We were lucky to catch up with Danielle Lozeau recently and have shared our conversation below.
Hi Danielle, thank you for being such a positive, uplifting person. We’ve noticed that so many of the successful folks we’ve had the good fortune of connecting with have high levels of optimism and so we’d love to hear about your optimism and where you think it comes from.
My Mother. My mother is the queen of Optimism, and I think everyone can learn a little something from her. I am still learning from her to this day. She always used to tell me, and really much into my adult life. “You don’t know what you have until your blue in the face and your facing death”. That stemmed from a moment when I was younger, probably in high school, she went into a massive asthma attack at a hotel. I found her turning blue in between the two beds in the hotel room, while on vacation. I found out at the time that the hotel phone did not in fact work as they told me it did, and I had to run down to the receptionist desk to call for help. If I didn’t get there in time, and call for help, she wouldn’t be here with us today. From there on out, her perspective of life has completely changed. She looks at every single moment in life to be deserving. Her favorite quote is “You can’t wait until life isn’t hard anymore before you decide to be happy”.
Appreciate the insights and wisdom. Before we dig deeper and ask you about the skills that matter and more, maybe you can tell our readers about yourself?
I am a full-time wedding photographer, that travels to a different city every weekend for weddings. That was not what I originally pursued, I used to be an actor in Los Angeles turned photographer over the past 10 years. Never did I think that I would be a wedding photographer. So much so, that if someone came to me 10 years ago and told me what I would be doing now – I would have thought they were insane. Photography found me in Los Angeles working for a fashion editorial company, but wouldn’t truly find me as a wedding photographer until I exited that city in 2016.
What was the most impactful thing your parents did for you?
Letting me decide what decisions I wanted to make in life, as well as feeling supported every step of the way. They never set a certain path for me to lead down. There was not set decision on what I was going to study, or what I was going to believe or be. I was allowed to make the decisions as I grew, even if they put me down dead ends. They were always behind me allowing me to turn around and change my path. They never met me with resilience, just god honest love and admiration. I learned and became someone I am actually proud of today, because I was given the option to do so. I know it’s a privilege to be raised in that way and I am ever so grateful for the two best friends I was given at birth.
I really hope in future, I could possibly raise someone in the way I was raised.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.daniellelozeau.net
- Instagram: @daniellelozeau
Image Credits
All credited to Danielle Christine Photography
