Great career advice - from 'All Bets Are Off'
You’re Not That Talented, and Other Advice
24 comments By Aharon Rabinowitz December 3, 2009
Lately, I’ve been asked to share a lot of career advice. I was interviewed at aetutsplus.com and on MotionWorks Unplugged, where I shared a few of my thoughts on getting work and being successful. But a few nights ago I was asked by my friend Jay Ignaszewski to sit down with a group of students at the School of Visual Arts, to talk about “the Business of Being an Artist.” It forced me to think about, and catalog, a lot of the important things I’ve learned working as an animator, creative director, producer, director of marketing, software designer and most importantly, as a husband and father who has a life outside his job.
Since I’ve already done the work, I might as well share it with you. I’ve broken it down into 4 categories:
- Bettering yourself
- Bettering your professional image
- Finding work and getting paid
- Being happy with life and work
So here’s my 20 pieces of advice, but what the heck do I know? You should take everything I say with a grain of salt:
