Filling the Portfolio Gaps

In the mid 1970s, Shel Silverstein wrote the book The Missing Piece. 0:00 It was a story of a circle with a weird shaped opening. 0:05 The circle was on a journey of self-discovery and self-appreciation. 0:09 Not wholly different from anyone building a portfolio. 0:14 Much like the circle in the story, you may see that there's something that seems 0:18 incomplete when seeing all of your works together in the same place. 0:22 This is your portfolio gap. 0:27 The identifiable areas of the portfolio that show opportunity for growth or 0:30 greater exposition. 0:34 Perhaps you notice your portfolio is missing entire swathes of your 0:37 personality, interests, or even skill set. 0:41 For instance, maybe you've been working on your Swift coding skills. 0:46 Or you've been excited about how your use of color 0:50 has matured over the past few months. 0:53 If it's important enough for you to dedicate effort to, 0:56 then it's likely important enough to call out somewhere, 0:59 even if in a minor way in your collection of work. 1:03 Here's a great way to identify those gaps. 1:06 Make a list of all that you wanna emphasize in your portfolio and 1:10 compare that list to the collection of work you've put together. 1:15 Be very intentional with what you're putting on that list. 1:20 I recommend that you refer back to the portfolio goals 1:24 that you identified earlier in this course. 1:28 Now that we've identified some off the gaps that may exist in your portfolio, 1:31 let's meet up in the next video to make a plan on how to fill those gaps. 1:36