How Do You Motivate Yourself?
I have a problem, one that I think I have the solution to but just can't do it on my own, not because I can't but because even if I tried, I always end up giving up halfway and not finishing what I started.
So for a very long time now I've always had the passion to be in front of the camera, to be in the show business and I first started with comedy, making skits videos and posting it on Instagram even though my phone was a little one with a shitty camera quality so my videos always looked like something from the 80's but I still continued because that was all I had.
But then I went to school and got a better phone and one would think that that would be when I took the whole thing serious but it was the complete opposite. I stopped making the videos and even deleted the ones I had posted on Instagram because I was starting to feel embarrassed by how poor the video quality was.
And then I got an iPhone and decided to take the whole thing serious, but instead of comedy, I decided to do acting instead. You see, from a young age I've always known I was a good actor. Most times I would lie to my siblings just for fun to see if they would believe me and most times they did before telling them it was a lie, so it was either I was a good liar or a good actor, I picked the latter.
So I decided to try acting. I got my iPhone, a lavender mic and even a camera stand, this was a way of making sure I don't back down in the future but even that was a failure because it turned out that getting the gadgets were one thing and creating the contents was another. I would go on tiktok all day, watching and following the content of people who were doing exactly what I wished I was doing but yet, I still never really did anything.
I would always tell myself that I would come up with something but never did and then tradegy struck, my iPhone got damaged and it was as if that was all the excuse I needed to give up. So now it's been a couple of years and my dream of acting doesn't seem to be coming to reality any time soon because I just can't find a way to motivate myself to actually do something and stick to it.
So I need y'all help, how do you motivate yourself to do something you want to do, how?
I bought a tripod stand when I felt motivated to start vlogging. I still have the stand, but it’s been almost 2 weeks since I last touched it. I’ve used it for a few videos and I think I’ll get back to it again soon. The secret is in starting. Once you start, the consistency is the next thing. But you need to start first.
I don't really think the secret is in starting because for me, starting isn't the problem, remaining consistent is.
Hehe. I never got Iphone an I am not interested in it because I think buying Iphone is waste of money for me and nobody going to gift me Iphone also. ( Grapes are sour🤣)
Am I the only one who never installed TikTok..
In case of motivation I think your determined mind can help you in the beginning. Just take the first step again..
I guess at the time, my two options of a phone with really good camera quality was either an iPhone or a Samsung phone and I went for an iPhone because Samsung phones can be really expensive to repair when damaged.
Tiktok is where I go hangout when I'm bored 😅😂
Yeah I think you're right.. I just have to be really determined to do it.
Well, motivation comes from two sources, 1.insidious ;2.Outward-bound.
The outer motivation would show you where to look and focus, just as you considered the broken I Phone as damage to your exertion, instead the positive approach that I would say should be on focusing the quality of acting you got, and starting on improving in the field.
The inner motivation would come when you would judge clearly, the mental feelings and reality would help you fill with spirit that is unmatched to any motivation you receive.
Thank you.