Why did I challenge myself to get in the best shape I can in 3 months? I ask myself that daily since I put my video on d.tube and youtube. At first I thought there are many people who do daily vlogs, and transformation videos and they are making a nice side income.
I am on day 12 on youtube and trying to catch up with dtube, as of now day 6. Daily for the first week I would check my stats on my video views, likes, and subscribers, and to my disappointment these stats are barely moving. However that did not and does not stop me from making videos. Persistence is the key to success in any thing you do, right?
Then that push to upload more videos to get more views turned into something else. That thought of a nice side income became if I keep this up I will finally be in the best shape of my life since my Marine Corps days. I get random people I do not know making comments on my youtube videos. That one comment pushes me to make another video. To make another video I have to exercise and record it. Then I have to edit it. While I am editing it I see my mistakes or flaws in my exercises and think I should do that differently.
All of this created a snow ball effect. At first it was make money with videos. I started exercising and recording it and putting them online. Then I became even more motivated as I started getting more views. So I made more videos hoping to get more views. Then I stopped worrying about views and started focusing on my exercises and form. The other day I compared my first video on youtube to the last one I posted. I noticed a slight change in my appearance and now I am thinking what exercises I need to do today.
My point, regardless of the reason why I started making videos it has turned into something more. Yes that side income would be great, but me becoming a better version of myself is even better. The videos I make have become my motivation and that drive I needed to become healthier. I cant just talk the talk, I need to do some walking before people will listen. For those that are following me now, I do not want to disappoint them. I cant just quit I got to keep going.
So no matter what story you want to tell. No matter how successful you want to be. No matter how badly you want to make changes. If you do not find your motivation, your inspiration, or your challenge you will not continue onward. I use the challenge and the videos as my motivation, my drive, my push and that is what is going to make me a better version of myself.