John Martz

Infusion

Keri Smith just posted 10 Ways to Infuse Your Work With Your Personality from one of her talks.

What I love about Keri’s advice (all her advice, not just this post) is that she always emphasizes personality.  According to her, creative work should be about the creator.  Sounds like a no-brainer, I know, but there have been too many times when I’ve sat down to work with the mindset of “what will other people like?” Sometimes I need a little reminder that I create because it’s what I love to do, not because it’s what I have to do.

Keri shares a quote in this interview from Joseph Campbell that echoes the effort to infuse one’s work with one’s personality:

“When you are on your path, and it is truly your path, doors will open for you where there were no doors for someone else.”