Comments on: You’re Not That Talented, and Other Advice

By: Aharon Rabinowitz

Aharon Rabinowitz — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:00:13 +0000

Wow – that is incredibly inspiring. Thanks so much for sharing. I’m so glad I was able to help you! But really, you did all the work.

By: MagicLantern

MagicLantern — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:01:08 +0000

Aharon
You’ve been one of my main mentors since 2006 and I’m proud to say that I’ve built my own career from your advices, and for the First Time, I would like to thank you. I’ve never been able to finish Jr.high-school and at the moment, I’m a father of two and VFX and motion graphics freelancer in a foreign country where I had to learn not only the software but also the language from scratch. I’m a Brazilian living in Japan.
Thank you Master!

By: Bryan Heredia

Bryan Heredia — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 03:49:31 +0000

This is probably one of the best articles I have read in awhile, and just what I needed. Thanks for taking the time to share with us.

“Relax folks, we’re not curing cancer.”
“You’re not that talented.”

By: john vincent

john vincent — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 12:49:23 +0000

yoh’ im an artist , this is really helped me a lot, i found this article very interesting , esp. about the question ” what is it that i wanted to do?” for me, there’s nothing else but to draw, to be a great graphic artist someday,. Do you think this answer is enough?

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By: Seth Worley

Seth Worley — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 18:06:01 +0000

My favorite part about this is number 20, and how you made a point to acknowledge that a guy who actually works to cure cancer makes an effort to spend time with his family.

By: Gert van Duinen

Gert van Duinen — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 01:17:30 +0000

One of the best articles I’ve read in a long time. From our perspective, everything makes total sense.

By: Peter French

Peter French — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 20:39:14 +0000

Funny thing – all of this is as true today as it was 45 years ago when I first stepped into an ad agency during my university days. Sure, the technology has changed dramatically, but nothing else has. All of the lessons you are passing long are identical to what we all learned back in the day. Thank you for posting this great article. I am sharing it with my students immediately (I teach digital design) so they can see its not just me saying all of these things.

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By: Douglas Brull

Douglas Brull — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 21:11:22 +0000

Required reading for my students as of today.

By: George Coghill

George Coghill — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 05:19:04 +0000

Excellent advice, I couldn’t agree more with what you’ve written here.

By: Stuart

Stuart — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:12:51 +0000

If you do a discount, don’t invoice someone at your discounted rate. Invoice them for your full rate and then put your % discount as a line item. That way it’s clear that you’re doing a favour – and they can see what you’re actually worth.

By: James

James — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 02:41:02 +0000

Good Stuff!, As a freelance artist for the last 30 years, living in LA,Seattle, Miami, Chicago and NYC. I could say this advice works across all creative fields. A few words, like reel, that may be swapped out for portfolio, but it all works. I got lucky with AE because it’s not the primary focus of what I do, it’s the sprinkles on my cake so to speak. And I would add that my luck came with 17 years of pushing pixels in Photoshop, and working with the best photographers in the world, for 20 years as a make-up artist and hairstylist. But I also created/invented my new position (media director) and was willing to give some of my time away in the beginning, to show my skill set is valuable to the client. Although I didn’t take a fast track to where I am today, I have always had a job I have loved and been passionate about, so I have rarely had to work! After all 8 to 16 hours a day is a hella long time if it’s work!
Thank you so much for everything you do to promote creativity. I come from the fashion industry and people do not share ideas there, they hoard them, and go to ridiculous lengths to feed the never satiated ego’s. I am grateful for the time I spent traveling the world as a “dealer in vanity” and just as grateful to have put it behind me. The genuine love of creativity the AE community has as a whole makes me smile to know, although I have many hours ahead of me leaning, I am with good people.
Be Well

By: Joel Lisbona

Joel Lisbona — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:34:14 +0000

Hi Aharon, I could finally read your entire article, very nice tips, i wish i could read something like this about 10 years ago, you need to write a book man…congrats.

By: Roger

Roger — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:27:13 +0000

Aharon, I’ve been working in the “graphic arts” / “marketing communications” / “web development” / “hell you name it” industries since 1977.

A lot of this stuff is so true it brought tears to my eyes because guys, you can get to a point in your career where if you haven’t followed some of this very good advice, you will realize, your career / life is no longer fixable or even on a track you care for.

I realize my personal problem is lack of being assertive. And at 55, it’s not a personality trait easily picked up. You gotta believe in your self and you better start doing it at 25.

Thank you, I will be passing this along to certain people that I know are starting out on their careers. (I think a lot of this would apply if you were even going into banking.)

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By: Armand Pranoto

Armand Pranoto — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:28:04 +0000

“So have fun. Enjoy yourself. Value yourself and the work you do. Learn to let go. And remember to take a breath once in a while.”

that last advise that you gave, it struck me right in the heart. some of my friends already told me that, and i believe that life was all about hard work. i learned to survive.
many thanks, it really opens my mind

By: Matt Rogers

Matt Rogers — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:16:35 +0000

This i probably the most real advice I’ve seen. Thanks, I’ll be passing this along.

By: Christian Moreton

Christian Moreton — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:49:12 +0000

There is another pice of advice which belongs here. It’s..

Be Careful what you get good at.

For example, if you want to be an artist, but fall into some administrative or assisting work that makes you miserable, do not under any circumstances get good at or become reliable in those tasks. Once people depend of you for your ability to do tedious tasks in a creative industry, you’re stuck, you may have to quit or move to a different city to get out of it.

By: Aharon Rabinowitz

Aharon Rabinowitz — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:01:47 +0000

Michael – the real question is, can you sit in a room with people you don’t know well and tell them your honest opinion? Because that’s what we’re really talking about here. Shyness isn’t about feeling comfortable in front of a camera in a public place – it’s about feeling comfortable with yourself, and knowing that the world doesn’t end if you say something other people don’t like.

By: Darío S.

Darío S. — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:08:32 +0000

Yes agree with everything you told honestly. I’ve been recently in a professional crisis and been trying to understand why guys most of the times younger than, what means less experience where getting amazing jobs etc. Been trying to understand why some people are successful and other don’t. I asked loads of people about my portfolio and all of them said , man you got a nice work . I think my work os decent despite not amazing. And what I realised analysing closely those “successful” people is that they have a common thing. They are very confident in their personal lives and in their professional lives. They present their-selves and people trust them. Basically you could be an amazing artist and not be noticed and you could be a regular talented artist but if you are confident you will get eventually the best positions. Trust me sounds crazy but is true. Recommend this book “Talent is overrated”. Look on amazon.

By: Michael C.

Michael C. — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:14:36 +0000

#4 — shyness and handling rejection are different things. I can handle rejection, but I cannot go out there and film in a public place, say getting on a bus and talking into the camera surrounded by people.

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