by Troy DeVolld
Once a year, Full Sail University inducts six alums into its Hall of Fame, inviting previous inductees back to speak to students on everything from our personal journeys and professional accomplishments to the state of our industries. This year, for some reason, was an especially emotional one for all of us… though I’m unsure why.
At one point, I found myself sandwiched on a panel between Joey Morelli of EA Sports and Sebastian Krys, a guy who has more Grammys than I can count, offering the oddball advice to remember that your career shouldn’t be the only thing you have at the end of the day when the lights are off. I consider my “career above all” attitude a huge mistake made early in my career that I’m only now correcting.
Was that the kind of advice students want to hear? Maybe not. But I’m sure that very few of them were thinking 20 years down the road in terms of family and work/life balance.