Keep creating for you.

🧠 Creating is a form of therapy.

For the last 18months, I haven’t ‘created’ a great deal of content.

Let me rephrase that - for the last 18 months, I haven’t published a great deal of content.

I’ve filmed around 5 or 6 vlogs and even yesterday I was trying to get back to creating a vlog because I thought that visiting the Grand Canyon would make for incredible content - I filmed loads in the morning, packing my bags, explaining myself on camera and getting back into the swing of vlogging - I filmed B-Roll on the way, loads of ‘filler’ shots which could have made the visuals really cool and then as soon as I actually SAW the Grand Canyon, it all went out the window.

I was blown away by the sheer scale - unless you actually see it, you can never imagine the scale.

But, I digress.

I’ve filmed full episodes of vlogs over the last 18 months and I just haven’t edited/published them but I loved the process of actually doing it.

I’ve made lots of Instagram reels and Instagram carousels but I never feel ready to publish.

But the actual process of creating something (very much like this Newsletter) is a form of therapy. I’m putting my thoughts out into the world and it’s definitely a way to express myself. Whether I am feeling positive or negative, pessimistic or optimistic I get to express that in my content and my creations.

Not only does it allow me to express in a way that I feel comfortable with but it’s also gives me a chance to focus a bit on introspection and self-expression.

Even if I am not pressing publish it’s a medium for working through feelings, thoughts, and experiences.

It's a definitely a journey of understanding myself better and how this all fits together with others.

🕰️ Documenting helps.

One thing that I’ve really enjoyed doing recently is to go back and look at the vlogs I’ve filmed - even the ones which didn’t get much views or interactions as I can see myself learning and refining things.

Video content is a great time capsule because you can open it up again at any point in the future and see how you’ve progressed.

I think what’s important is that once you’ve started, you keep going and you slowly review and see how much you’ve improved, my first vlog had way too much dead time - the vlog just didn’t have a flow.

I’ve learned now that each vlog needs to be snappy and needs to have a sense of purpose - I couldn’t have learnt this without reviewing my previous work.

The final point I want to make about documenting everything and improving is that even as life changes, the act of creation can be a tether to the things that matter most.

It serves as a reminder of values, dreams, and personal narratives that might otherwise fade with time. Challenges and tribulations become inconsequential and dreams evolve.

👀 What if you did share?

I know I started this blog by talking about the fact that it doesn’t matter if you share the content or not - it should be about you.

But if you’re someone who thrives on recognition and likes to have the attention then it should drive me (you, I’m talking about you) to share their creations because they unknowingly become a source of inspiration for others.

Your vlog, content, podcast or whatever it may be might be the very thing that inspires someone else to start or persevere in their own journey.

I know I was inspired by Casey Neistat to create vlogs. I was inspired by Mark Masters to create this newsletter and I have plenty of other inspirations I could name but the point is, if they didn’t start then I wouldn’t have started.

Imagine you’re that inspiration.

I look at it like this - Every piece that I create (and share) contributes to a legacy. It’s a back catalogue of what I can achieve.

Everything that I’ve created will hopefully have a lasting impact, no matter how big or small.

You should think of creation as not just a personal challenge but as a way of leaving a mark and making a difference.