My friend recently sent me a podcast with the filmmaker Robert Rodriguez (on the Joe Rogan Podcast, a highly recommended listen!) Link Here 👇🏻

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxGtxPV1xoc

Robert spoke about a conversation that he had with Steven Spielberg, who was getting huge critics for his films at the time. Steven Spielberg!! 😮

He asked him, how do you deal with it, how do you keep going?

He said - “Don’t blink, commit to a body of work”.

This simple truth hit me hard.

Meaning. Do the work, it’s enough.

Imagine just making stuff without needing external validation?

It hit me because it’s a battle I face each day.

What if the video you’ve spent hours making doesn’t do well? Do you give up? Do you stop because you’ve missed the mark?

What if that one video, post or project inspires just one person, helps just one person, makes them smile. Maybe that one person wants to hire or work with you?

(I have experienced this a few times when a client has referenced a video that I thought had bombed, ‘we want something like this…’)

It was always about creating, learning, taking your content game forward and putting good stuff out in the world. This is where the enjoyment lies.

We can only do our best, this is your duty.

Let go of the outcome.

Robert Rodriguez made a whole movie on 7k. A whole movie!!

Imagine what you will learn and become if you just took action without need for anything else?

Imagine if Steven Spielberg didn’t build his body of work?

Create the body of work that only you can create, and do it now! The work is enough.

I hope this helps… 🙏🏻

John

PS - If this helped you in anyway, please forward to someone else that it may help. I write these posts to share an honest account of what I’m learning and facing each day as a video and content creator in the hope that it helps others.