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I started out producing for TV but I left to do it for a church. It was a crazy shift. The same things, but different. But I learned so much in that gig like being scrappy when it calls for it. My time there helped me as I went back to TV and Film.
That’s such a great example of how skills can transfer in surprising ways. Sounds like that detour gave you a whole new toolkit—and probably a whole new perspective too. Amazing how sometimes stepping outside the industry can make us sharper when we come back in.
Sometimes those detours are the best thing you can do. I bounced around a lot outside of the field, and I can still find little things I learned doing that and apply them to my job today.
Exactly! Those detours add layers to our skills and perspective that you just can’t get from staying in one lane. It all ends up feeding into the work in ways you wouldn’t expect at first.
In my youth I spent two years working for a human rights group. It was meaningful work for me, and I really loved it, but I couldn't make a decent living at it so I ultimately had to move on. But over time I realized I'd learned more doing that than anything else I'd done. Sometimes you don't even know you're learning a lot until some time later. And it might have been a detour that really gave you enduring insight.
That’s such a powerful reflection. Those meaningful detours often shape us in ways that show up long after we’ve moved on. It’s amazing how the lessons from those experiences can quietly influence everything we do later on.