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Talin is a busy girl with lots of interests and hobbies, but she always makes time to stop and smell the roses. She is a young filmmaker, visual artist, dancer, foodie, and lover of fashion. When she isn't working her 9-5 in advertising, she is teaching Zumba®, conducting a photo shoot, sipping on coffee, scrolling through fashion blogs, or searching for inspiration. For a long time, she felt the need to have a place where she could organize and share her daily thoughts and diverse interests.
After lots of thinking and many coffee date discussions later, she realized her life does in fact have “a theme,” among all of my scattered interests. One thing that has always been important to Talin is living in the present and learning how to savor moments, among all the chaos. And so became the birth of “The Half Full Mug,” a blog centered around the idea of living a cozy life, seeing things as “half full” (as opposed to half empty), and learning how to savor moments.
We had a great time chatting with Talin about her career as a filmmaker as well as how her blog "The Half Full Mug" came to be.
As we do every week, we start out by asking Talin what success is to her, and her answer is of course awesome!
"For me being successful means recognizing your given gifts, strengths, and your weaknesses, which we all have, and using those to contribute to a greater purpose that is close to your heart so you feel motivated to do it day by day."
YES, YES YES! We are so happy Talin mentioned recognizing your weaknesses along with your strengths! So often we think that if we admit we are weak in an area then we are a weak person overall. So not true! Admitting you have areas that you are not strong in will help you to know here to reach out for help, where to outsource etc.
"Sometimes being successful doesn't necessarily mean having all of your original expectations met."
Talin shares how success shifted for her when you she began making films. She also shares how trust and relate-ability are two attributes that she credits to helping her get to where she is today. We love that she mentions trust! She shares how being a filmmaker means you have to trust people to help you carry out your vision.
We wrap up the episode chatting about how and why her blog, The Half Full Mug got started.
***we had some issues while recording this episode but in keeping with our philosophies we made the best of it and the content is more important than the quality.***
Listen to the full episode now!
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By Jen Hatzung: Social Media Strategist, Blogger, Military Spouse and DanielleTalin is a busy girl with lots of interests and hobbies, but she always makes time to stop and smell the roses. She is a young filmmaker, visual artist, dancer, foodie, and lover of fashion. When she isn't working her 9-5 in advertising, she is teaching Zumba®, conducting a photo shoot, sipping on coffee, scrolling through fashion blogs, or searching for inspiration. For a long time, she felt the need to have a place where she could organize and share her daily thoughts and diverse interests.
After lots of thinking and many coffee date discussions later, she realized her life does in fact have “a theme,” among all of my scattered interests. One thing that has always been important to Talin is living in the present and learning how to savor moments, among all the chaos. And so became the birth of “The Half Full Mug,” a blog centered around the idea of living a cozy life, seeing things as “half full” (as opposed to half empty), and learning how to savor moments.
We had a great time chatting with Talin about her career as a filmmaker as well as how her blog "The Half Full Mug" came to be.
As we do every week, we start out by asking Talin what success is to her, and her answer is of course awesome!
"For me being successful means recognizing your given gifts, strengths, and your weaknesses, which we all have, and using those to contribute to a greater purpose that is close to your heart so you feel motivated to do it day by day."
YES, YES YES! We are so happy Talin mentioned recognizing your weaknesses along with your strengths! So often we think that if we admit we are weak in an area then we are a weak person overall. So not true! Admitting you have areas that you are not strong in will help you to know here to reach out for help, where to outsource etc.
"Sometimes being successful doesn't necessarily mean having all of your original expectations met."
Talin shares how success shifted for her when you she began making films. She also shares how trust and relate-ability are two attributes that she credits to helping her get to where she is today. We love that she mentions trust! She shares how being a filmmaker means you have to trust people to help you carry out your vision.
We wrap up the episode chatting about how and why her blog, The Half Full Mug got started.
***we had some issues while recording this episode but in keeping with our philosophies we made the best of it and the content is more important than the quality.***
Listen to the full episode now!