Thinking is a superpower.
Acting on your thinking is a super-duper power.
Delivering your thinking — making a tangible piece out of it through sound, visuals, or any other senses — is a whole other level of alchemy that people don’t understand how difficult it truly is.
Yeah, everyone wants to be a creator.
But what does it actually take to be one?
I think it’s audacity.
Not audacity in an egoistic manner, but the audacity to truly believe in your dreams enough that you take time out of your regular life to act on them — because you know this is what you want.
I am 29, turning 30 this year. As someone who has spent her entire 20s chasing her dreams — not following a conventional path and yet not giving up — I have a few things to share about the topic of people.
I’ll start here because this is where most are stuck.
If you have something in you, you know it. You’ve been aware of it since childhood. The kind of person who never “fit in,” who thinks, “If only my circumstances were different… if only they would get me…”
Let me tell you — they will not get it.
Because what’s in your head is not visible to them. And since you don’t turn those thoughts into something visible or tangible, they cannot picture what you’re imagining. So they assume you’re just lazy. And in a way — you are.
I know I am.
I have so many things inside my head at all times. Most of the time, I get mad at people for not getting it. I blabber a few words about an idea, expecting them to instantly catch up and tell me how genius it is.
But your regular thought is a completely new and foreign thought to them. They won’t like it immediately. And it’s simple human nature — we avoid the unknown. Our ancient anxiety/survival hormones kick in and reject what feels unfamiliar.
You need to be consistent with it. Let the idea grow.
You cannot plant a seed and expect fruit the next day. It’s just not possible.
So my lesson is this:
If an idea has entered your mind, it is yours — and solely your responsibility to execute.
- You cannot blame people.
It’s not them who got the idea — it’s you. Now you need to present it in a way that others can believe in it. Some will. Some won’t. And that’s okay. You cannot expect everyone to agree with you on Day 1. - You cannot blame circumstances.
We have far too many rags-to-riches stories in this world to prove that those who achieve greatness often start from nothing — sometimes from conditions worse than yours. Yes, there will always be someone whose life is harder than yours. And yet, some of them will change their destiny with the power of their mind and thinking. Even if born in rags, their mind works like riches — and they carve out a path. - You cannot even blame yourself.
Yes, the idea might feel too unreal for the person you are right now. But the version of you who will execute that idea is not this current version — it’s a higher one.
Let me share a simple example.
A few days ago, I was scrolling reels, feeling lost and empty. I saw this one reel — amazing visuals, insane editing. The kind of editing I had no idea how to execute. I watched it 10 times. Saved it. And thought, “If only I could create something like that…”
The reel kept replaying in my head. I really wanted to make it happen.
It was a simple top-shot video. Shooting it was basic. But the editing — that was the challenge.
For context: I am not an editor. I know very basic DaVinci — learned from YouTube. I can make simple cuts, do a little color grading, but I’m no expert. In fact, for the past five years of using DaVinci, I have never touched the FUSION tab. I am terrified of it. I use the Edit page for reels and DaVinci for YouTube — that’s it. Very basic. Very demure.
The next morning, I woke up still thinking about it. I told myself:
“Okay, I don’t know how to edit it. But I can shoot it, right? That much I know. We’ll figure out the editing later.”
So I set up my space. Got my gear, sketchbooks, old books — everything.
In 30 minutes, the video was shot.
Did I mention the video required a green screen?
I literally painted a sheet with acrylic paint to make a green screen. It didn’t work — too much glare. So I improvised and used a green polo shirt, pinned at the back to create a smooth surface. I mean, I could have just ordered one on Blinkit — but no. Anyway, the DIY green screen kind of worked. I shot the whole thing.
Then it took me two hours to transfer the footage to my laptop. Not because the transfer was slow — but because I was sitting there contemplating whether I should even bother editing it.
This happens. At the start of a project, there’s so much energy and enthusiasm. Then you see the first draft — and suddenly you hate everything. Not all days are like this. Sometimes I genuinely like what I create. Sometimes I don’t. That day was the latter.
I followed a 15-second tutorial that the original creator had posted. And guess what the entire edit required?
FUSION TAB.
The one tab I had been avoiding for five years.
I watched that 15-second tutorial at least 100 times. Instagram doesn’t even have a good play-pause-rewind UX. I read the caption. Followed every step. Two hours later, I exported the video.
It was all black.
What the actual f*ck.
I gave up.
Shut down my laptop.
Texted my cousin — who is really good at video editing — a screenshot of my Fusion tab. Because I know one person who will understand this pain is someone who has been through it themselves. He’s good now. But he learned everything on his own too.
And now I circle back to people.
Not everyone will get you.
And that doesn’t necessarily mean they are evil, bad, or don’t want good things for you.
If they don’t get it, it could simply mean their mind is occupied with different thoughts — thoughts you don’t usually think about.
Different people think about different things. That’s what makes us human.
And you need different people in different areas of experience to fuel your creative energy.
I feel so comfortable talking about painting struggles with my friend who paints. We talk about mediums, stationery, paper textures, the smell of new books, artists who inspire us, their life stories. I cannot talk about these things with someone who has no interest in art — I would bore them to death. Of course they’d think I’m being pretentious.
Similarly, over the years, I’ve made friends in areas where I want to explore life. Those who are already living it are the ones who feel comfortable sharing stories.
And now I am on a journey to find people genuinely interested in social media, content creation, storytelling, and video editing. Maybe we can help each other out. Maybe we can build a community that grows together.
Through these newsletters, I want to talk about all of this — and basically document my entire journey.
So join me.
Also, about that video I was editing – I am going to try editing it again, now.
