Some things must come to an end
I have decided to stop shooting my Life As Usual video blog temporarily. For those unaware, each week, for the last 4 months, I have shot, edited, and distributed the video blog. Each Sunday I shot and posted the video on YouTube. Then on Thursday, I posted the video on the blog with some of the things I learned.
Its time to re-consolidate and try a few different experiments with my YouTube videos, and I want to spend my time towards trying different things with the videos I shot. I don’t think I can do two of those things at once while working through altMBA. What better time than now to take a break and deal with what I learned.
I am glad I shot the videos, because it required working with my fear of producing something I knew nothing about.
I am a rookie
The reason I decided to try video is because it scared me and I had zero experience. I saw that I could do it for cheap (~$20). All I needed was a tripod to stabilize my shot and a holder for my cell phone. The rest of the work relied on time and dealing with my emotional pain points:
When I started this, I was very scared of putting myself on video, so I got the courage and put myself in the arena, killing a lot of bad self talk.
I learned by doing, and each week the videos got better. I felt more comfortable shooting them. I learned a bunch of tools and tricks. The community around me helped me get better shots, write better material, and focus my message.
So whats next?
More experiments! I will learn more about the editing process. I plan on cutting up the videos I already have and distributing them into posts. I also plan on getting better at promoting the clips I have through social media. I am doing this top prepare for a “second season” of these videos, with better content and production. I am proud of these videos, but I hope these are the worst videos I ever shoot.
If you haven’t seen them, I’ve provided a list below. Season 1 of the Life As Usual video blog.
November 2015
- Life As Usual VBlog #001: Introduction
- Life As Usual VBlog #002: Reading Habits
- Life As Usual VBlog #003: Feedback
December 2015
- Life As Usual VBlog #004: Rest
- Life As Usual VBlog #005: Preparation
- Life As Usual VBlog #006: Accountability
- Life As Usual VBlog #007: Habits
- Life As Usual VBlog #008: New Years Resolutions
January 2016
- Life As Usual VBlog #009 Views Don’t Matter – Connection Does
- Life As Usual VBlog #010: The Reread List
- Life As Usual VBlog #011: Questions – Lovely Questions
- Life As Usual VBlog #012: Adaptability
- Life As Usual VBlog #013: Trust
From the desk of Adam Thomas 