In order to thrive as a professional and become a valuable designer to hire, this year I want to address my weaknesses and try to do something about them.
The three main challenging facts for me I want to carry out this year are:
1.- Trusting my ideas.
This doesn't mean not listening to others and only trusting my criteria. What this means is that my ideas, as a seed, can grow into something greater. That I need to trust the seed that came out of my creativity if I want to contemplate the whole tree. This goal is quite simple, but it requires active thinking from me in order to allow my ideas to come out.
2.- Try out different stuff
I sometimes have the feeling that I end up always doing the same and, somehow, it is unavoidable. I have a cultural baggage and preferences that lead me to design in certain ways, but I work hard not to use that as a excuse. I want to try out different design decisions, even those I wouldn't even bother trying out. And for that, I need to be better at time managing... two challenges in one. Yay...
3.- Networking
This is the challenge I need to focus more on. I want to assist to one creative event in the UK at least once a month. I can travel to places like London every once in a while. I've done it before and if it's on a weekend day, it shouldn't be a problem. I really want to make this happen to push my integration in the professional world. For now, I've been chosen to participate in the Broadening Horizons project with Leeds International Film Festival. I hope this opportunity serves me to know people in the industry and build up a better CV.
