mrbryantet63
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1 video a day for 30 days
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Recording and uploading one video a day to YouTube for a period of 30 days
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 mrbryantet63
October 2, 2018, 2:01 PM
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| Day 30 I finished my commitment. I feel a sense of relief and accomplishment because I wasn't sure I could do it...but I did it anyway. Yay, me!! | |
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mrbryantet63
September 29, 2018, 6:09 PM
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Day 30: It was a cool morning but a beautiful day to get outside and record my final video of this challenge. I guess it was appropriate that I discussed not trying to do everything since I have a habit of losing focus when I try to do too many things at once. Or just think about doing too many things at once. I heard someone call it "paralysis by analysis," and it's true for me. I rehearsed a couple of times, stumbled through my presentation but it didn't bother me as much as I would have in the past. I was told when I started this journey that at the very least I'd be a different person than I was when I got started on Day 1. I have to agree. I truly feel different about getting in front of the camera than I did when I started. Now I don't mind getting in front of the camera. It's not a scary experience like it once was. Maybe I still fumble a little bit with my words or the order of the points I want to make, maybe I have the occasional moment when I lose my thought but those times seldom happen now. This has been a good experience and I hope to build on it in the future. Getting better and better. |
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mrbryantet63
September 28, 2018, 8:46 PM
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| Day 29: Got an extra late start today. I guess that's what happens when I have broken sleep. Wanted to record outdoors but there was a steady morning rain so I had to scrap that plan. Always be flexible, ready to make adjustments when needed. So I found my favorite indoor spot, which worked out well for me because it was early enough in the day for things to be quiet. It gave me a chance to rehearse what I wanted to say a few times. It also helped that I started rolling the idea around in my mind the night before so I could think over my topic while I slept. It also helped that I wrote it down in my calendar; I didn't have to fumble around this morning wondering what I wanted to talk about. So by the time I sat down to rehearse I didn't take long working out the kinks. I turned on the webcam and just let the words flow. I didn't try to be perfect because I knew I was being graded or judged. I just had a conversation as if there was someone sitting across the table from me and for the first time, I can say I just talked and knew I wasn't stumbling. When I got to the end I felt a sense of relief and accomplishment, sort of like The Little Engine That Could I heard about back in the day. (you know, "I knew I could, I knew I could'). One more day to go and this challenge will be complete. I wasn't sure I could do it but at least I was willing to give myself a chance. Getting better and better. Looking forward to getting this thing done tomorrow. | |
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mrbryantet63
September 27, 2018, 6:10 PM
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| Day 28: I woke up a bit later than usual this morning but it was a beautiful day to get outside and record a video. It was a bit cool and breezy but for some reason that motivated me, even more, to get this thing done today. I've found it's easier for me to record in the morning while the topic I want to discuss is still fresh on my mind. That way I don't have the whole day to think it over and second guess myself, wondering if maybe I could say this phrase a bit better or turn that phrase a bit sharper. I heard a baseball broadcaster say many years ago, "Think long, think wrong," and I took his advice to heart. So the best thing for me to do is just get the thing done and not beat myself up about doing it "wrong." That would be just a matter of opinion anyway, and besides, nobody else besides me knows what I want to discuss so they couldn't tell me realistically if I didn't discuss the issue properly. I don't have to be perfect. Who would have guessed that after four weeks I'd be looking forward to getting in front of the camera? It's not as scary as it seems once you get used to it...and talking in front of the camera isn't so bad when you get the hang of it. There's still more to learn to be sure, but at this point, I feel as if I've taken a big step forward just getting in front of the camera and getting used to talking in front of it without fear of being judged by an unseen audience. All I'm doing is having a conversation with them and letting them make up their own minds, just like anyone I would meet face to face. Looking forward to the next day...getting better and better. | |
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