Nion Radio With Nick Onken

195: Identity Alchemy: What I Learned From My First Big Photo Job

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Synopsis

“At the beginning, I didn’t even feel worthy to work with a brand like Nike.” In today's episode of Onken Radio, I’m going to share with you some of my history and a story about my path during the deconstruction phase of my life. I’ve been working on a lot of identity alchemy projects recently and this means that I've been deconstructing things about my past that I don’t necessarily want to deconstruct. I've been mulling over what it really means to become better versions of ourselves, why there's no such thing as a professional misstep, and how knowing who you don't want to be can help you on your journey to finding out who you do want to be. I've also been unpacking the impact of my first big job and the struggles I went through afterward. Landing a huge gig can be a great confidence booster, but if that immediate success isn't instantly followed by a slew of new and greater successes, your path forward can become daunting. Learning all of this has helped me to create the facets of my upcoming Identity Alc