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26
Mar
09

Career paths and ‘rails’

It’s fascinating to think about the slew of options available to us in our career paths, both charted and uncharted.  Every Friday I get a chance to teach a group of really interesting students about career preparation, and how to get ‘a job’, and an underlying concept I have been attempting to convey to them is the idea that there are numerous paths to success in their careers.  As it happens, I read a great post this morning on Zen Habits that I thought I’d share, as well as comment on.  Food for thought!

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02
Apr
08

Let’s get Smart(ist)

What is Smart(istry)?  This is a little idea we’ve been working on to help address the changing realm of the creative in the emerging (emerged) industries.  You see the deal is:  many of us are talented artists, but when you start engaging your unique creative skills, you can become a smart(ist) – someone who is capable of delivering far more than pretty pictures.

Hopefully this blog will help us out.

Posts here will vary from tips on business concepts for artists, emerging industries for creative talent, ideas regarding your own career options, recipes, articles from leading business and ‘right brain’ sources as well as user content and feedback.

Let the thinking begin!

- B




Are You The Smart(ist)?

Be Smart(ist) is a project to help merge 'arts' with 'smarts'. This site aims to explore concepts involving professional and career possibilities for creative types, and to provide a forum for discussing the shifting roles and opportunities for artists and creative types everywhere, both in business and beyond.

 

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