We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Isabelle Harris. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Isabelle below.
Isabelle, we are so happy that our community is going to have a chance to learn more about you, your story and hopefully even take in some of the lessons you’ve learned along the way. Let’s start with self-care – what do you do for self-care and has it had any impact on your effectiveness?
I view self-care as a big part of my daily life. I have four main categories that I define as self-care and I try to practice them daily to be at ease and able to focus on projects. I use exercise as a form of self care because it helps me clear my mind, connect with friends, and be accountable with myself. I run, bike, hike, play tennis, swim, do yoga and switch ut up daily to stay engaged. The other category of self-care for me is nutrition. I prioritize high quality ingredients and prepare my food at home because it brings me joy and peace putting a meal together that I know will nourish my body. Then, mindfulness and quality time alone are my other category of self-care. I allow myself to sit in boredom at times because that’s when my brain is able to create. I go to the park by myself or on a walk by myself, or simply sit on the floor and meditate to ground myself and focus on the positives of life. This has tremendously improved my daily life because it forces me to slow down, breathe, relax, and find motivation, creativity, serenity, and curiosity. Lastly, sleeping 7-9 hours every night, and waking up at relatively the same time everyday helps me stay on top of my game and accomplish all my goals each day.
Great, so let’s take a few minutes and cover your story. What should folks know about you and what you do?
My career is at a point that I didn’t see possible if you had asked me just 3 years ago. I am building an amazing career that has both of my passions. I nourish my scientific and health oriented self with my career as a health coach. I work with clients across the states to help them improve their quality of life and decrease their likelihood of developing chronic disease. My clients bring a smile to my face daily and I learn patience, resilience, and self-discipline through them. On the other hand, I have photography; which nourishes my creative side. I started a career in photography almost two years ago and the journey has been incredible. I have found that sports photography is my true joy and the path I want to pursue with my business. Coming up soon here in Austin, Texas I will be covering the United States Grand Prix 2024 at the Circuit of The Americas. This event is one of my favorite sporting events of all times and will be a special one for me as it will be the last Grand Prix for Lewis Hamilton with Mercedes.
Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?
The most important quality in my opinion is to be open to learning at all times as well as being open to failure. I think we all learn from our mistakes, and if you don’t take a risk to fail then how will you grow? My advice to anyone trying to do something new or embark on a new career, hobby, journey of any sort would be; don’t wait to have the best gear, information, skills, knowledge etc to start. Do not sit longer than you act and just give it a go. Wether you want to switch jobs but fear you might not know it all or have the experience to be good enough, or you want to start a business but are overwhelmed with small details and technicalities… don’t sit around waiting for the perfect moment, just take the moment and do it.
Who is your ideal client or what sort of characteristics would make someone an ideal client for you?
An organization that aims to increase media coverage for women in sports would be my ideal client. I enjoy sports photography for many reasons. For one, I used to be a tennis player and understand the feeling of winning/losing or having a hard day out on the courts. As a photographer, I capture those moments of joy, anger, frustration, exhaustion, etc. I have a project coming up soon where I am aiming to increase coverage of one particular athlete who is the only woman racing in this motorsport category this year. This is the Ligier JS F4 Series and the athlete is former F1 Academy driver, Maite Cáceres.
Contact Info:
- Website: habaneroproduction.com
- Instagram: habanero.production
- Linkedin: Habanero Production
Image Credits
Isabelle Harris
