Career Habits LA - 2020_03_12

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Hey there,

Recently, I spoke to a few students from my alma mater who wanted advice in getting started in entertainment and filmmaking.

They asked good questions, and most of it centered around a central theme: “what skills should I focus on?”

Skill development is crucial, no doubt. You must have the chops.

However, looking back at my career thus far, I focused a lot less on skills and more on habits.

I like to think this served me well, despite a scattered career trajectory, for a few reasons:

1. Skill sets change but the ingredients to build skills -- your habits -- remain the same.

2. Habits are always under your control. Control your habits, control your destiny.

If you're looking for habits to deploy when carving out your career in Los Angeles, this list is a great pIace to start. You can read about the habits here. 

Thanks, enjoy the rest of your week.

With gratitude and affection,

- Chris Ming