The story of how the harder I worked at home, the less time I had for my children

The first time I touched video editing software was
a free app on my smartphone.

Wanting to preserve my children's growth,
I started by making slideshows of still images.

From there,
cutting and connecting videos,
adding subtitles,
adding background music,

before I knew it,
“I want to make it even better”
with that feeling, the time I spent editing increased.

A few years later, YouTube and short-form videos started to become popular,
and I began managing my own channel,
becoming involved in video editing for many years.

At this point,
I switched from smartphone editing to PC editing.

I looked up things I didn't understand myself,
and built up my skills little by little through self-study.

And then, I realized something💡

I realized that“shooting videos”was not what I liked as much as
“the editing itself.”

After that, thinking “I want to make video editing my job,”
I started applying for projects.

Then, I saw a condition that was always there.

*Required condition
Must be able to use Premiere Pro

“If I can't use Premiere Pro,
I can't get work in the first place...”

Thinking that,
I taught myself Premiere Pro, which I had never touched before.

And although I was able to apply for projects,
the reality that awaited me next was this:

・Many one-off projects
・Low unit prices
・Only my time was being consumed

My top priority is my children.

I want to cherish the time I spend with them✨
For that reason, I chose video editing
as a job I could do from home.

But in reality, to increase my income,
I had to take on many low-paying projects.

As a result, my work hours only increased,
and the “time with my children,” which I should have been protecting most,
was being whittled away.

I had fallen into such a contradictory state.

That was when I started to feel
that it was the triggerfor me to start changing“how I approach video editing.”

Until then,
・If I increase my skills, my work will increase
・If I work hard, my income will increase

I believed that without a doubt.

But the reality was
・Work hours increase
・Income doesn't grow as much as I thought
・Time with family decreases

I think the direction of my efforts
was slightly off.

From here, I started to decide
“how I want to work” first, rather than “how to edit.”
Then,

the situation started to change little by little.
In the rest of this,

・Why my time decreased the harder I worked
・How I created a “way of working that lasts without strain” from home
・The reason I was able to increase my income while protecting time with my children
I will talk about these things based on my actual experience✍️

This small realization

became the first step in changing my way of working significantly🌱
Thank you for reading this far❤︎