In 2023 I posted a video I captioned - ‘Playing on the wing’.
I had filmed the footage almost one year before but I delayed editing it because I thought it was a bit too ‘out there’ or ‘weird’.
I had buried the video in favour of others that I thought might get ‘millions of views’ or follow a particular trend.
The usual nonsense that holds us back. The fear or what people might think?
My wife (and cameraman, sorry camera-woman!) brought it up…
‘What about that wing video… I thought that was good?’
It was a nudge to get to work, (still a little reluctant at this point!)
I made the video. Long story short, it became a hugely successful video.
The lesson I learnt - the best content comes from you, YOUR uniqueness.
The video👇🏻⚽️✈️
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cx5nU4PKtVQ/
Ask yourself.
What is it that only you can do? (I have learnt this can be a few things mixed together)
Of course its important to have an understanding of trends and whats working, but sometimes we need to get out of our heads and into our heart.
Take note of what interests you or pulls you in, maybe makes you laugh, smile, cry. Makes you feel something!
For me this is -
⚽️ Football and football skills (which lead me to being a football freestyler!)
✨ Magic
🎭 Performance (I have always been drawn to performers on stage and screen. Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, Harry Houdini, David Blaine also circus jugglers and acts from the vaudeville era)
🎥 Visual effects and how videos/films are made
🤣 Funny meme videos (not going to lie I love a good funny meme compilation on YouTube!! It can spark ideas)
🎨 Surrealistic art/video - one of my favourite videos is the Coldplay Music video for Up&Up which has inspired quite a bit of my content.
I will finish this with a quote I recently noted down from The Bhagavad Gita-
“Nothing is ever lost in following one’s own Dharma, but competition in another’s Dharma breads fear and insecurity”. The Bhagavad Gita 3:35
I hope this helps… 🙏🏻
John
