From Fired Photographer to Elite Destination Artist: Asia Pimentel’s Unbelievable Story

I do really believe 100% from every part of me that everyone has the capacity to be able to do the things that they want and not to be held back by the mental baggage that's in our head that we want to push through.

Welcome to the do the Thing podcast. In each episode, we get down and personal with people who go after the things they want to make all their wildest dreams come true. Join us as we unveil and dissect a formula for what it takes to do the thing. Here is your host, Stacy Lauren.

Hey, everyone. Welcome to the do the Thing podcast. This is your host, Stacy Lauren. Well, you guys, it's been so cool because I've been doing a lot of adventures lately, and one of the most recent ones was going to Necker island through Richard Branson's. It was an initiative called Gathering for Good. And it was really amazing getting to meet all the people there, one of which I'm gonna have you guys meet today. But it was so cool to get to meet her because she was photographing the entire event. And when you get to see how somebody is in action with people as they're being gathered, there's just a really beautiful way to see how they're seeing the world. And we got into some really cool conversations also while I was there, and I was just so excited to bring her on and hear her do the thanks story and have you guys meet her as well. So I am welcoming Asia to the show. Hello.

Hello. Hi. Oh, my gosh. I can't believe I'm doing this.

Okay, so let's start there. Let's start there. Tell everyone how you're feeling right now. And is this your first. Is this your first podcast interview ever?

Yes. Isn't yours, but ever. And I'm inside of me, something is like, what are you doing? Why do you say this? Anyway, I'm so excited and honored to be here with you. Thank you for inviting me.

And it's something we talked about. Just so you guys know, before we got on, I was like, oh, man, it's so cool. Because when you're nervous, anyone listening that maybe hasn't done a podcast yet could be like, okay, she was nervous. And then maybe hearing that process could help them go on a podcast. Because I actually, this is one of the things I tell people all the time, is by going on podcasts, starting a podcast, it just gets to open up another side of you by being able to meet people that are doing really cool stuff. And we've talked about this before as introverts it is a really kind of fun way to connect because it's like you're not doing superficial conversation. It's like we're going deep, and there's almost an understanding of that so you don't burn as much energy. But anyway, I'd love to have you maybe share why you said yes to doing the thing and coming on the podcast and then anything else from there, we'll go.

I'm still trying to discover why I said yes. I mean, I was actually acting like, why did you invite me? I mean, yes, we haven't shared great chemistry from the beginning. I was like, like, what is she thinking by inviting me? And I messed up so badly. But, yeah, I mean, since day I was. I found out about your podcast and I was. And it was the socially interesting topic. Sometimes we can learn. We can try to get it right, but it's just do it. Just. Just do the thing. And. And it was like, sometimes people just look for nice, cool names, but you just. Just do the name, do the thing. That's it. No, no more expensive things. And from the beginning, you got me at the name. Like, let's start there.

I love it. That's great. So, yeah, I'd love to have you share your story. What do you think has been kind of the journey that would be good to be able to talk about. So tell us who you are, what you're doing in the world, and all the good stuff.

Well, a photographer. I take photographs. I said I take photographs. I love photographing people. And yes, I love photographing people. I love looking, observing, and I had the honor that life allowed me to make a living out of this. So these days we try to make everything fancy and we want to say, okay, I'm an artist, which we all are, independently of how we channel our art. But I didn't get into photography looking for art, actually. I got into photography looking for making a living and providing for two small kids. And it was just an accident. I was definitely doing other things. I was managing stores and resorts at the beach. So it was totally dominated with this. And I was being nosy and I was criticizing some photographs on someone, and someone asked me, do you think you can do better? And it was like, you bet I can do better. But at this point, I have never had any kind of camera on my hand. And it's like some photographers have these cool stories, right, about, oh, my grandpa has this old camera and. Or I grew up looking this old photographs. And everybody has a very inspiring story. But in my case, for Example, I do not have any of this kind of stories. Like my grandma, I come from a very. I mean, remember that English is not my first language. Sometimes my vocabulary gets short. But you assuming my mom, I don't have photos of me as a child. I don't have any photo of me before my 20s. I. My mom doesn't have any photo of her. I don't know how my mom looked when she was a kid. My grandpa, I don't have any photo of any one of my family before. So I don't have any of that. And it's coming from there. How do you end it here? But it kind of makes sense now. I don't have them, but I'm more appreciative of these moments for people. And maybe sometimes it's not judging how photography behaves sometimes and how people trying to pretend to photos. For me, I'm very appreciative of the things as they are happening because I don't have any of those. So I see just something real emotional, something that moves me. Like what is insignificant for others for me is something that moves me because I don't have any of those. So I was like, you have to have this. And sometimes people are like, they don't know. And then they see this. Oh my gosh, look at this photo. I cannot believe you got this. I love it. Yes. Because these days we just forget a little bit of what is more important. And since I come from a place of not having those, I can see the value of that. You will see when you have them in the future. I don't know if what I said made any sense. Just more. Bit more.

So, yeah, it's like, I mean, I get the deep meaning behind it because you grew up without having any photos of your family and then you also didn't have photos and now, oh my gosh, here you are. You're getting to capture those moments and those memories for people because of that feeling that resonate with you. So I just, I think that's really beautiful.

Yeah. Another event, the event that was at Necker Allen right before the one where you met. I was just doing my work. I love watching people. You are doing your thing and I'm just looking how you guys spark when someone sees something or those faces. I sometimes say, oh, this is a beautiful photo. But I don't think she will appreciate her mouth going like that because she's so excited. But I do not deliver some of those and this kind of event. But for example, I got this portrait. It was a Very normal portrait. And I was definitely not expecting to go to my Google my business and see that one of the attendees to this Nicaraguan event, she found my page and she led me a review there, talking about a particular portrait that I took. And she was not talking about my whole. The experience of work, of the whole event. She was working about a particular portrait that I took of her and her son. For me was just like, I'm doing my thing and this moment is like, let me get it. And I put it in the gallery and she just went to my website to leave a review about this portrait. That for me was like, sometimes quote for you is just something normal for someone. It means a lot. So, yeah, I'm kind of so honored to be able to do what I do.

Yeah. When you get to capture those special moments and especially when the person is able to be all in on the experience and they don't even think about the photo. Right. Because they're so all in in that moment. And then to know that someone captured it, that's so beautiful.

Yes.

Tell us more about the business. So as you've built this photography business, so you originally were not thinking of doing photography, but then you saw a photo and you were like, oh, I could do better than that. And then someone sounds like they dared you. I like dare. So I'm just going to say that kind of dared you to do it on your own.

Yeah. I mean, what is like, yes. Following with this story about someone telling me, you can do better? You bet I can do better. It was something that I thought it was just a joke and it was staying there. And then a few days later, the same person, he gave me a camera. It was a border camera. And he gave me a photography manual that he downloaded from the Internet. And he told me, prove me you can do better. And I was like, at this point, I have no idea about what to do with this camera. It was this camera, Canon 6D, I think I remember. And I just, I just took the challenge, but it was. I just put it there and I was like, okay, so this says that I turn it on here, I put the lens. It was for me, something very. I don't know what I'm doing here. But the thing is that in less than a few months later, I got to work with this company. They were doing elopements for tourists at the beach, symbolic things. And they have this all the thing you were, if you're coming to the doctor and you have your fiance and you went to do something crazy and you Guys escaped to the island. I mean, they arrange everything from you. They pick you up to your hotel and take you to this. And he just have to bring your pillset and your dress and they threw out everything else. So I started working with them and I mean, they let me watch a few of those elopements and they show me the photographs that the photographers did for this elopement. And I was supposed to do the thing, right? And then I get, okay, I can do this, let's do this. And I get to take my photograph. And I started doing whatever I felt I see there. I focus on their faces, I focus on the expressions. I focus on things that are definitely not within the portfolio of this company. And first wedding, they said, no, this is a mess, you cannot do that. You have to do things with following a script. And after the script you have to do poses, very specific poses. And then they edit in a very specific way with very over centered colors, very. I don't know how to call it right now. And then second wedding, okay, they gave me a second shot and again I will do the thing how they tell me I get my camera and again I just get everything and I just get into the moment, I do the thing. Whatever comes to my mind, I do it. They didn't give me a chance for the third one. They tell me, you have no talent. I will aspire at the moment because with that I have no talent at all. So that was my first experience working as a photographer. Wow.

Wait, I have to stay there for a minute because that is so cool. Because you are finding your voice and your photography and you're seeing what they maybe don't see yet in their perfect view of whatever they were looking. And you're like, this is what I'm envisioning. And so it's literally feels like hearing you talk about it, it's pouring out of you with what it was you wanted to create. And I love that you were in this box of this is what I need to do.

But the thing is that I was not like I. I was. My intention was to do what they told me to do. It was just the camera. I came into my hands and my brain just connected to the camera and it was just the camera and my brain has a channel to each other and they didn't care about instructions or anything else. So definitely not the. But anyway, moving forward, I found a second job as a photographer. Decided it was at a priest again at a resort. It was. And I don't know if you on those Caribbean resort There are those Photoshops. Yes. Where you go and you take the photos and the photographers just are taking that. So my manager, it was a great Argentinian guy, and he. He noticed that I was terrible with anything poses. And he used to tell me, go to the pool. Go to the kids pool and just photograph whatever you like. And then I was. I photographed the kids at the pool, and then the parents will see me taking photo of the kids, and then they would come to the. To the Photoshop night and seeing whatever I took. And if they liked anyone, they would buy the photo that they let. And everybody was coming and they were buying the photos I took with the kids, because with the kids being kids and having. Meeting new friends, it was very, very. For me, it was magic. And they liked it. And I was absolutely surprised. And I was like, oh, my gosh, they like it. I can't believe it. But you mocked into this thing. The owner of the Photoshop comes to the hotel, and I come back from a photo shoot that I had with this couple. It was a couple in their 50s, and they were these kind of couples that are. That have been married forever, but they are sexy. They are so into each other. They have this crazy chemistry. They look at each other and they kind of glow. And she was so. I was so, I don't know, coquetta. And she was so flirty, and he was like the time melting for her. And I was just taking photos of them for an hour, and I said, okay, we're done. I'll see you guys at the Photoshop tomorrow or something. I got to the Photoshop with my camera in my hands. I was so proud. I felt that this was the best experience of my life. I couldn't believe it. I mean, I said, this is. This is my dream come true. And the owner of the Photoshop, is that the ad there? And he's like, oh, oh, you're Elsa. Okay, hi. Nice to meet you. Can I see your photos? And I'm like, of course. After this photo shoot, I was like, oh, my God, it's just gonna be. He's gonna see how good I am pretty. And he see my photos. And he started, like, moving to the camera, like, oh, they are really natural. Okay. Okay, good. And then at the end, he gave. He handled the camera back to me, and he told me, I think maybe you should take a list of poses that you can take for the next photo shoot. The poses that people really buy at the end of the day. And I look at him, and I look at the photos And I was looking at the photo and said, I really like these photos. And I said, okay, yeah, maybe I will do for next time. I remember I went home and I sent my resignation card letter that night and I never came back to this place. I mean, that was the worst offense of my life.

Oh my gosh. So it's like you're finding your way, right? But you're figuring out who you want to work with and who you don't. Because it's like you want to come from this alive place inside of you and not have to follow a specific set of guidelines that people think you need to do.

Exactly. And that was the second and last time I try to work for anyone else. I said, what Things my way. If it doesn't work, I will go back as soon as in the stores. It's okay, but I will give it a try to do things my way. I just got some of these photos that I did at the pool and I opened. I remember that night I opened my Facebook page, asep Mentel Photography and I post some of this photos that I had taken at the pool. Mostly were some kids with nothing crazy. And I remember less than one or ten days, one week or ten days later, someone contacted me because they were in Photographer and Gulta Cana and that was it.

Wow.

I just. Every photo shoot that came back, I put it on this Facebook page and people started contacting me all the time and the rest is history. Wow.

So, okay, so wait, this is. So do the thing right? Because I think a lot of people, even at the first job, they didn't like it and then they ended up firing you or whatever it was that could have been the moment that you could have said, okay, yeah, this isn't cut out for me. This isn't my thing. Gotten into even self deprecating kind of thoughts. Right. And instead you went and got another job. And then something similar happened. And like instead of making it mean something of oh, I'm not good at this or whatever it is, you're like, no, I don't need you guys, I'm.

Gonna start my own business.

And then you started a Facebook page. And now all of a sudden, now people are attracting to you based on who you are because you are special with what you're offering the world because it's coming from inside of you and your creativity is flowing and people are getting attracted to that. How cool is this?

This is so cool. Yeah, some days I'm just. When everything feels hard, it's like why it felt so easy at the beginning, it was not that easy. But why it was so easy at the beginning for me to take the decisions. And now, before I take any business decision, it felt so hard. So what if I'm doing the wrong thing? What people will feel for me doing this if I post this, what people will say about me. But at the beginning, I was just doing the things. I didn't know anyone, and I didn't care. I'm doing this. I don't even remember what I was really saying. I was just doing the thing. I think I wasn't thinking at all.

I actually have that whole thing I call find your voice. I run this challenge, and I actually am now licensing it to other people to run it. And what it is, is it helps people to tap into that, which is do the thing, right? How do you do the thing? It's like, you can't overthink it. You can't over plan it. You can't over prepare it. You're just following your own guidance, right? And seeing what the universe, God, all of that has open for you. And then you start to be able to walk without going, should I or could I or can't I? And that's what you're doing. You're just following that flow of who you are at the core. You're really tapped in. Whereas I think a lot of people, when they get into the space where you were, but you had this fork in the road, then that's where the kind of the mental chatter comes in, right, of why you can't do it and maybe even have quit, but instead you're like, no, I'm opening up my own thing.

Yeah, that was a little crazy. And at the beginning, it was that families, because I was posting photos of kids. And then, I don't know, someday a crazy person just asked me about an elopement, but it was not in the frame of this kind of improvement. And I just went there and did whatever I wanted. And I was shaking when I delivered, because in my voice and my head, I was just listening to, you don't have talent for this. So I thought they were gonna hate it, and they loved it. And I was like, okay, this has to be. And here I am. It's been 13 years since that day. Wow.

Okay, so walk us through that. So then you started. Was it a Facebook page? And then you posted and said, go through that process too. Cause it's so cool, because I think a lot of people think when you start a business, it has to be this huge thing where, oh, I had to pay all this money for branding and blah blah blah blah blah. Right. But no you're like I started a Facebook page and I told people what.

I was doing and now remember the first cop where I was far from they were with the borough camera. So when I got my Facebook page I already had my first camera. And with that single only camera, one lens, one zoom lens I did a whole year of weddings with that one. And I remember from the time from my first wedding I charged $100 and I work. I mean I was taking those photography class because at this point remember I was totally self taught and I wanted to feel validated somehow and I wanted to do some photography classes in Santo Domingo and I just found out that everything they were telling me I already knew it because I have learned from and I have practiced corrected myself many times. And I remember that that day I took the first bus from Santo Domingo. I mean at five a year or something. I was in this bus and I had a fever, 60 degrees fever from the last night I was in this bus. It was that full air conditioner. I was shaking and I had this crazy fever. I get to my wedding. I started around 9 shooting at least still at 6pm I was in this wedding. It was a little open but I was a resident. They wanted to get into a boat. I was taking photos still at 6pm on the ocean with my fever on 60 degrees. I was like dying. I remember that I went home after that and I slept three days struck. I didn't remember anything else. I was so sick. I was just. I did my wedding and that was the beginning of the of me getting to the wedding photography and that has been me getting into what has been my niche till today. I mean the events for V Unite is the first time that I have stepped out of wedding photography. It was like sometimes I don't know why Sozy got me into this to be honest. Yeah she found me and she told me I want you this and I said yeah, let's do this. I think it was also. It's part of another story. But yes, after that I just getting to the weddings where I move from the elopements then to the small weddings. I started feeling more comfortable on my skills and I started racing a little bit of my crate my prices a little bit. I remember the first time I sent a contract to a pricing guy to apply. Yes. I mean I was going to small, very small resort wedding as a small body weddings. And then I started feeling more confident. I started investing more on equipment And I felt like feeling, okay, I can do this. I think I can do this. Definitely. And I remember one day I was feeling adventurous and I did this present guide. And I was like, oh, my gosh. And I just put this number and someone inquiry. And I sent that. And when I sent that, I was like, where did I send that? How wonder what about this is okay. And this person answered back, okay, we're in. Let's meet. Because I always ask people after let's meet before anything else. I always. That's from the beginning. I have always needed to connect personally with people. I am an introvert. I can't get to a wedding without knowing. With the person face to face, I would just stare there and freeze. So for me, it's pretty important to know what am I doing with who will be. Will I be talking there? Yeah. So this person said yes. And I was like, is she read. Okay, this is red currently. I was like, oh, my gosh, what is this? Anyway, I felt like when she signed that contract, I felt like a millionaire. I know, I know, I know, I know. I know it sounds weird, but I'm just trying to be honest here.

No, it's amazing. Yeah.

Sometimes I look back, sometimes I have today people who paid me for one wedding what many of my. The women on my mother's side have never done on their whole lives. Working. Their whole lives working, Working hard. Yeah. And so for me, doing this when you don't have anyone to look up to, like, okay, she did it so I can do it. It's been like a walking. Walking up, but it's been like, okay, who didn't like me? Who in my side who. Which one of the women of my family has done anything like this? And I sometimes like, what do you think you can do it if they couldn't? It's a very interesting race. It's a race against. It's against race against. But it's also a race against my inner limitations. So it's a whole fight most of the time.

And.

Yes. And that's why when I feel proud, I feel proud.

Oh, my gosh. It's so huge. Yeah. Because so many people would have already given up.

Right.

Or gotten stuck in that job where people are telling you what to do and then you're listening to them not saying, jobs aren't good. You guys. I'm just making sure everyone is okay. But you want to make sure whatever it is you're doing, you're still following your inner creativity. Right. Because that's where you're Able to put the most out in the world. And so I love hearing also, it sounds like with the Virgin Unite job, how they became your client, they reached out to you. It sounds like, did you know them beforehand or were they just seeing you on social media or hearing about you from other weddings?

It was interesting because I remember since the beginning, I've been moving through my. In my career, learning. I'm always, always liking to see what's next. And at least also, it's not even that I don't put myself those goals. I'm just. I'm trying to listen to myself and okay, what is this? And what. I'm not feeling happy with this. And sometimes people is, oh my gosh, this is amazing. And yeah. But sometimes at some point, it started feeling like I was being dominated by the industry. I was not really seeing myself reflected on my work. And it was beautiful to the industry standards. But for me, it's felt like something of me is missing there. My work starts feeling like a lot of other photographers work. And I was like, what is missing here? And at this point, I really. I had made a good name. Everybody was loving me. I was fully booked the whole year. And I remember that on Christmas 2022, yes, I remember at midnight, it was New Year midnight. And my kids went out, we had dinner. The kids went out to party with their friends. And I was just the dog and me and the tree. And I was just. I just sat on the floor and I was just trying to meditate, especially because I wanted to calm my dog because he was getting crazy with all the fireworks going around. And I just tried to sit there. And one moment I just forget about everything. And I was like, I want to feel okay, I. I'm here. But I feel there is something else. I feel there is a purpose to what I do. And I don't have any goals, but this year I don't have any goals. I don't have any. I just want you to show me, I don't know with who was choking. That was it. Just show me what was next for me to connect with myself. And I think in less than a few months ago, in one, almost or two months after that, I received a request to photograph for Vows for Girls, which is an organization that works to stop child marriage. All in poor countries and all around where this is still a normal practice, which is in all countries, all around the world, without exception. The only thing is that poor people, poor girls are in a situation of vulnerability and they. Sometimes that's kind of almost like A skate. And sometimes it is not. It's a rule. But, yes, I felt like this was a sign. I said, oh, my gosh. This is. This. This is a sign. This is what I asked for. And it was such a great experience for me. And I was experienced that and that when I delivered that work and they loved it. And I was like, okay, now show me the next. I. This is it. This is it. And then less than one week or two weeks later, Suzy reached out. I mean, it wasn't Suzy. It was Every reached out because Suzy told her, like, found me a photographer from the Caribbean that can work for the work that we do. And I answered to every. And then we coordinated a poll with every and me, and that was it. I mean, after that call, everything was said and done. From that, I got at least I done, like, five, four or five events for Vijay Night and the Snicker Art gatherings. And I love it. I'm very proud of it. I mean. I mean, I know I'm doing a good job, but I also said I'm being paid to be educated in such a way. I'm learning so much of these gatherings, and I'm getting a new perspective about life, about. About the future, about the possibilities, about the how. How it is possible to make a better world and how money doesn't mean evil, which, coming from my background, very poor background, we grew up thinking that the money is this thing that we desire, but at the same time, we think it is related to evil. And sometimes that's why it's so difficult many times for poor people to get wealth, because they are torn between something that they want and they did in some. And at the same time, they fear. And this are educated me in such a way that I'm. I'm in love with this every time I'm expecting for the next one. I love it.

I love that. I love how it's changed your whole perception of money and how good it could do for the world. Right. When you're able to think of it in that way, I actually learned. It was at Necker island at that event when I untapped this whole new fundraising model. That's really exciting. And that's what happens when you're in those spaces, right? Is you're learning about all these new, different kinds of impact frameworks, and all of a sudden, everything starts to connect together, and you're like, oh, my gosh, I know what I'm doing now.

Anyway, that's the whole thing.

It's exciting.

Yeah.

Oh, my gosh. I Love this so much.

Wow.

You really helped me tap into the part of doing the thing that is so important for people to know, which is when you get to the point where you're not thinking about it and you're just able to do it. I mean, obviously there's times for self reflection, there's time for pause, but when you're not getting stuck in it, then it's like you get to just keep following the path in front of you, which is really beautiful. And then all of a sudden, all these new doors start opening up. Right. And you get to meet all the people along the way, which is really exciting.

Yes, yes, yes. But then again, some days on this, especially now, I think right now, I am at this point in my career again. I think I go through this, through this every six months. Okay, I was next. And especially now, I'm like, okay, so what now? And. And I. I wish I could have this. This hunger that I have. At the beginning, what's this? Like? I didn't. I didn't care about what anything else done. I was just for the pain. I think somehow at the beginning it was so much easier. And then I don't. I. Sometimes I want someone to please help me find out why it is harder now when I have more resources, when I have more knowledge, when I have more contacts, when I have more people that I can reach out. Why is harder now for me to. To do that thing. Yeah. Than at the beginning. Yeah.

It's so true. I'm pulling up something because I feel like this is the perfect time for it. The thing that's so cool about what you're saying is I don't think a lot of people realize, so this is what I've spent my life understanding are these different levels to our human psychology. And it's basically through a comfort circle. And so if you see find your voice is here. So at every level that you're at, whether you're in the introverted state of the horse or you're finding your voice, or you're starting to share or monetize or movement or global reach, every time it's like, who am I? What do I want to do? And who am I that can even do this thing? It's like, oh my gosh, it's so crazy. And you're always. At least for me, I'm always like, why are you back again? I already worked through you. I already worked through this. I don't need you back again. And then you have to remember what you did to get yourself there. I do think the time is shorter to get through it, but it's still exhausting. And so, yeah, that's the thing to understand is every level.

Yeah.

When I think about what you're doing now too, with being especially connected with Virgin Nunite, all the stuff that you're now being exposed to, it's like now there's a whole nother level. Right. With all the people and all the relationships and the mindset shifts that are happening. Right. With even the money piece. And so, yeah, that's what it is. I think the dreams get bigger and. And so then it's so easy to fall back into old patterns and then you're like, wait, I can get through this.

Yes. Yeah.

So exciting. Well, okay. I have one more question for you. Are you ready? Okay. What is your biggest piece of advice for people on doing the thing?

I'm not sure. Like, do the thing. Just do it. Our pill is just do it. And it's weird some. I am back at the beginning right now. I felt that way. I felt those days. I'm just have to repeat myself. Just do it. Just do it. Like last week also, I was doing this. I'm terrible at social media. I'm terrible at social media. I mean, I can't. I can't fuck up on this. It's something that terrifies me in such a way. I can't believe I'm doing this. I think I'm doing this because in this format, although it will be. I will be exposed later, but now it feels like a conversation with you. It's just you here. Maybe I will start crying when I will see it live. If you post edit. Yeah. Goodbye. And I hopefully regret. Okay, I should have done that definitely. But yes, right now I'm in this point where I have to remind myself, just do the thing. Just do the thing. Because there is nothing else. I mean, I don't know. In my case, I'm such an overthinker. Me being an introverted and an overthinker, it's a terrible combination. And yes. Just. And. And every time I'm doing the thing and I do it and everybody loves it. And I was like, how could they love it? But anyway, they just do. It's like we are our worst judges. Yes. Right?

Yeah, it's so true. We really are. So you're basically saying to do the thing.

Before I bought that, I was like, she's gonna kill me for say that. Because I got that. I don't have any other words to come to my mind. Just do the thing. Because right now this is the thing that I'm doing. Just I think lately I have done a few incredible choices. Just thinking I'm do that thing and then thinking the consequences later. And the consequences have not been great. But I. I couldn't know that if I didn't have done the thing.

But too, it's like all your. This happened the other day. I was talking to a friend of mine who was nervous about an event that she was doing and she was actually at a Mastermind while the event was being promoted and was concerned about it. And I was like, well, the cool thing about you doing it is you're going to learn either what didn't work, what you need to learn, fix what holes are going to break, or it works. And you're like, yay, they don't need me anymore. And so anyway, the point is, is every experience we have is so good and it brings us closer to what we're wanting to do too.

Yeah. And also I think I remember sometimes what I think that's my excuse to make readable choices. So I think there is this research. Ravishelankar. He's. He has this quote that says life will always happen in the only way how it could have happened. I don't know if I translated that right because I learned that in Spanish. So I don't know if I'm translating that right. But I don't always go the only way. Like, there's no. There is no what if, like, what if didn't happen? Things will happen how they are meant to happen and they are meant to happen that way for good or for bad. But if it's whatever the result, it's to show you. Right? To show you how to add the strength or the weight where you shouldn't have. I don't know. I think I'm not getting things better than this now.

Okay, Please share where people can learn about you and if they want to learn more, where should they go?

Oh, just look for Assetmentel Photography on Instagram. I will link it into my website, asapiente photography. Yeah. Assetmentel.com and yes, I'm here for anything that wants to talk and to chat and to listen. A person talking about the most random things all at once. Totally unrelated things. Yeah, that's me.

Oh my gosh. I love this. Oh, I guess. And this was amazing, by the way. So congratulations on your first podcast interview.

You did great.

It was amazing. You did the thing.

You did the thing. I'm the recording. Then I will ask you for real. And I can't wait.

I have all these podcasts that I'm like, oh my gosh, if you're interested, I'd love to connect you with some more people because I think, I think it'll really be amazing.

Yeah.

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