One Take.
A week of filming reels that were technically fine and all wrong – until she drops the borrowed format and it takes one take.
The charts and systems she consulted all pointed the same way – her strength is her voice. But the confirmation that matters in this post comes from somewhere plainer: a week of filming reels that were technically fine and all wrong. Looks fine, voice fine, topics great – no resonance. The diagnosis, when it lands, is one she has been circling for weeks: she was squeezing herself into borrowed frames again – short but punchy, loud headline, a bit of spice.
The moment she drops the format and films as herself, it takes one take. The Creative Process describes exactly this mechanic: the work flows when you do it your own way and stalls when you force yourself to do it someone else's way. The chart didn't make her voice her strength; the one-take video is where she found out.
Her quote of the day earns its place: don't try to squeeze into other people's frames – build your own.
These last months I've been sorting myself out, searching for what I want to do, and sharing my thoughts and steps with you. Having studied my natal chart, Bazi, human design, I learned that my strength is my voice. Analyzing my life, I understood that I could always bring people together, listen, help, protect. And my blog here – still small, but it's growing. And the main thing is that the people who come here are the ones who are genuinely interested. I'll try to share more of the actual practices – what I do – my thoughts and successes. I'll try to be more active here.
I also decided to bring in my real voice and start filming videos for Instagram. And then something very interesting happened. For about a week I filmed reels, but it was all wrong. I'm fine with how I look, even my voice doesn't annoy me, and the topics are great – but the videos didn't resonate with me. Today I understood why they did nothing for me. I was trying to squeeze myself into other people's frames. The frames of bloggers, of Instagram – short but punchy, a loud headline, a bit of spice, etc. But that's not me – my blog is about spiritual practices, about helping, about being natural! And then I filmed the video in one take, and I'm delighted.
Quote of the day: don't try to squeeze into other people's frames – build your own 🤭
Thank you for reading.
If her words reached somewhere mine don't – good. That's what this blog is for. Take what fits and leave the rest.
– Jan