Once the initial wave of enthusiasm wears off, where do you find the motivation to give yourself a kick start? What do you do to make your next video or blog post? Here’s what I do to get myself working again.
Video Blogging – How To Stay Motivated & Find Your Mojo
Making videos is not hard. But, the editing, testing, fine-tuning and uploading takes time. And once it becomes a grind, we tend to lose interest. That’s not just you – that’s all of us.
- Be realistic — if you can’t make a video every day, try for every week.
- Baby Steps — Don’t defeat yourself. Start small, work up.
- Batch Shoot — Don’t do one. Stop. Start. Do another. Stop. Start. Work in batches.
- Be Consistent — Shoot five videos at the same time and then edit in one go.
- Batch Edit — Edit in batches. Once you get into a groove, it’s easier to run thru the videos.
- Storyboard — Bullet point or diagram what you’re going to shot. Don’t wing it. You’ll lose time.
- Shoot everywhere – Places you find boring, others will find fascinating. Instead of shooting in your office, go outside and shoot it on the street corner. These small details give your video (and you!) a more interesting edge.
- Get creative – Is there anything more boring that a guy talking into his laptop, sitting at home? You can do better – give it a shot.
- Rewards – once you’ve completed a nice piece of work, treat yourself to a book you wouldn’t usually buy, maybe too expensive, or some equipment that you’ve always wanted. I want a Canon Monopod 100 for SLR Cameras.
How about you?
How do you avoid defeating yourself? What do you do get back in the saddle when you’re going thru a down-phase?
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