I used to do a lot of recruitment and would interview people who’d been fired. You’d be amazed at the people who point the finger at their previous bosses and who carry a chip on their shoulder even years after the event. It’s so good to see someone who looked in the mirror and decided to move on.

my brother and dad gave me the best advise. ‘make finding a job your job.’ alot of people that i know took too long off and basically ‘lived’ on their unemployment instead of thinking of it has a parachute to use until you are back on your feet.

keep it all in perspective and put your sales hat on. you are the product that you are selling. make it right, make it work.

hang in there. everything happens for a reason.

While this is paramount advice for everybody, I’d say especially so for those of us in the creative industry.

I can’t tell you how many designers I’ve come across who aren’t in the field anymore.

Then again, I know of a few designers who are much more content to simply be designing for the joy of it upon leaving the pro scene.

It’s classic “sex vs. cash.”

Thanks Curtis

Exactly. And we all have the power to make those choices. Thanks Curtis!