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paul lowe on 14 Jun 09THE BEST ASSIGNMENTS ARE FREE…. In Thoughts at 11:12am They are gifts we give ourselves….. You already know the ones…the ones that really terrify You. The ones You think You can't handle. The ones You think are way, way, beyond Your capabilities. Gateway assignments. The ones You need to take. They come in on the phone (rarely) or in the email of Your imagination as loud as the "TERRAIN! TERRAIN! TERRAIN!" warning in the cockpit. You must respond. You must engage. Increasingly, these are the ones You give Yourself. On the other side of that job, win, lose or draw, You will be a different photographer, and presumably, absolutely, a better photographer. Like a redwood, You just accumulated another ring. You could liken it to a scar, the way things go in this business. I try not to think about it. But here's the beautiful thing about scars. They are on the surface. Not attractive perhaps, but at the end of the day, inconsequential. They don't affect Your core.