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Imagine you like mtb, video games, and 3D art. How can you choose? Do you understand the quote "Instead of hoping you're doing the right thing, make it the right thing" like: chose one of them and invest you near 100% so anyway, you'll be the person who succeed in this field. Or did I've understand the sentence as it should?
I had to teach myself that finishing something 80% of the way is the closest it'll ever be to perfection. The extra 20% is wasted time that would be better spent on starting something new. Just make it and move on - it's not the last time you'll create.
20% | This is the first time I've heard someone else say what i've been feeling, "i already knew how to make videos but every time i clicked record it felt like i didn't know what i was doing." I have felt like that for so long. I can edit a video for clients, friends, family but when I want to do it for myself I never know where to start. I've been wanting to pursue youtube as well. I want be an Adventure Filmmaker but sometimes it feels so silly and unattainable. It's like you know what you want to say and share but then you feel like you know nothing. This video is so important. Thank you for putting it out there.
I completely feel the same way! I have all these aspirations and dreams of being a videographer/filmmaker watching and going through all these tutorials and getting so hyped and when I want to start that journey, I find it so intimidating and impossible, and I end up I distracting myself playing video games or watching yt videos... I've yet to take that plunge...
I'm not the only one in this, I bought video camera I recorded only one video and posted it then I gave my video camera out. Now I am trying to get new one but still feeling silly about it
Hi 20%-er here! What I have come to enjoy in other creators is their candid EMOTIONAL honesty about the journey. Their journey. Their process. The imposter syndrome. I think it is so important to have other creators be your mirror and remind you of the nuance you bring to the table! That is the support we all need as creatives. So, I appreciate videos like this where it creates conversation and a safe space to just brain dump individual perspectives. Keep it up!
Avery, you said it best! I've started and re-started a couple of times on UA-cam...I consistently come face-to-face (seemingly) with those gremlins who only feed us negativity about what we're endeavoring to accomplish...especially if we're changing directions or reengineering ourselves for something different in life. "safe place for a brain dump"... To all, be well; self-encourage; & create. Peace.
I like how you used the word "nuanced ". It's so vulnerable sharing your perspective on UA-cam and so easy to think "no one cares what I think". When it comes down to it each take is nuanced, and sharing those unique to you thoughts can be interesting. So I'm going to try and remember that when the self doubt creeps in.
"Don't be scared of moving slowly, be scared of standing still." This quote really helps me out. I fear a lot that im not progressing fast enough or becoming sucessful at my passions fast enough. But if you just do an hour or two everyday of work, your still progressing. Your work ethic should be authentic, not perfect. We have been brainwashed to believe we need to work 8 hours a day when its not true. do a few hours a day, go outside, smile, live life and the rest will amazingly manifest itself
20%, the thoughts that keeps coming up for me are: “am i even worthy of this” and “what’s the point” it gets so depressing when i think about those because i’m all happy and pursing that passion but i suddenly drop and can’t find the will or motivation to keep going.
I purchased my first camera in 2022 with plans of filming more and getting back on UA-cam…with many rabbit holes and LOADS of expensive additions to my camera setup…I have yet to put something out due to overthinking and doubting if what I am making is even good. This video, along with the 20% that commented made me realize that I’m not alone & I am motivated to put something out! Thank you!!
Feel you bro, a ton of equipment and you tell yourself once you got a new thing like a monitor, instead of starting, you keep searching to buy a lens or something to keep you waiting, been there done that
...just start with a 3-min short video. Maybe something you're interested in or something you know well. Then it will flow & be natural. Press record on your camera; edit the little stuff; press export to UA-cam; then pat yourself on the back, go out w/ some friends or yourself to celebrate and say, " I did it"! Even if you don't make another video, you still did it! Cheering for you!
Last time I managed to break out of that cycle, it started by posting a video on my phone. I didn’t edit it or do anything to it other than state my intention. It helped break that barrier for me and then I posted a video soon thereafter that I’m very proud of. Hope this helps!
I’m part of the 20%! I really feel like comparing my day one to someone else’s day 2000 is my biggest weakness. Like logically I know that I will have to suck at making art and videos to get good at making art and videos but then I try something and I’m like “oh you’re not already good at this? You’re not picking it up fast?” And then it’s “well it’s not worth it then because you’ll never be good and you will never support yourself and succeed if you’re not good”. Or the good old “it’s too late for you to pursue this” and trying to make out like I’m too old to succeed at things at THE RIPE OLD AGE OF 26 which is absolutely ridiculous
Felt like I had to leave a comment to this! I'm 19 and just started writing lyrics about a year ago, and even though I literally haven't even finished high school, I too worry about whether I started out too late to actually do something with it, which just seems so damn ironic. If you feel like taking advice from someone seven years younger than yourself, I think it'll just always be that way man
I'm 36 and I feel like I've missed my opportunity to go to film school or pursue my dreams of being a filmmaker/videographer because I am stuck in a 9-5 full time job, with hardly anytime at home to pursue these passions/hobbies and I can't afford to go back to school because of responsibilities and finances. I wonder if it's just something we all think about... I suppose we're our worst critic. To that end, I wish you the best Mickey and keep at it! One day you'll be that day 2000 for someone else. (It's always so much easier to help someone else than to help yourself XD) Take care friend!
I will be turning the ripe old age of 26 soon and these thoughts also pop in my mind! But in reality we are still very young. We just gotta keep showing up every day 🫶 and one day look back and see all the growth💛 you got this!
@@felixkunz1916 Im glad to see someone else my age also feeling this way. I really want to get into acting, entertaining and filmmaking but it all seems so insurmountable. I tell myself I wish I started earlier, as if it would change anything. I honestly just try to remember that time is only going to keep moving forward, so I have to choose whether or not to move with it. Good luck with your writing, all the best to you!!
This is a big fear of mine as well. I'm 19 and already feel this way, I suppose it's a feeling we're always going to have until we've already started what it is we want to start. Even once we're in the flow of things, I reckon we'll be grateful we started.
Last year, I was working full time, budgeting groceries, unable to afford date nights, and missing time with my kids. Now I learned how to make money online. Now am a SAHM, homeschooling, and making profits every week.
Everyone needs more than their salary to be financial stable. The best thing to do with your money is to invest it rightly, because money left for saving always end up used with no returns.
I’m looking for something to venture into on a short term basis, I really need to create an alternate source of income, what do you thing I should be buying?
Part of the 20% lol. This was great, I definitely understand I’m there now trying to determine what I want my shorts films to feel like and look like. For now consistency is the key!
same here, i can’t tell if i should be putting more time toward something else but the risk is why you’re doing it, and the risk usually tends to be worth it you won’t waste time, you still learn skills along the way anyway
I don't have that fear, but when I start that new thing, I realize how out of my depths I am and will quit because of monetary issues, time, or how unrealistic my goals are. This may not be the same for you, so my advice would be to start small and work up from there, but keep in mind successful people are extreme outliers.
I entirely understand that, and I’ve been stuck that way for years. I’ve come to terms that it’s an unfortunate way to live. I realised that we don’t really know when our end will come. Today, tomorrow, it’s lucky that we are alive each day. With that, if you want to start something new, you should go for it. It may lead to new, even better goals. If not, at-least you tried, and get a skill out of it. Life is full of surprises and all about the experience, not about having everything planned and figured out. It’s far less stressful that way. I think on the internet there’s this “productivity” culture that exists of always being goal orientated, know what you want, don’t waste time and avoid making mistakes. We think so much about being productive that ironically it’s not a productive use of time. On top of that, you’re exposed to people e.g far younger than you who seem to be doing what you can’t. It all can all honestly feel very impending and scary. But, think the best advice in life is finding what and doing what you enjoy, not what you feel you have to do to seem productive. That will lead you to being more productive than you can imagine.
Twenty Percent Here. I think what we fear is not failure, it’s success that we fear. We all want success. But we don’t want the pain, frustrations, anger and disappointment and hard work. Self reminder to myself to keep going and that all of this is what’s making it fun.
your videos are so inspiring but the main reason they are is because of your humility and your realness plus expressing your gratitude to all your viewers at the end, this video is alot more inspiring to me then most motivational videos out there because its so real, i see myself in you because you allow yourself to be seen as just human and it makes me believe in myself even more because im also just human. alot of the people that are out here achieving their dreams, they usually hide the part of them that is uncertain or insecure and it just makes me feel like "yeah they can do that because they are them but im just lil ol' me, who am i too go for my biggest dreams" but when you express the difficulties and the insecurities, i see myself, so thank you for being real♡
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sometimes the hardest thing to push through for me is “someone else can do it better than you already, why even try?” , but then i try to just ignore that and still do the thing for the joy of the process (for example just playing guitar for the joy of simple sounds and harmonies and not aiming to be faster than others)
Am part of the 20% here! One of the reasons, I guess, why people procrastinate so much is not because of laziness but because of perfectionism. We are so much scared about how other people might possibly perceive us from the outcome of our work, hence, we can't simply move forward coz we keep on going back to the details that we think might give other people long lasting impression of us.
Yea definitely we expect perfection from the beginning and we need to realize it's okay to suck in the beginning. I think we want to be at the destination without taking the journey however the journey is the most important part.
I struggle with the same thing. I am lucky enough to have a mentor in my life (which is a new experience) who tells me constantly to “fail fast” this is something I have to repeat to myself every time I get in a headspace of perfectionism. It helps me accept that I WILL fail and that is ok, in fact, it’s part of the plan. It is still difficult but it changes my expectation.
Same here, great to read all your comments, taking a mental screenshot to remind myself to be kinder to myself throughout - starting is already something to be proud of, doing something for yourself is a kind gesture enough to carry it through.
I watched the video till the end and my fear of starting something new is -: 1. Fear of beginning the thing 2. Making it perfect to what I imagine 3. Will this be enough? 4. Am I doing it the right way ? 5. How will this affect me? 6. And surely high expectations and irrational comparisons I'm now improving and have improved a lot in some of the above points. Sometimes I feel whole and sometimes overthinking/guard dog/ voices rambles anyway but I got my message to keep going despite them. I started one by one and it surely makes me feel alive, it's hard but it gets better too. Have a good day and take care everyone. :)
Fighting the battle with your mind to finish this and put it on UA-cam was one of the best things you did in life. You will not have the idea how much it means to me but trust me it made a difference.
As someone who started a UA-cam channel & then stopped creating - I needed to see this! Perfectionism definitely stops me from creating but lately I’ve been embracing the fact that perfection doesn’t exist and I need to put out my art regardless! - part of the 20 percent
"Sometimes I'll start a sentence and I don't know where it's going. I just hope to find it somewhere along the way. Like an improv conversation. An improversation." -Michael Scott
9:11 I am a part of the 20% that made it this part of the video. This is just what I needed to hear today. I always feel grateful for getting to meet videos like this.
“Comparing your day 1 to someone’s day 1000” was such an impactful statement. I think it’s worth saying we are used to falling in love with the idea of the “end goal” and don’t realize the work/hurdles we will face through the journey. And instead, the idea is to enjoy the journey!
I was writing a script and took a break to eat lunch while watching this. The break was definitely needed because I got to the point where I thought “is this even good? What am I doing?!?!” And spit my drink out when you said my thoughts out loud. This was very needed for me today, thank you!
Part of the 20%. I honestly think social media has made it so hard to attempt anything. It shoves down your throat that every day has to be the best day or your life when in reality that’s just not true. I appreciate videos like this that highlight what it means to be normal while trying to do cool things. I wish every single one of you all the best. Find what makes you happy and gives you peace!
the fear of starting something, working hard for it , and not being what you thought you wanted in the beginning. Plus, that leading to a loss of time and money
20% Club! To be honest, I use UA-cam as a way to distract me but also motivate and gain knowledge while I’m doing household chores that I don’t want to do which is alllll of them. I can’t stand how UA-cam has changed its opening layout to show shorts first. It kept trapping me into scrolling, something I was using UA-cam to avoid. I love long-form content as it helps me to accomplish my chore goals so I can move onto the fun stuff. I try looking for 30 mins or longer videos so it also helps me sorta keep track of time too. Thank you for sticking it through and completing this video. I’m grateful to have watched it. ❤
Hey dude, I heard there are extensions that completely remove them from being shown on youtube, I don't know the name off the top of my head, but its out there somewhere and it shouldn't be that hard to find.
"I hope this video was good" Pffff are you kidding me?!!? I have never resonated with another photographers struggles soooo strongly before. This video illustrated my mental barriers more clearly than I could. This is going to change my photography and will be a vid I watch multiple times for motivation 10/10.
I’m 30, have a 5month old and have a supportive wife. My life changed when our baby came in to our life. It made me more compassionate and gave me a bigger drive to be a provider. My baby is my “tiny hobby” no one cares about more than my wife and I. Putting the same energy to raise a human is my “hobby”, I love that my baby has given me a purpose. I’m here for him, I am because of him.
Thank you for being loving and moving towards more of that in the world. I feel the same about people around me and dogs, just because I know I won't have children.
My oh my! Who is here ready the comments. 😯😲 It's just screaming to me that "I'm absolutely not, I'm just one of the millions going through the same thing we never really talk about" We are not alone guys. We have each. Thank you Andrew from making this video for us all
part of the 20%. it's terribly difficult for me to accept that i won't be the best when i start doing things. im not sure i have dreams. i feel incredible, amazed, and proud with a certain output, then when i put it out there, after a while, it cringes me and feel embarrassed abt it that i just end up hiding it. the wearing off of the excitement is so true too. painfully true.
Before seeing this video , and just by the title, I can tell u guys by experience, yes start without knowing how , just start , I started doing things while I didn’t even have any idea about it , and now I’m good at crochet , painting, and reading books , and I’m still discovering new things
I’m part of the 20% and I’m very glad that you made this video. This week I’ve really realized that I’ve started and explored so many projects over the last year and a half and have not finished many of them. Typically when I get to the “this isn’t fun anymore stage” of my art I look for the next thing to “explore” which is typically a new medium (paper, markers, watercolor, fibers). But I want to be able to see something to completion, even if it’s not perfect. I think I need that challenge, actually I know I need that challenge, and this video was good confirmation of that. Thank you for making it!
9:43 watched the whole thing dude seriously, thank you for this. Prime example of just push through to completion and put it out there, you never know who’s watching and who’s life you’re impacting but when you put pure intention and honesty behind your work somebody is going to receive it and be blessed. Again, thank you for this!
Every single time I think I'm going to start my UA-cam channel or that course that I purchased 6 months ago, I start making a sandwich of all the reasons why it's not going to work. "You're not intelligent" "You're not funny or witty" "People are gonna hate the way you talk" "You got 0 editing skills" And then I eat my 1000-reasons-why-I'm-a-failure sandwich before bedtime and repeat the ritual the next day. And me being in my 30s, it's just... But, I am slowly doing things to change my perspective. And watching this video feels like a good start to my day today. ✨I'm always taking notes and learning a lot from channels like yours and many others on UA-cam. Thank you for making this video! :)
This helped me am 22 still a student and I'm questioning what am doing I can't even get myself to start my school project coz ifk how and its getting me stuck
Go girl! I feel you with the 30s issue haha But, so what? This is your life, live however you want to :) We will some day leave this world, so... Enjoy, live and love. This time here is a blessing
Yeah negative thinking is very bad and I’ve grown up with it. Negative thinking is proven to decrease function in the prefrontal cortex worsening cognitive function and the ability to learn, as well as, making you more impulsive and uncoordinated. Then like a billion other detriments things like more anxiety, anger, bad temper and so on.
"Using the fact that you don't know how it'll all work out as a reason not to do it, maybe it's the very reason you should do it" That really clicked it in my mind The major daubt I have is 'you may loose the comfort you have now and never get another chance' Then a moment later I realize that that comfort is built on a volcano, and I have to start over if I want to live and succeed
This is exactly how I feel as a creative. I’ve always picked up and dropped hobbies, and photography is my main one right now. Feeling like you need to make it big with your hobby is what makes it tough to enjoy the process when it was just fun for you in the beginning. Comparison is the thief of joy as well. I’m that 20% and I love that you made this. Thank you.
its crazy how we all here know exactly what the problems are which we face as creatives, and also have an idea about what their solutions and preventions are, and still we often find ourselves looking for answers elsewhere. its just amazing how we all have the factual knowledge of things, like "oh you're not confident for your art, don't compare!", but we just so many times can't apply it onto our own selves at the needed place and time! i realise i have ranted too long here, about stuff which isn't even too related to your original comment. but im jus gonna leave it here anyway 😭
"there's a harsh reality in starting new things first it's exciting and then that excitement wears off really fast you can't get many places you go through a process of uncertainty and fear" sooo relatable
I think the fear that keeps coming up is a sort of task paralysis. I get these spurts of motivation but when I start writing out a list of tasks that I want to get done to get to where I want to be I get overwhelmed and end up doing nothing at all. Its hard but I try my best to remind myself to start out with little steps and just try to enjoy the journey rather than focus on the outcome.
Part of the 20%, working with my partner as a wedding photographer/videographer in Denmark, having so many weddings per year, yet the taxes are so abnormal, around 45% of what we make goes in taxes, and being such an expensive country, at the end of the year we make it as a normal one-person salary. Which is crazy. It's just super frustrating and we're joggling with creating different other things but it's just so difficult when the weddings take already so much of your time and more importantly, so much of your creative energy...But we'll make it at some point, sooner or later. Keep up the amazing work you're doing Andrew, you truly are an inspiration and I think this is the first comment I wrote in the past year, watching creators over creators, something just clicked with you in here and I'm so glad I found you. Much love from Europe.
Part of the 20%. Life truly is a wild journey. In a blink of an eye your kids you sacrificed so much for are grown up and you're still working for corporations that you hate but you have come so far in your career you think its too late to have dreams. So you push them deep inside and long for a different life. If only you were younger. That's the haunting thought that takes up rent in my brain on a daily basis. You've given your whole life so your family so they can have a better life but is it too late to follow your dreams? Absolutely loved this video. Extremely thought provoking and inspiring .
" There's too many options and if I choose the wrong one,well my life might just fall apart". Never thought I would hear the words in my mind out loud.
I wish someone had told me this before, I'm stuck in my life righ now just because I liked to do many things but I feared making the wrong choice so fucking much that I didn't choose anything at all. Everyone just picked up things for me, and as a people pleaser, I passively just accepted whatever came. Being thrown at the world at the age of eighteen when I was just like this made and still make me feel like a failure or the ultimate garbage of the universe. But there's some comfort in seeing someone say they've gone through something similar and that the first step is something everyone have to do and of course we'll not be our best everytime, let alone in the first try. Learning to embrace the uncertainty is the best advice young people can get.
"Instead of using the fact that you don't know how it will all work out, as a reason not to do it, maybe it's the very reason you should do it" beautiful
20% here. The questions that come up for me “I’m going to fail, I don’t know how to do it. I’m not an editor.” Then I’m reminded of the passion and heart I have for what I want to create and those thoughts seem so silly. So self-centered, yet real. Letting myself embrace the messy process.
the day 03 to 11 cut was so real and honestly its a process i go through everytime i make anything. for me the hardest part is tuning out or pushing through the 'what am i doing is thise even good' voices successfully enough through time to come to something whether its 'good' or 'bad'.
Releasing art is a radical form of self love and bravery. The universe ain't shit without every lil thing in it. Including you, sharing your art is, in my eyes, a way to honor the gift of life the universe gave you. Anytime I feel bad or anxious about the stuff I'm doing (stand up comedy, poetry, UA-cam videos) I remind myself what I'm doing is important for the world. As is every other creator and artist, and so what imma be bad right now. I know for a fact it won't be forever. Also people can relate with bad. Everything you post will get at least 1 view so you will always have an opportunity to make an impact that's meaningful try your best and see what happens. That's my mindset about this kinda stuff. (Heavily influenced by CJ the X)
this comment really means a lot to me. I am kind of an artist myself but every time I post a photo or a video of my work I get really anxious and insecure about it. I really struggle with showing what I made because it feels so vulnerable and then only a hand full of people see it. What you said about that one view gave me perspective so thank you for that. That really means something to me.
making a commentary about the struggles of following through with things while doubting yourself and then adding clips where you are completely doubting yourself is the rawest form of raw. this is one of the most inspiring videos ive seen this year
I’m part of the 20%. My name is Louis, and I’m French. As a creative, I express myself through photography, shooting music videos, graphic design, and many other forms of art. I really saw myself in this video! It’s so reassuring to see that there are people who share the same thoughts that are constantly running through my mind as I write this comment. Having multiple skills, I’ve often juggled between them, which has allowed me to experiment with many things. However, it’s also prevented me from mastering any one of them completely. The fact that you did photography for five years, then paused everything to start a brand, and eventually ended up on UA-cam, shows me that it’s possible to put everything on hold to focus on a specific goal. ty for this video ✌✌
First off, you were not rambling. I've never seen your videos before. First time watcher/viewer. I am part of that 20%. Everything you said really resonated with me. I'm a writer. I've always been a writer. Even before I could actually write, I'd make up stories, songs and poetry and share them with my 3 dolls and stuffed animal. Then, I finally took a smidge of belief in myself and had 3 different essays published in various magazines. They paid me!!! That was part of my start in earning money from writing. I've had little online jobs writing for others, but mostly, I've distracted myself with jobs I detested because I needed the money and the voices of my family and the loop that played (and still plays) in my mind saying that writing is a hobby and will never amount to anything. I will never amount to anything... There go the voices again... Anyway, I've been working on the first book in a series since roughly 2013? I worked on it some in 2013 and 2014, put it on a shelf because I didn't believe in me. Worked on it again in 2017. Put it on a shelf. You get the idea. I took it off the shelf again in 2023 and worked on it till maybe sometime in late March, then realized I gave away too much info in chapter 8 and 9 and it's been sitting on a shelf again... til yesterday or maybe the day before. I'm reading it from the beginning, revising as I see fit and will fix any issues with chapters 8 and 9 as I get to them and it'll be fine, but I have to do my paid work first, which I'm getting distracted on as well, because I'm hungry again to work on my book, but I keep telling myself "PAYING THE BILLS IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE DREAM RIGHT NOW! Get the paid work done. THEN work on the book. Stay up late. Get up early. Make time. And get it done." Hopefully, I can actually finish this book by the beginning of May this year. I'm tired of waiting on myself. It's my biggest dream, unrealized. Everything else I've wanted for myself as far as taking risks and trying new things and putting myself out there have all manifested really fabulous results, so I don't understand myself in my constant stalling and purposely getting distracted. So freaking hard to believe in myself, or believe that God/Universe would ever help me reach success with this thing. I'm terrified. Terrified of failure. Terrified of success. Geez. I just want to live my best life but I get in my own way and trip over myself every step of the way AND IT DRIVES ME TO INSANITY!!! Anyway, maybe I'll come back one day and report that "Hey, I got a fine agent, a fab publisher, a fat advance, and all my dreams have come true and it was better than I ever imagined it could be, because God is so good and the Universe really does have my back!!!" That's part of the dream anyway. Till then, I'll keep on keeping on, try to finish this baby, and show up for myself. I hope the same for all of you with all you want in your life.
Thank you for sharing that! .It can be hard juggling with work to pay your bills and your ultimate goal in finishing that book. You deserve to be appreciate yourself . Do take little steps to work on that book and It would feel much better saying "hey I was able to work on it little by little and I didn't let go of that dream" rather than the huge paycheck/ the end result. Not that I have been able to do that fully or even reached anywhere close but since all our stories are different , only we can only take control of our own life. A close friend once told to me to stop sitting in the passenger seat just observing and allowing everything to happen and start controlling the wheel to what we see and do in the present. It's much easier said and even difficult to do but that struggle to every creative pursuit gives more happiness in the essence of life. It would be great to hear back from you regarding the journey/process of writing your book.. All the best in your journey!
Hi Carol, thank you for sharing your story. Your story is one I can highly resonate with because I am on that same path right now of believing in myself.. constant back and forth between what's important (believing in myself and chase my dream or work that job that "pays the bills") and still having confidence issues. I started listening to a audiobook of the ATOMIC HABITS about a month ago and I feel things changing already. Working towards something is not as hard as it seems because we always have the end goal in mind. Whilst this end goal isn't what is important. What is important is the person you become while striving towards that goal. In essence showing up everyday without fail for that 20-45 minutes working on your goal after working that job that pays the bills. Small efforts day in day out compound into something bigger than we could imagine. And with all the compounding work you put in you will be the writer you always wanted to be and publish more books than the one (the first big hurdle) you working towards right now. Do not forget we only have one life to live. Make the most of it now while you can. Each day we wake up we getting closer and closer to the time we will no longer be... I know that is a bit much to swallow but its the truth.. Don't you waste your potential girl!!!
That wall of regret right before you finish a product is so true. You just gotta push through and actually finish things even if it isn’t perfect. Finishing and publishing is more important than perfection.
So glad the algorithm hit me with this. Self-doubt is one of the biggest struggles for me. I've been studying other professional creatives and their personalities and it really does seem like you nailed it. You really just have to keep pushing forward and when those "is this even good?" or "I don't even know if I like this"-type voices come out, you just say "Well, I don't know but let's keep going!" You really have to be okay with not being perfect at whatever it is you're pursuing. Keep calm, don't compare yourself unfairly, improve a little every day, and never quit. I loved the message behind this video! Thank you for sharing Andrew!
"Instead of hoping you’re doing the right thing, make it the right thing." and not holding yourself to expectations you cant control are so huge. "If 100 people or 100,000 people see my art it doesn't change the quality or the importance of thing you did" or the message you're delivering. Those two things for me were a healthy smack in the face reminder. Thanks for the wise words. We often "know" these things or hear them often but tend to forget it. Glad you stuck with it, part of the 20%, what you're saying is very relatable. I struggled with perfectionism and wanting anything I started to be perfect. I'd constantly feel like I need to know everything before I started or moved onto the next part of that topic, which ends up leading you to a different topic because of the shiny object syndrome and thinking that the next topic is easier than the one you're trying to perfect. We get good at learning the details, but the details come in by putting in the reps, and the reps come by simply just starting. "Comparison is the thief of joy."
I'm glad you decided to post this video. I have been struggling with this feeling for months now, starting a project & not liking the outcome halfway through editing because I always expect perfection. It's been stopping me from being my creative self but watching this short film gave me a sigh of relief, I am not the only one struggling with these intrusive thoughts. Thank You.
I'm an artist in every sense of the word. I love music, I paint, I write stories, yet sometimes I feel like it will never be good enough. Sometimes I forget I do this because of me, because this is what I've always wanted and looked up to, and I'm trying to get better. I'm trying to overcome my social anxiety and my eating disorder, along with being a lot healthier and trying to *try* new things out. As of today, I had a really bad day and all I thought about was giving up about everything I'm dreaming and sticking to what I have. That wouldn't be me after all. I'm still young, barely in my seventeens and I'm turning eighteen this year. For everyone reading this, don't wait for someone else to do it for you, search for the gratitude and pride to do things yourself and have your name on them. Make yourself a person that people will remember.
"Instead of hoping you're doing the right thing, make it the right thing." Such an eye opener! I am feeling overwhelmed & lost today. Thank you for this.
I actually teared up at the end bc you are showing yourself … and all of us … so much compassion . Beautiful truth is in you and following you. Thank you for the tears man.. I needed them today to feel a little more human , a little less stuck, get a little more in action with compassion for the things I want to create. Little by little UA-cam is acting as an oracle giving me the messages I need to step forward. Yay UA-cam .. what a platform of spirit!!! Keep breathing keep loving keep being -all things are coming! Rejoice
Sometimes I think that I will sound stupid when I talk about the hobbies I start because I don't know everything yet. I think that I won't be as good as others or I won't have the time everyday to practice a skill so I fear I won't get good at it and stay mediocre forever.
Sound stupid to whom? People who didn't even try to learn something new? And the time you're going to spend practicing your craft everyday, which you're afraid will not bear any fruit, that's gonna pass either way. might as well try to get better in the meantime👍
how do you think of others when you hear them talking about getting into something you like? usually i feel excited that they’re getting started, and have nothing but support for them. try to remember that if their opinion is worth caring about, they’d think the same
I also noticed a similar pattern like you. Sometimes I even said that I wanna start hobbies to friends, then I ended up not doing it. So now I don't say anything to them, until I make something/ some progress and I will tell people about how I achieve it. I think that Huberman also talked about this in his podcast or shorts.
20% the worst thing that is in my head is people judgement. I know that nobody cares but my head goes buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz and takes me down from starting. Thank you for the inspiration.
Hello, I also have those and fear in how it will be perceived by my close ones. I hope you are making progress towards your goal buddy :) if so pls share some tips that worked for you.
What I never realized. I like being told what to do and like the comfort of just consuming and don’t take the scary step to start because I’m thinking of how it is not perfect yet and there need to be things to be done beforehand. What a great video because of the message. Thanks stranger to be so open about your feelings and insecurities. A video worth watching until the end on normal speed.
I was a part of that 20% thank you for this video and it made me decide that I need to take a risk on just starting something which for me is drawing, I’ve always wanted to but never have because I “wasn’t good enough” but I realized that no one is until they take the leap to actually get good. Love all of you hope this video helped you as much as it helped me. ❤
20% - “Instead of hoping you’re doing the right thing, make it the right thing.” was my take away. I fight the same battles of the back and forth in the head. Most of the things I start, I never finish. It’s a struggle I’m still working through. Keep this in mind when posting your videos, it only takes one person (maybe even a few) to have gotten something out of your journey/insight to make all the difference. You don’t need to win over everyone. I thank you for pushing yourself to post this. It truly resonated with me. ❤
100% agree about that quote being the takeaway. Perfection is enemy of progress; it's so easy to beat yourself over picking the right thing in the moment, and even once you've picked the direction wondering if it would've been better to do it the other way.
7:32 The irony with what he’s saying is that not only did this video do better than his last “viral” video… it’s almost at 1M views! Goes to say, don’t let your doubts hold you back from completing your project.
Hey Andrew, I came across your channel via your video “365 days of living your dream” because I'm also in an insecure and lost phase just before the end of my studies. Your profound thoughts inspire me, especially your father's statement, because I find it very difficult to deal with not being able to control something and then at least focus on it, so with you on the videos, that's a great idea. I also really like this video, the only thing I might have done differently for the drama would be to drop the bin bag after a short pause to build momentum. (1:22) Thanks for your inspiration, your work is paying off! Jeremy :)
I so so agree with everything that you have to say. Some hurdle that I face is STARTING something, even if I am excited about it and think thats my future, I often procastinate or delay it as much as possible. Where your quote helped a lot - "Instead of hoping it is the right thing, make it the right thing." I am going to try doing that and stop overthinking.
This was ridiculously inspiring dude! The biggest fear that comes to my mind is probably one of the most common what ifs that comes up when anyone makes a drastic change in their life "what if it never works out?" I just pivoted in my career and I'm terrified of that the most. Even so, with that fear in my chest and also knowing how much I'm going to mess up at first I'm willing to put myself through it just to show myself its possible.
Happy to inform I was part of the 20%!! To answer your last question @ the end of the video - what is stopping you from achieving that dream/goal of yours? Well, for me, (up until I saw this video) it was the fear of being seen. But you know what, TO HELL WITH THAT! I am gonna start working on my dreams right away!! Thank you for this!!!
Part of the 20%! Man, been struggling with overthinking everything from my branding, my style, content formats, and so on... and I absolutely love the real candidness of this video. Makes me realize that documenting the process, sharing your true thoughts and feelings and simply being yourself is so much more valuable than attempting to paint some 'perfect' picture of what your life looks like. Great message and well done seeing it through
I’ve honestly been feeling discouraged about starting a Chanel about my truck, especially since my truck will take a while to get built due to finances, I’m working on a video and I’m absolutely very happy editing and creating the videos for UA-cam and insta reels. Thank you, you help me see that I have to start somewhere and starting is already a leap.
Make videos about getting your truck back up and running - if I’ve learned anything it’s the fact people wana see the process and the authentic opposed to the finished goal
20 percent. 1. How to finish something that we've started? They're a lot 2. How to determine what's really important to do and focus between multiple options?
1. Do you need to finish it? If you do, you'll have finished it. As long as you are making progress in something, you're doing well. 2. Take walks. Just go and walk for 1-2 hours and have a conversation with yourself and your thoughts. That's where all this "what's really important" stuff gets sorted out. It's a mess that you must sort out
The shadow side of being an artist, not being sure what that role means to you (which will never be a fixed result) or what you will do with it, that shadow side is so important to share because many artist who experience this and blocking themselves because of the doubt and high expectations should know it all starts with just doing and letting go of all the outside expectations and voices… ‘just do it’ and that makes you and many artists brave. That’s the fundament of writing your own story. Thank you for sharing how deep your roots are going for the projects to shine!
20% club!!! This was such a beautiful video... thank you for still posting even with those negative thoughts popping up. Wishing nothing but love for you on your journey!🫶🏽
I'm a 3d artist, sometimes i create an artwork, to me the artwork was wort the effort and the time i put in, then when i go to Pinterest I'm overwhelmed and i do overthink what i created and start seeing the artwork i created as mere. I feel like im way behind but if i remember the some people always wish they could know at least 50% of what i know now, I'll just smile and continue working on any project I've been working on, and always tell myself im 1% better then yesterday ☺️
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"Instead of hoping you're doing the right thing, make it the right thing."
Uufff im gonna be living by this now!
The worst is that we forget so many valuable lessons. I hope this one sticks with me (this time)
Unless you’re a serial killer…
@@AyanelDv that's what my life has been, taught many lesson but I often forget them :'))
Imagine you like mtb, video games, and 3D art. How can you choose? Do you understand the quote "Instead of hoping you're doing the right thing, make it the right thing" like: chose one of them and invest you near 100% so anyway, you'll be the person who succeed in this field. Or did I've understand the sentence as it should?
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I had to teach myself that finishing something 80% of the way is the closest it'll ever be to perfection. The extra 20% is wasted time that would be better spent on starting something new. Just make it and move on - it's not the last time you'll create.
Love that thought 🙌💖
Not if it's for a client haha you'll get fired
@@1tubax his words aren't for tasks or job its about something else, read again
@@memezarqueen1415 i was joking bro I completely understand what he means
20% | This is the first time I've heard someone else say what i've been feeling, "i already knew how to make videos but every time i clicked record it felt like i didn't know what i was doing." I have felt like that for so long. I can edit a video for clients, friends, family but when I want to do it for myself I never know where to start. I've been wanting to pursue youtube as well. I want be an Adventure Filmmaker but sometimes it feels so silly and unattainable. It's like you know what you want to say and share but then you feel like you know nothing. This video is so important. Thank you for putting it out there.
I completely feel the same way! I have all these aspirations and dreams of being a videographer/filmmaker watching and going through all these tutorials and getting so hyped and when I want to start that journey, I find it so intimidating and impossible, and I end up I distracting myself playing video games or watching yt videos... I've yet to take that plunge...
Just do it
@@babtherex it's not that easy lol
I'm not the only one in this, I bought video camera I recorded only one video and posted it then I gave my video camera out. Now I am trying to get new one but still feeling silly about it
@@Maiatalo Sure, but when you force yourself to do it over and over again things will start to clear up
Three lessons I’ve learned from you:
- It’s okay to go slow
- It might not work
- just do it.
Hi 20%-er here! What I have come to enjoy in other creators is their candid EMOTIONAL honesty about the journey. Their journey. Their process. The imposter syndrome. I think it is so important to have other creators be your mirror and remind you of the nuance you bring to the table! That is the support we all need as creatives. So, I appreciate videos like this where it creates conversation and a safe space to just brain dump individual perspectives. Keep it up!
This🫶
Yep, 20% is here
I needed to read this! 😮 this is the statement!!
Avery, you said it best! I've started and re-started a couple of times on UA-cam...I consistently come face-to-face (seemingly) with those gremlins who only feed us negativity about what we're endeavoring to accomplish...especially if we're changing directions or reengineering ourselves for something different in life. "safe place for a brain dump"... To all, be well; self-encourage; & create. Peace.
I like how you used the word "nuanced ". It's so vulnerable sharing your perspective on UA-cam and so easy to think "no one cares what I think". When it comes down to it each take is nuanced, and sharing those unique to you thoughts can be interesting. So I'm going to try and remember that when the self doubt creeps in.
There is a reason the Algorithm is showing YOU this video.
Algorithm, thank you
There is always a reason ❤
This comment gave me goosebumps
Uff finally back to life there is a reason you are seeing this comment
yes, I need this one
"Don't be scared of moving slowly, be scared of standing still." This quote really helps me out. I fear a lot that im not progressing fast enough or becoming sucessful at my passions fast enough. But if you just do an hour or two everyday of work, your still progressing. Your work ethic should be authentic, not perfect. We have been brainwashed to believe we need to work 8 hours a day when its not true. do a few hours a day, go outside, smile, live life and the rest will amazingly manifest itself
I just screenshotted this to add to my vision board :')
Facts
cliche after cliche
@@EmmaFowlerthat is a great idea!!!
@@Tryumph2.0 it was exactly what I needed to hear!
20%, the thoughts that keeps coming up for me are: “am i even worthy of this” and “what’s the point” it gets so depressing when i think about those because i’m all happy and pursing that passion but i suddenly drop and can’t find the will or motivation to keep going.
I purchased my first camera in 2022 with plans of filming more and getting back on UA-cam…with many rabbit holes and LOADS of expensive additions to my camera setup…I have yet to put something out due to overthinking and doubting if what I am making is even good. This video, along with the 20% that commented made me realize that I’m not alone & I am motivated to put something out! Thank you!!
Feel you bro, a ton of equipment and you tell yourself once you got a new thing like a monitor, instead of starting, you keep searching to buy a lens or something to keep you waiting, been there done that
...just start with a 3-min short video. Maybe something you're interested in or something you know well. Then it will flow & be natural. Press record on your camera; edit the little stuff; press export to UA-cam; then pat yourself on the back, go out w/ some friends or yourself to celebrate and say, " I did it"! Even if you don't make another video, you still did it! Cheering for you!
Last time I managed to break out of that cycle, it started by posting a video on my phone. I didn’t edit it or do anything to it other than state my intention. It helped break that barrier for me and then I posted a video soon thereafter that I’m very proud of. Hope this helps!
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Hey, did you do it? :D
As someone that’s halfway through several projects and constantly second guessing every decision, I really needed to hear this.
Glad you enjoyed it man, remember just start it!
Just start, i just did
I’m part of the 20%! I really feel like comparing my day one to someone else’s day 2000 is my biggest weakness. Like logically I know that I will have to suck at making art and videos to get good at making art and videos but then I try something and I’m like “oh you’re not already good at this? You’re not picking it up fast?” And then it’s “well it’s not worth it then because you’ll never be good and you will never support yourself and succeed if you’re not good”. Or the good old “it’s too late for you to pursue this” and trying to make out like I’m too old to succeed at things at THE RIPE OLD AGE OF 26 which is absolutely ridiculous
Felt like I had to leave a comment to this! I'm 19 and just started writing lyrics about a year ago, and even though I literally haven't even finished high school, I too worry about whether I started out too late to actually do something with it, which just seems so damn ironic. If you feel like taking advice from someone seven years younger than yourself, I think it'll just always be that way man
I'm 36 and I feel like I've missed my opportunity to go to film school or pursue my dreams of being a filmmaker/videographer because I am stuck in a 9-5 full time job, with hardly anytime at home to pursue these passions/hobbies and I can't afford to go back to school because of responsibilities and finances. I wonder if it's just something we all think about... I suppose we're our worst critic. To that end, I wish you the best Mickey and keep at it! One day you'll be that day 2000 for someone else. (It's always so much easier to help someone else than to help yourself XD) Take care friend!
I will be turning the ripe old age of 26 soon and these thoughts also pop in my mind! But in reality we are still very young. We just gotta keep showing up every day 🫶 and one day look back and see all the growth💛 you got this!
@@felixkunz1916 Im glad to see someone else my age also feeling this way. I really want to get into acting, entertaining and filmmaking but it all seems so insurmountable. I tell myself I wish I started earlier, as if it would change anything. I honestly just try to remember that time is only going to keep moving forward, so I have to choose whether or not to move with it. Good luck with your writing, all the best to you!!
This is a big fear of mine as well. I'm 19 and already feel this way, I suppose it's a feeling we're always going to have until we've already started what it is we want to start. Even once we're in the flow of things, I reckon we'll be grateful we started.
Last year, I was working full time, budgeting groceries, unable to afford date nights, and missing time with my kids. Now I learned how to make money online. Now am a SAHM, homeschooling, and making profits every week.
Everyone needs more than their salary to be financial stable. The best thing to do with your money is to invest it rightly, because money left for saving always end up used with no returns.
I’m looking for something to venture into on a short term basis, I really need to create an alternate source of income, what do you thing I should be buying?
Crypto/stock investment but you will need a professional help on that
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Some quote just popped into my head that seems fitting: "What if I fall?" - "Oh, but my darling, what if you fly?"
Got this as my lock screen 😂
There’s that Greek myth about it too - it’s called Daedalus and Icarus
❤❤❤ i just loved this quote
Bro cooked a feast for us.
Icarus actually is the opposite, he got too confident and too near the sun, his wings melted and he fell
Part of the 20% lol. This was great, I definitely understand I’m there now trying to determine what I want my shorts films to feel like and look like. For now consistency is the key!
Here here !!!
Don't lose hope , you'll definitely make it.....❤
It definitely made me think about the 80/20 rule.
I somehow cant believe only 20% finish watching a video, like u would say most of the videos i watch i always watch till the end…🤔
I'm part of that 20% and I really want to get into making vlogs like I used to but I find no motivation 😭
Whenever I want to start something new, I get scared of wasting my time and not achieving my goals.
At least you have clear goals.
same here, i can’t tell if i should be putting more time toward something else
but the risk is why you’re doing it,
and the risk usually tends to be worth it
you won’t waste time, you still learn skills along the way anyway
I don't have that fear, but when I start that new thing, I realize how out of my depths I am and will quit because of monetary issues, time, or how unrealistic my goals are. This may not be the same for you, so my advice would be to start small and work up from there, but keep in mind successful people are extreme outliers.
time will pass anyway
I entirely understand that, and I’ve been stuck that way for years. I’ve come to terms that it’s an unfortunate way to live.
I realised that we don’t really know when our end will come. Today, tomorrow, it’s lucky that we are alive each day.
With that, if you want to start something new, you should go for it. It may lead to new, even better goals. If not, at-least you tried, and get a skill out of it. Life is full of surprises and all about the experience, not about having everything planned and figured out. It’s far less stressful that way. I think on the internet there’s this “productivity” culture that exists of always being goal orientated, know what you want, don’t waste time and avoid making mistakes. We think so much about being productive that ironically it’s not a productive use of time. On top of that, you’re exposed to people e.g far younger than you who seem to be doing what you can’t. It all can all honestly feel very impending and scary.
But, think the best advice in life is finding what and doing what you enjoy, not what you feel you have to do to seem productive. That will lead you to being more productive than you can imagine.
If you stumbled upon this comment, take it as a sign: you’re closer to success than you think. Keep going-you’re about to make it!
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Twenty Percent Here. I think what we fear is not failure, it’s success that we fear.
We all want success. But we don’t want the pain, frustrations, anger and disappointment and hard work.
Self reminder to myself to keep going and that all of this is what’s making it fun.
Or scared of success, scared of your power
this happens to me a lot, I'm starting to think too ahead of myself, and I feel the frustration
Same. I say this all the time-we can’t control what will come with success.
you mean we fear the difficult path to success not the success
this.
“You can do hard things. Uncertainty is the nature of life, self-trust is the antidote.”
“ There was something so surprising about realizing how far I had come, simply by showing up everyday”.
Wise Words.
your videos are so inspiring but the main reason they are is because of your humility and your realness plus expressing your gratitude to all your viewers at the end, this video is alot more inspiring to me then most motivational videos out there because its so real, i see myself in you because you allow yourself to be seen as just human and it makes me believe in myself even more because im also just human. alot of the people that are out here achieving their dreams, they usually hide the part of them that is uncertain or insecure and it just makes me feel like "yeah they can do that because they are them but im just lil ol' me, who am i too go for my biggest dreams" but when you express the difficulties and the insecurities, i see myself, so thank you for being real♡
sometimes the hardest thing to push through for me is “someone else can do it better than you already, why even try?” , but then i try to just ignore that and still do the thing for the joy of the process (for example just playing guitar for the joy of simple sounds and harmonies and not aiming to be faster than others)
So true and what im feeling everytime i make art and think why even spend time doing it when so much people are 100% better att it than me
“I found myself comparing my ‘day 1’ to someone else’s ‘day 1000’”. Dude. That is me.
you are noise makers! thats all. all your stuff is useless
Doesn‘t help that my ego tells me my day 1 is better than the day 1000 content haha 😂
Am part of the 20% here! One of the reasons, I guess, why people procrastinate so much is not because of laziness but because of perfectionism. We are so much scared about how other people might possibly perceive us from the outcome of our work, hence, we can't simply move forward coz we keep on going back to the details that we think might give other people long lasting impression of us.
Yea definitely we expect perfection from the beginning and we need to realize it's okay to suck in the beginning. I think we want to be at the destination without taking the journey however the journey is the most important part.
I struggle with the same thing. I am lucky enough to have a mentor in my life (which is a new experience) who tells me constantly to “fail fast” this is something I have to repeat to myself every time I get in a headspace of perfectionism. It helps me accept that I WILL fail and that is ok, in fact, it’s part of the plan. It is still difficult but it changes my expectation.
“Perfect is the enemy of good”
Same here, great to read all your comments, taking a mental screenshot to remind myself to be kinder to myself throughout - starting is already something to be proud of, doing something for yourself is a kind gesture enough to carry it through.
Spot on! perfectionism is driving me mad😵💫
I watched the video till the end and my fear of starting something new is -:
1. Fear of beginning the thing
2. Making it perfect to what I imagine
3. Will this be enough?
4. Am I doing it the right way ?
5. How will this affect me?
6. And surely high expectations and irrational comparisons
I'm now improving and have improved a lot in some of the above points. Sometimes I feel whole and sometimes overthinking/guard dog/ voices rambles anyway but I got my message to keep going despite them. I started one by one and it surely makes me feel alive, it's hard but it gets better too.
Have a good day and take care everyone. :)
Fighting the battle with your mind to finish this and put it on UA-cam was one of the best things you did in life. You will not have the idea how much it means to me but trust me it made a difference.
I agree with you
As someone who started a UA-cam channel & then stopped creating - I needed to see this! Perfectionism definitely stops me from creating but lately I’ve been embracing the fact that perfection doesn’t exist and I need to put out my art regardless! - part of the 20 percent
Never stop creating you just might be in the brink of a turn around without knowing
Awesome !
lol that’s what I said ✨
"Sometimes I'll start a sentence and I don't know where it's going. I just hope to find it somewhere along the way. Like an improv conversation.
An improversation."
-Michael Scott
I think we all face the same sometimes so you don't give up just try again and again and absolutely in the final you will find it🙂
"Instead of hoping you are doing the right thing, make it the right thing"
this whole video has such high quality production it's like a short movie
9:11 I am a part of the 20% that made it this part of the video. This is just what I needed to hear today. I always feel grateful for getting to meet videos like this.
Same :)
“Comparing your day 1 to someone’s day 1000” was such an impactful statement. I think it’s worth saying we are used to falling in love with the idea of the “end goal” and don’t realize the work/hurdles we will face through the journey. And instead, the idea is to enjoy the journey!
I was writing a script and took a break to eat lunch while watching this. The break was definitely needed because I got to the point where I thought “is this even good? What am I doing?!?!” And spit my drink out when you said my thoughts out loud. This was very needed for me today, thank you!
Part of the 20%. I honestly think social media has made it so hard to attempt anything. It shoves down your throat that every day has to be the best day or your life when in reality that’s just not true. I appreciate videos like this that highlight what it means to be normal while trying to do cool things. I wish every single one of you all the best. Find what makes you happy and gives you peace!
the fear of starting something, working hard for it , and not being what you thought you wanted in the beginning. Plus, that leading to a loss of time and money
20% Club! To be honest, I use UA-cam as a way to distract me but also motivate and gain knowledge while I’m doing household chores that I don’t want to do which is alllll of them. I can’t stand how UA-cam has changed its opening layout to show shorts first. It kept trapping me into scrolling, something I was using UA-cam to avoid. I love long-form content as it helps me to accomplish my chore goals so I can move onto the fun stuff. I try looking for 30 mins or longer videos so it also helps me sorta keep track of time too. Thank you for sticking it through and completing this video. I’m grateful to have watched it. ❤
Just click not interest on every short you see and eventually they won’t be recommended at all
Me too!
Hey dude, I heard there are extensions that completely remove them from being shown on youtube, I don't know the name off the top of my head, but its out there somewhere and it shouldn't be that hard to find.
Try audio podcasts
"I hope this video was good" Pffff are you kidding me?!!? I have never resonated with another photographers struggles soooo strongly before. This video illustrated my mental barriers more clearly than I could. This is going to change my photography and will be a vid I watch multiple times for motivation 10/10.
The fact this is the video that made you popular makes PROVES THAT THIS VIDEO IS FACTS
I’m 30, have a 5month old and have a supportive wife. My life changed when our baby came in to our life. It made me more compassionate and gave me a bigger drive to be a provider. My baby is my “tiny hobby” no one cares about more than my wife and I. Putting the same energy to raise a human is my “hobby”, I love that my baby has given me a purpose. I’m here for him, I am because of him.
Thank you for being loving and moving towards more of that in the world. I feel the same about people around me and dogs, just because I know I won't have children.
This is beautiful thank you for sharing
Beautiful way to be parents!
This is the sweetest thing I’ve read. Your child is going to have the best dad.
Videos like this make me hopeful that old UA-cam isn't dead
My oh my! Who is here ready the comments. 😯😲
It's just screaming to me that "I'm absolutely not, I'm just one of the millions going through the same thing we never really talk about"
We are not alone guys. We have each. Thank you Andrew from making this video for us all
part of the 20%.
it's terribly difficult for me to accept that i won't be the best when i start doing things.
im not sure i have dreams.
i feel incredible, amazed, and proud with a certain output, then when i put it out there, after a while, it cringes me and feel embarrassed abt it that i just end up hiding it.
the wearing off of the excitement is so true too. painfully true.
Sim, mesmo estando meio orgulhosa de alguns vídeos, ainda sinto um pouco de vergonha de compartilhar 🥲
Before seeing this video , and just by the title, I can tell u guys by experience, yes start without knowing how , just start , I started doing things while I didn’t even have any idea about it , and now I’m good at crochet , painting, and reading books , and I’m still discovering new things
I’m part of the 20% and I’m very glad that you made this video. This week I’ve really realized that I’ve started and explored so many projects over the last year and a half and have not finished many of them. Typically when I get to the “this isn’t fun anymore stage” of my art I look for the next thing to “explore” which is typically a new medium (paper, markers, watercolor, fibers). But I want to be able to see something to completion, even if it’s not perfect. I think I need that challenge, actually I know I need that challenge, and this video was good confirmation of that. Thank you for making it!
so much is so relatable. there’s this gripping fear that what i make isn’t going to be perfect and it stops me from making anything at all
9:43 watched the whole thing dude seriously, thank you for this. Prime example of just push through to completion and put it out there, you never know who’s watching and who’s life you’re impacting but when you put pure intention and honesty behind your work somebody is going to receive it and be blessed. Again, thank you for this!
Every single time I think I'm going to start my UA-cam channel or that course that I purchased 6 months ago, I start making a sandwich of all the reasons why it's not going to work. "You're not intelligent" "You're not funny or witty" "People are gonna hate the way you talk" "You got 0 editing skills" And then I eat my 1000-reasons-why-I'm-a-failure sandwich before bedtime and repeat the ritual the next day.
And me being in my 30s, it's just...
But, I am slowly doing things to change my perspective. And watching this video feels like a good start to my day today. ✨I'm always taking notes and learning a lot from channels like yours and many others on UA-cam. Thank you for making this video! :)
This helped me am 22 still a student and I'm questioning what am doing I can't even get myself to start my school project coz ifk how and its getting me stuck
Go girl! I feel you with the 30s issue haha But, so what? This is your life, live however you want to :) We will some day leave this world, so... Enjoy, live and love. This time here is a blessing
Yeah negative thinking is very bad and I’ve grown up with it. Negative thinking is proven to decrease function in the prefrontal cortex worsening cognitive function and the ability to learn, as well as, making you more impulsive and uncoordinated. Then like a billion other detriments things like more anxiety, anger, bad temper and so on.
he literally just explained my whole life in a 9minutes 46 secs...thank you
Yes.
Frl
"Using the fact that you don't know how it'll all work out as a reason not to do it, maybe it's the very reason you should do it"
That really clicked it in my mind
The major daubt I have is 'you may loose the comfort you have now and never get another chance'
Then a moment later I realize that that comfort is built on a volcano, and I have to start over if I want to live and succeed
This is exactly how I feel as a creative. I’ve always picked up and dropped hobbies, and photography is my main one right now. Feeling like you need to make it big with your hobby is what makes it tough to enjoy the process when it was just fun for you in the beginning. Comparison is the thief of joy as well.
I’m that 20% and I love that you made this. Thank you.
its crazy how we all here know exactly what the problems are which we face as creatives, and also have an idea about what their solutions and preventions are, and still we often find ourselves looking for answers elsewhere. its just amazing how we all have the factual knowledge of things, like "oh you're not confident for your art, don't compare!", but we just so many times can't apply it onto our own selves at the needed place and time! i realise i have ranted too long here, about stuff which isn't even too related to your original comment. but im jus gonna leave it here anyway 😭
Good comment 👏
I want to do photography and video work too, but I can't afford a camera since I'm a student. What can I do with my phone?
"there's a harsh reality in starting new things first it's exciting and then that excitement wears off really fast you can't get many places you go through a process of uncertainty and fear" sooo relatable
1:00 that transition ❤
Your editing is the best I’ve ever seen on UA-cam. Feels like a mini movie with an incredibly talented director.
Andrew mayn u just different that others self improvement gurus
U have really impacted life
Your content is very relatable
I just wanted to thank you
I think the fear that keeps coming up is a sort of task paralysis. I get these spurts of motivation but when I start writing out a list of tasks that I want to get done to get to where I want to be I get overwhelmed and end up doing nothing at all. Its hard but I try my best to remind myself to start out with little steps and just try to enjoy the journey rather than focus on the outcome.
Me too!
Part of the 20%, working with my partner as a wedding photographer/videographer in Denmark, having so many weddings per year, yet the taxes are so abnormal, around 45% of what we make goes in taxes, and being such an expensive country, at the end of the year we make it as a normal one-person salary. Which is crazy. It's just super frustrating and we're joggling with creating different other things but it's just so difficult when the weddings take already so much of your time and more importantly, so much of your creative energy...But we'll make it at some point, sooner or later.
Keep up the amazing work you're doing Andrew, you truly are an inspiration and I think this is the first comment I wrote in the past year, watching creators over creators, something just clicked with you in here and I'm so glad I found you. Much love from Europe.
Part of the 20%. Life truly is a wild journey. In a blink of an eye your kids you sacrificed so much for are grown up and you're still working for corporations that you hate but you have come so far in your career you think its too late to have dreams. So you push them deep inside and long for a different life. If only you were younger. That's the haunting thought that takes up rent in my brain on a daily basis. You've given your whole life so your family so they can have a better life but is it too late to follow your dreams?
Absolutely loved this video. Extremely thought provoking and inspiring .
" There's too many options and if I choose the wrong one,well my life might just fall apart".
Never thought I would hear the words in my mind out loud.
I wish someone had told me this before, I'm stuck in my life righ now just because I liked to do many things but I feared making the wrong choice so fucking much that I didn't choose anything at all. Everyone just picked up things for me, and as a people pleaser, I passively just accepted whatever came. Being thrown at the world at the age of eighteen when I was just like this made and still make me feel like a failure or the ultimate garbage of the universe. But there's some comfort in seeing someone say they've gone through something similar and that the first step is something everyone have to do and of course we'll not be our best everytime, let alone in the first try.
Learning to embrace the uncertainty is the best advice young people can get.
"Instead of using the fact that you don't know how it will all work out, as a reason not to do it, maybe it's the very reason you should do it" beautiful
20% here. The questions that come up for me “I’m going to fail, I don’t know how to do it. I’m not an editor.”
Then I’m reminded of the passion and heart I have for what I want to create and those thoughts seem so silly. So self-centered, yet real. Letting myself embrace the messy process.
the day 03 to 11 cut was so real and honestly its a process i go through everytime i make anything. for me the hardest part is tuning out or pushing through the 'what am i doing is thise even good' voices successfully enough through time to come to something whether its 'good' or 'bad'.
Releasing art is a radical form of self love and bravery. The universe ain't shit without every lil thing in it. Including you, sharing your art is, in my eyes, a way to honor the gift of life the universe gave you. Anytime I feel bad or anxious about the stuff I'm doing (stand up comedy, poetry, UA-cam videos) I remind myself what I'm doing is important for the world. As is every other creator and artist, and so what imma be bad right now. I know for a fact it won't be forever. Also people can relate with bad. Everything you post will get at least 1 view so you will always have an opportunity to make an impact that's meaningful try your best and see what happens. That's my mindset about this kinda stuff. (Heavily influenced by CJ the X)
Very well said, agree with all of this
Nice words. Thanks from Ukraine ❤
this comment really means a lot to me. I am kind of an artist myself but every time I post a photo or a video of my work I get really anxious and insecure about it. I really struggle with showing what I made because it feels so vulnerable and then only a hand full of people see it. What you said about that one view gave me perspective so thank you for that. That really means something to me.
making a commentary about the struggles of following through with things while doubting yourself and then adding clips where you are completely doubting yourself is the rawest form of raw. this is one of the most inspiring videos ive seen this year
Facts 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
I’m part of the 20%. My name is Louis, and I’m French. As a creative, I express myself through photography, shooting music videos, graphic design, and many other forms of art. I really saw myself in this video! It’s so reassuring to see that there are people who share the same thoughts that are constantly running through my mind as I write this comment. Having multiple skills, I’ve often juggled between them, which has allowed me to experiment with many things. However, it’s also prevented me from mastering any one of them completely. The fact that you did photography for five years, then paused everything to start a brand, and eventually ended up on UA-cam, shows me that it’s possible to put everything on hold to focus on a specific goal. ty for this video ✌✌
First off, you were not rambling. I've never seen your videos before. First time watcher/viewer. I am part of that 20%. Everything you said really resonated with me. I'm a writer. I've always been a writer. Even before I could actually write, I'd make up stories, songs and poetry and share them with my 3 dolls and stuffed animal. Then, I finally took a smidge of belief in myself and had 3 different essays published in various magazines. They paid me!!! That was part of my start in earning money from writing. I've had little online jobs writing for others, but mostly, I've distracted myself with jobs I detested because I needed the money and the voices of my family and the loop that played (and still plays) in my mind saying that writing is a hobby and will never amount to anything. I will never amount to anything... There go the voices again... Anyway, I've been working on the first book in a series since roughly 2013? I worked on it some in 2013 and 2014, put it on a shelf because I didn't believe in me. Worked on it again in 2017. Put it on a shelf. You get the idea. I took it off the shelf again in 2023 and worked on it till maybe sometime in late March, then realized I gave away too much info in chapter 8 and 9 and it's been sitting on a shelf again... til yesterday or maybe the day before. I'm reading it from the beginning, revising as I see fit and will fix any issues with chapters 8 and 9 as I get to them and it'll be fine, but I have to do my paid work first, which I'm getting distracted on as well, because I'm hungry again to work on my book, but I keep telling myself "PAYING THE BILLS IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE DREAM RIGHT NOW! Get the paid work done. THEN work on the book. Stay up late. Get up early. Make time. And get it done." Hopefully, I can actually finish this book by the beginning of May this year. I'm tired of waiting on myself. It's my biggest dream, unrealized. Everything else I've wanted for myself as far as taking risks and trying new things and putting myself out there have all manifested really fabulous results, so I don't understand myself in my constant stalling and purposely getting distracted. So freaking hard to believe in myself, or believe that God/Universe would ever help me reach success with this thing. I'm terrified. Terrified of failure. Terrified of success. Geez. I just want to live my best life but I get in my own way and trip over myself every step of the way AND IT DRIVES ME TO INSANITY!!! Anyway, maybe I'll come back one day and report that "Hey, I got a fine agent, a fab publisher, a fat advance, and all my dreams have come true and it was better than I ever imagined it could be, because God is so good and the Universe really does have my back!!!" That's part of the dream anyway. Till then, I'll keep on keeping on, try to finish this baby, and show up for myself. I hope the same for all of you with all you want in your life.
Thank you for sharing that! .It can be hard juggling with work to pay your bills and your ultimate goal in finishing that book. You deserve to be appreciate yourself . Do take little steps to work on that book and It would feel much better saying "hey I was able to work on it little by little and I didn't let go of that dream" rather than the huge paycheck/ the end result. Not that I have been able to do that fully or even reached anywhere close but since all our stories are different , only we can only take control of our own life. A close friend once told to me to stop sitting in the passenger seat just observing and allowing everything to happen and start controlling the wheel to what we see and do in the present. It's much easier said and even difficult to do but that struggle to every creative pursuit gives more happiness in the essence of life. It would be great to hear back from you regarding the journey/process of writing your book.. All the best in your journey!
Hi Carol, thank you for sharing your story. Your story is one I can highly resonate with because I am on that same path right now of believing in myself.. constant back and forth between what's important (believing in myself and chase my dream or work that job that "pays the bills") and still having confidence issues. I started listening to a audiobook of the ATOMIC HABITS about a month ago and I feel things changing already. Working towards something is not as hard as it seems because we always have the end goal in mind. Whilst this end goal isn't what is important. What is important is the person you become while striving towards that goal. In essence showing up everyday without fail for that 20-45 minutes working on your goal after working that job that pays the bills. Small efforts day in day out compound into something bigger than we could imagine. And with all the compounding work you put in you will be the writer you always wanted to be and publish more books than the one (the first big hurdle) you working towards right now. Do not forget we only have one life to live. Make the most of it now while you can. Each day we wake up we getting closer and closer to the time we will no longer be... I know that is a bit much to swallow but its the truth.. Don't you waste your potential girl!!!
That wall of regret right before you finish a product is so true. You just gotta push through and actually finish things even if it isn’t perfect. Finishing and publishing is more important than perfection.
So glad the algorithm hit me with this. Self-doubt is one of the biggest struggles for me. I've been studying other professional creatives and their personalities and it really does seem like you nailed it. You really just have to keep pushing forward and when those "is this even good?" or "I don't even know if I like this"-type voices come out, you just say "Well, I don't know but let's keep going!" You really have to be okay with not being perfect at whatever it is you're pursuing. Keep calm, don't compare yourself unfairly, improve a little every day, and never quit.
I loved the message behind this video! Thank you for sharing Andrew!
Started earlier this year and already at 200k subs! Keep pushing ahead. 🤝🏼
Legend!
@@AndrewPaul1 the first 20 seconds of your video hit hard. On point and so true. Thanks.
"Instead of hoping you’re doing the right thing, make it the right thing." and not holding yourself to expectations you cant control are so huge. "If 100 people or 100,000 people see my art it doesn't change the quality or the importance of thing you did" or the message you're delivering. Those two things for me were a healthy smack in the face reminder. Thanks for the wise words.
We often "know" these things or hear them often but tend to forget it. Glad you stuck with it, part of the 20%, what you're saying is very relatable. I struggled with perfectionism and wanting anything I started to be perfect. I'd constantly feel like I need to know everything before I started or moved onto the next part of that topic, which ends up leading you to a different topic because of the shiny object syndrome and thinking that the next topic is easier than the one you're trying to perfect. We get good at learning the details, but the details come in by putting in the reps, and the reps come by simply just starting.
"Comparison is the thief of joy."
I'm glad you decided to post this video. I have been struggling with this feeling for months now, starting a project & not liking the outcome halfway through editing because I always expect perfection. It's been stopping me from being my creative self but watching this short film gave me a sigh of relief, I am not the only one struggling with these intrusive thoughts. Thank You.
I'm an artist in every sense of the word. I love music, I paint, I write stories, yet sometimes I feel like it will never be good enough.
Sometimes I forget I do this because of me, because this is what I've always wanted and looked up to, and I'm trying to get better.
I'm trying to overcome my social anxiety and my eating disorder, along with being a lot healthier and trying to *try* new things out.
As of today, I had a really bad day and all I thought about was giving up about everything I'm dreaming and sticking to what I have. That wouldn't be me after all.
I'm still young, barely in my seventeens and I'm turning eighteen this year.
For everyone reading this, don't wait for someone else to do it for you, search for the gratitude and pride to do things yourself and have your name on them.
Make yourself a person that people will remember.
"Instead of hoping you're doing the right thing, make it the right thing."
Such an eye opener! I am feeling overwhelmed & lost today. Thank you for this.
I actually teared up at the end bc you are showing yourself … and all of us … so much compassion . Beautiful truth is in you and following you. Thank you for the tears man.. I needed them today to feel a little more human , a little less stuck, get a little more in action with compassion for the things I want to create. Little by little UA-cam is acting as an oracle giving me the messages I need to step forward. Yay UA-cam .. what a platform of spirit!!! Keep breathing keep loving keep being -all things are coming! Rejoice
Sometimes I think that I will sound stupid when I talk about the hobbies I start because I don't know everything yet. I think that I won't be as good as others or I won't have the time everyday to practice a skill so I fear I won't get good at it and stay mediocre forever.
Part of the 20% :)
Sound stupid to whom? People who didn't even try to learn something new? And the time you're going to spend practicing your craft everyday, which you're afraid will not bear any fruit, that's gonna pass either way. might as well try to get better in the meantime👍
how do you think of others when you hear them talking about getting into something you like? usually i feel excited that they’re getting started, and have nothing but support for them. try to remember that if their opinion is worth caring about, they’d think the same
@@itsgeet good foking point chap
I also noticed a similar pattern like you. Sometimes I even said that I wanna start hobbies to friends, then I ended up not doing it. So now I don't say anything to them, until I make something/ some progress and I will tell people about how I achieve it. I think that Huberman also talked about this in his podcast or shorts.
I always stall out by worrying about learning the technology. Then I remind myself to take it one step at a time.
Same
20% the worst thing that is in my head is people judgement. I know that nobody cares but my head goes buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz and takes me down from starting. Thank you for the inspiration.
One of the 20% I have a long history of not finishing things due to perfectionism and lack of confidence. Thank you for this video ❤
Hello, I also have those and fear in how it will be perceived by my close ones. I hope you are making progress towards your goal buddy :) if so pls share some tips that worked for you.
What I never realized. I like being told what to do and like the comfort of just consuming and don’t take the scary step to start because I’m thinking of how it is not perfect yet and there need to be things to be done beforehand.
What a great video because of the message.
Thanks stranger to be so open about your feelings and insecurities.
A video worth watching until the end on normal speed.
I was a part of that 20% thank you for this video and it made me decide that I need to take a risk on just starting something which for me is drawing, I’ve always wanted to but never have because I “wasn’t good enough” but I realized that no one is until they take the leap to actually get good. Love all of you hope this video helped you as much as it helped me. ❤
Part of the 20%, having you play in the background while I go on my endeavour to create my dream into a tangible reality. Thank you!
0:13 -> thats what im doing right now in this moment
this video was very good tho
Same , I can't even sleep these days
Same here bro
20% - “Instead of hoping you’re doing the right thing, make it the right thing.” was my take away. I fight the same battles of the back and forth in the head. Most of the things I start, I never finish. It’s a struggle I’m still working through. Keep this in mind when posting your videos, it only takes one person (maybe even a few) to have gotten something out of your journey/insight to make all the difference. You don’t need to win over everyone. I thank you for pushing yourself to post this. It truly resonated with me. ❤
100% agree about that quote being the takeaway. Perfection is enemy of progress; it's so easy to beat yourself over picking the right thing in the moment, and even once you've picked the direction wondering if it would've been better to do it the other way.
7:32 The irony with what he’s saying is that not only did this video do better than his last “viral” video… it’s almost at 1M views! Goes to say, don’t let your doubts hold you back from completing your project.
Hey Andrew, I came across your channel via your video “365 days of living your dream” because I'm also in an insecure and lost phase just before the end of my studies. Your profound thoughts inspire me, especially your father's statement, because I find it very difficult to deal with not being able to control something and then at least focus on it, so with you on the videos, that's a great idea.
I also really like this video, the only thing I might have done differently for the drama would be to drop the bin bag after a short pause to build momentum. (1:22)
Thanks for your inspiration, your work is paying off!
Jeremy :)
I so so agree with everything that you have to say. Some hurdle that I face is STARTING something, even if I am excited about it and think thats my future, I often procastinate or delay it as much as possible. Where your quote helped a lot - "Instead of hoping it is the right thing, make it the right thing." I am going to try doing that and stop overthinking.
Life has a lot of uncertainties, but just remember that that's what makes it exciting and scary at the same time. You got this bro.
Sure bro
This was ridiculously inspiring dude! The biggest fear that comes to my mind is probably one of the most common what ifs that comes up when anyone makes a drastic change in their life "what if it never works out?" I just pivoted in my career and I'm terrified of that the most. Even so, with that fear in my chest and also knowing how much I'm going to mess up at first I'm willing to put myself through it just to show myself its possible.
Happy to inform I was part of the 20%!! To answer your last question @ the end of the video - what is stopping you from achieving that dream/goal of yours?
Well, for me, (up until I saw this video) it was the fear of being seen. But you know what, TO HELL WITH THAT! I am gonna start working on my dreams right away!! Thank you for this!!!
Part of the 20%! Man, been struggling with overthinking everything from my branding, my style, content formats, and so on... and I absolutely love the real candidness of this video. Makes me realize that documenting the process, sharing your true thoughts and feelings and simply being yourself is so much more valuable than attempting to paint some 'perfect' picture of what your life looks like. Great message and well done seeing it through
I’ve honestly been feeling discouraged about starting a Chanel about my truck, especially since my truck will take a while to get built due to finances, I’m working on a video and I’m absolutely very happy editing and creating the videos for UA-cam and insta reels. Thank you, you help me see that I have to start somewhere and starting is already a leap.
Make videos about getting your truck back up and running - if I’ve learned anything it’s the fact people wana see the process and the authentic opposed to the finished goal
truthfully I think I’m just scared of embarrassment like many are too, but the only way to get better is feedback.
Beautiful cinematography! Excellent video!
You did it again man what a beautiful video with a beautiful message ❤️
20 percent.
1. How to finish something that we've started? They're a lot
2. How to determine what's really important to do and focus between multiple options?
1. Do you need to finish it? If you do, you'll have finished it. As long as you are making progress in something, you're doing well.
2. Take walks. Just go and walk for 1-2 hours and have a conversation with yourself and your thoughts. That's where all this "what's really important" stuff gets sorted out. It's a mess that you must sort out
The Algorithm Starts knowing me more than me
The shadow side of being an artist, not being sure what that role means to you (which will never be a fixed result) or what you will do with it, that shadow side is so important to share because many artist who experience this and blocking themselves because of the doubt and high expectations should know it all starts with just doing and letting go of all the outside expectations and voices… ‘just do it’ and that makes you and many artists brave. That’s the fundament of writing your own story. Thank you for sharing how deep your roots are going for the projects to shine!
the question that always coming up to my head is "can i? what will happen if i fail? am i ready?",
on the same time i always think "just do it"
20% club!!! This was such a beautiful video... thank you for still posting even with those negative thoughts popping up. Wishing nothing but love for you on your journey!🫶🏽
I'm a 3d artist, sometimes i create an artwork, to me the artwork was wort the effort and the time i put in, then when i go to Pinterest I'm overwhelmed and i do overthink what i created and start seeing the artwork i created as mere. I feel like im way behind but if i remember the some people always wish they could know at least 50% of what i know now, I'll just smile and continue working on any project I've been working on, and always tell myself im 1% better then yesterday ☺️