Reasons to Hit Record

I’ve been making a bunch of videos lately and I’m feeling the creative FLOW. It’s been a long time since I’ve been this excited about making stuff.

Yesterday I hit publish on a video about the biggest lesson the past two years have taught me. It joined videos about child sponsorship, paternity leave, and a tour of our nursery that I’ve published in recent weeks.

Here’s how I know this is the right creative quest to embark on at the moment:

It feels like I keep having ideas for what I want to make faster than I can make them. There’s a time and place for pushing through creative droughts, but there’s a big difference between having something essential to say and trying to force yourself to say something.

This feels like play. Hitting record. Looking for the right B-Roll. Making the edits. It’s fun for me.

There’s still an element of discomfort there. Getting comfortable with being in front of a camera has taken me more getting used to than being on stage or behind a podcast mic. But vulnerability is so important for creativity.