Forgive the completely unoriginal title of this post, but it is very true. I read each of the articles and found them all very insightful and informative. It was good to learn about the vast opportunities that are available to me right here and now, and what my chosen field can do for me, but it kind of got me thinking. I shouldn't be waiting for things to break for me, I should be making them happen on my own now.
I want to be a technical writer, and on the side I would love to write short screenplays and animation scripts, shoot YouTube videos, blog, and other things. By the end of this semester, I will have accrued 96 credits...another 24 and that's it for me here. But, I've been looking at it all wrong. Since I started back up at school, I've been counting down classes and credits like I'll be in the clear once it's over. That's totally ass backwards, though--I'll just be beginning my journey once I'm out of here, which means I'll be behind. I need to get the ball rolling now.
I think I will take some of the tips the articles provided about making a name for yourself and improving your image. I will take particular note of the cover letter article, which totally makes sense. I will also start freelancing a bit to kind of getting myself on some type of schedule.
There are so many things available to me right now that I should be taking advantage of and haven't been. It's time for me to change that.
I want to be a technical writer, and on the side I would love to write short screenplays and animation scripts, shoot YouTube videos, blog, and other things. By the end of this semester, I will have accrued 96 credits...another 24 and that's it for me here. But, I've been looking at it all wrong. Since I started back up at school, I've been counting down classes and credits like I'll be in the clear once it's over. That's totally ass backwards, though--I'll just be beginning my journey once I'm out of here, which means I'll be behind. I need to get the ball rolling now.
I think I will take some of the tips the articles provided about making a name for yourself and improving your image. I will take particular note of the cover letter article, which totally makes sense. I will also start freelancing a bit to kind of getting myself on some type of schedule.
There are so many things available to me right now that I should be taking advantage of and haven't been. It's time for me to change that.