Being A Content Creator In Your Late 40’s
I am not as young as I used to be. Did I miss out on opportunities? I should have done more back then. Wow, don’t I regret that point in my life? What was important back then is not important now.
I can look back on things in my life and think to myself I should have done that when I was younger, or I can take forth action now. Not to let the insecurities of my age get to me but to immerse myself in motivation. Sometimes, we get a late start in life, and in many ways, that would be a true testament for me.
In a previous article, I stated that I feel I have achieved more in the last five years than I did in the previous 20. That is very much true! I can look back and say I really wasted a lot of time in my life, or I can move forward. I choose to progress.
There are a lot of new things to be achieved and goals to be obtained regardless of one’s age. As someone who is approaching their late 40’s, some might say it is too late to start new things. I think they are wrong. I believe the time is now.
I am not a big fan of the word influencer. It is a significant term that gets thrown around a lot. If I say that I am an influencer, I believe it makes me sound rather arrogant and narcissistic. I am not all that, and I know it. I write my words and see what happens. So far, I have been happy with what has taken place.
Many younger people from the generation before me want to become content creators and become the next big thing, usually by putting forth their content on TikTok or YouTube. About ten years ago, I tried becoming a YouTube content creator, but it didn’t work for me. The content was about life as an autistic parent, providing tips to help other parents with challenged kids and reviewing different attractions on how autism-friendly they were. In many ways, it was somewhat similar to what I am doing now. I was starting to gain a small following of maybe 60 subscribers, but it wasn’t for me. I wasn’t pleased with the content that I was putting out. I gave up on the idea and went back to blogging on Facebook. I might eventually go back to the concept of vlogging, but it won’t be for a while, and this if I decide to go back into it. I want to concentrate my efforts on my writing as I feel that is where my strong points for content creation are.
Being older, I bring a lot of life experience, and I am more selective about what content I will put out there and what I will not. I think it is essential to keep things authentic, but at the same time, there have to be boundaries. There are just some things I will not post or write about. You will not get an article or video about me doing crazy stunts.
Content creation, for me, is not so much a hobby but something I do have a passion for. While my following is not in large numbers by any stretch of the imagination, I do want to see what kind of impact I can have out there. I cannot wait to see what happens.