Dream Big And Execute Small

Dream big and execute small.

Maybe you dream of directing a movie. You know that you can do it. You have a unique vision and a compelling story to tell, but nobody wants to put up the funding that you would need in order to produce a full-length film.

You can sit around grumbling and cursing about how unfair the world is and how your big opportunity is slipping by. You can spend your time schmoozing with insiders and hoping that someone will invest in you because you’re fun to hang out with. Or you can get busy by doing what you can accomplish now.

Make short films. Make a music video for a local group. Collaborate with other aspiring creatives who have the skills that you don’t possess.

If that’s too adventurous for where you are right now, invite some friends over and make funny videos using your cell phones. Do whatever you can to show the world that you have something special to offer.

Every project that you complete, large or small, will enhance your skill set, add to your résumé, and most importantly, increase your confidence. If the videos that you make with your friends grab attention, you’ll build a fan following. If your short films are inspired, they’ll get noticed by people who can help you move up to the next level.

Keep working. Keep striving to do better. As you improve, your luck improves.

Nothing good is going to happen if you sit around feeling sorry for yourself. Nothing’s going to happen while you waste time entertaining industry contacts who are happy to drink on your dime but don’t give a crap about you and your artistic vision, nothing except you ending up feeling used and demoralized.

Be proactive If you want to get somewhere, make things happen. The best way to make things happen by working within the limits of what you can do today, right now, not in some future dreamland where you have unlimited skills and resources.

Dream big and execute small. Get started today. Do what you can do right now.