From Ordinary to Extraordinary…
It is no secret to myself and to those that know and love me, that all I really want to do is make YouTube content. Most days, life gets in the way. I put that grand idea on the back burner in lieu of pursuing it with determination and vigour. It is at that point I have to ask myself, “how much do I really want it?”.
I do want it. I think a lot of times, I feel that it will just happen. As per the quote above, it will not happen unless I make it happen.
I think I set my ambitions too high. I feel that I need to work on “smaller” videos. The ones that I have attempted so far, had many steps. Some involved days and days of executing a recipe. This is why I am rethinking my approach. I recall the days when I was in cookery school and being taught that, ‘less is more’. I find that to be a reoccurring theme in my life. It really does not take a lot to make something extraordinary. I think that is the big take away from the quote above, extraordinary does not necessarily happen. We cause something to be extraordinary.
I realise that I have been settling for just doing the ordinary when it comes to my content. I need to set the bar a bit higher. I need to approach it as if I really want it. I need to treat it as though it is my ticket out of my ordinary life.
Since the pandemic, I have yet to feel passionate about anything when it comes to my career. That is sad. My career was always a big part of who I am.
At my age, it is far from over. There is still much that I want to accomplish in the world of food media. I also have to remember that time is getting shorter and there is less and less time on the future end. If I do not do it now, I will lose out on the potential satisfaction that I may attain.
As I write this blog entry, I can feel inspiration flowing inside of me. Thoughts are racing inside my head of things that I want to accomplish this summer. Narrative blog posts are flowing inside of me.
I feel as though I have had many ‘starts’ and ‘beginnings’ with all of this. When I left the restaurant all of those years ago, I was determined to keep my love of Irish and British food alive.
I have, in my own way. My own way seems to evolve and change. That is good. Change is good. Now I need to move forward again with that change and create extraordinary content. Stay tuned as the days and months unfold.
