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Have you ever watched your own Reel and thought…
This should’ve hit harder.
That was me few months ago.
The story was solid.
The hook was clever.
But something was off.
It performed like a PowerPoint pretending to be a story.
So I did what any frustrated creator does:
I opened CapCut and started tearing it apart.
Frame by frame.
Beat by beat.
And somewhere between the third slice of bread and mild identity crisis, I realized what was missing
Conflict.
There was no friction, no heartbeat.
It was just a nice idea with no tension.
When I rebuilt it, I focused on emotion beats instead of edits.
🎬 Hook: I opened mid-action. No context. Just chaos.
⚡️ Tension: I held on the frustration a little longer than felt comfortable.
💡 Flip: The moment I realized what I’d been doing wrong.
❤️ Payoff: The quiet, honest truth that tied it all together.
Same clips.
Different feeling.
The second version made people stop scrolling.
Not because it looked better
but because it felt real.
Emotion always beats polish.
And conflict is the heartbeat that keeps people watching.
So here’s your Friday storytelling prompt:
🎥 Film a 15-second clip showing a moment you almost quit.
One emotion. One takeaway.
Keep the pacing tight.
Let silence do the heavy lifting.
Tag me when you post
or reply with your first line.
Let’s make something that actually moves people this weekend.
Till Sunday,
Stephen
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