Participant vs. Contributor | Accidental Creative

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Participant vs. Contributor | Accidental Creative: "Are you a participant or a contributor?

There is a marked difference between the two, and it mostly has to do with mindset. As creative pros, we’re not hired for our time or our physical presence or even our skills. We’re hired to contribute. To shape thinking. For the value we produce.

It’s easy to default to a mindset of participation, which is based largely on “being present.” But this is unacceptable and ultimately unfulfilling.

“But you don’t understand….no one values my contribution.” Not your problem. Or maybe it is, and you should look elsewhere. But it shouldn’t allow you to throttle your own engagement and self-limit. Your only job is to bring yourself fully to each circumstance, relationship and project. To engage. To contribute."