I haven’t posted personal work in a long time, but it’s coming. My first year here at Bethesda Game Studios has been a challenging one. I thought I would come here and just click right into game production. It has actually been a challenging transition and had to dedicate most of my time to just getting the hang of game development. Having worked in TV, Film and now Video Games has shown me that they each present their own limitations and challenges. You can’t approach them the same way. This year has definitely side tracked me and I was feeling frustrated again because I haven’t put any time into my own personal growth that I spoke about in an earlier post . I started to feel like maybe I have lost sight of it. Working at a studio to help bring someone else’s vision to life is great, but creating my own content is where I have the most fun. Sharing my ideas and exploring my own work.
Daily, I read blogs of other artist that catch my attention. One of those blogs is from a guy I have never met, but someone I can’t help but feel a connection to as an artist. We share a similarity in our struggle to get good at this craft. His name is Mel Milton. He recently wrote an honest post his blog about the internal (and external) hurdles he is facing and how he is trying get past them. It’s not always art that presents struggle. For Mel, his posting was about other things presenting frustration. It was great to know I’m not the only one. According to his posts as of late, he is having a tough time juggling it all and I know exactly how he feels. There just isn’t enough time and/or energy in the day to do it all.
To add to this curious flow of events…this morning, I happened to check up on friend that I met at Blue Sky Studios. We became friends pretty quick and he’s one of the people I miss working with the most. His attitude is just awesome. His name is Phillip Hall. Phil has created a blog and on it I found this a great posting where he talks about drive. He makes a personal connection to Kevin Garnett’s (of the Boston Celtics) struggle and desire for success. It is an inspiring post that I needed to read this morning. A reminder that even friends of mine share similar feelings and have had similar experiences getting to where there are.
My career has had a lot of detours. Some planned, others forced upon me. It is a constant battle to stay focused and stay positive. Just thought it was important if you are reading this to know that you aren’t the only one.
Last tidbit. Here is a bit of advice from an interview I watched from J Cole (the rapper):
Belief and Hardwork makes it impossible to fail
Peace!
Rick
