Really great message here. I am currently shifting through some of this for myself. I am pretty new to the world of content creation, and super new to exploring video. I have enjoyed the few that I've done, but I also see some of those negative feelings creeping in.
I've had a lot of malaise the past few weeks and that has really hampered my creative process. I sometimes feel stressed or anxious about creating, but I'm trying to remember that it may actually have more to do with everything else in my life. My life is pretty damn busy and I need to let that inform the goals I create for myself. There is no way I could create a video even five days a week right now. And that's okay!
Thanks for sharing your story of going through a period of quitting. I can see myself pulled to that. I can sorta be an all-or-nothing kind of person. I want to resist that urge and hold on to creating when I can.
Cheers,
Sam
I totally feel you on the malaise and uncomfortable feelings. It certainly is a thing and if I were to sit here and tell you that I feel great about what I create all the time then I would definitely be lying. Since there is a very introspective and narcissistic compontent to creating video (and more specifically vlogging), you do tend to discover aspects about yourself or your life are sometimes quite uncomfortable! Even just the concept of sharing frequently exposes you to you and that can feel quite vulnerable at times. I struggle all the time with it but thats how I know I'm growing :)
I geared this video towards people who do have the time to create video this often but I'm totally supportive of creating when you can. You have four kids now, right? Even having one kid would require me to be on another level in terms of my creativity so major props for finding the time to keep your creative vibe alive alongside challenging yourself with video. That in itself is very impressive and a reason to celebrate!
Thanks for the awesome comment here (as usual). I always appreciate your honest and real perspective. Its so refreshing!
Awesome response. Thank you.
Great insight. I honestly haven't thought about that a whole lot on this platform, but when reading this I got a flood of memories around these feelings. I've always had a pretty easy time being open with strangers. I don't think I have any of my "in-person" friends on Steemit yet, but as I spend more time here, some of my followers are no longer strangers. I wanted to challenge myself and my tendency to hide, so I intentionally use my real identity for my account. That does not come without a cost though.
A lot of the "blah" that I am feeling is actually connected to Steemit for another reason though. After a month or two of creating, I am realizing more and more how my current career is the antithesis of what I want to be doing. Before Steemit, I was way more content with my job. haha.
Also, I actually have five kids! Thanks for the encouragement.
Well good news is that the antithesis often leads to the thesis... so you're on the right track ;-) and wow man... 5 kids. You are some special dude!