I feel pigeon holed into one type of work and feel a bit stuck. On one side I’m really good at it but on the other side I’m not growing. It doesn’t feel like enough of a challenge. How do I branch out a bit?

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I try to stretch myself with my personal projects. Things that may not make money but make me feel like I'm learning and growing and challenging myself. Sometimes I can leverage it in the workplace eventually, and sometimes I can't. But either way, I'm still developing skills and seeking a bit of a challenge.

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I love personal projects as well for this reason this is definitely where my skill catapults. I just wish there was room to apply these interests in a day to day without having to consider other opportunities

Proactive work. Be so good at that CDs argue over who’s briefs you work on.

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Are you saying proactive work with the type of work I’d like to do?

Try to branch out in the organization. Let it be known that you'd like to work on different things. Don't be shy about your ambition, if you don't show an interest in stepping outside of your comfort zone people may assume you're content with what you're doing.

Would that come off as ungrateful? Sometimes too ambitious has backfired on me

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