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How You Can Make a Difference

How you can make a difference

Making a difference begins with you. For you to make a difference in your community and the greater world you first need to give to yourself.

• Make time for yourself –
Sign up for that class you have always wanted to take: yoga,
Aerobics, spinning, art, dance, doing something just for you will bring more joy, calm and peace in your life and you will have more to give to others. When you feel good it rubs off.
–Slow down, take a walk, breathe and notice the beauty around you.
-make a conscious effort to bring more joy into your life -do something nice for you!

• Go on a negativity diet –
Avoid negative people, negative news and TV shows; keep negative comments and gossip to yourself. Focusing on what’s good in the world and your life will create more good. –Write a gratitude list every morning of everything that is good in your life. We all have so much, and it is easy to focus on what we don’t have rather than what we do have. The fact that we have electricity, good health, medical facilities, water, enough food, shelter etc are all things we tend to take for granted, but they are huge gifts to be grateful for.
- smile while you are buying your groceries and be nice to the check out person
-Always say you can, so much is possible if we believe it is.


• Give-
Compliment someone today, bring someone flowers, help someone who needs your help, bring a friend a care package when they are sick (soup, medicine, lemons and honey, magazines), tell your employees how much you value their work.

• De-clutter – get rid of anything you haven’t used in the past year and donate it to your local charity. You will feel renewed energy and the charity will benefit as well.

• Charities

Find an organization you feel passionate about and volunteer your services. Volunteering can come in many forms.

o If you are a marketing specialist, for example, pick a charity you believe in and help raise their profile. If you are a web designer do some design work for a charity that needs a website. Giving of your expertise is a great way to give back and make an impact. Fundraising Institute of New Zealand www.finz.org.nz is a place to start.

o House DVD screening party- organize a house party, invite your friends and colleagues to watch a film that focuses on a charity/issue that you believe in. After the film, facilitate a discussion, ask for donations and send them to the charity.

o Social Networking – promote your favorite charity through your social networking circles (Facebook, Twitter)


Support people and organizations you believe in and are passionate about. There are so many good charities out there, and it’s important that you truly believe in what they are doing. Do a bit of research, and support something that is close to your heart.
I believe that if you can impact even one person positively you are making a huge difference.

HER Success and Independence

Yesterday I had a phone interview with HER Success and Business Magazine http://www.hermagazine.co.nz.
I am feeling very grateful to have the chance to talk about Flair Films and my mission to inspire millions of people thru my films. Getting interviewed is a great opportunity to get even more clear with my mission and saying it out loud makes it come to life.
Also, giving examples of the people I know that have been inspired still brought tears to my eyes.

Here's just a couple of examples of inspired viewers:

• A highschool age girl saw Nomads, and told me she had always wanted to play rugby in Canada and never thought it was possible, and now she is going to!
• A South Island medical school student went to volunteer with SOFT POWER HEALTH in Uganda after seeing Nomads
• A 14 year old boy in Massuchusetts is doing his own presentations on the clean drinking water issue after being inspired by the Blue Planet Run and Running For Water
• A girl in Montana decided to learn how to kayak after seeing Nomads

These are just a few of the stories I have heard lately about how my films have affected people and it is so great to know that they are having a positive impact.
Thanks again to HER Magazine for the interview. I will post the link when it comes out in the November issue.

One Person Can Make A Difference

Polly Green - show reel

This is my current show reel which includes footage from my award winning documentary Nomads and footage from Running For Water, the first ever around the world relay race. My mission as a videographer is to tell stories that are inspiring and make a positive difference in the world. I do promotional videos for NGO's, not for profits, businesses, musicians, artists, authors, and real estate. Please feel free to contact me for your video needs. polly@flairfilms.com

Gear Review- Kata HB-205 hiker backpack

This blog is on the kata HB-205 hiker camera backpack, which I purchased recently for my last shoot in Uganda.

I did quite alot of research and ended up choosing the kata 205 and am glad I did. It worked really well for the shoot and was the perfect size to fit in the overhead locker on the airplane. I also purchased the trolley wheels that came in handy on the massive journey from New Zealand

to Uganda. My Panasonic AG-HVX-202EN fit perfectly as well as spare batteries, microphones, and camera rain cover. I am sold on having a backpack vs. a shoulder bag as I was able to shoot with the backpack on my back and didn't worry about having to leave it on the ground as a theft temptation. It also looks discreet, and is super comfortable even fully loaded. I highly recommend the Kata HB-205 backpack and definitely feel like I made a good choice.

Photo: The Kata HB-205 hiker backpack in action: Polly Green on location shooting in Uganda- Photo by Will Clark