Design Break

In this episode, we’re going to talk about the importance of side projects and how they can lead to fantastic opportunities in your creative career. Throughout my career, I have worked on many side projects, each with its own challenges, learning opportunities, and payoffs. I’ve learned that there is so much power in creating your own side projects and sharing them with the world. Today, I share a few stories and examples of side projects I’ve created and the opportunities they have led to along the way. If you’d like to read more about my thoughts on side projects, you can find a blog post I wrote on the same subject on my website. Nuggets of Wisdom: 1) Side Projects Are A Way to Create Your Own Opportunities. - In life, if we really want to succeed, we need to sometimes create our own opportunities, not just wait for them to fall into our laps. Side Projects help us to create our own opportunities and can lead to ones we never thought possible. 2) Treat Your Side Projects Like You Would Client Work. - When