this episode hits on so many levels. so many practicals and intangibles, but the one that resonated with me the most was the insane value of hearing about Cyrus' personal commitment level to the work that he does. so many young creatives are plagued with this question: "do i have what it takes to do this professionally?" and to answer that question, we compare our work (and sometimes our gear) to industry leaders, we look for validation from friends and strangers on social media, and most tangibly we look at our bank accounts to see whether the market is actually willing to pay us a livable income....but those are all the results of commitment. it's really tough to answer that original question if we don't know what it takes, and we're just using random metrics to try and figure it out. This episode gives such a clear example of what one way to do this professionally really looks like, and it chances the question in my mind from: "do I have what it takes?" to "am i doing what it takes?", and this conversation was a great reminder of a few of the things I should be doing, like: - film the work you want to be hired for. start local and find genuine, personal and mutually beneficial connections - do the skill work reps to elevate your the quality of your content BEFORE the bigger opportunities come - when those bigger opportunities do come, establish a genuine personal connection before offering a mutually beneficial professional opportunity - established creatives aren't all inaccessible, shoot your shot, but don't be lazy about it or else you'll end up in their spam folder. be creative with how you connect and network with other creatives and/or clients, not just with the content you create for them and those are just the notes that I took from the first half of this episode. i feel like this episode was really for me and others trying to figure this career out. you guys just earned my Patreon subscription:)
These candid conversations are massively inspirational for someone aspiring to get into the creative field as a career. Awesome to hear Cyrus' story and Eric's point of view on it too.
Soap box Eric is the best!
this episode hits on so many levels. so many practicals and intangibles, but the one that resonated with me the most was the insane value of hearing about Cyrus' personal commitment level to the work that he does. so many young creatives are plagued with this question: "do i have what it takes to do this professionally?" and to answer that question, we compare our work (and sometimes our gear) to industry leaders, we look for validation from friends and strangers on social media, and most tangibly we look at our bank accounts to see whether the market is actually willing to pay us a livable income....but those are all the results of commitment. it's really tough to answer that original question if we don't know what it takes, and we're just using random metrics to try and figure it out. This episode gives such a clear example of what one way to do this professionally really looks like, and it chances the question in my mind from: "do I have what it takes?" to "am i doing what it takes?", and this conversation was a great reminder of a few of the things I should be doing, like:
- film the work you want to be hired for. start local and find genuine, personal and mutually beneficial connections
- do the skill work reps to elevate your the quality of your content BEFORE the bigger opportunities come
- when those bigger opportunities do come, establish a genuine personal connection before offering a mutually beneficial professional opportunity
- established creatives aren't all inaccessible, shoot your shot, but don't be lazy about it or else you'll end up in their spam folder. be creative with how you connect and network with other creatives and/or clients, not just with the content you create for them
and those are just the notes that I took from the first half of this episode. i feel like this episode was really for me and others trying to figure this career out. you guys just earned my Patreon subscription:)
These candid conversations are massively inspirational for someone aspiring to get into the creative field as a career. Awesome to hear Cyrus' story and Eric's point of view on it too.
YESSSSS
ayo
Cyrus did it the right way lol.