Creating a portfolio website of cool sh*t that I've made is difficult, embarrassing, and satisfying.

This website, yes the one that you are on now, www.dallanyoh.com, has been a new and exciting project for me. Compiling a portfolio of past and present creative works of mine has been difficult, embarrassing, and very satisfying.

It turns out that I have made a lot of cool sh*t and it is also really hard to find and pick what to share on here. On top of that, I have never been a "look at me", "look at this cool sh*t I've made" kind of person; especially when some of the older creations are kind of, well, bad. I find a lot of this embarrassing to be honest, but I'm realizing that I shouldn't feel that way.

So what I have had to come to grips with while building my website is:

1. There's no embarrassment in highlighting my creativity, it shouldn't be seen as being a cocky "look at me" thing, but instead it should be a proud "look at me" thing. I've made people laugh, cry, happy, and sad through my creations and that is awesome!

2. Not every creation was, is, or ever will be perfect and that is OK. This site is meant to show my growth and improvement.

3. I have to have fun. Taking my creativity too seriously has been debilitating in the past. By trying to make each project perfect, I often found myself losing motivation and not being confident enough to share what I have done because it didn't meet my standard. I need to remember why I enjoy being creative and that is because it is FUN. This website will be fun.

Is this blog post starting to sound like some weird Ted-Talk? I'm starting to feel like I am doing a motivational speech about my journey of creating a website and that's not why I'm here. I will shut this whole thing down before I start doing motivational speeches.

So with that being said, I am very satisfied with what I have been able to produce so far. I'm excited to keep building my portfolio despite the difficulties including my own branding which IS DRIVING ME INSANE (blog coming soon). So as long as I keep the motivational speeches away, this website, once again www.dallanyoh.com, is going to be filled with some really cool sh*t!