Hi! This is the Daily Overpass! My name is Eric and I make apps. Now, I'm coming to
you here from Las Vegas, from the Las Vegas Strip to answer the question: "How
do you vlog in public without embarrassing yourself?
Okay, so today, I want to answer a question from Andre C who asked on video
140, "How do you vlog in public without being embarrassed? Hahah enjoy your videos,
dude!" Alright, now this is something that's a really good question because
and I specifically came to the Las Vegas Strip, one of the most busy places I
could think of on our holiday to answer this question. Because this is something
that I have trouble with all the time. Back when I reached episode 100 and
I said I wanted to ramp things up a little bit on these videos, one of the
things I realize I have to do is get outside the office more often. And
the big problem I had is I still feel very uncomfortable out in public.
So right now, it might not look like it, I'm actually pretty nervous.
There's people walking by, in the corner of my eye I can see them looking over
wondering what I'm talking about, wondering if I'm famous and then
realizing I'm not and just getting pitched, get moving on, right? One of the
reasons why I feel uncomfortable about this, the reason I feel embarrassed about it is
because it's a big fear of being a poser. Being that guy who thinks he's something
that he's not. This is a lot of things that we kind of all are afraid
of doing. Like for me, even starting apps, starting out in business, starting
up cold calling people and ask your girl out on a date, we all have these
comfort zones that we're never comfortable with. So, if you notice
a lot of the videos that I do outside, I hope you guys can hear me okay with the
traffic. A lot of the videos that I do outside, they have to-
a lot of times they're in a park, they might be early morning so like
there's not a lot of people around and even like I still feel uncomfortable
about that. One of the strange things is that the more I pushed myself outside
my comfort zone, the easier that it becomes. Now,
here in Las Vegas is actually easier because I don't know anybody.
And I won't see any of these people again. I mean, I'm kind of know, that
it's unlikely as somebody from high school is gonna be here at the same time
and recognize who I am. Definitely no one's from Wantage is going to see me.
This is a little bit easier than doing it in the town, but even in a town, I'm
trying to push that as far as I can go. We're always pushing our comfort
zones and I find it it's easier after those first few times. I mean, you guys, should
have seen me early on when I would try to do something outside set up the
tripod, set up the camera, I'd start talking and somebody would walk past
walking their dog and it would be like this- they walk by, I just feel like
what's that guy doing? In the corner of my eye, I still see people
doing them. It really is a case of facing your comfort zone. You know
what, no matter what you do, you're gonna feel like a poser. I mean, you're gonna
feel like you know- you're the only one who thinks that.
Everybody else assumes you know what you're doing and I find this
with business. I find this with my first interviews. I find this with my first on
cold calls. And this is in- it's most of it is inside you.
So, Andre C, I just want to say, if this is something you're thinking about
and that's reason why you ask the question.
get out there and do it .Then send me the link, please. Send me the link to the
video that you do it in. And for those of you out there who are thinking
about doing it because doing it in the office is easy, right? And even in
corner of my eye right now, you see people looking and wondering what I'm
talking about. You guys can see that. But yeah,
it's pushing that comfort zone and it's difficult and it's always gonna be
difficult. But that's part of the thing. If you're thinking about
vlogging, if you think that kind of stuff, push yourself. Let's say, if you're
thinking about cold calling, you're just gonna have to push yourself. If you think
about asking a girl out on a date, you have to push yourself. And in fact-
alright, you know what it's like when you're in a- when you're like a teenager or
like in your 20's or whatever, or before you marry, whatever. You go to ask
somebody out on a date, how difficult it was and you go, "I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna
do it. I'm gonna do it!" And you walk up, and then you sit in that last moment, you
turn, just go- nope! Abort mission! I do that all
the time with the camera. I always do that say, I set up everything, I think-
no, that's it. I'm gonna go. Anyway, for those of you who do something outside
and very publicly, with a lot of road traffic and everything, you don't want to
get up, get in everybody's way. But for those of you do it, please send me the
link. I'll cheer you on! I hope you, guys, cheer me on. We're
trying to make the videos better. And one of the things about that is showing you
more places, so I'm trying to get out and not embarrass myself and just
to get over those internal things and if you have that Andre, if you have that, or
if any of you other guys have that, dude, I'm with you. I know exactly what you
talking. Anyway, that's it for today. I'll talk to you, guys, tomorrow!