In entertainment, we’re not just picking our careers from a catalog or a guidance counselor’s list. Usually, the work we do doesn’t fit into a job title and it doesn’t match anyone else’s career. Basically, we’re making it up. Recently, I’ve been re-making mine up many times over. I’m still trying to figure out what I’m doing. Here are three things that are helping to guide me.
1. Establish my Mission
Knowing what my mission is is really helpful. I’m trying to figure out all the time where the limitations of that mission are because that’s how I can feel safe in my choice. If I know the boundaries are strong and I’m within the boundaries, I’m on the right track
2. Figure Out My Daily
By making a schedule of a dream day at work,
- I can understand where I want to be in a year or whatever.
- I can get practical about how I want to spend my time.
- I can get away from career paths that are going to push me away from my desired daily.
3. Determine progress
The question is, “If I do this thing for a (month/year/decade) will I be ahead of where I am, or will I just feel like I kept up?”