It is not where you start that matters, it is where you finish.  It may be that in the early years of a career (or career change) you have to get the coffee, make the copies, and do the grunt work. Do it with a smile and some savoir – faire. Give people more than they ask for. Keep your eyes and ears open, Enjoy this time, because there will be a whole new set of challenges when you take the next step along your path.

I still meet people who are unwilling (and unrealistic) about the price they have to pay to make it. They are unwilling to wait their turn. Though I admire that ambition, i notice they are easily frustrated when things don’t go their way fast enough and they give up prematurely. Sometimes they have built a life that requires a lot of maintenance and money. They must earn x amount to meet their bills, so they are not just unwilling, they are unable to relocate, work long hours and make sacrifices.

Many creative people must follow a long, tough road. No matter which creative career you consider, you have got to love it. You have got to want it more than anything because it is so hard to make it and there is so much competition and so much rejection. You should be doing this because you love it and you should be willing to sacrifice and even starve for a while.