So we've all heard the quotes a million times ... "do one thing a day that scares you", "life begins when you step out of your comfort zone", "we only regret the chances we didn't take" ... blah, blah blah ...
Well, up until this weekend I hated those quotes. My feeling has always been, if I'm going to be scared, why do it? I don't like that feeling. I don't want to be scared! I like my comfort zone ... it's, well ... comfortable!
I learned this weekend that you just need to find the right thing that scares you ... and I have to say I'm now a believer (ok, clearly I'm being super cheesy today ... bare with me!) For example, there is NO way in my life, ever, that I will want to bungee jump. I will NEVER sky dive. These are the things that scare me and I'm totally cool with staying scared. On the other hand, I have been wanting to start a YouTube channel and make beauty related videos for the past year.
On January 7, 2014 I published my first blog post. It was SO exciting and I have had amazing support over the past year. Since that day I have wanted to start making videos. A year later, although it's been a long time, I finally did it! This weekend I recorded my first video. My first blog post was a yearly favourites review so I followed the same pattern and made my first video "2014 Beauty Favourites".
2014 was a really tough year for my husband and I. We went through some extremely painful times and it can be difficult to get out of that mindset. But I finally realized we are so lucky to have the life that we do, we have an amazing support system and 2015 was going to be a better year. It was time to stop focussing on the bad and move forward. Last week I announced my Freelance Make-Up Artist business and launched my webpage (www.alisonchandrabeauty.com). I have had an overwhelming amount of love and support for that new venture and was on such a high from it I decided it was finally time to start filming videos.
So, bare with me ... my first one had me a bit (ok ... really nervous) and the camera quality kind of sucked. I realized I say "um" a lot and I need to find better descriptive words ("beautiful" and "perfect" can only be used so many times, Alison!) BUT I have a better camera that I'm learning to use and will be growing and learning as I go. I've always had a creative mind and I love the entire process of editing and talking about all the things I love. I'm having so much fun and it's only been one video!
I realized I can't keep putting things off in life because it's not quite perfect yet. Being a perfectionist that is a hard task but life is way too short ... the time is now to take chances and go for the things you want!
I'm turning 30 in less than 5 months so maybe that's where all this sappy life reflection is coming from. But I just really wanted to share that sometimes it is worth it to take some chances and get a little scared. You just need to find that right "scary" thing for you!
So without any further rambling ... click the link below to watch my first video! It's a long one so you might want to grab a snack! Hang out with me for 20 minutes as I go through my favourite make-up finds from the past year ...
Please let me know if you have any video requests! I'm planning on doing lots of tutorials, tips and tricks, hauls, favourites, DIY things and more. My goal is to upload once a week! Now that I put that out there I have to stick with it right! ;)
Thank you all for the amazing support! I wouldn't have had the confidence to finally do this without you ...
