Web Series Idea

February 6, 2013

Okay first things first–when you have an idea for something, don’t get too excited.

Breathe. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. And when you realize you have an idea for something that you really want to pursue, but realize you’ve been telling other people for months that you’re going to pursue this other thing, that’s okay too. Sometimes, you tell people something you want to invent because you’re excited about it. But then you think of some other thing you want to pursue instead, and then you’re re-telling everyone, “Okay actually, I’m gonna do this after all.”

Breathe. It’s okay to have a lot of ideas. Maybe don’t share them with everyone until you’ve nailed down the first few steps to execute the one you really want to do, because then you just become a person with a lot of ideas, and no action.

I really don’t want to be one of those people, but I gotta tell ya, I was in the shower tonight and I had an IDEA for something!

I know, this has happened before, but that was an idea I wanted to do with my video blogs, and actually this new idea has to do with video, so it’s in the same ball park. At any rate, I am still really into my video blogging too, but time my friend, TIME!

Here’s the thing, I want to start a web series. I know, everyone wants to start a web series, and there’s currently 7,256,200 web series in existence probably. That’s okay too. I want to start one anyway. After all, people don’t not write books just because there are millions of them out there do they? It’s all about the story you want to tell. In my case, this is going to be a kick ass web series that will help us all. It’s going to be informative, and it’s going to be kick ass. I’d give you a hint, but it might kill the mood. And it might give someone else the opportunity to get it done before me and no.

And also, right now is THE opportune time. I’m really just toolin’ around, taking coding classes and reading a bunch, waiting to hear back from USC and UCLA about whether or not I got into business school. This gives me ample time to have fun making some short, 4-5 minute videos. I’m sort of tired of sitting around, wanting to do stuff, telling myself “Well, Monique you should really work on that one idea you had months ago before you start this new thing” or “Well, Monique why don’t you work on this instead because this might help your future” and yadda, yadda, yadda. That inner voice can be such a pain.

Well you know what, inner voice? I’m leaping out of my head now, and just doing whatever the f*** I want, how’s that. (You see the way I censored my tongue there? I’m turning a new leaf).

So I’ve text messaged a few people because I immediately took to my computer after the shower, dripping all over the place, to type in all the questions I would need answers to in order to start. They’re questions I’d need to ask people who already have web series experience, like my friend Brian. He’s got his own web series up and running and it looks awesome. In fact, it’s called The Series.

So ultimately yeah, true, I have all kinds of ideas (many of which I’ve listed for so many people all the time), but I’m a goddamn entrepreneur in the womb! I’m cookin’! So when I come out, I’ll just execute them one by one and see how shit turns out!

I’m really just yelling at myself here, not anyone in particular. I think that’s been the whole point of this blog all along. Usually when I’m giving advice out to the world, it’s to myself. I need to write and shout things out, you know? Shout, shout, shout to get it out, out, out!

I think for this idea though, I’m not going to take myself seriously and see what happens.