Today in class we listened to a podcast from NPR. The session featured Brian Grazer, reading his essay called, "For this I believe". He is a successful film maker, who wrote about how he succeeded getting out of his comfort zone. He talks about purposefully work difficult for himself, but putting himself in situations that might scare him. Although this might not also end with a new friend, but rather an uncomfortable conversation, he still puts himself out their. Doing this, he believes lets him learn something from every experience. This he says lets him grow from his failures. Getting out of his comfort zone is perhaps what lead to his success, or maybe it was just that mixed with talent.
In my project I have done more contact with other people than I would have every liked to do. Interviewing someone at the beginning of my project was difficult for me to do, mostly because I don't like going into situations I can't predict. Meeting the Argo's Inn owner was even harder for me to do because there was no set questions or time limit. During the entire meeting which lasted about 2 hours I was ready for something to go wrong. Sharing my project with people who ask has also been difficult. I might be interested in getting further out if the situation was to present itself.
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