Why can't I be happy with what do?

[Milkshake_15]

i've always dreamed of being YouTuber and have tried over and over for years, but never had the courage to post consistently. This past week I posted a video on TikTok and it got 22k views with a very positive response, the most views I've ever gotten. I SHOULD be ecstatic but it feels like fluke, like I'll never get that kind of "success" again and no one will care about anything I say. And I'm not as good as "other YouTubers and TikTokers"

 it makes me not want to make another video, even though this is what I WANT. Why can't I be happy with what I achieve?

[just_keep_swimming]

holy crap, 22k views I can barely get 100 likes/ views on my post . You need to believe in yourself and if this is what you really want to do then you should keep on doing it . Maybe like me you always want to compare yourself to others that’s why you don’t feel happy of what you have achieved ?

[Milkshake_15 in reply to just_keep_swimming]

I think I'm afraid I'll never get those kinds of numbers again, and I'll never match up to others who are more successful

[just_keep_swimming in reply to Milkshake_15]

how will you know if you don’t try again and even if you don’t get as much views , does the number of views you get define you as a person ? I know it’s rough not seeing as many people like /comment but over time if it’s what you really want to do you can grow . Those ones that may be more successful think about maybe what they are doing that growed thier platform and how you can use those marketing techniques and other things as well and also remember that Rome was not build in a day so you don’t have to grow your YouTube/Tik Tok overnight .

[Blueruth]

are you doing it for likes or because you enjoy making them? I would consider what you actually want.

[Milkshake_15 in reply to Blueruth]

I WANT to do it because I like making videos, I genuinely enjoy video editing, but I OBSESS about numbers and how to use them to compare myself to others. It takes all the enjoyment out of it.

[Blueruth in reply to Milkshake_15]

exactly…you know the answer to your own question. Do you have any idea how many times Steven Spielberg faced rejection before and AFTER making Jaws? Do you think after he got rejected from film school twice he was doing it for the money? You haven’t even begun to face rejection. “Influencer” is a real job. If you care about numbers go for it. If you want to make videos focus on MAKING and get out of FOMO mode.

[primrose81]

erm - what is FOMO please??

[Milkshake_15 in reply to primrose81]

it means "fear of missing out"

[Nothingnoted in reply to Milkshake_15]

 I meant you have so much strength in you and you're smart and you're strong and you can do anything that you put your mind to

[primrose81]

Yes , go for it and forget about the numbers - your enjoyment in making videos should outweigh the number of people who watch them. Go for quality not quantity!

[Nothingnoted]

Milshake that is really great he has so much strengthened me