I really like my current gig. Great salary, solid work, and the people are actually nice. Problem is, leadership is kind of meh from a creative learning stand point. Is it weird to reach out to a creative I admire and offer to buy them a coffee or beer to have a chat. Not asking for a job, just looking for some mentorship.

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Nah not weird at all. I’m sure they’ll be flattered. Good idea

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Good idea!

Back when I moved to LA I wanted to know more about filmmaking, so I started to reach out to people in the industry just to hear about their journey and perspective.

Out of all the people who I reached out to, only one person said no. Go for it, you’d be surprised how many people would be glad to chat with you!

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I love this! I want to be a director but I have no idea how to make that jump.

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I prefer tea.

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do it. as soon as you can. and do it often.

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Do itttttt

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