PRESS RECORD
Taken at the Minnesota Zoo.
My first video is up on my channel! I said I’d get it done, didn’t I?!*
In order for me to get this done, I really had to change my mindset. Whenever I’d start a project, I’d always first think, “What would [insert community] respond to?” I was always trying to make something that I thought I needed to do. I’d follow the pre-planned steps, try and present myself how I think I’d be best received and without fail, it’d fall apart. Every time.
This time I thought, “I send my friends ridiculous videos all the time about my thoughts, my experiences, my life…why not just do that, but share it with everyone?” I don’t know why that didn’t click sooner, but I found that by having that mindset, a lot of my fear just went away. That combined with the constant reminder that I’m on a path of improvement and knowing I’ll only get better, really helped me break down some mental blocks that I’ve been struggling with.
The most challenging part was doing this all in Spanish. Everything else just kind of happened. And with a new month starting tomorrow, I’ll have more than one day to put something better together. For now, I’m just happy that I’m back on track to finding my creative self.
-WM
*I thought for weeks that I had a 2nd blog post up. I wrote it all up, including an anecdote about why I relate to Alicia Keys and her ‘Put It In A Love Song’ video debacle and the struggle of striving for perfection. Only to discover that the final version was never published and it reverted back to draft form. Crazy…
