Reflections - 2011

Sometimes it depresses or saddens me that I am not working for a ridiculously awesome and talented design agency (your Carrot Creatives, Vigets, even Landor’s of the world[just some examples that were in my head, there are many more out there]). Even moreso when I think of all the talent THEY have that I don’t. Evenmoreso that I am not developing certain aspects of my talents. My family, friends, GF, are so super supportive it’s uncanny, but sometimes they just don’t see like I do, exactly HOW far behind the curve I am. But then I realize that I AM kicking ass and taking names, just not in the niche I expected or even wanted to be in 1, 2, or 3 years ago. That’s something too…I’ve only been doing this for 3-4 years…and I am still growing, just in different ways.

This year I’ve heralded myself as an Agile Design/Development and User Experience expert within my company, affording me more responsibility and opportunities therein…showing ‘the man’ that they pay me for good reason, and have much more good reason to pay me more. I might not design much lately, or kept up much with the social design world, but in my own way, I am doing right for myself and my future. Building an experiential platform only builds and never detracts from your future career goals. Only one way to go and that’s up. Here’s to unexpected goals being met and exceeded, and to future unexpected opportunities in the coming year for all of us.

Next Years Goal:  Javascript and PHP kickassery….the former being the most valuable as a skill in this field.