As Successful As Your Last Title

It took me longer than was probably needed to realise.

You hear the phrase “you’re only as good as your last work” a lot. Whether in film, television or games, people will remember your last work.

When that last work is successful, they’ll of course remember the body of work that came before but it’s hard when you’re on the inside.

If you’re bridging projects or feeling the momentum dip between projects, you have to keep putting in the reps. Showing up day after day. We were lucky enough to have our ninth birthday in June, I’m excited to see where year 10 goes. Throughout the 9 year period we’ve had peaks and valleys, and that’s how it should be. I’m one to celebrate less on the peaks and really dig in throughout the valleys. The valleys for me is where I thrive to get better and learn more through improving process and routine.

You need to have the intrinsic motivation of just creating great work and to not let people engaging with you be a reflection of who you are. The world is busy and people understandably forget. But you’re creating work for them. You’re showing up for them. It isn’t about you.