This is a developing space, so pop back soon for updates.  You can find questions to ask yourself below and some useful links. If you have any questions at all about a creative career, get in touch. 

Questions to Ask Yourself:

WHAT DO YOU WANT?
There are so many options when considering a creative career.  Asking 'what do you want from life' is a great place to start. Do you want to run a business? Is your aim to make lots of money? Do you want to be part of a team?  Do you want freedom in your life? 

It's also really important to make sure you play to your strengths and staff your weaknesses. Find out what you are good at and do that.  Find out what you are bad at and find ways to make that work for you.
DO YOU KNOW YOUR STUFF?
DO YOU HAVE A PORTFOLIO?
  • create work to test yourself
  • be generous (do stuff for free) 
  • know your value (don’t always do  stuff for free)
  • study & imitate how work was created - who are your favourite creators?  Work out how they do what they do.  For photography, there's often camera information that will help you see the settings and how they've achieved the image  
  • pay attention to detail 
  • get experience - either with other creatives or your own projects
ARE YOU DEVELOPING PERSONALLY?
  • learn how to listen to what clients want - it’s a key skill to success
  • practice putting across your vision (with grace) whilst collaborating
  • develop resilience and flexibility
  • creative industries are people-based, invest in that
  • being curious helps, feed your creativity

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