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Toronto Portrait Photographer || HEARTshots || Black + White Photography

Memoirs and musings of Darius Bashar. Toronto portrait photographer and writer, in pursuit of all things real, raw and intimate. 

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How To Wake Up Before 5AM (And NOT Hate Your Life)

I used to go to bed at 4AM. I was convinced I was NOT a morning person. 

Now I know I most definitely am a morning person, I’m just NOT a “wake-up person”. These are 2 very different things. 

For the past 3 years now I trained myself to wake up at 4:30AM. 

This would sound totally insane to the the old me. 

The reason I do it is because I have discovered that the hours of 4am to 7am are easily worth 3 times as much when it comes to productivity and CREATIVITY. 

I literally feel like I get 9 hours of work done before most people are awake. 

In this video I share a few of my fav tips that have helped me wake up before 5AM. 

Big love!

D

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How To GET OVER Over A CREATIVE BLOCK (5 Tips)

For me there is no better feeling than creating.

It feels like I am dancing with God.

It feels like riding my bike on the first day of summer, when I was 10 years old.

It feels like everything is possible. 

I’m really lucky to be able to create so many different things in my life, but sometimes it feels like my connection to my heart and my art is a million miles away.

I use to get really frustrated and down on myself when I ran into a creative block. Sometimes I would also get scared that maybe I had reached my limit for creativity in this lifetime.

In this video I share 5 TIPS I personally use when I’m in a creative rut and am feeling creatively blocked. 

Hope you enjoy the video and feel free to share a few of your own tips for dealing with creative blocks in the comments below or you can DM me too.

Love,

D

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7 Things I Wish I Knew Before Launching My First Online Program

This past summer I FINALLY launched my first online program.

This cracks me up because I hesitated for so long, waiting for the “perfect” moment. What’s funny about that is my “perfect moment” ended up landing in the middle of a global pandemic that essentially shut down the world’s economy. Nothing perfect about that. 

One of my goals was to see if I could generate $10k with my first program. I ended up making $13,500 which was really cool. I also probably learned more in these past 12 weeks than ever before. 

In this video I share 7 things I wish someone would’ve told me before launching. 

Hope you enjoy the video. If so, please subscribe to my YouTube channel and share the love. Each week there will be new videos including more how-to videos, podcasts, tutorials and guided meditations to help Creators prosper. 

Much love beautiful humans. :)

When Things Go Right, Sometimes We Fall Apart

So many amazing things have happened in the last few weeks. You guys have sent in hundreds of comments, voice notes, emails, and texts in response to my recent social media content. And by many metrics, the content’s been really working.

You would think this would be a moment of celebration for me.

And for the most part, it is.

But it’s not that simple.

Because while a part of me is happy, another part of me is sort of terrified of what’s going on.

And I think that’s okay. Here’s what I’ve learned over the years…

Sometimes in the process of finding success, we encounter hidden parts of us that want nothing to do with our newfound growth.

It’s not because those parts are evil or have a plan to destroy us or forever hold us back. In fact, I resent when people refer to these parts of me as self-sabotage. That implies that this part of me that is afraid is a saboteur, and will forever be malicious and work against me. I don’t believe this to be true at all.

It’s too easy to ignore or deny those parts and just forge forward with a big smile on our face. 

It’s too easy to only talk about what’s going great, while denying that there may be a deep-seated fear growing within us. 

It’s easy, but it’s not the truth.

The truth is that this part of me is just doing his best to protect my heart.

And I love and appreciate all that he does. 

For today’s video I have a conversation with the part of me that’s terrified by all the wonderful things from the past few weeks. I didn’t go in to blame him or fix him or even judge him. I went in to listen, support and to love him.

Do you guys have a part that is not ready for growth and success or is it just me? 

Coming soon.

This Might Be the Best Thing I've Ever Created

This week I learned a massive lesson…

I can have a MAJOR impact on my own life and also the lives of others by releasing ideas when they are raw and unrefined.

In the past, I would sit on an idea and keep it hidden. Partly because I was afraid someone would steal it, and partly because I was nervous that people would laugh at me. 

This meant the idea would fizzle away. There was zero accountability because nobody knew what I was thinking. There was no momentum because no action was taken. 

And yet this week, I released a few fresh and RAW ideas. Unrefined. Unprocessed. Straight from the source.

The result? I got hundreds of comments, DMs, emails, voice notes and even calls. Where I thought people would judge me, the opposite was actually true. 

And after a week of stepping into the unknown with brand spanking new ideas, I can’t help but wonder what else is possible. 

During today’s meditation I received another idea that got me more excited than ever. So I’m putting it out into the world to see what happens, and who resonates with it. 

No attachment. No expectation. Just curiosity.

Because it feels so good to receive from the Universe and release into the world. 

Happy Friday, y’all. Is there a risk you want to take today? Is there a download from the Universe you are ready to release? 

This week I learned a massive lesson. Releasing Ideas when they are raw and unrefined can have major impact in my life and also the lives of others. In the past, I would sit on an idea, keep it hidden partly because I was afraid someone would steal the idea, partly because I was nervous people would laugh and mock me because.