# @dattmatt on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CYE-RVMBIae
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/21725528-dattmatt-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/779da489a2.jpg
- **Posted:** 2021-12-29T19:03:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Matt Langlois (@dattmatt) — https://gondola.cc/dattmatt

## Caption

Coasting is for downhill or staying on the same elevation; the work you put in into yourself is for climbing.

This year (and a bit) I took a chance, moved to an expensive city that intimidated this small town boy and worked my ass off to learn as much as I could in photo, video and editing techniques.

Treated this opportunity to reinvent my direction like an internship with me, myself, and the school of YouTube and internet.

I wasn't sure of myself the whole time, but I looked at it logically when my emotions felt more like a lost puppy so I could stay the course, because those feelings are normal as hell.

Remember to invest in yourself. Don't be afraid to reinvent your direction even if it means you take a step back monetarily or on your societal influenced timeline - you can't push forward if you can't build a passionate momentum on the hill you climb.

Now I make content that even the perfectionist in me can be happy with, like a beautiful moment in time here in Wawa as I visit my parents and put my brain on ice (almost literally honestly, this clip doesn't show the crazy amount of snow here). 

#DiscoverON #gooutside #discoverontario #wawaontario #northernontario #canadatravel

## Stats

- **Views:** 415
- **Likes:** 66
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 7

## Tags

discoverontario, discoveron, northernontario, gooutside, wawaontario, canadatravel

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