Do Not Destroy^®

on February 14, 2014 by Joel Hladecek

As professional creatives, as designers, and artists in any medium, staff or freelance, we tend to share a common career goal. After entering the workforce and working in our chosen field for a number of years, we imagine naturally progressing to directing, where we will be inspiring teams of people in doing what we have done. We may further imagine rather loftier goals than that, but surely directing is part of our journey.

Although often eager for this promotion, few creatives understand the implications of directing, and therefor fail to prepare themselves adequately for the role.

Let me state emphatically – the hardest thing any talented creative person will ever have to do in his/her career – and truly nothing is fraught with more hidden challenge – is face the moment of transitioning from being a person who makes things, to a person who directs people who make things.

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