Sly
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2/15/20252 min read
Asly Film
“Do what you're good at”, ‘there aren’t enough jobs for that”, “that doesn’t pay enough”. These words not only haunted me, but put unfair pressure on me to accept a future that I did not want. Endless hours studying with my mom just to fail a math test or upsetting my father for not having that macho attitude all Mexican songs should have. I was terrible in school and I would not give in to outdated stupid hispanics ways. My way to escape was by picking up a camera and filming anything that moved. As the years went by I graduated from the “Art Institute of Sacramento” and received my bachelors degree. Still no job in film and still no money. So I moved to Los Angeles thinking I was gonna make it big and show all my haters what I’m really about. The complete opposite happen. I hated living in LA and only lasted nine months. I ended up moving to Sacramento thinking to myself that everyone was right and I should have listened to them. Taking a good hard look at myself I realized I was going about it all wrong. In the film industry I was being told what to work on. So I started filming what I wanted to film even if didn’t pay. One video led to another video and another and so on. People started by buying my photos and I became busier than ever. My passion turned into a business where I create videos and photos of whatever I want in an area of my choosing. “Do what you’re good at” turned into “do what you love”. “There aren’t enough jobs for that” turned into “make a job for that”. “It doesn’t pay enough” turned into “do because you love it.” I wake up everyday proud and ready for my next adventure. I have gone beyond my own expectations without even realizing it.
