Produced By - Insight #9 - Vladimir Spicka: Overcome Fear of Talking to People and Become More Likable

Episode Date: June 16, 2023

Vladimir Spicka is a Prague based filmmaker with years of experience from London where he studied film and worked in a production company. Coming from the Czech Republic, Vlad used to be a musician who occasionally filmed music videos for fun until he decided to become a filmmaker. He moved to London to pursue a career as a director, starting with studying film at university. Education solidified his goal to become a director and helped to develop useful skills for this role. Thanks to his proactive approach he stepped early into the industry by working in a production company where he tried various roles while working on different types of content. However, after a few years, Vlad decided to move back to the Czech Republic to continue working as a director, filming music videos and other types of content. Listen to this episode to learn more about living and working in the Czech Republic, hear details about exciting projects Vlad worked on and what it was like to work in the US. Connect with Vladimir: ⁠https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9854103/⁠ ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/vladimir-spicka-92233310a/⁠ Episode quotes: “It's what you make from it basically. It could be an awful experience or it could be a great experience. You can learn a lot or you don't have to learn anything. But I think that freedom is actually not a bad idea.” “It's like an architect. You connect the dots in different departments, in the story and you have to be able to oversee everything so it makes sense once it's finished.” “It's about talking with people. I guess I knew it a little bit back then, but now I'm so much more aware of it.” “The point is once you know something that you want to do it, you know. I think your mind just has to process it.” “Later, I found out that I was the only one from the whole year that asked that question, which is funny to me.” Connect with the podcaster: ⁠⁠⁠https://tomasloucky.com/⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomasloucky/⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thisistommen/⁠⁠⁠ Follow the podcast: 🌐 Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://produced-by-podcast.com/⁠ 🔗 Links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/produced_by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   💬 Contact: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://produced-by-podcast.com/contact⁠ 📷 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/produced_by_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  🎥 YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT5LHnM6YCaeVzIr0WatOsw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ✉️ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[e-mail]⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/produced-by/id1684669642⁠⁠⁠ 🎙️ About Produced By Podcast: Produced By brings you exciting stories of brave people who set out to build careers in competitive fields despite often challenging circumstances. Whether you are interested in creative industries, personal development or want to have some fun, enter the spotlight along with our guests and get inspired. Listen to people coming from all parts of the world, diverse fields of expertise and different levels of careers. So join us to follow their journeys, learn from life experience and embark on a great adventure. 🤩 If you enjoy listening to the podcast, please, leave a review on your podcast app, subscribe or share it with your friends. You can also send us a message and share any feedback, advice and tips for guests. 📭 Subscribe at ⁠https://produced-by-podcast.com/subscribe⁠ so that you don't miss out! #producedbypodcast #producedby #enterthespotlight  Enjoy! Connect with Tomas:X: https://x.com/TomasLoucky⁠⁠⁠Stan: https://stan.store/TommenLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomasloucky/⁠⁠Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisistommen/⁠⁠Unproduced:Newsletter: https://unproduced.substack.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@unproducednotesSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033Ddo8ibDlLYoaP7FFLIWMore:Links: https://linktr.ee/produced_by⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://producednewsletter.substack.com/⁠The Podcast Club: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/25420030/Tools & gear that support the show:Metricool: https://f.mtr.cool/HRJBZKRiverside: https://riverside.sjv.io/vDnDodFavikon: https://www.favikon.com?fpr=tommenRa Optics: https://ra-optics.myshopify.com/discount/TOMMEN?rfsn=8803777.591d19JamX: https://jamx.ai/podcasters-offer?ref_id=e02d48af-ef66-4e76-b804-c2e8d282a8bfSome links are affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. If you find them useful, using these links helps keep the podcast running. Thank you!  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

You know, I used to be an introvert, and the idea of talking to people was once, like, very scary for me. But the more I teach myself to, like, exist amongst other people and the more I talk to other people, the more I realize that it's actually, like, that is framing your experience in life, right? And you can learn so much just from talking. So did you, like, purposely try to become extrovert, or did it kind of evolve over time? well kind of both I realized at some point I think I was like 23 or 24 that I am trying to get into an industry which is based on

interaction with people and I hate interacting with people so something was not computing there so I essentially told myself you got to learn how to talk to people and you've got to learn how to appreciate it. You know, I think a lot of that introverted stuff comes back to my childhood.

And I just had to fix that because I'm not saying there's anything wrong with being an introvert. I think it's actually sometimes beneficial because you can spend time on your own and, you know, you don't need other people necessarily to have fun. So that's awesome.

But at the same time, you know, I had to really purposely work on becoming social. which took like many years, right? And I'm still in that process of, I don't think I'll ever fully learn what some extroverts know intrinsically, which is like some people are so good with people, right? And I'm trying to get there and it's,

I think it's a lifelong process, but yes, I had to like consciously work on it. It's definitely been a great experience, definitely improved both my personal life and professional life because the whole film industry is based on collaboration, right? So as you're just discussing this topic, can you share some tips maybe to people who struggle with this as well,

or want to become more extroverted to? Yeah, I mean, it's a bit different for everyone, but one thing that works for me is, you know, if I have to call someone and I'm dreading it, do not, like, postpone it, just pick up the phone and call, right? that's one of the things that I always dreaded, like calling people. So just do it. And the more you do it, the easier you'll find it.

And I think generally speaking, the problem that I know a lot of introverts have, including me, is sometimes we don't like to make plans. And if we make plans, then on the day, we don't feel like it. We just don't feel like going out. And I don't know if that's you as well. But suddenly I realized that ignoring that feeling, that oh I don't want to go ignore that and just go and afterwards you'll feel at least I always feel like really good like I'm so glad I went somewhere where I met people and I actually realized hey

people are nice I'd like to do this more but you have to just push against your gut feeling I think which is weird because we're being taught right like listen to your gut but in this case your gut is just trying to shield you from the world, but you need to be part of that world. So, yeah, I feel like I can definitely relate to it. It's like this resistance and also laziness, you are in your comfort zone and you don't really want to go. But then you go and in the end, it's not that bad and you overcame that feeling that you didn't want to go.

And it's kind of easier next time, you know, as more as you practice it, the easier it gets. So it's something I struggle as well with. I think it's probably natural. I would say plenty of people struggle with. that. Yeah, but a good example, I relate to it. Yeah, I think it's just about like with anything. The more you do it, the better you'll get at it. And I think, you know, people are afraid to be awkward. But maybe what helped me too is realize no one cares. Like, we tend to get so self-conscious, right? And we say something and then we're like, oh my God, I shouldn't have said that. In fact, the other person

doesn't even remember it the next day. But we keep repeating it in our head. It's like, oh, I should have said that people don't care i think i heard that it's called spotlight effect that something awkward happens to you and you're like oh everyone saw it that was so embarrassing but maybe someone's ho it but not that many people and people don't care because everyone you know they think of themselves and why would they care about you so you're like oh that's a big deal they're going to remember but this was really true india exactly that's right we all like because we think about ourselves first and foremost, usually, right? So exactly the spotlight, like, oh, me, me, me, now I'm talking.

Everyone's listening to me. What are they thinking? Lawa, oh, my God. But in fact, everyone's thinking about themselves, kind of. So you're absolutely right, yeah. Yeah, and at the same time, I would say it's also something that everyone or most other people go to. So there's no reason to stress about it because it's natural, it's normal. And as we said, the more you do it, the easier or the better it gets.

Yeah. introverts of the world, just do it. Yeah, just do it. Shellaboo.