What would you have liked to know now to have helped you navigate the creative world when you started?
Whilst doing my best to take my own advice: https://www.creativereview.co.uk/diversity-creative-industries/
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- @Federico Rinaldi This is so true! creativity comes in rest as well so we shouldnt feel guilty for leaning into those moments
- @Benedict Cosgrove especially now I find this tip useful
- @Alexandra (Lexy) Hearth thank you for sharing. I agree it's tough but the lessons in self reliance are worth it
- @Dzifa Benson Here for bolder and better as you grow!
- @Emma Alexander Yes! I love this and
- I would have liked to have more faith in the knowledge that I was headed in the right direction even though things were difficult. I made some bold moves when I was younger but I wish I had the knowledge then that I could have been even bolder.
- https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/441097-art-too-is-just-a-way-of-living-and-however
- Wow what a great question. It took me a while to come out my shell but what I wished I did was network more. Putting yourself out there and connecting within the creative world is crucial for your developement.
- Hey Leonie. Personally, I wish I'd known how possible and necessary it was to be a self-starter. I wasted quite a bit of time applying/waiting for opportunities to be able to work on things which excited me. When I eventually started creating my own, it was hard but gave me a whole different level of confidence and perspective on how the creative world works! Alexandra
- One thing I wish I'd known is that most people -- no matter their field of work -- really like to talk about themselves. Early in my career I was always, always hesitant to call or email "sources" for stories I was working on. But it gradually dawned on me that most professionals -- artists, scientists, academics, athletes -- are happy to talk about their work or their area(s) of expertise. If I had known that early on I probably would have saved a lot of time wringing my hands before I dialed someone up to ask a few quick questions.
- This is a great question! To not be afraid and that you will never 'be ready'. Take chances, be cheeky, ask for what you want knowing that the worst that can happen is: they say no.
- I wish I'd honed in earlier on what *I* wanted to write or create -- not what there was demand for, or what kind of stories editors would buy. As the quote from Civilization V goes, "Don't strike while the iron is hot. Make the iron hot by striking it." (I don't know if that actually heats irons tho)
- I'd liked to know that living a life outside your "creative world" or your "career" is so important. I was SO focused on just my career.It's good to be goals-focused but it's also important to never neglet having an happy and interesting life. Family, friends and in general "living" is so important and undervalued.
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