We all have creative inside of us. We all do not know what it is. That’s the goal, find your creative, find what makes your work yours and no one else’s, and put it into everything you are doing. Your Creative Flow is what will differentiate you from everyone else, but you have to invest the time to find it and have the patience and commitment to put it into the work that you do.
Everything requires maintenance. Including your Career. And if you’re not maintaining any of it, you’re not building it, expanding it, and taking it as far as it can go. Do courses that excite you. Watch videos that interest you. If you leave it up to someone else, they’ll simply provide you with a book that tells you when to do something (but not push you to do it).
If you’re not getting selected. If you’re not getting the opportunities you want. If you find yourself lacking. The only way to get there is to train better – whatever that better is, it’s the only way. And only you can do it.
No matter what you start, you will make tweaks/adjustments on the fly as you build towards your goal. Hiccups, changes, creep, advancements, the good, the bad, the ugly, everything and anything will be thrown your way and you will have to adjust on the fly. You can either get mad that you have to adjust or realize that it’s a part of everything you are doing to get better and improve at what you are…
There are many an RPG game where you gather a bunch of materials and “craft” stuff which is to gather lots of cool materials and then create some awesome sword or shield that will save you an epic legend in your own right. You may or may not need skills to craft something cool but you will invariably need materials, materials are the base of anything you’ll create. If your career was a craft, what…