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Favorite Books

non-fiction

Books on creativity:

The War of Art by Steven Pressfield

Show Your Work by Austin Kleon

Steal like an Artist by Austin Kleon

Creative Calling by Chase Jarvis

Personal development:

Atomic Habits by James Clear

The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday

Untethered Soul by Michael Singer

How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

The Almanack of Naval Ravikant by Eric Jorgenson

Books on Money:

I Will Teach You to Be Rich by Ramit Sethi

Rich As F*ck by Amanda Frances

The Illusion of Money by Kyle Cease

Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki

Misc Non-Fiction:

Shoe Dog by Phil Knight

Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins

How Bad Do You Want It by Matt Fitzgerald

Once A Runner by John L. Parker Jr.

Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari

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Fun news ✨ Stoked to share this with y’all. Fun news ✨

Stoked to share this with y’all. 

A couple of months ago, Bold Journey reached out and asked me to share a piece of my journey. As a naturally private person, I did my best to open up! 

In this article, I shared my path to uncovering my purpose while pursuing my education, the top 3 qualities that helped me grow, and a book I recommend for others resisting their creative calling.

You can read the full article here: 
https://boldjourney.com/meet-mekenna/

So so so grateful for the opportunity to share! 🫶🏼

#myboldjourney #photographyjourney
this week on Coronado sunsets, flower season, an this week on Coronado 

sunsets, flower season, and my cute nephew. 

getting more comfortable with this camera 🤘🏼

#coronadoisland #coronadocalifornia #shotonfujifilm
These have me thinking 🤔 My fav thing to photo These have me thinking 🤔

My fav thing to photograph = our travels (this is Iceland in 2022, btw). 

And while I still do photograph our travels, I don’t set up pictures of myself like these as often. 

A couple of years ago, I got the ick with sharing my personal life online. So I slowly stopped.

I found that the happier I became and the more I accomplished, the less I needed to share my life online. I cringe thinking back to me in 2021 lol. 

But it’s funny… once I ditched sharing on my personal acct, I didn’t need so many pictures of me. 

Back then, I wondered… Why do we share our personal lives online? Why do we share what we do? 

Are we looking for attention? A dopamine hit? To brag? To find ppl like us or stay connected? Are some of us lonely and looking for validation? Idk.

Lately, I’ve been asking myself a similar question. 

Why do I share my pictures on this account? Would I still take the same pictures w/out an IG? How is social media influencing how I use my camera? 

I know for a fact that I would still take pictures (I’m literally obsessed) but probably not the same ones.

And maybe it’s just me…

But do you ever wonder, how Instagram influences how you use your camera + what you photograph? 

#latenightthoughts #icelandphotography
the Coronado flower show the largest tented flow the Coronado flower show 

the largest tented flower show in the United States

all images were shot on my Fujifilm x-t50, using the provia standard and velvia vivid film simulations. 

I’m not a huge fan of shooting on fully overcast days or in super crowded areas but I gave it a go anyway! 

#coronadoisland #coronadocalifornia #fujifilmxt50
this spring in San Diego a visit to @kubocoffees this spring in San Diego 

a visit to @kubocoffeesd 

two trips to the Japanese Friendship Garden 

and the seven bridges urban walk.

#sandiegocalifornia #shotonfujifilm

 

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