When Adversity Strikes
Dear WA Tribe,
Yesterday (Sunday) was a day full of challenges for me.
During my live coaching session in the Speaker Pro training I mentioned in my last blog post "Oh My Goodness! What did I just do!?" (https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/megawealthy9/blog/oh-my-good...), I promised that I would publish my next video on YouTube yesterday...
It was great to have this deadline as it really pushed me to get everything ready... well... everything? Although I spent the WHOLE day yesterday working on it, adversity decided to join me...
First, it took me hours to take notes from a webinar replay that was the inspiration for my video... then I took some time taking notes from the replay of the live group coaching session I mentioned earlier... I did my best to put everything together for quality content but it was most likely too much to do all that in one day... I guess I needed more time to digest...
And then there were the technical challenges... finding the right spot to record so the light would be better... settling down for a good spot but seeing that the light in the video just got worse and worse... having to record 2 takes, which meant extra editing... with a very obvious change between the two takes... having a problem with my phone camera which gave me a blurry image... the sound not being too good... the upload time onto Youtube being gigantic... the editing on Youtube...
It is 2:30am as I write these words and my video is still being processed by the YouTube editor with no indication about how long this is going to take. I promised I would stay up until my video is up on YouTube and I have posted the link in the Speaker Pro private FB group...
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Why am I telling you all this?
Just to say that...
I do experience days full of adversity too... and I do celebrate them too...
Because believe me, if I was not making this 2nd video for my YouTube channel, life would indeed be easier and these adversities would not occur...
So ask yourself, when faced with adversity... what is it that you are having the courage to do? How are you getting out of your comfort zone? How are you growing?
And let's celebrate our growth and our life in these moments too.
Even when adversity strikes... I choose to believe that Success will strike even stronger! :-)
It's almost 3am now. My video has been processed and I have posted it on that FB group as promised. I can go to bed now.
Have a beautiful day!
To our Success,
Nathalie
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Thank you for sharing all your trials and tribulations. It is true though, that you'll never grow until you take risks and get out of your comfort zone. What is the old saying, practice makes perfect?
Soon you may even be helping Jay with his live video classes. Have a great week!
Ken
Thanks a lot, Ken! :-)
I would actually LOVE to learn how Jay gives his live video classes! They are so neat!
Have a great week!
Nathalie
Congrats on finding the strength to do what you had to do. rest well. Tomorrow should be greater than today!
I'm yet to face the challenges of video and keep procrastinating.
But inspirational to read how you reacted to adversity, took on every problem and solved it.
Hope I can do half as well.
Congratulations on your success.
Thanks a lot, Phil! :-)
Look! This may be the worst video ever in terms of techniques (light, image, transition...) but most likely the most impacting video a camera-shy person can watch to overcome their camera-shyness so far. That's why I decided to post it anyway...
I have not finished the WA training I am preparing about this yet but watch the first 5 minutes of that video I posted on YouTube... it's much longer than that but the first 5 minutes will let you know if it would be worth for you to face the terrible format for the rest of the video... ;-)
Have a great week!
Nathalie
Well, a well deserved CONGRATULATIONS Nathalie. You did extremely well and you definitely deserve to CELEBRATE.
My recipe to get out of adversity is to keep telling myself "There is always a solution" and it always works.
Have a good rest and come back stronger.
And have a wonderful week ahead.
Jules
Whoo--hooo - we only count successes and you've succeeded in the end! Well done Nathalie! You may have some ice cream when you wake up! ;-) LOL! ;-)
Wishing you much more success!
Sharlee (Chocolate IceCream)
Thanks a lot, Sharlee! :-)
I personally count everything. :-) I believe there is success in everything... sometimes it's just not as easily visible as we would like... :-)
Mmmm.... ice cream for breakfast? You're definitely giving me an idea... ;-)
Have a great week!
Nathalie
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I know that you are going to do awesome with your videos, you know why? because you gave it your best :)
Thanks a lot, Ilaisaane! :-)
Absolutely! This may be the worst video ever in terms of techniques (light, image, transition...) but most likely the most impacting video a camera-shy person can watch to overcome their camera-shyness so far. That's why I decided to post it anyway... ideally, I have both quality content AND quality format... but quality content IS the most important in my eyes... :-)
Have a great week!
Nathalie