Comments on: I’ve been doing this for nine years? http://www.thejonjones.com/2006/12/01/ive-been-doing-this-for-nine-years/ Jon Jones is an Art Production Manager at NCsoft Austin, one of the most respected and successful video game studios in the world. He's hellbent on learning to be a better artist, manager and human being, and has a penchant for writing about it. Here he shares his thoughts and advice on personal development with the world at large! Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:39:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Jon Jones http://www.thejonjones.com/2006/12/01/ive-been-doing-this-for-nine-years/comment-page-1/#comment-4283 Jon Jones Sat, 16 Dec 2006 18:32:36 +0000 http://www.thejonjones.com/2006/12/01/ive-been-doing-this-for-nine-years/#comment-4283 Pete, model yourself on yourself. :) Push forward and kick ass all you can, of course, but don't try too hard to be someone else. Only you know your skills, gifts and natural inclinations, and the quicker you can start exploiting them the quicker you'll get to kicking ass. I used to look up to people and want to be like them. Titans of business, great artists, and successful people in general. But once I started building ridiculous amounts of self-confidence, I stopped thinking "How can I be like them?" and started thinking "What can I learn from them to make myself great?" It's a subtle shift, but the end result is that you get away from trying to follow in their footsteps and hoping they'll make you successful, and start making your own footsteps and knowing WHY you're making them and HOW they'll bring you closer to success. That's not to say that I don't let other people inspire the hell out of me. :) Chris, I was 12? Dear god, I feel old now, and I'm not! Brian, thanks, man. I really appreciate that. :) Pete, model yourself on yourself. :) Push forward and kick ass all you can, of course, but don’t try too hard to be someone else. Only you know your skills, gifts and natural inclinations, and the quicker you can start exploiting them the quicker you’ll get to kicking ass.

I used to look up to people and want to be like them. Titans of business, great artists, and successful people in general. But once I started building ridiculous amounts of self-confidence, I stopped thinking “How can I be like them?” and started thinking “What can I learn from them to make myself great?”

It’s a subtle shift, but the end result is that you get away from trying to follow in their footsteps and hoping they’ll make you successful, and start making your own footsteps and knowing WHY you’re making them and HOW they’ll bring you closer to success.

That’s not to say that I don’t let other people inspire the hell out of me. :)

Chris, I was 12? Dear god, I feel old now, and I’m not!

Brian, thanks, man. I really appreciate that. :)

]]> By: bwana http://www.thejonjones.com/2006/12/01/ive-been-doing-this-for-nine-years/comment-page-1/#comment-1863 bwana Mon, 11 Dec 2006 02:32:00 +0000 http://www.thejonjones.com/2006/12/01/ive-been-doing-this-for-nine-years/#comment-1863 Keep kicking ass, Jon. And keep up your positive attitude and focus. I am always amazed at your drive. Keep kicking ass, Jon. And keep up your positive attitude and focus. I am always amazed at your drive.

]]> By: Chris Holden http://www.thejonjones.com/2006/12/01/ive-been-doing-this-for-nine-years/comment-page-1/#comment-1707 Chris Holden Tue, 05 Dec 2006 20:33:09 +0000 http://www.thejonjones.com/2006/12/01/ive-been-doing-this-for-nine-years/#comment-1707 That's true! I met Jon when he was 12, and we starting making Quake 1 mods. We collaborated on a pile of Quake 2 plug-in player models. Anyway, what Jon says is true. I'm working on my 10th year as a developer, and I hired jon as a character artist as soon as I could (back on GORE). Anyway, do one push-up for every year you've been a developer (or every year you haven't), plus one for every year of your age. Every hour on the hour. You'll be rugged in a month! That’s true! I met Jon when he was 12, and we starting making Quake 1 mods. We collaborated on a pile of Quake 2 plug-in player models. Anyway, what Jon says is true. I’m working on my 10th year as a developer, and I hired jon as a character artist as soon as I could (back on GORE).

Anyway, do one push-up for every year you’ve been a developer (or every year you haven’t), plus one for every year of your age. Every hour on the hour. You’ll be rugged in a month!

]]> By: Pete the athlete http://www.thejonjones.com/2006/12/01/ive-been-doing-this-for-nine-years/comment-page-1/#comment-1706 Pete the athlete Tue, 05 Dec 2006 16:00:10 +0000 http://www.thejonjones.com/2006/12/01/ive-been-doing-this-for-nine-years/#comment-1706 I don't believe you! That'd mean, that you started with 13 years of age and that you're being paid for it, since you were 16. I'm 20 now and not even close to being an art-slave for little money at a tiny game-developer. I envy you! Ok, in the end I model myself on you somehow. ;) Keep going! I don’t believe you!

That’d mean, that you started with 13 years of age and that you’re being paid for it, since you were 16.
I’m 20 now and not even close to being an art-slave for little money at a tiny game-developer.
I envy you!

Ok, in the end I model myself on you somehow. ;)
Keep going!

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