The self evaluation form really helped put things into perspective, forcing me to look at my aims and answer questions about my future I'd never even raised to myself yet. Here, I elaborate on a few key points I raised within it.
Realistically, what do I want from my professional life?
- Happiness is key, if I’m not enjoying what I do, then I don’t want to be doing it. It really is that simple. I feel so many people waste their lives by doing jobs they hate, just to earn way too much money to buy crap they don't need. I want something different out of life. Diversity, facing different tasks and challenges each day to keep ideas fresh and exciting, not boring, bland jobs that lack inspiration. I’d like appreciation of the work I do, and respect for the effort I make. If that's working for a company, I'd like to be a valued employee who knows he's vital to the companys success. If it's working on my own, then I'd like my name to mean something. I’d like to be rewarded for my dedication, commitment, loyalty, and hard work, with either great opportunities, or just lots of money! Which leads me to my last point, I’d like to get paid comfortably for what I do, and take care of the people I love, but this is nowhere near as important as happiness, which I would take over money in a heartbeat. I’d work for minimum wage doing something I love over getting tonnes of money doing something I hate any day. For me, that is key. And while I've never been in a position earning a tonne of money in order to compare, I'm kind of glad for it, as I've learnt where true happiness comes from in life. And it's not from a wallet.
Where do I want to be 5 years from now?
- If only we could wish and will our dreams to arrive! Ideally, I’d love to be a successful motion designer/director, who is well renowned and respected for his work, be it in a freelance capacity, or even working for an awesome company that is well established in their own right. I'm drawn to freelance as it allows a certain degree of freedom, although I'm well aware it's a much more gruelling affair, which although lacks security, would still allow me to take on new, fresh work all the time, and work with many different people, in many different places. I would give me the freedom I crave in the workplace, and I wouldn’t answer to anyone. Whatever I'm doing, I’d love to make enough money doing it to fund my own projects on the side and try make something of them too. And who knows, down the line I'd even be open to incorporating some form of teaching into the mix at some too, helping to inspire and pass the torch to the next generation of designers!
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