Comments on: Opportunities and Success http://www.kartooner.com/archives/2004/05/17/opportunities-and-success/ Thoughts and observations from a quirky cartoonist and designer. Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:08:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3-beta3 By: kartooner.com » Turning the Tide http://www.kartooner.com/archives/2004/05/17/opportunities-and-success/#comment-384 kartooner.com » Turning the Tide Sat, 24 Mar 2007 01:15:59 +0000 http://www.kartooner.com/archives/2004/05/17/opportunities-and-success/#comment-384 [...] 4 years of writing, off and on, about a variety of things such as odd thoughts, close calls, success (and failure) and other things now relegated to the archives, it’s time to switch directions [...] […] 4 years of writing, off and on, about a variety of things such as odd thoughts, close calls, success (and failure) and other things now relegated to the archives, it’s time to switch directions […]

]]> By: Max http://www.kartooner.com/archives/2004/05/17/opportunities-and-success/#comment-383 Max Fri, 21 May 2004 00:07:19 +0000 http://www.kartooner.com/archives/2004/05/17/opportunities-and-success/#comment-383 Nice post. It really is who you know, and it will suck when you get right out of school. However, sticking with it will get you attention eventually in your chosen profession. I'm getting introduced into another professional sphere slowly but surely, and getting established for a second time I can say it is from doing the work as best I can. People notice eventually and they become contacts, and contacts really do want to help you succeed. Basic human nature. I know it sounds lame and it is frustrating, but patience is a virtue in this case. Nice post. It really is who you know, and it will suck when you get right out of school. However, sticking with it will get you attention eventually in your chosen profession. I’m getting introduced into another professional sphere slowly but surely, and getting established for a second time I can say it is from doing the work as best I can. People notice eventually and they become contacts, and contacts really do want to help you succeed. Basic human nature.

I know it sounds lame and it is frustrating, but patience is a virtue in this case.

]]> By: beto http://www.kartooner.com/archives/2004/05/17/opportunities-and-success/#comment-382 beto Mon, 17 May 2004 21:45:34 +0000 http://www.kartooner.com/archives/2004/05/17/opportunities-and-success/#comment-382 Last post should say "wrong" and "blame but yourself" respectively. I cant spel corectly when I am void of my evning cofee. Last post should say “wrong” and “blame but yourself” respectively.

I cant spel corectly when I am void of my evning cofee.

]]> By: beto http://www.kartooner.com/archives/2004/05/17/opportunities-and-success/#comment-381 beto Mon, 17 May 2004 21:43:32 +0000 http://www.kartooner.com/archives/2004/05/17/opportunities-and-success/#comment-381 Some words of truth in here. I've always said "It's not about what you know, but <em>who</em> you know", and year after year of hard-learned lessons through life experience have solidified this statement. I finished my master's degree at college only to find out that, outside the Government and academic circles, college degrees aren't worth shit - luckily I had a lot of work experience already before leaving college. I think about the "menace of the youngest" situation from time to time - about the only way you can get around this IMHO is to save up and start rolling your own business, so no one is going to fire you when you are 40... of course, the catch is that when things go worng, you have no one else to blame for yourself. But it is pretty much worth it. I'm looking forward to it. Some words of truth in here. I’ve always said “It’s not about what you know, but who you know”, and year after year of hard-learned lessons through life experience have solidified this statement. I finished my master’s degree at college only to find out that, outside the Government and academic circles, college degrees aren’t worth shit — luckily I had a lot of work experience already before leaving college.

I think about the “menace of the youngest” situation from time to time — about the only way you can get around this IMHO is to save up and start rolling your own business, so no one is going to fire you when you are 40… of course, the catch is that when things go worng, you have no one else to blame for yourself.

But it is pretty much worth it. I’m looking forward to it.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.kartooner.com/archives/2004/05/17/opportunities-and-success/#comment-380 Jeff Mon, 17 May 2004 21:11:50 +0000 http://www.kartooner.com/archives/2004/05/17/opportunities-and-success/#comment-380 Wonderful post! I spose maybe I'll stay in school for a couple more semesters... Wonderful post! I spose maybe I’ll stay in school for a couple more semesters…

]]> By: Todd http://www.kartooner.com/archives/2004/05/17/opportunities-and-success/#comment-379 Todd Mon, 17 May 2004 17:32:57 +0000 http://www.kartooner.com/archives/2004/05/17/opportunities-and-success/#comment-379 A very lucid, honest and inspiring post. This has been something that has always perplexed me and like you, as I get older, I'm starting to see things clearly. You just have to keep plugging away and working hard and hopefully you will be rewarded. A very lucid, honest and inspiring post.

This has been something that has always perplexed me and like you, as I get older, I’m starting to see things clearly. You just have to keep plugging away and working hard and hopefully you will be rewarded.

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