Project Hipsy

I am at Shut Up and Write; I should be writing, but instead I’m editing for my YouTube channel. I’ve become obsessed with setting up my YouTube and my Etsy shop. It’s all I can think about, all that I want to do when I’m not working or doing all the other things that I say that I’m supposed to be doing. Once I get started on editing and working on all the different things I’m trying to set up to get it going, I start going down a rabbit hole. One minute I’m editing on canva, the next minute I’m writing an “About me” for my Facebook group.

There’s so much happening in life right now that I can’t control, and I’ve decided that instead of focusing on that, I’m going to remain optimistic and focus on the things I can control. I’ve always wanted to have this time to become a content creator, to have all these videos on my YouTube channel. To share what I’ve learned through the years on a platform that will remain forever. I’ve always talked about starting, but have used the excuse that “I don’t have the time.” Until recently, I met someone who works a full-time job, runs an e-commerce store, runs a monetized YouTube channel, and has 4 kids. That was the day that I ran out of excuses for why I haven’t started this.

I got this person’s number, and they’ve been keeping motivated and on track with my goals. I’m finally batch content-creating, editing, and doing what I’ve always said I’m going to do, and DAMN, it feels so good!!! To finally be putting it into real life, it’s not even as hard as I thought it was going to be. Yes, there are many hours that I’m putting into it, but it’s the best kind of hours, the ones that don’t feel like work. Like I’ve said, I’ve always wanted to be a full-time content creator, one who gets paid for doing this. And not just doing it so I can make money, but doing it so I’m bringing value to the world. It’s not just for the likes and follows; I want to inspire, motivate, and change the lives of people who see me.

My purpose in life has always been to “Level up in abundance, success, and love, every day as I inspire those who know me and will know me to do the same.” I say that every day, and every time someone tells me in my DMs how much I inspired them to do something, because they saw me doing it and tried something new, I feel like I’m fulfilling my life’s purpose. Inspiring someone to live their dreams, to live a life they love… that’s what I do this all for.

I was at a networking event, and was talking to someone about monetizing on Instagram, and she showed me where to look. I made $20 from all my views in 2022. I was shook. I had already made money as a content creator, I just didn’t know it. And yes, I know that’s not a lot, but hey, it’s money I made doing something I truly love. It gave me the motivation to do this. That if I just go all in and bet on myself, maybe this dream I’ve had forever could become my reality. And if I inspire someone else along the way, well then, I’ve fulfilled my purpose, had fun, and made money while doing it. Sounds pretty outstanding to me.

So for the first time ever, I’ll be posting my first of many meditation videos. With the goal of putting one up on Tuesdays and Thursdays. My two favorite weekdays. Once I get that down, I’ll be working on long-form motivational videos weekly. Today I finally figured out a theme I could go for on my TikTok. I’ll be testing that out as soon as I figure out the content planner so that I’m on target and can stay consistent.

I love how everything has just come together now that I’m actually focused on it. I may not be able to control the other things happening to me in life right now, but this, this is in my control, and for once, I get the chance to focus on my brand and on building how I want to show up in the world. Social media has been my favorite part of my life, and taking the year off was just what I needed to go within and focus on myself. But now that it’s over and I’m back out there, I’m remembering all the reasons why I loved it to begin with and why I put so much effort into it.

If I can inspire one person to take time for themselves and meditate, if I can motivate someone to do something they’ve never done, take a chance on themselves and their dreams, and design a life they love to live, then all the hours that I have and will continue to spend creating content will be so, so worth it.

There’s a voice in the back of my head that keeps telling me, what if you worked as hard and went all in for yourself as you have for other companies that you’ve worked for? And what if, what if it all worked out and you built something inspiring that could not only support you but fulfill my wildest dreams? What if the universe wasn’t trying to teach you a lesson? What if the universe was trying to give you the opportunity of a lifetime, to take a chance on yourself and DESIGN THE LIFE THAT YOU LOVE TO LIVE!!!! And all I have to say back to the voice in my head is…if not now? When? Maybe everything I’m going through isn’t a lesson… It’s really my unanswered wish finally being answered.

I don’t know all the answers right now, but either way, I know that it’s going to be an adventure.

Maybe the greatest adventure that I’ve ever been on yet.

And that is reason enough to keep going.

So until next time, my dear readers…

Live wildly. Dream fearlessly.

A.A.