Q- "The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second
best time is NOW. Based on this quote write a composition in
175-200 words.
class 6
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Answer:
The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago … what this Chinese Proverb means to you now
Author
Bryan Caporicci, Professional wedding photographer and CEO/Founder of Sprout Studio
ABOUT BRYAN
You've heard the saying “fight or flight”, right?
Similar (and perhaps related) is the other popular saying “when it rains it pours”.
As a photographer, you know exactly what I'm talking about. If you're like most photographers, you're probably smack-dab in the middle of the busy season right now. No matter what you photograph, right now is likely the time-of-the-year when you are most booked.
And … when you're not shooting, your day is filled with culling, retouching, designing albums, sorting out print orders, emailing clients, and so on. You're focused on the here and now; you only really care about what you need to get done today and this week.
What you have going on in 3 months from now is probably the farthest thing from your mind. And 6 months from now? Yeah right! That's a pipe-dream. You're just trying to survive busy season!
But … do you know the best time to guarantee growth in 6 months? Today.
There's a popular Chinese proverb that says:
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.”
– Chinese Proverb
Basically in the context of the conversation here today, this means that if you want success and growth in the future, the best time to act is now.
I know, you're probably saying “but Bryan, you just acknowledged how busy I am right now, how am I supposed to think about success and growth in the slow season when I'm here, right now, in the busy season?”
My rebuttal is that you don't have a choice.
If you want sustainability and constant growth, you have to be constantly moving and thinking. You have to always keep the future top-of-mind. If you wait until the slow season to start drumming up business or act on new promotions and plans, it's too late. You must act now.
This doesn’t mean you have to stop shooting now in the busy season to plan out promotions for the off-season. It just means you need to get the wheels in motion sooner than later, and you need to do things now that will get you on the right foot come off-season.