The past few weeks have been a true eye-opener on how the only person stopping me from reaching my full potential is myself. As soon as I got out of my own head and stopped fearing success I started to see progress. I have been a content creator for several years and I typically flourish the most at home because I am in the privacy of my own room.
I had such a fear of being seen doing the things I loved doing that I would stop or put a pause on my content because I was afraid of what my peers would think when they saw me. I was so scared of my roommate walking in and seeing me record myself that I would not film, or if someone walked past me taking my own photos in my outfits I would pack everything up and stop because I feared being judged. I think the biggest thing is that I do not want to come off as the girl who, “thinks she is all that,” or “Bye, why is she taking pictures she is not even that cute.”
The thing I had to realize is that everyone has an opinion even myself, but the day I allow people’s opinions to stop my progress and my future I mine as well delete my social media accounts. The work and content I create are what pay my bills and essentially my being scared to do my work hurts nobody but myself. Another thing I noticed was that people are so focused on what they are doing that they really do not care about what you are doing. Many people even want to do what you are doing but are too scared themself to even try it.
The only person who was holding me back from consistent growth and seeing larger numbers on my social media accounts/ content was myself. I had to get out of my comfort zone and start filming more OOTD or Vlogs. I had to start carrying my tripod because I needed content or even doing more creative and fun videos. I had to get out of my head because I was holding myself back.
This has allowed me to gain almost 30,000 followers on Tik Tok and bring traffic over to Youtube, and Instagram. This has allowed me to gain more business opportunities with brands and collaborations that I plan to enhance over the summer. Once I realized that I was the only person in the way I began to really flourish and see a return on my investment and time as a content creator.
Although there has been some progress I still have a lot to improve on and at the age of 20, I have plenty of time especially since I am in the second quarter of the year. I am going to continue to step out of my comfort zone, shoot more content and be creative. I am going to promote my work even if it is annoying to some.
I have learned that my target audience is not everyone but that my content means the world to many and not every. I have to stop being scared of my potential and embrace my creativity. Overall I am going to continue to step out of my comfort zone and work because the only person in my way is myself.