What Kind of Player Are You?

Job one is determining what kind of player you are. You have great ideas, but are you more a wordsmith or a visual genius? Well, what do you like to do? If you like words, become a writer. If you like pictures, become a designer or an art director. Eventually, you will find someone to complement your skill set and as a team share in the creation of ideas. However, first you have to determine who you are.

Then comes the strategy potion of the hand. You are entering the business of using creativity to sell things. Knowing who you are is so important because the commodity you will spend the most time selling is you. You are a brand that is uniquely you, and how your career plays out depends on how you represent your ...

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