The day is 11/10/22. This is for the blog assignment on the 12th. Happy veterans day! Anyway. This week’s blog is about what it is like about my exposure to one another’s programs/worlds. I am assuming this means the photography students, the graphic design students, all the instructors and their different backgrounds, and the lovely guest speakers coming in on Fridays. (Let me tell you something, AJ and Wizards of the Coast keeps popping up wherever I go. I saw them on the news, I saw them on my job feed, I keep seeing them! Maybe it is a sign that I should go apply…) It has been a thrill. I love meeting new people who might have different likes or creative passions than me but we all have one thing in common that combines us all. That is, being completely stressed out and terribly overworked. No I am just kidding. What REALLY connects us together is being creative souls. We all share a passion for making things look pretty together. What I did not expect is all the pain and suffering along the way when it comes to birthing a creative love child with other people. I guess it really does take a village to raise a child, huh? Anyway, In the future when eventually and hopefully I get a creative job working as a creative mind, this discovery will help me approach other’s in a very chill and relaxed way. I am sure no one goes to work just dying to ONLY work, right? (If you do, I think you need to get out more. Live life! You only have a limited time on this world anyway.) Making connections is a really great way to enjoy yourself and the work surrounding you. You will have to work with those people eventually in your career so let us make it an enjoyable experience by ensuring the bonds with our team members is strong. I think having work buddies inside and outside of class is essential to not breaking down and crying due to the stress. Having someone to relate to the work you are doing is SO relieving. I am sure we all had those awkward experiences trying to make something together with someone who is not compliant or “shy” about their work or interacting with other people. Like excuse me, you are a human. We are a human. You will be SURROUNDED by humans. Get used to them! Team is a TEAM for a reason. Work together, damn it! Nothing gets my blood boiling than someone who is not “feeling it” and will not pull their weight. Besides that, yeah. I believe making connections and ensuring that you enjoy working with the people around you regardless of their career or specialty is important. Make friends! I strive to live by the “work hard, play harder” approach. Of course do not get distracted by your friends. Good friends will tell you when you are slacking off. Those are the best kinds. The ones who are not afraid to give you the hard, cold, and very honest truth.
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