Well that's new
Hey there, it has been awhile. I'll admit, I had a grand resolution to keep up with a blog, however life found a way and well — I got busy. So if you'll excuse my tardiness, I can begin.
You may or may not know that I publish articles, create video + photo content, and write a newsletter for SATXtoday. This past Saturday was the San Antonio Coffee Festival and the most peculiar thing happened — I was recognized. Now, as someone who does his utmost best to stay behind the camera, these were loyal readers and are fans of the newsletter. This was a new experience to happen to me and I am grateful that it did.
It's one thing to create social media content with community comments and have readers submit feedback via email, but the moment that threshold of human interaction has been crossed, it adds a level of connection + community to the brand (SATXtoday) and to the person (me).
As I start this journey of being more comfortable in front of the camera and interacting with our fellow readers and followers, I am faced will my deepest insecurities. However, I learned with my voice-over + face reveal-ish debut, (and through a very long conversation with my boyfriend) that this is part of the job.
And when I tell you, dear reader, that my heart was pounding when I tapped "Share", I worried and I worried and I worried, and then I didn't. Like a switch. I put the phone down and walked away. Now, the post itself wasn't a resounding success (like wise), but the comments and content were (I believe to be) valuable. I gauged community feedback, started conversations with these people, and converted that experience into a 30-second video highlighting the unique aspects of San Antonio's coffee scene.
As creatives we gauge more and more of our success on likes, engagements, shares, etc., we dilute the importance of our work and directly doubt the quality of our skills or product. Today I learned that if after everything has been done on a project, from drafting a script, capturing + editing photos, splicing video, adding voiceovers — if after all of that you are not just satisfied but impressed with the final result, then that's all that matters. Insecurities and all.
