This is one of the things I’ve been thinking about recently for inspiration and motivation. If you want people to follow you and your work you need to become a specialist in some field. Once you’ve established yourself, being a leader is a natural step.

I keep this in mind not because I expect to become the leader of my field, but rather to focus on the short term goals that will lead me in that direction. For me I see the need to specialize to establish a unique image for Sidearm. To find a set of themes and styles that makes this place unmistakably different. Leadership is not the goal, it is the result of the insight gathered through countless hours of hard work in persuit of specialization.

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1. 1. zach May 22, 2009 10:26 AM

   Spot on assessment here. My big problem is deciding what to specialize in, design wise of course. I definitely need to redouble my efforts in self-initiated projects and actually utilize my little corner or the web!

   Hope you find those themes and I definitely think you’re onto a great style!