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My goal as a content creator was to first declare with confidence that I am a content creator. It can be difficult during the early stages of community building to share knowledge with conviction to a growing audience, so I had to create content into a void.
This backlog of content is important but not easy to create when no one is listening.
The lack of feedback was my first hurdle to overcome low motivation. The second hurdle was coping with negative feedback of which affected my motivation and confidence.
As I begin to pass milestones as a content creator I realize that old problems are replaced with new ones. Resiliency isn't something that grows with just time or followers.
I'm particularly sensitive to, well, most things. Completing my first year of sobriety, turning a new leaf, cutting off toxic people, and introducing new, healthy hobbies has been a major accomplishment.
However, the rollercoaster of emotions and major mood swings these events have caused is something I must control in order to deliver content I'm proud of, take criticism with grace, and keep moving forward with my head held high.
As for the conversation around confidence building online, I find it to be a fascinating subject as we enter a social media dominant space. Social anxieties do not disappear behind a keyboard. I think we all know this to be true after 2020.
I become particularly energized to make a "better" video or article when the previous flops. I'm happy that I have this response in some ways, but it can be toxic.
Making content to prove worth or expertise is easy to spot as a content consumer and off-putting.
Here are some healthy ways I take criticism and remain productive: