“I’ve Removed Layers of My Self-Consciousness

Since starting #randomtalkingvideos, I've been staying focused on engaging with people via comments. It's helped to build deeper connections, understand more of their experience, and remove layers of my own self-consciousness.

Macklen Mayse @macklenmayse #randomtalkingvideo

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Two in and I feel set free. I’ve been afraid to be seen, embarrassed by my face and terrified of being in front of a camera my whole life. And the being seen and not being nice to myself about my face has stopped me from doing so so so many things unrelated to cameras too. It breaks my heart a little for all of those parts of me that have been frozen. It’s a game changer. All of these people inspired by you have been inspiring me too. I cry watching all of their brave, candid posts it’s been so healing, so inspiring, so empowering. Thanks to you Ry and all the people who show up for themselves as a result of paying attention to your wisdom. ❤️

Jessica Brown @themisfitlightworker_

Before RTV, I would have flinched…

Part of an online job application I just submitted was a 1-3min video saying why I'm right for the job... Before RTV, maybe I would've flinched... but after filming myself so much, it was just another RTV. Part of the "you never know how this is going to help" reason to make RTVs!

Blaire Elysia @blaireelysia

It’s Huge For Someone Like Me With Social Anxiety!

I haven’t done as many as I’d like to, but so far I have noticed that I am better at communicating my thoughts in general (which is huge for someone like me with social anxiety). I have also had some really great feedback from random people thanking me for not always posting picture-perfect yoga poses with random captions.🙌🏼

Sarah Kraatz @sarahkraatzyoga

It’s a Daily Marker, If You Use it That Way

VOICE. As with the emails, RTV's gives you a way to find and maintain your voice. The more you express yourself this way, the more quickly your mind and situations and people around you shift. It's a daily marker, if you use it that way, to get the fuck out of your head and seeing exactly where you're at. And by doing that, the next day is so much clearer and you are just a little bit less about needing other people (because sometimes some of them go away and you realize just how little you needed them in the first place). Others come closer and that is just fucking wonderful.

Eric Gingerich @ericandrewgingerich

Ryan Orrico was like my Morpheus. He gave me the red pill (or blue… whichever snaps you out of the Matrix)

I remember when the only shots I thought were 'worthy' of putting on my page were REALLY COOL handstands in REALLY COOL places (or even handstands without any clothes on) -- seriously, look at the evolution of my page! I was trapped in this way of thinking about what a social media page had to/should be.
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Ryan Orrico was like my Morpheus. He gave me the red pill (or blue... whichever snaps you out of the Matrix), and I couldn't see IG the same way again. All of a sudden, those beautiful pages that I had been following with perfectly manicured photos, and eloquently written (and often painfully esoteric) copy, seemed shallow, and uninteresting. The mindless 'like' was left in the dust as I began appreciating when people put more of themselves in their posts -- The #randomtalkingvideo showing the world who you are AS A REAL HUMAN BEING -- stumbling, thinking, laughing, cursing, all with bedhead and a messy room behind them. Just like most of us in our day-to-day.
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In understanding how my page needed to be less PRETTY and more REAL, I was able to (in maybe the first time in my training career) get out of my own way. Just like you would train a muscle, I slowly learned how to become more comfortable being as congruent on my page as I am in real life as possible.
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I still have a long way to go, but I honestly feel this was a big piece in my own self-growth practice (who woulda thought learning IG marketing would help with my notion of 'Self'), and is allowing me to show up as I am to share my gift of teaching people how to move and feel good in their bodies.

Tony Irwin @tmanrockstheboat

Before RTV I Would’ve Flinched, but After Filming Myself So Much, It Was Just Another RTV

Part of an online job application I just submitted was a 1-3min video saying why I'm right for the job...before RTV maybe I would've flinched, but after filming myself so much, it was just another RTV. Part of the "you never know how this is going to help" reason to make RTVs!

Blaire Elysia @blaireelysia #randomtalkingvideo

RTV Has Become My Favorite Platform for Expression

RandomTalkingVideo has become my new favorite platform for self-expression. Efficient, sincere, to the fucking point.

Nick Konow @worldmvmnt

I was WELL equipped and prepared… BECAUSE of making RTV’s

I had a networking meeting and was surprised to find out I’d have exactly 60 seconds to talk about my business in front of a bunch of strangers.

While I was way more nervous talking in front of a room of complete strangers than filming a video for the internet, I was WELL equipped and prepared for doing exactly what they asked BECAUSE of making random talking videos. 🔥

Missy Williamson @missywilliamson