Meet Chris Tack

We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Chris Tack a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Chris, so great to be with you and I think a lot of folks are going to benefit from hearing your story and lessons and wisdom. Imposter Syndrome is something that we know how words to describe, but it’s something that has held people back forever and so we’re really interested to hear about your story and how you overcame imposter syndrome.

Imposter Syndrome is something a lot of people in the art world suffer from and I am no exception! Comparison, especially in the age of social media, can be a huge struggle. I think I honestly it was mainly time and experience and helped me to overcome imposter syndrome. The more I worked on my craft and became more experienced the less I felt like I wasn’t good enough. It definitely takes time to understand what you bring to the table and stop comparing your chapter 1 to someones chapter 10.

Thanks, so before we move on maybe you can share a bit more about yourself?

I am a wedding and portrait photographer based out of San Luis Obispo, California. My primary focus right now is on photographing and filming weddings and couples! We specialize in documentary style photos and films that have a touch of poetic flare. I also just started a commercial content studio called High Tide that I’m working on building.

If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?

1. Find your why. Before you start any personal or business venture, you want to make sure you have good reasons behind it. There are going to be lots of good moments and bad moments, your why will keep you going! 2. Find community. Find people doing the same thing as you and do it together! You learn faster and have way more fun. 3. Keep growing. Never stop learning and improving!

Do you think it’s better to go all in on our strengths or to try to be more well-rounded by investing effort on improving areas you aren’t as strong in?

I think you should go in all your strengths and delegate your weaknesses! Focus on your super powers and what you do really well. Those are the things that set you apart and make you special! For example, I feel like I’m great with people and making connection with people face to face. However, I’m not great at social media, so I delegate my social media to someone who is amazing at social media. It’ll help you enjoy your job more and grow much faster!

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