Monetizing Your Creativity - Pursuing A Career In Film, Television, Writing, Theatre, Music & Design With Your Talents

Still waiting for your ship to come in? Maybe you should consider jumping on the one passing right in front of you. In this New York interview, Maki Wennmann describes the advantages and disadvantages of being a "generalist" (many passions) as opposed to a "specialist" (singular passion). She is an accomplished writer in the USA and South America, a popular national radio show host in Japan and she works at the United Nations as a protocol expert. She started out as an account executive at a Japanese PR firm and leveraged that experience into this incredibly varied career. What if your personal set of passions include media, travel, languages and cultures? Is there a way of combining various passions into a vibrant and creative career? You really are the only person who can answer that question for yourself. Maki offers some interesting advice. Climb onboard or wait for a more attractive boat? Even walking the plank gives one an opportunity to study underwater life up close ... Take a deep breath. Leap,