Arsal | Video Editor

💎 | I'll help you to generate exclusive content. || 💼 | I create short and long form content. || ⏳ | 3+ years of experience in video editing.||

[Arsal | Video Editor @ArsalEditor]

As 2025 comes to an end, I want to be honest with myself.
I barely showed up on Twitter this year. I posted inconsistently, and sometimes went completely silent.

Instead of carrying that into another year, I am making a public commitment. (Thread 🧵)

[Arsal | Video Editor @ArsalEditor]

⚡Day 155/365

Most people stay average not because they lack talent or opportunity.

They stay average because being average is comfortable. It requires no risk, no failure and no real commitment to anything.

Growth is uncomfortable by design.

[Arsal | Video Editor @ArsalEditor]

⚡Day 154/365

It is always the people who have never built anything who have the most to say about how you should be building.

They will tell you your rates are too high, your goals are too big and your path does not make sense.

Take advice from people who have the results.

[Arsal | Video Editor @ArsalEditor]

⚡Day 154/365

It is always the people who have never built anything who have the most to say about how you should be building.

They will tell you your rates are too high, your goals are too big and your path does not make sense.

Take advice from people who have the results.

[Arsal | Video Editor @ArsalEditor]

⚡Day 153/365

Posting every single day & getting 0 engagement is one of the loneliest feelings in content creation

But the people who kept going through that silence are the ones with audiences now

The algorithm did not reward them early. It just could not ignore them forever

[Arsal | Video Editor @ArsalEditor]

⚡Day 153/365

Posting every single day & getting 0 engagement is one of the loneliest feelings in content creation

But the people who kept going through that silence are the ones with audiences now

The algorithm did not reward them early. It just could not ignore them forever

[Arsal | Video Editor @ArsalEditor]

⚡Day 152/365

Build a personal brand people remember by sharing what you learn while building.

You don’t need to be the biggest expert.

You just need to be one step ahead and consistent enough to stay visible.

[Arsal | Video Editor @ArsalEditor]

⚡Day 152/365

Build a personal brand people remember by sharing what you learn while building.

You don’t need to be the biggest expert.

You just need to be one step ahead and consistent enough to stay visible.

[Arsal | Video Editor @ArsalEditor]

⚡Day 151/365

Today was Sunday, how many of you enjoy this day?

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⚡Day 151/365

Today was Sunday, how many of you enjoy this day?

[Arsal | Video Editor @ArsalEditor]

⚡Day 150/365

Discipline on a good day is easy. Everyone shows up when they feel motivated

The real test is the bad day. The tired day. The day where nothing is working and everything feels pointless.

What you do on that day is what actually separates you from everyone else.

[Arsal | Video Editor @ArsalEditor]

⚡Day 150/365

Discipline on a good day is easy. Everyone shows up when they feel motivated

The real test is the bad day. The tired day. The day where nothing is working and everything feels pointless.

What you do on that day is what actually separates you from everyone else.

[Arsal | Video Editor @ArsalEditor]

⚡Day 149/365

Consistency is not about motivation. Motivation leaves after the first week.

It is about showing up on the days you do not feel like it, have no ideas and nobody is watching.

That is the version of consistency that actually builds something real.

[Arsal | Video Editor @ArsalEditor]

⚡Day 149/365

Consistency is not about motivation. Motivation leaves after the first week.

It is about showing up on the days you do not feel like it, have no ideas and nobody is watching.

That is the version of consistency that actually builds something real.

[Arsal | Video Editor @ArsalEditor]

⚡Day 148/365

Scope creep is the most expensive thing in freelancing and nobody talks about it enough.

It starts with one small extra request. Then another. Then another.

Before you know it you are doing twice the work for the same price.
Always define the scope.

[Arsal | Video Editor @ArsalEditor]

⚡Day 148/365

Scope creep is the most expensive thing in freelancing and nobody talks about it enough.

It starts with one small extra request. Then another. Then another.

Before you know it you are doing twice the work for the same price.
Always define the scope.

[Arsal | Video Editor @ArsalEditor]

⚡Day 147/365

Eid Mubarak to all my fellas

[Arsal | Video Editor @ArsalEditor]

⚡Day 147/365

Eid Mubarak to all my fellas

[Arsal | Video Editor @ArsalEditor]

⚡Day 146/365

I edited a 20 minute long explanation video for my client today and it genuinely took my entire day.

After a really long time I sat down for a full editing session and I forgot how much energy a long form video actually takes.

But finishing it felt really good.

[Arsal | Video Editor @ArsalEditor]

⚡Day 146/365

I edited a 20 minute long explanation video for my client today and it genuinely took my entire day.

After a really long time I sat down for a full editing session and I forgot how much energy a long form video actually takes.

But finishing it felt really good.

[Arsal | Video Editor @ArsalEditor]

⚡Day 145/365

Landing a new client is not about having the best portfolio or the lowest price.

It is about showing up consistently, communicating clearly and making the client feel confident that their work is safe with you.

Skills get you in the room. Trust closes the deal

[Arsal | Video Editor @ArsalEditor]

⚡Day 145/365

Landing a new client is not about having the best portfolio or the lowest price.

It is about showing up consistently, communicating clearly and making the client feel confident that their work is safe with you.

Skills get you in the room. Trust closes the deal

[Arsal | Video Editor @ArsalEditor]

⚡Day 144/365

Nobody actually learns freelancing from a course or a YouTube video.
You learn it from the client who did not pay.

From the project you undercharged. From the contract you did not have.

Every hard lesson left a mark. But every mark made you better.

[Arsal | Video Editor @ArsalEditor]

⚡Day 144/365

Nobody actually learns freelancing from a course or a YouTube video.
You learn it from the client who did not pay.

From the project you undercharged. From the contract you did not have.

Every hard lesson left a mark. But every mark made you better.

[Arsal | Video Editor @ArsalEditor]

⚡Day 143/365

Most freelancers are terrified of overcharging but never stop to think about how much they have been undercharging.

You are not overcharging when you charge for your skill, your time and the result you deliver.

You are just finally charging according to the value

[Arsal | Video Editor @ArsalEditor]

⚡Day 143/365

Most freelancers are terrified of overcharging but never stop to think about how much they have been undercharging.

You are not overcharging when you charge for your skill, your time and the result you deliver.

You are just finally charging according to the value

[Arsal | Video Editor @ArsalEditor]

⚡Day 142/365

Slow growth is the hardest phase of any creative journey.

You are putting in the work every day but the numbers are not moving fast enough to feel like it is working.

The people who made it through this phase are the ones you look up to now.

[Arsal | Video Editor @ArsalEditor]

⚡Day 142/365

Slow growth is the hardest phase of any creative journey.

You are putting in the work every day but the numbers are not moving fast enough to feel like it is working.

The people who made it through this phase are the ones you look up to now.

[Arsal | Video Editor @ArsalEditor]

⚡Day 141/365

There is a type of client who want premium quality work but has a budget that does not come close to matching it, they genuinely do not see the problem

Not every client who wants your work can afford your work. That is not your problem to solve at your own expense

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⚡Day 141/365

There is a type of client who want premium quality work but has a budget that does not come close to matching it, they genuinely do not see the problem

Not every client who wants your work can afford your work. That is not your problem to solve at your own expense

[Arsal | Video Editor @ArsalEditor]

⚡Day 140/365

Short form content made everyone addicted to fast information.

Now nobody has the patience to watch anything longer than 60 seconds.

Neither format won in the end. The human attention span just lost🔥

[Arsal | Video Editor @ArsalEditor]

⚡Day 140/365

Short form content made everyone addicted to fast information.

Now nobody has the patience to watch anything longer than 60 seconds.

Neither format won in the end. The human attention span just lost🔥

[Arsal | Video Editor @ArsalEditor]

⚡Day 139/365

Time is the one thing everyone has equally but nobody treats equally.

Some people spend it building that will matter later. Others spend it complaining about where they are.

The gap b/w where you are & where you want to be is not talent, it is what you choose

[Arsal | Video Editor @ArsalEditor]

⚡Day 139/365

Time is the one thing everyone has equally but nobody treats equally.

Some people spend it building that will matter later. Others spend it complaining about where they are.

The gap b/w where you are & where you want to be is not talent, it is what you choose

[Arsal | Video Editor @ArsalEditor]

⚡Day 138/365

Most creatives freeze when it is time to close.

Not because they lack confidence in their skill. But because asking for money for something they are passionate about feels wrong somehow.

Nobody teaches creatives how to sell, but only teach how to create.

[Arsal | Video Editor @ArsalEditor]

⚡Day 138/365

Most creatives freeze when it is time to close.

Not because they lack confidence in their skill. But because asking for money for something they are passionate about feels wrong somehow.

Nobody teaches creatives how to sell, but only teach how to create.

[Arsal | Video Editor @ArsalEditor]

⚡Day 137/365

Everyone is calling themselves a creative director in 2026.

It's an Instagram bio for anyone with a mood board and an opinion.

Real creative direction is not about aesthetics. It is about making decisions, leading & being accountable when the work doesn't land.

[Arsal | Video Editor @ArsalEditor]

⚡Day 137/365

Everyone is calling themselves a creative director in 2026.

It's an Instagram bio for anyone with a mood board and an opinion.

Real creative direction is not about aesthetics. It is about making decisions, leading & being accountable when the work doesn't land.

[Arsal | Video Editor @ArsalEditor]

⚡Day 136/365

The biggest problem in freelancing right now is not finding clients.

It is being a generalist in a market that only wants specialists.

Clients in 2026 do not want someone who does everything. They want the person who is the best at one specific thing.

[Arsal | Video Editor @ArsalEditor]

⚡Day 136/365

The biggest problem in freelancing right now is not finding clients.

It is being a generalist in a market that only wants specialists.

Clients in 2026 do not want someone who does everything. They want the person who is the best at one specific thing.

[Arsal | Video Editor @ArsalEditor]

⚡Day 135/365

X is about to integrate AI generated video directly into the platform through Grok

Which means soon anyone can create content without a camera, without editing & without any real skill

The question is whether your voice is strong enough to stand out in it or.....