If you want real freedom you need this skill.
If you want real freedom, you need this skill.
If you've spent much time with me online, then you know that my career is as a stuntman for Film and Television. And while it's a career I love, I’ve been pursuing being a creator online for the last year.
Why? Because last year, the entire film industry shut down. Performers went on strike over concerns about artificial intelligence, and we were terrified that by the time it was over, we might not have a job to return to.
What was I going to do if I didn’t? I’d spent the last decade of my life pursuing this path.
I had been dirt broke and filed for bankruptcy. I clawed my way back from financial ruin and hustled my ass off. And after all these years, I had finally been successful, only to arrive at a place where a digital replacement threatened my way of life.
It was during this time that I began to ask myself, If this was the end, What was something that AI couldn’t touch? Where would I be safe? Sure there are physical jobs a computer can’t do but what was something that I resonated with? What’s the most human thing?
After a few days of contemplating this, it hit me.
As we move closer and closer to the Artificial intelligence age, people are going to crave human connection more than ever. And it’s already happening.
People are craving REAL STORIES. And that’s why I think that the key skill to freedom now and in the future (and in the past for that matter) is storytelling.
The creator economy is the future.
It's not hard to see what’s happening. To see that more and more people are finding the keys to free themselves from the prison that is the conventional 9-5. People are rushing to social media and The Creative Space like Walmart during black Friday.
But this will be for nothing if you can’t tell a good story.
Storytelling is the foundation of creating an emotional connection with people. And as you grow as a storyteller, so will your connection with your audience.
Stories are what make us huma, and there are many different vehicles for delivering them: Speaking, writing, photography, and of course the one I've chosen, filmmaking.
My advice: Start learning how to tell stories, pick a vehicle to do so, and do it now.
I've already begun creating some basic content around learning filmmaking on my social media channels. And I'm working on developing a start to finish filmmaking course. Why Filmmaking?
Because, in my opinion, it’s the best storytelling vehicle. Why?
I'll tell you in a future entry.
Have a great week!
Caleb
