5 Life Lessons for Creatives

Jun 11, 2014

2 Comments

  1. Karl Kalbaugh
    Karl Kalbaugh on June 12, 2014 at 6:47 am

    Ya know, been doing this 28 years. Not as long as some. Much longer than others. Frankly, the talent of the younger guys and gals seems very impressive to me.Makes me wonder what can I say that is of any possible use to them. Pretty much none of what I would say is technical. It would be all interpersonal relations. I have probably one mantra that has served me well and offered a fire escape out of insanity/ inanity: “every session is a good session just as long as I, personally, did not eff it up.” Not to say you don’t strive to fix session issues; it IS to say, if you’re not the cause, then do not pick up the blame for the effect. And don’t ACCEPT the blame even if someone tries to hand it to you. Not only does this help to prevent burn out in audio post production, I think it’s a good mental health practice.

    That said. always remain accountable to your work. Stand by it. Do not flinch in the face of a mistake you’ve made. EVERYONE makes them. Fix it. Apologize. Understand what happened and why. Strive to avoid the mistake in the future. Most of all, don’t let mistakes cripple you! Learn! Move on. Be better for it.

    Wow. maybe I DID have something to say after all.

    Good article. More, please.

    Karl Kalbaugh

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    • Cam
      Cam on June 12, 2014 at 1:54 pm

      Thanks Carl! Very good points, taking responsibility of your actions and being willing to stand up to challenges in those regards is definitely a practice and philosophy that needs more exposure in a lot of communities (even beyond the professional ones). 28 years is pretty close to my entire lifespan to date! What field(s) in particular have you been working in, if you mind me asking?

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