Ep102: How to Create Your Own Opportunities to Pursue Dream Projects | with Richard Sanchez

<p style="text-align: center;"><em>“It’s okay to look at others and say, that’s not my path.”<br /></em>- Richard Sanchez</p> <p>As creative professionals in the gig economy, it’s virtually impossible for all of us to follow a single path that leads to success. We are not doctors and lawyers. Even if we put in the work and do as we’re told, we can end up miserable on the same projects year after year after year as opposed to working on projects that creatively fulfill us. Heck, we can seemingly do all the right things (and even invest hundreds of thousands of dollars in advanced education and degrees) and <em>still</em> end up fetching people’s coffee!</p> <p>So what’s the difference between those working consistently on dream projects they love versus those who spin on the hamster wheel of projects and dead-end jobs that go nowhere?</p> <p>There are those who wait for opportunities to come to them, and then there are those who create their own opportunities.</p> <p>Assistant editor (and co-creator of the <strong><a href= "https://www.mastertheworkflow.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">Master the Workflow</a></strong> program) <strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/RJSanchez81" target= "_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Richard Sanchez</a></strong> has belonged to both camps. In the past he found himself taking the same jobs over and over that didn’t really move him forwards. But after listening to <strong><a href= "https://oystage.wpengine.com/cobra-kai-podcast-interview/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">my podcast interview with the creators of Cobra Kai</a></strong> where I systematically broke down my process to create my own dream job, something inside Richard changed.</p> <p>Richard realized the only thing standing between him and his dream project was himself. This realization was step one in a series of steps that slowly changed the direction of his career and led him to working on his dream project, <strong><a href= "https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1086064/" target="_bl