Welcome to Fearless on Camera Creators! "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." This community is meant to help you learn, grow, and be supported in your journey as a creator. Quick Start Guide: Step 1: Congratulate yourself on taking a step towards your goals 🙌 Step 2: Let's get to know each other! Comment below with the content you aspire to create (or are already creating), or "why" you're driven to create content. Step 3: Reply to 3-5 other introductions. This is a community after all 😊 Where to go from here? - Go to the Classroom and start learning. - Connect with other members. - Come hangout virtually every Saturday for Coffee Hour ☕

The first step towards real change and becoming who you’re meant to be is letting down your guard and being honest with yourself. Truth is, nobody starts off perfect. It takes a lot of courage to feel the fear and go through it anyway. It may feel intimidating to post your first video on here in front of strangers, but that’s exactly how YOUR GROWTH begins. Let me start by sharing the story of my first time in front of the camera. Included below is the first unedited raw 5 minutes of my experience. (By the way, I've never shared this video with anyone before so yeah... here we go!) The year was 2017. I was working as a producer for Tom Ferry, one of the best public speakers in the country. At that stage of my career, I was completely comfortable staying behind the camera. That was my zone. My identity. One day, I pitched a video idea to Tom. Minutes before recording, he looked at me and said, “Richard, you should be on this one.” My heart sank. Just the week before, his guest was Gary Vee. And now it was me. Someone who never once expected to be in front of a camera. You can probably imagine the pressure. In this video, you can see every ounce of my nerves. The stuttering. The blank moments. The way I kept losing my train of thought. It was uncomfortable. Painful, even. So what got me through? Honestly, I could not say no to Tom. Part of me was a people pleaser, sure, but the bigger shift came when he reminded me to focus on the audience and who we were helping. That simple reframe pulled me out of my own head. Instead of obsessing over how I looked or sounded, I started thinking about serving others. And that gave me just enough courage to push through. Looking back, that messy and nerve-wracking five minutes was a turning point in my life. If I had said no, I might still be hiding behind the camera today. But because I said yes, I discovered something new: courage grows when you serve others. That is why I am here now, on a mission to help people like you overcome the same fear. Because if I can do it, sweaty palms, shaky voice, and all, so can you.