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Do you have a plan B?

Alfred Tanuwidjaja
3 min readDec 22, 2024

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For those thinking about giving up

Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash

I had a phone call with a career coach recently, and she asked a question that made me feel blank-spaced.

“If all else fails, do you have a plan B?”

“Erm………….”

Backstory

I am a creative person who managed to turn his hobbies and passion into bit-sized careers, making a living with what I love. Today, I mainly produce brand videos and photos for businesses. But, it was not always rainbows and butterflies. I love to create, but I am bad at the business side of things, which made me seek help from a career coach for whom I have produced a brand video. I needed help as I was drowning.

“If all else fails, do you have a plan B?”

“Erm…….. nope.”

I have seen success

The main reason why I did not even think about having a plan B is because I have seen success in a similar situation in the past. Before transitioning into photography and videography, I was a music teacher and a live band performer for the past 10 years. Back then, all I wanted to do was play in a band and make a living. Nothing else matters. That was all I could think of. And, true enough, I achieved it after years of practice and hardships.

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Alfred Tanuwidjaja
Alfred Tanuwidjaja

Written by Alfred Tanuwidjaja

I write about life lessons picked up along the way as a filmmaker and photographer. www.alfredtwj.com

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