start before you’re ready
Вставка
- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- My One Click Color Grade - www.andrewsbod...
Join my Patreon - (patreon.com/An...)
Learn to make Cinematic UA-cam Videos - www.andrewsbod...
Sometimes in life taking the first step is always the hardest, and most times you don't know how but maybe thats a good thing.
I hope you guys enjoy this film -
Follow me - ( / andrews_life )
BRICK - getbrick.app/?...
use code ANDREW for 10% off.
sub count - 12,089
Video is inspired by - Sam Kolder, Gawx, Life of Riza and all the New wave UA-camrs out there. An encouragement to embrace your insecurity to make authentic content.
Gear I use to film my videos -
Tripod - amzn.to/3ISB75d
Lens - amzn.to/3VveJpZ
Camera - amzn.to/3VF900O
Lights - amzn.to/3vj65jY
RGB Light - amzn.to/3xeAeBC
Mic - amzn.to/43ARjlm
Practical Light - amzn.to/3Tv2KGt
business - andrewhenrypaul@gmail.com
"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?
giberish
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
Love this!
"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!
Three lessons I’ve learned from you:
- It’s okay to go slow
- It might not work
- just do it.
nike ahh response
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!!
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.
To anyone fighting inner creative battles, would recommend Steven Pressfield War of Art. Bringing yourself to the task on hand, being consistent, and showing up one day at a time 🙏
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 found myself comparing my ‘day 1’ to someone else’s ‘day 1000’”. Dude. That is me.
Doesn‘t help that my ego tells me my day 1 is better than the day 1000 content haha 😂
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. :)
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.
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
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
It's been 3 years I want to start my UA-cam channel. I know what videos I want to make I know what I want to say and I even know that starting is more important than trying to be perfect for starting. But I'm really afraid of not being perfect. The perfectionist thoughts in my head never let me to start. Not just for UA-cam, for my life. This video was a great help for me. Of course you are more professional than me; especially in editing and making videos. But it gave me the confidence for starting. Thank you a lot. Wish you the best💟
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.
“ There was something so surprising about realizing how far I had come, simply by showing up everyday”.
Wise Words.
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.
Andrew, I'm in the 20%!
Thank you for making this video. Doesn't really matter if the video is good or not but the intention and the message in it are important. Anyone who have seen this entire video, needed to see it to get answers, ideas or anything else the person was looking for. "Start before you're ready", it is so true because we will never be ready. Just do it. I want to start making you tube video as well and you inspired me. thank you for showing up. There will always be someone needing whatever you have to offer. Keep showing up! Your time will come!
Cheers !!
Bruno
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
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!
Word
Hey, did you do it? :D
@@eunae6655 I did! I made an unboxing video on my instagram! nothing crazy but it feels good to actually finish something and put it out 😄
“You can do hard things. Uncertainty is the nature of life, self-trust is the antidote.”
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
Thank you for making this video and showing transparently about your experience, fear and failure. Every time I get self-doubt when I do the thing that I want to do the most for my entire life and say to myself "you suck, and so does your work". And then until I watch this video now, I can finally get the freedom to myself cause you make me truly realize that everyone are experiencing the same emotion and thoughts like I do and that I'm not alone. This will definitely become an eternal motivation and reminder to myself for making me going further on the path I purse. KEEP DOING LIKE YOU ALWAYS WANT. Thank you and wish you all the best.
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😵💫
“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!
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'm a part of the 20% and let me just say, I am so glad you made this video because you and the people in these comments accurately explained me being a perfectionist mentally. I used to always think a hundred miles ahead when I am about to start anything. That's when the thoughts like "Is this enough?" start to come in. I am a photographer myself and I completely relate to everything you said. I'm now learning to be in love with taking small steps, no matter how far others may be. It's about multiple passions that I enjoy, so why don't I make it worth my while by experiencing trial and error and appreciating what I learn through it?
I started saying this to myself: "Step by step, day by day", and it always motivates me to keep going. Much love
♥
"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🙂
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!
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 😭
I've been dealing with this type of decision paralysis for a while. Sometimes I'll break through, and it's great. But the trick is to keep going and not let yourself get stuck again. Thanks for the great video.
this whole video has such high quality production it's like a short movie
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 ✨
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 :)
the thing that scares me most when trying something new is the idea of my potential being fulfilled, or am i that lazy? i'm just so tired of myself being myself. thank you for this video, now i can take comfort knowing that we're all in this together :'DD
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’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.
i’m 21, i live in ukraine and i don’t know what to do. because of the war, i had to leave my hometown and move to another city. my home, my town, my memories and my soul were completely ruined... i always wanted to be famous, rich and happy. but when i lost my home i realised that money and fame aren’t true happiness. happiness is when your family is healthy and always by your side, when you wake up and hear your grandma’s voice, when you cry and your mom calms you down, when you feel fat or ugly and your dad says that you’re a princess, when someone offends you and your brother stands up for you. so guys appreciate what you have 🙏🏽
nevertheless, i still have a goal to earn a bunch of money to thank my family and give them the best life they have ever dreamed of. but i’m lost, i don’t know what to do…
this video was so motivating. i think your ability to be raw and authentic and show us aspiring creatives to put all the icky parts out there makes it feel like my ick isnt so individual to myself - thats it all apart of the process. it makes me feel seen and actually gives me motivation bc i see myself in you. you are the future version of myself that i desire to be. you dismantle the idea that perfection is required for success when in reality it is consistency and by passing those ick feelings and not allowing them to control your actions. being so rooted in your vision even when its distorted by a lens of uncertainty and insecurity (20 percent gang wya)
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?
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 🥲
The fact this is the video that made you popular makes PROVES THAT THIS VIDEO IS FACTS
I recently created my youtube channel with a video i had made and it did insanely well. I had people from all over the world messaging me, mutual friends, family etc telling me they watched my video and how i should make more. I am placing way to bigger expectations on myself now that that video is out there i have come to realise. Going forward i have plenty of ideas but noooooo idea where to start, what angles to film, how to "colour grade like a pro" its so overwhelming. I needed to see this video mate thank you!
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
"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’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!
“A moment was the most you could ever expect from perfection” this video certainly reminded me of this quote, and I like to think of myself as easy going but sometimes I get way too stuck up trying to make things perfect it inhibits everything I’m trying to do right. Thanks for this, I needed that reminder.
Videos like this make me hopeful that old UA-cam isn't dead
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.
"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 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.
"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."
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.
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'.
he literally just explained my whole life in a 9minutes 46 secs...thank you
Yes.
Frl
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
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
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.
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!
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.
I watched to the end.
Things that stop me
- is it worth doing?
- how am I going to do it?
- do I have the perfect tool set to do the thing?
- how does it make money?
Besides those things, there's always an eternal sense of waiting for something.
Lastly, it's uncomfortable to do the thing. It isn't convenient, that answer isn't waiting for you.
All this forms a thick resistance that often gets in the way. What always surprises me is: once you start, that all falls away. It's still hard, like you mentioned in the last moments of the video. But not like it was to start.
Thanks for sticking it out to the end, I appreciate what you said.
" 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 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
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.
i'm part of the 20% and let me tell you-- you don't know how much I needed that. the reason why I watched your video is because that's exactly what I'm feeling rn. I'm thinking of starting a business and my mind was suddenly "what if it doesn't work out?"
bro, i love how transparent and raw that part was. thank you!
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.
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!!!
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 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
First off thank you for being real. I needed this today. I'm working to add life stories into my videos and I just keep hitting a wall. I'm thinking in my head no one will like it. Thank you for pushing me to move forward. I appreciate what you doing.
"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
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.
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 really appreciated the reality check near the end ❤ sometimes I watch inspirational videos that slowly morph into "You just have to get to my level by doing this and this and this and this and this and this and"- I liked how real this video is in comparison to some other creators
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.
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
20%! this was so relatable. thank you for sharing/reminding us of the inevitable CHAOS of creative work. its so easy for me to believe that this process is linear when its the exact opposite (even tho ive been through it hundreds of times). Nobody talks about the faith and serendipity required to turn your work into something worthwhile-- and tbh most of the time it does, miraculously!
I would love to see a video of your end to end process!! all the ups and downs and the edits and rewrites and the unfinished scripts
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♡
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
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.
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.
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 .
I always stall out by worrying about learning the technology. Then I remind myself to take it one step at a time.
Same
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.
1:00 that transition ❤
I’ve just made it to the end of your video, and may I say the cinematography was a treat. I think us creatives can be too hard on ourselves, especially when we understand where we want to end up after putting in the work. I hope you see how beautiful this art you’ve made is, Andrew.
As Mrs Frizzle says, “take chances, make mistakes, and get messy!”
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
The Algorithm Starts knowing me more than me
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. ❤
Proud to be part of the 20% :) Video was great
Last part of your video are super encouraging!
We totally agree that the one that could be controlled by ourself is the one that we should be worry of.
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.
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!🫶🏽
extremely glad you pushed through & made this video 👏🏼 it’s pretty mind blowing to see just how relatable this is for so many but that is what makes communities like this one so damn special
amazing job showing up everybody ✨ is it wild that i can’t even think about what exactly the fear is but the voices are there & i 1000% understand what it feels like to wanna question every move before just committing through the messy action 😅
This is SO relatable. Particularly the part about paralysis in the face of so many options, that inability to embark on any path for fear it might be the wrong one. I feel that so much. Makes me think of Silvia Plath and her fig tree, and I don't want to be in that fig tree watching all the fruit wither while I sit stuck in my indecision. It's a scary place to be, and it's so humanising to see that others struggle like this too. Thank you for making and sharing this video.
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
You did it again man what a beautiful video with a beautiful message ❤️
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!
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 ☺️
Just this morning I went through all the feelings you just described. Thanks for sharing and letting me know I`m not the only person who feels this way from time to time...
the entire self development community wouldn't exist without coffee
Completely
My biggest fear is other judgement
@erinenk, just as others are scared of your judgment. A majority of people are focused on themselves and how others see them, to the point where they don't really have the "time" to judge others.
I read a quote that says something along the lines of: if you think others are judging you, it's really just you judging yourself.
8:58! (Part of the 20%!)
I hear you, Andrew!
Despite and in spite all inspirational/motivational videos people rarely talk about the other voices and hurdles you come across when starting from "nothing". It gets even more complicated when you're in the industry but you don't even know how to make it work for yourself! But you know how to do it for others!
Had a great time listening to this video! Hope to see ang get inspired by your content for this year 2025, Andrew! (SUBSCRIBED!)
Cheers from the Philippines! 🍻
"Instead of hoping you're doing the right thing, make it the right thing."
(Great takeaway btw!)