Last week’s guest lecturer, John Herman, was a perfect
example of how the digital world has become an essential tool in making a career
for anyone. You can never predict what will come of putting your work on
display for everyone on the World Wide Web to see. Though I don’t question for a second that
John is extremely hard working, I can’t help but think that there was a good
amount of luck involved. Journalism was moving online and he may have been one
of the first students to truly take advantage of it. The release date of Google
Plus and being in a community where people seemed more than willing to
volunteer in his projects for free makes me wonder about how well things just
seemed to work out for him. I know there were parts that he left out
of his speech to us, but I wonder about any failures and complications that
came along the way. As he spoke, the question of whether or not
other up-and-comers got as lucky as he did popped into my mind. John Herman is
an excellent and undoubtedly fascinating resource that I feel fortunate to have
met. His business model can certainly never be duplicated, but his presentation
was a reminder that anything is possible when one has a clear self-vision, the
willingness to work hard, and the know-how in utilizing resources.
No comments:
Post a Comment