EVERY EXPERIENCE SHOULD LEAVE YOU BETTER.



I make headshot videos. I've been experimenting with them for the longest time, and it's safe to say I've gotten the hang of it. But recently, I decided I wanted to do more. Not just headshots, but vlog-style videos and full-length content. These were new to me, and honestly, a little difficult.

On my first attempt, I had a hard time with the audio. It took me an entire month to finally figure out a way around the problem. Now, on my second attempt, I'm having the same issues again, and it's frustrating because I feel like I should be better at this by now. But apparently, I'm not. 

Still, with each attempt, I learn something new. I discover a better way to do things, understand what went wrong, and figure out what I can do differently next time. Maybe the next video won't suck as much, but hey, it is what it is.

And I think that's the point. Every experience should leave you better than it met you. Not necessarily because you got everything right, but because you took something away from it. A lesson, a new skill, a better understanding, or even just the knowledge of what not to do again.

Growth doesn't look like getting it right the next time. Sometimes, it looks like making the same mistake but understanding it a little better than you did before.

Dearest reader, even when the results aren't what you hoped for, don't be too quick to dismiss the experience. Ask yourself, what did this teach me? Because if you can answer that question, then perhaps the experience wasn't a waste after all.

The goal isn't to have every experience go perfectly. It's to make sure that, in one way or another, you leave each experience a little better than you came.


@favvy_Okwansđź–¤.

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