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You're Further Than You Think

Name: You're Further Than You Think
Uploaded: 2025-05-14T22:02:37+00:00
Duration: 38 s
Channel: Gian Shaw
Description: In this short, first‑person monologue filmed on a set, the speaker walks through a routine before shooting—dressing, reviewing the day’s scenes, signing…

14 May 2025 · 1 min

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In this short, first‑person monologue filmed on a set, the speaker walks through a routine before shooting—dressing, reviewing the day’s scenes, signing a contract—and then pauses to reflect on a personal habit they have cultivated over the past year: actively congratulating themselves for their hard work. They describe the physical act of “clapping” for themselves as a reminder to acknowledge effort, sleepless nights, and perseverance. The speaker urges viewers, regardless of their current life stage, to take a moment to celebrate their own progress and recognize the dedication that has brought them to where they are.

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Clap for yourself. I'm on set, I'm in my beautiful trailer, and one of the first things I do when entering is I get dressed, I put on the wardrobe, I take a look at the sides. These are the scenes that we're shooting today. I sign my contract, obviously I gotta get paid, but then I just sit down and I reflect. I've been doing this for about a year now, and one thing in my past that I wasn't really good at is congratulating myself. All the hard work that I put in, all the sweat, the hours, the lack of sleep, So I really now just take time and I just clap. And so I just want to remind you, wherever you're at in life, take that moment, clap for yourself. You put in a lot of hard work to get to where you're at.