Well the second question is easy to answer, fear is definitely what was holding me back from making my first online video. Certainly a fear of many things! Firstly, I think fear of negative criticism and just simple negativity! I think in truth no-one wants to suffer from other people being negative and criticizing them especially when they are a newbie. Secondly fear of failure. The question is- what if I declare myself to the world and then I am a dismal failure, everyone will know! It was a giant step and leap of faith for me to make the the very first video.

What made me finally get my  act together and finally do it. Well the same answer as question two – fear of failure! If I don’t do it I am bound to fail, heck all the gurus are using video marketing, so therefore I need to be. I was also very nervous about putting myself ‘out there’ in the form of my own personal blog, but hey so far it’s been a pretty good experience. So how bad can Youtube be?

I know the first video isn’t going to rock the world and certainly isn’t a masterpiece by any stretch, but hey I have done it, it’s out there! Hopefully I can only improve from the first effort and not get worse If you are also struggling, the only advice I can give is listen to the gurus and just act and take the plunge, surely it couldn’t be any worse than mine…lol

Some of the things that made it slightly easier for me was:

• Watching Maria Andros over and over and over again, I keep telling myself I wasn’t procrastinating, but rather I was learning…lol
• I shot the video in a situation that I felt relaxed. For me it was around my horses, they give me a feeling of being relaxed and I am very comfortable around them. For you it may be with family members, so your kids or at the beach, out shopping or whatever it takes to make you feel relaxed!
• I didn’t put any pressure on myself to make a epic masterpiece. I was just happy to get something achieved that showed a little about myself, I know I can improve at a later date and learn from my first go.
• I decided that I was just going to have a go and do it regardless of the outcome.
• I didn’t do to many takes. I found that after a certain time I actually got worse and become more critical of myself and more nervous. So I decided to choose the best take I had a run with that. I can always go back at a later date and have another go!
• Don’t be overly hard on yourself, sure analyze things, but it takes time to achieve perfection. We can’t all become gurus overnight.

So…..here is the link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w1YHbOYldo

Please leave a comment, but be nice, it’s been a terrifying experience!:)

Cheers & Good Luck

Mel

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