200: Alan Moyle – Goal Setting, Weight Loss and a New Year

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Alan Moyle of  alanmoyle.com.au is Mr. Nice Guy in the photography world and todays guest for this New Years special episode of the podcast where we focus on goal setting, weight loss and a New Year. Alan is a terrifically talented photographe, now based in Melbourne Victoria and before that Tasmania – where he still travels to photograph clients.

Alan focuses on weddings, portraits and headshots plus personal projects, most notably, his work with comedians and his “Behind The Curtain” project that culminated in a large exhibition and book.

I interviewed Alan for episode 56 of the podcast where we focused heavily on networking, personal projects and how to exhibit your work. Today, the plan is to focus on something different. If you don't know Alan, you may not be aware that he has gone through some big life changes in the last few years. He's looking and feeling a lot better for it.

Here’s some of what we cover in this interview:

• The changes Alan has gone through over the last couple of years
• Looking after yourself gives you the opportunity to be more effective in handling your business
• Why you need to watch your weight
• How long will it take for you to see results when deciding to undergo a weight loss program?
• How losing weight affects how you handle your business
• Does a photographer’s physical appearance affect bookings?
• How to focus on your goal
• Always determine the reasons for achieving your goals
• The importance of goal settings
• What is the Isogenics program?
• How a balanced diet can greatly improve your health
• How to set proper goals
• Using your willpower to resist temptation and focus on your goal
• What to do when you don’t hit your goals
• What Alan does to attract clients
• How to tell if you have a good enough reason to hit your goal

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• Choosing the right members of your mastermind group
• Mastermind group meeting times
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• Mastermind group considerations
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We’re all kind of wanting to be the best we can be at things. – Alan Moyle

Plus, access to a members only Secret Facebook Group where you can connect with other members and interview guests to help, support and motivate you to take what you hear in each episode and put it into action. You will not find more friendly, more motivated and caring photographers online.

What is your big takeaway?

Following this interview, I’d love to know if you're taking anything away from what Alan shared. Is there something you heard that excited or motivated you to the point where you thought, yeah, I'm going to do that! If so, let me know by leaving your thoughts in the comments below, let me know what your takeaways were, what you plan to implement in your business as a result of what you heard in todays episode.

Finding that reason why you actually want to do it is gonna be a strong motivator to really want to keep you going. – Alan Moyle

If you have any questions that I missed, a specific question you’d like to ask Alan or if you just want to say thanks for coming on the show, feel free to add them in the comments area below.

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The NEW Photography Xperiment Podcast is live and available

Following the success and support shown by listeners after the experimental format of the recent interviews, the new Photo Xperiment Podcast has been launched and is available on this site and in iTunes now.

Interviews are underway and I'll be looking for new guests, not restricted to wedding and portrait photographers. If you have someone you think would be a good fit, let me know in the comment area below or email me, andrew@photobizx.com.

The idea behind these interviews is to get into the headspace of the photographer and find what makes them tick, what drives them, their thought process, philosophy on shooting and how they achieve what they do with their photography. So yeah, a little technique type content too.

These interviews will not focus on the business of photography – that'll be preserved solely for the weekly and unchanging format of the PhotoBizX podcast.

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The last episode featured Franck Boutonnet who has built a portfolio worth dying for… all in the name of photography competitions and ultimately marketing.

Franck is as passionate about his long term personal photography projects as he is about any client work and this, he feels, is the reason for his success and longevity in the business.

I am 100% sure that one day, wedding photography is going to be considered as fashion photography, as portrait photography, as war photography. It’s going to be considered as an art in itself – Franck Boutonnet

Check out the interview and learn more about a photographer who is working toward a legacy any photographer would be proud to leave behind.

The interview is available here: Frank Boutennet Interview

Links to people, places and things mentioned in this episode:

Photo bat

Alan Moyle Wedding Photography Website

Alan Moyle on Facebook

Alan Moyle Weddings on Facebook

Alan Moyle on Instagram

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Thank you!

Thanks again for listening and thanks to Alan for coming on and sharing his thoughts and ideas.

If you really want to hit that and you want to make movement and move forward in whatever the goal is, then you’ll figure out a way to make it happen. – Alan Moyle

If you have any suggestions, comments or questions about this episode, please be sure to leave them below in the comment section of this post, and if you liked the episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post!

That’s it for me this week, hope everything is going well for you in life and business!

Thanks and speak soon

Andrew