What is your unique gift? – Do you believe in it enough to invest everything you have in it?
My unique gift is my intuitiveness. In unfamiliar situations or environments, I grasp the concepts quickly and can utilize them to get the job done. In a more creative pretense, I believe my unique gift is my natural approach to sound design and production. The most interesting sounds are in the environment around us. I use that belief in my work.
What difference are you trying to make in the world? – How passionate are you about doing this?
The difference I’m trying to make in the world is mostly to help my sister live an easier and happier life. She’s not neglected in any sense of the word, but any opportunity I have that benefits her, I take. I’m more than willing to drop everything I’m doing to make her happier if I’m given the chance.
How do you define success for yourself? – What challenges do you face in order to create success?
I define success based on the reactions of those around me. If I do something interesting that sparks the attention of those around me, I’ve won. If I’m doing something funny that my peers find entertaining, that’s also a victory. This also applies in the professional world. Maybe I propose an idea that my peers seem excited about, or I find some lighthearted way to do a project that’s both funny and fills the criteria, or even if I simply do something very well and it impresses those around me. Those are all victories.
What is career vision and a mission?
My career vision is to create sounds that immerse the listener in the world of the source. Video Games, movies, music, I want to take you on a journey as you lay back and relax in your seat.
My career mission is to design intuitive interesting and realistic sounds for electronic media.
Can you innovate and creates value and successfully communicate that value to intended audiences?
I believe I’m able to innovate and create value in something. However, communicating that to an audience can be difficult for me. A good portion of the time I’m at a loss as to what to say.
Do you have a positive attitude?
I believe I have a positive attitude. I don’t like to vent, or to place my stress on other people. Instead I try to look at the bright side of things, give someone the benefit of the doubt, or help people with their problems. This, hopefully, comes off as positive. I like to think it does.
Have you set your goals? What is your road map to success? Can you set inspiring and realistic goals?
I have set some goals:
This summer I’m going to get in touch with the music store in town that my family works with. I want to work with them so I’m not just laying around for 3 months.
I’ll come back in the fall, wrap up my senior year and graduate with my bachelor’s degree.
Before I graduate, most likely during the summer after the actual ceremony, I’m going to work an internship. Preferably at a film or game studio in their sound department, but I wouldn’t be opposed to interning with a theater or recording studio.
These are only a few of my goals, but they’re measurable and achievable.
Do you have and/or acquire the necessary expertise to actualize your vision?
I still don’t believe I’m quite where I need to be yet, but I have made a lot of progress. I want to learn some coding and familiarize myself more with some of the industry programs such as Wwise. These are all skills that could prove to be very beneficial for where I want to be.
What are your priorities? Can you set priorities?
My priorities right now are to get my degree, build my resume, and build my skill set. Everything I’m doing now is in pursuit of a career.
What opportunities are you looking for? What opportunities are you creating or intend to create?
I’m looking for more opportunity to get hands on work in games and film. To do this I’m starting to reach out to other students and ameteur developers to work with them on their projects.
How comfortable are you with uncertainty? What risks are you willing to take?
Of course I’m not totally comfortable with uncertainty, It stresses me out, but I work well in those situations. Under pressure or in stressful situations is where I learn the most and do the best work. It’s a nightmare as it’s happening, but once I’m done I’m so relieved and happy.
When facing challenges, do you persevere or do you walk away?
I absolutely want to walk away from challenges, but I never do. Those experiences are simply too valuable, no matter how much stress they cause me.
What experience have you learned the most from?
I’ve learned the most from hands on experience. Being thrust head-first into a theater sound-booth, or walking into my first ever recording session as part of a class. That hands-on knowledge has taught me the most.
What actions are you taking to realize your vision? Are you consistently taking action?
I’m not consistently taking action, I’ll admit that much. I am however pursuing and exploring new avenues to find work, and researching into networking opportunities coming up in the near future for my field.
How well do you put things in context? Are you able to easily respond to changes in your environment? What’s your best example?
I easily put things into context. Change doesn’t bother me, I just find ways to adapt. There are plenty of examples of this just in my experiences here at school. It’s not my best example, but my joining an opera workshop was quite the change. I never wanted to be a professional performer, and here I am putting on a production full of singing, acting, and dancing with my peers who absolutely do want to be professionals.
What is your plan to continually grow and evolve? How have you grown or evolved in there past year or three?
I plan to keep learning, to keep trying new things. My job right now is to build the skills in order to get a job. For me to do that, I need to try as many new things, and make as many mistakes as possible, so that I learn from them.
How easy is it for you to reach out to others to ask for support and to offer help?
I don’t like to ask for help. I want to be as independent as possible in my life. When I actually do need to ask for help it can take me a while before I actually do it.
