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Friday, June 16, 2017

Pursuing a Creative Career



When you're young, it's your likes that determine what you want to be when you're older. If you enjoy being around animals, you want to be a vet. If you like food and baking, you want to be a chef. For me, I loved painting and because of this, I wanted nothing more than to spend my adult years in front of a easel, exercising my imagination with a brush and canvas. As you get older your mindset towards jobs definitely changes. Instead of focusing purely on interest, I began to take other factors into account such as income and pay, the chances of getting the career, and the length of training required for the role. What I liked and most enjoyed kept getting pushed further and further to the back of my mind, becoming less and less of a priority. Instead of thinking about what I wanted to pursue, I kept thinking about what I had to pursue in order to live a somewhat comfortable life.

As I grew up, I slowly drifted away from the idea of pursuing a creative career and before I knew it, I had my heart set on becoming a doctor. Thinking back, I can't really remember what set off this change in career paths. I was still extremely passionate about art but for the some reason, I didn't think becoming an artist was a realistic job prospect to have. Math and science weren't  - and still aren't -  my strongest subjects yet with a career in medicine in mind, I persisted through and through. The fact that I didn't enjoy either of these subjects should of indicated to me that my true career lied elsewhere. This, and the fact that whenever I tried to imagine my doctor self, I really struggled to conjure up that image. I began to realise that if I couldn't even visualise myself as a doctor, there was no way that I wanted the job enough nor would be willing to do everything it took to fulfil the role. I didn't try to make myself like the idea of becoming a doctor. That was where I drew the line. If the burning desire wasn't then I there was nothing else I could do for it.

As a kid,  being an artist was the only creative job I thought existed. At 5 years old, graphic designers, animators, illustrators and bloggers were completely unheard of. Nowadays, these are the careers I care more than anything about. One of my favourite sayings is, "Do what you you love and the rest will follow." For me, I really enjoy being creative, thinking outside the box and working with my hands. These are what make me most happy and I will remember these three things as the boxes I need ticked off when looking into potential job/occupations. Essentially, I've become my younger self again. I know what I like, my hobbies and my interests and I trust in these to help me find the career of my dreams.

I hope you enjoyed this post! Let me know what you think in the comments!



12 comments:

  1. Firstly, I love your blog! It's beautiful, and I love this post as well. I feel like I'm quite creative too and in the job in Marketing I do I can be quite creative. Keep on doing what you enjoy x

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    1. Thank you so much Rebecca! You're so sweet. That's really cool that you're able to express your creativity in your Marketing job. I hope I can find a job like that! Will do! AnnieChanie

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  2. I love this post! it's such great advice, I wish I was creative in an artistic way tbh x

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    1. Thanks for your comment! Aw, don't worry, you can still be considered creative even if you're not expressing it through art. :-) AnnieChanie

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  3. Loved this post! I've always loved Fashion but when I was growing up I thought a fashion designer was all you could be so I decided to move away from it! I'm glad I've realised now that there are so many different job opportunities within the creative industry x

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    1. Thank you Jade! That's great to hear! Very true. There are plenty of pathways for us creatives to take. There's almost so many, it's hard to choose just one to follow! AnnieChanie

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  4. This is crazily timed because I'm current going through chaos right now - I'm loving the idea of being a freelance illustrator but boy am I scared! Income keeps cropping up and I just feel so lost! I really hope I can make it...

    Lizzie Bee // Hello Lizzie Bee

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    1. Thanks for your comment Lizzie! I believe in you! If illustration is your passion, you should go for it! :-) AnnieChanie

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  5. I love the idea of pursuing a creative career and following what I love and I so hope it will be feasible when I graduate. It is so wonderful that there are so many creative industry jobs around now instead of the few we learnt about as kids!

    Kirsty | The Monday Project | themondayproject.co.uk

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    1. I completely agree Kirsty! It's great that new technology is opening up more career paths for creatives! Thanks for your comment! AnnieChanie

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  6. This is a great post! I myself want to pursue a creative career but with fictional writing, although this isn't an easy career to pursue. It's always good to pursue something you enjoy rather than something you dislike, there are so many more job opportunities out there that people wouldn't normally think of x

    Ashleigh | https://xashleighwrites.wordpress.com

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    1. Thank you Ashleigh! Becoming a fictional writer is such a cool career choice! I'm sure you can make it! Definitely! It makes me quite excited to leave school and get out into the real world! AnnieChanie

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