard Seed School of Sacramento, I brought to life a world few realize exists. For reasons completely beyond their control, children can find themselves without a home, which can lead them to be without access to education. I spent time with the staff of the Mustard Seed School to depict how the work they do impact children in a positive way emotionally, physically, financially, and psychologically.
I am also an avid runner, and while participating in a race called "Running With the Bears" put on by Mountain Circle Family Services, I immersed myself in relating the plights of our forgotten foster children. Often stuck in a cycle of moving from house to house, from family to family, the toll the foster system takes on children is immeasurable. My films help to find new foster families and provide "forever homes" to children in need.
Stories of hope are all around us, but often just out of the limelight. I would love the chance to help your charity tell your story.
I become very invested in the stories I tell, none more so than when promoting the work of charities. When working with the Mustard Seed School of Sacramento, I brought to life a world few realize exists. For reasons completely beyond their control, children can find themselves without a home, which can lead them to be without access to education. I spent time with the staff of the Mustard Seed School to depict how the work they do impact children in a positive way emotionally, physically, financially, and psychologically.
I am also an avid runner, and while participating in a race called "Running With the Bears" put on by Mountain Circle Family Services, I immersed myself in relating the plights of our forgotten foster children. Often stuck in a cycle of moving from house to house, from family to family, the toll the foster system takes on children is immeasurable. My films help to find new foster families and provide "forever homes" to children in need.
Stories of hope are all around us, but often just out of the limelight. I would love the chance to help your charity tell your story.
My grandparent's house was filled with strange and exotic things! Japanese kabuki masks hung in a hallway. A samurai sword sat perched in the den. Every piece of furniture looked like it was from a far-away land. You see... My grandparents adorned their home with decor and furnishings acquired during the World War II era, shipped home by My grandfather from Asia and the South Pacific. What I didn't realize at the time was how much of an influence this would have on me.
But as I grew older, I began to gravitate in my studies and interests toward anything having to do with history. And suddenly, all of those strange things in my grandparents' house became interesting instead of scary or weird. The photo album with pictures from the war became a story of how my grandparents met and raised a family. The collection of polished beach rocks became an insight into how my family migrated toward the coast after having homesteaded inland. All of the little, seeming separate pieces & knick-knacks each held their own story, and in them, a piece of my own.
I take a deep personal interest in the lives of others and am passionate about helping people. When I began to record things on film, I suddenly realized how he could marry my passion for people's stories and lives withmy ability to listen, into a creative endeavor, bringing to life the lessons, messages, and histories that others didn't know how to tell.
But as I grew older, I began to gravitate in my studies and interests toward anything having to do with history. And suddenly, all of those strange things in my grandparents' house became interesting instead of scary or weird. The photo album with pictures from the war became a story of how my grandparents met and raised a family. The collection of polished beach rocks became an insight into how my family migrated toward the coast after having homesteaded inland. All of the little, seeming separate pieces & knick-knacks each held their own story, and in them, a piece of my own.
I take a deep personal interest in the lives of others and am passionate about helping people. When I began to record things on film, I suddenly realized how he could marry my passion for people's stories and lives withmy ability to listen, into a creative endeavor, bringing to life the lessons, messages, and histories that others didn't know how to tell.