Hey guys, thanks for the warm welcome previously!
I am JK, a dental student from the sunny island of Singapore. In this thread, I will be documenting my personal branding journey. I decided to document this here, because I feel this forum provides the right community for my mindset to grow. While I also hope that you can learn something from this,I’d love to receive feedback on how I can improve! I will genuinely appreciate your support.
Why do I want to build my personal brand?
It would be a way to make good memories for my class. Unlike other university classes, 1 class of dentistry students here is very small and we basically see each other every day (at least before covid). We are in the final 2 years together so it’ll be nice to have memories to look back on after we graduate. I hope my content would also give potential students a better insight to dental school.
In the long run, it’s a way to build rapport with people so they can have a dentist they follow and trust over time and also teach them about oral health, hygiene, and more.
What do I plan to do:
The main obstacle I have is time constraints from school. My school’s curriculum is very rigorous and I definitely need to invest extra time in and outside of school to hone my skills in becoming a competent dentist.
But that’s exactly what I plan to use, I will be documenting my school life and creating candid vlogs (like David Dobrik’s style) and produce them once every 2 weeks.
In addition to the vlogs, I will be documenting other interesting things outside of fitness that I have learnt, (like handstands, fitness etc), or making dentistry related videos.
Well, what are my alternatives for now?
A little history + what I have now:
I actually experimented making such content 2 years ago in year 1 and the content actually exceeded my expectations.
However, I caught the shiny object syndrome, abandoned my work and tried all the typical nonsense as MJ DeMarco said in his book (dropshipping, SMMA, etc) under the guise of exploring and learning.
So my half-assed efforts got me 14 youtube subscribers, granted most (if not all) are friends, but I think I was onto something.
I have also been posting comedy content on tiktok landing me 600+ followers. My 1.6k followers base on instagram also landed me some paid advertising deals.
My school has also taken notice that I like to make such videos and have asked me to help them before. So there’s no better time to start to produce focused content that is more coherent with my image.
In addition, I have everything required to start vlogging:
Aims:
My current main focus will be to produce videos consistently. I hope to produce biweekly vlogs and 1 self-improvement video every month. I think this is very doable within my schedule.
Once I get the hang of uploading videos on a consistent basis, I may up the frequency to monthly vlogs. I may also build a desktop to optimise the video editing process. My surface pro is quite weak
Monetisation, getting viral, new content themes can also all be explored later, but are not of priority now.
Experience so far
I have been vlog a bit of footage at school and the main problem I got into was vlogging anxiety. I think this is largely due to me being a bit rusty socially; staying home during quarantine and it not being part of my lifestyle then.
To overcome this, I have just decided to vlogging part of my lifestyle, filming more than just when I am in school.
I also realised when I started I didn't really talk to the camera when I was filming, so I have become more aware of that.
Final thoughts
I am aware that this isnt the typical fastlane business, but I believe it will open up doors and can eventually lead to one. It’s also something productive that I can do alongside school. I may have a slow start and my vlogs may not be the best now, but i believe it'll improve with time. Everyone starts from somewhere.
I have been editing and will release the first vlog soon! Watch this space
I am JK, a dental student from the sunny island of Singapore. In this thread, I will be documenting my personal branding journey. I decided to document this here, because I feel this forum provides the right community for my mindset to grow. While I also hope that you can learn something from this,I’d love to receive feedback on how I can improve! I will genuinely appreciate your support.
Why do I want to build my personal brand?
It would be a way to make good memories for my class. Unlike other university classes, 1 class of dentistry students here is very small and we basically see each other every day (at least before covid). We are in the final 2 years together so it’ll be nice to have memories to look back on after we graduate. I hope my content would also give potential students a better insight to dental school.
In the long run, it’s a way to build rapport with people so they can have a dentist they follow and trust over time and also teach them about oral health, hygiene, and more.
What do I plan to do:
The main obstacle I have is time constraints from school. My school’s curriculum is very rigorous and I definitely need to invest extra time in and outside of school to hone my skills in becoming a competent dentist.
But that’s exactly what I plan to use, I will be documenting my school life and creating candid vlogs (like David Dobrik’s style) and produce them once every 2 weeks.
In addition to the vlogs, I will be documenting other interesting things outside of fitness that I have learnt, (like handstands, fitness etc), or making dentistry related videos.
Well, what are my alternatives for now?
- Wasting the extra time playing computer games
- Feeding the shiny object syndrome chasing that quick buc
A little history + what I have now:
I actually experimented making such content 2 years ago in year 1 and the content actually exceeded my expectations.
However, I caught the shiny object syndrome, abandoned my work and tried all the typical nonsense as MJ DeMarco said in his book (dropshipping, SMMA, etc) under the guise of exploring and learning.
So my half-assed efforts got me 14 youtube subscribers, granted most (if not all) are friends, but I think I was onto something.
I have also been posting comedy content on tiktok landing me 600+ followers. My 1.6k followers base on instagram also landed me some paid advertising deals.
My school has also taken notice that I like to make such videos and have asked me to help them before. So there’s no better time to start to produce focused content that is more coherent with my image.
In addition, I have everything required to start vlogging:
- My trusty iPhone 8 to film
- Tripod
- Surface Pro that can edit videos
- Even a microphone that my friend lent me
Aims:
My current main focus will be to produce videos consistently. I hope to produce biweekly vlogs and 1 self-improvement video every month. I think this is very doable within my schedule.
Once I get the hang of uploading videos on a consistent basis, I may up the frequency to monthly vlogs. I may also build a desktop to optimise the video editing process. My surface pro is quite weak
Monetisation, getting viral, new content themes can also all be explored later, but are not of priority now.
Experience so far
I have been vlog a bit of footage at school and the main problem I got into was vlogging anxiety. I think this is largely due to me being a bit rusty socially; staying home during quarantine and it not being part of my lifestyle then.
To overcome this, I have just decided to vlogging part of my lifestyle, filming more than just when I am in school.
I also realised when I started I didn't really talk to the camera when I was filming, so I have become more aware of that.
Final thoughts
I am aware that this isnt the typical fastlane business, but I believe it will open up doors and can eventually lead to one. It’s also something productive that I can do alongside school. I may have a slow start and my vlogs may not be the best now, but i believe it'll improve with time. Everyone starts from somewhere.
I have been editing and will release the first vlog soon! Watch this space
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