Last Friday we heard from Jessica Aceti about her experiences and her career path. One thing she contained to stress throughout her presentation was the importance of collaborating with friends on creative projects. Another point she stressed was how important she thought it was to say “yes” to challenges and opportunity’s even if you aren’t complete prepared or qualified to do so. Jessica’s presentation made me think about times in my life where I had said yes to opportunities I was not full prepared for. One example of this is all the time I’ve taken on projects for friends or family when I already have a pretty full workload. There have been multiple times where I’ve agreed to do covers for my friends SoundCloud or a design for a T-shirt. Probably the worst example of this is when I agreed to create a logo, business card, and letterhead for my aunts furniture restoration company. At the time I was working on my senior project which was also creating a logo and business card and trying to juggle both of those projects, my normal school work, and a job was a lot. I became really invested in the logo for the furniture company because I thought it was interesting and as a result the quality of my senior project faltered slightly. I’m ultimately glad I took on the project firstly because I really enjoy how the logo came out, but I’m also glad I took on the project because it taught me the importance of managing a workload. I still try to take on projects for friends and family when I can but I also try and make sure I focus on my own commitments and what I have to get done first. In the future I will try to say yes more.
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