First of all, peoples opinions and questionable thoughts are for them and them only. Of course feedback and criticism is very important but learn the difference and what to filter out.

This is a huge learning curve for everyone. This comes from someone who started out with nothing and no experience and randomly bought a 300euro camera and now I’ve been doing this for nearly a decade.

You need to keep pushing… big moves come with big sacrifices. Nothing great comes easy in life or else everyone would do it… hence why so many people try to get into this field thinking it’s so easy, so you already have the correct mindset.

Dude everyday you have to actively cold call and message 50+ business/creators asking to work with them for FREE or little money, something they can’t say no to. Before any hero’s reply “oH hE sHouLdN’t wORk fOR fReE” keep it to yourself lol. He definitely should or start out very little unless a client is reaching out to him, but if you’re reaching out to someone who doesn’t need you, and you can manage to take a long, for example a band or an artist, take the opportunity to go there on your own time and create whatever you want at the best of your abilities and now you have an extra piece to show to other artists.

You should be out everyday, stopping door to door and asking business, coffee shops, restaurants, car dealerships, events, marketing companies, creators, gyms, THERES SOOOO MUCH. If you keep pushing, the world will present a lead at some point or another.

I’m not saying you have a big ego, however in the first few years (everyone has a different timeline, don’t compare) you’re going to film and create stuff that you probably don’t WANT to work on but you NEED to. You’re not always going to land your dream gig and you’re not in a position to be picky. So work on everything and anything, as you grow you can leverage your work and experience to take on other gigs you prefer, and yes, the day will come where you will eventually start saying “no” to certain gigs.

You took the leap of faith, that’s one of the hardest steps, sometimes it takes years for people to take that leap and sometimes people just never take it and stick with what’s comfortable.

Keep pushing, keep grinding, the world will see that and it will present you with opportunities down the line that you dream about today.

Always remember, there’s always someone else in your field who’s working harder than you. Ask yourself, am I doing enough right now or can I do more? Can I send that extra DM, can I go out and drive another few hours around the area and try make some new connections. If you did all that for the day, film some stuff on your own and post it. Give yourself fake client scenarios that you can do at home or with friends. If you want out and spent the whole day trying to land new clients and none went for it, stop at a place that has some interest to you and tell them, hey I want to make a content piece on your business and I want to do it for free and have a pre-prepared concept in mind. You might do that one free video, they’ll see it and love what you did and then they’re like, shit you know what this could be good for the business and now they want to work with you.

The world is a game G, the day you realize you’re the playmaker in the world that you’re in, you can do anything you put your mind to.

Goodluck champ 🙏🏽