Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Imp. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Imp, first a big thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts and insights with us today. I’m sure many of our readers will benefit from your wisdom, and one of the areas where we think your insight might be most helpful is related to imposter syndrome. Imposter syndrome is holding so many people back from reaching their true and highest potential and so we’d love to hear about your journey and how you overcame imposter syndrome.
I don’t think I ever truly did overcome impostor syndrome! I’ve managed to convince myself that I’m some sort of trickster that has managed to fool everyone who thinks I’m skilled whenever impostor syndrome kicks in, which is somehow more satisfying than the times where I actually accept my skills.
Thanks for sharing that. So, before we get any further into our conversation, can you tell our readers a bit about yourself and what you’re working on?
I primarily do music production, but I can also be found doing graphic design, video editing, rapping, audio engineering, photography, event hosting… The list goes on. Learning new skills is part of what keeps me creative and productive.
Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?
1. Adaptability Sometimes things won’t go as planned. An extra is missing from a video shoot, an recording you did is peaking, or the weather isn’t cooperating with your outdoors event. Learn what else you can do to make what you have on hand work towards your vision instead of giving up! Perfect conditions are few and far between.
2. Patience
Nothing of quality happens quickly. Trying to rush yourself or others just leads to undue stress. Work on something else or take a break while waiting for the first thing to happen if it’s a passive wait, chip away at your work bit by bit if it’s an active wait.
3. Network
You will likely never know how to do everything you want to make, but other people will! Find the people you like to work with and vice versa. Together you can barter or sell one another labor while also knowing one another’s unique visions better than someone random out for a quick buck.
We’ve all got limited resources, time, energy, focus etc – so if you had to choose between going all in on your strengths or working on areas where you aren’t as strong, what would you choose?
“A jack of all trades, but master of none is oftentimes better than master of one” is the full idiom I try to embrace. Having one skill your strong in is fine and dandy, but being able to do several different things allows you to expand your creative problem solving and gets nets you more opportunities. For example, a friend of mine (hi Spottie!) once hired me to shoot a music video for him specifically because I do video AND I rap; he figured me having a foot in each world would let me shoot him in the ways I’d like to be shot.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://theuncannyimp.com/
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/theuncannyimp/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheUncannyImp
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCglwXkVBDO5rzz9dSZ08yRA
Image Credits
@dazylenz, @fulanigjabri, @suzannaamedia
