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In July of 2013 I made an important business decision during the mercury retrograde at a time when my business computer was working fine. After talking with many respected colleagues, I marched off to the Apple Store and purchased my first MacBook.
The transition went well. My data transferred easily and I was soon in love with my fast and nimble new business tool…. except for one very annoying thing. Every time I wanted to make a short video, the iMovie software on my machine brought me to a halt. It was so different than the Microsoft Moviemaker program I had learned to love.
What did I choose to do? Instead of learning the new software or setting up a training session at the Mac Store, I avoided making videos completely. Over 6 months passed and I’m embarrassed to admit that I haven’t made a single video in that time.
I knew it was wrong. YouTube has been a way that I had been helping lots of people with simple self-care demonstrations. Video has also been a way that prospective clients and meeting planners could get to know me before calling. On top of that, I’m teaching a workshop about social media soon, and it’s just out of my integrity not to be making videos as part of the mix.
On Thursday, while at a Mastermind meeting held by Jennasis Speaks for a group of fellow speaking professionals, I decided to ask for help and advice. I was hoping there would be someone in the room who was an expert at iMovie, but unfortunately that didn’t happen. The advice that came was good nevertheless. They advised to JUST DO IT! Post simple, unedited videos while slowly learning the new editing software. That sounded reasonable.
My hesitation was posting videos that would not be “perfect” according to my earlier standards. I was also severely out of practice. I promised myself I would let go of perfection and begin posting something daily. The idea of clearing negative thoughts that clients and followers could nominate through social media for future videos was appealing.
On Friday Jan. 24 the first installment of Energy Makeover for Your Thoughts was released in it’s imperfection. It’s a one-shot video that wasn’t very good at all. I was so nervous I forgot to smile. On Saturday Jan. 25, Day 2 video was much better, yet simple and unedited. People have submitted a few comments, so I have material for tomorrow and beyond. I’ll keep this up for the next few weeks and hopefully you will see my skills improve over time.
Please help me! If you are an expert at using iMovie and would be willing to teach me for a fee or trade of services, I would love to hear from you ASAP. Also, If you have a video topic or a some negative thinking you would like to challenge me to address in a video, please email or message me through one of my social media channels.
THANKS! I expect to grow from the process as I serve you with new ideas and uplifting information.
