Without a doubt, the best part of getting your business book done is getting asked by companies you admire to come give a talk. All the effort is instantly worth it the moment the company you always dreamed of working for calls up and wonders, "Would you be willing to share your ideas with our people?"
The answer is YES. Especially if the company calling is Lucasfilm.
I wanted to work for Lucas every single day since I first saw Star Wars thirty years ago. I don't think I've ever recovered from receiving a copy of Joe Johnston's "Star Wars Sketchbook" for Christmas 1977. I must have drawn Y-Wing fighters for months.
I guess it paid off: drawing pictures on the biggest digital projection screen in the most immaculate theater I've ever presented in was pure joy.
Thanks Kelly for asking me to come share "visual problem solving" with ILM, LucasArts, and Lucasfilm. The pleasure was all mine.
Congrats, Dan. So very cool to be able to do that thing you dream about.
Posted by: jonny goldstein | May 21, 2009 at 01:31 PM
That is so RAD! When I was a kid, my #1 dream job was making adventure games for LucasArts.
Posted by: Austin Kleon | May 14, 2009 at 02:28 PM
Good to see you back...
Posted by: Vaish | May 14, 2009 at 02:12 PM