Viktoriia Bogodist - Never Give Up, If That’s What You Like To Do and That’s Your Passion - Do It (Content Creator From Italy)

There are many, but no one is like you! Always learn and try every day to make better than you’ve done before, compare yourself only to yourself and your results. 

1. Tell us about your background and journey.

In the past I was working in Horeca, started as a receptionist and later had a management position, in the beginning, I really loved it, because I like to contact people, but later this job was making me exhausted. 

So I went to study economy and accountancy, are high I really loved, because I like everything connected with Maths, to solve tasks with numbers, I was one of the best in it. It was going to be my second high education, but I didn’t finish it, because I’ve decided to move to Italy (from Poland)

2. When did you first decide that you wanted to create content and how did you start?

In Italy naturally, I’ve started to create a lot of content, because when I moved here I did not have any job and then I’ve realized that I am not going to look for any. Creating and editing content is my greatest passion, I think almost all the time about the ideas and what should I do next. 

So I’ve started in October 2020 with 700 or 800 followers and it’s growing fast, I believe it’s because I am spending so much time making content and my feed looking aesthetic, that’s it’s just impossible to be a different way. 

When you give something into the world - it gives you back much more, and now I have a lot of beautiful people supporting me everyday girl different points on the map - this is amazing and exciting and that’s what motivates me the most- my own result.

3. Is content creation a financially sustainable career?

Yes, it is! Maybe not on the begging, because most of the collaborations are based on gifting, but when your audience grows and you create high-quality content - brands want to work with you and they are ready to pay, that’s why it’s a hard work. 

It's not just posting a random pic (if you’re not a celebrity), it’s about to think over what you post, the backgrounds, how to show the best way the outfits/beauty products, there must be the idea and scenario if it’s a video, a beautiful location always. 

All the creators are so many just in one person - model, Photographer, producer and much more.

4. Who is your favourite creator and why?

There are so many cool girls with unique content on Instagram, but I am my favourite and I’m the biggest fan of myself.

5. How and where do you find inspiration to churn out content?

My life inspires me -  travels, nature, architecture, art, music, books, people I met, everything what’s happening is wonderful, it’s just a miracle - to live and enjoy everything

6. What does your typical day look like?

I wake up usually early, but almost always with the alarm, I do yoga and sometimes a workout, pranayama, meditation, take shower and eat breakfast. 

And after I’m getting ready and going out to meet some of my friends creators, so we can explore the city and create some content together, of course going somewhere to eat tasty and healthy (not always, I live in Italy, so it’s hard), and when I’m back home - it’s usually no later than 21 - I make my beauty routine, relax and read a book.

I’m usually very active during the day, walking around 10km every day. Every week I give myself a day or two to relax and do nothing, use my phone less, if I don’t do that, I’m starting to feel tired and stressed, sleeping badly.

7. Which is your favourite book and why?

Conversations with God - N D Walsch - is my personal Bible - everything is written in 4 parts of the book is the same as what I believe in life and how I live. I like to read it again and again and always find the answers about what is bothering me at that moment.

8. What piece of advice would you like to give to future and aspiring creators?

Never give up, if that’s what you like to do and that’s your passion - do it, don’t think there are already so many creators! There are many, but no one is like you! Always learn and try every day to make better than you’ve done before, compare yourself only to yourself and your results. 

Don’t forget that everything is possible, you just need truly believe in that and never stop making your dreams come true! Always act and don’t wait when something will happen just by itself. You’re all individuals and all amazing your own way.

And short about me, I was born in Russia in Tazny Tagil in a little town, but after 6 months my parents moved back to Ukraine. They’ve divorced when I was 6 and me and my mom moved to a little town in the South of Ukraine to live with her parents.

There I’ve stayed till 16, I was pretty antisocial in my teenage, I was a little shy and spent a lot of time reading books, studying, studying English, doing athletics, playing basketball and run. 

Later I’ve started to socialize myself and as a student, I had been partying and going out a lot, at the same time I was the best student on a course - I have a master degree “environment control and audit”, I was even going to stay as a teacher in a university, but I’ve decided I want to do something else - wasn’t sure what at that age. 

When I was 21 I moved to Poland by myself and that was the best decision because life in Europe is so much better for me, I’ve started to travel and be more open-minded, to dream bigger and believe in myself.

And now I’m in Rome, I finally love what I do with all my heart in one of the most beautiful cities in the world and I know that’s not the end, I’m going to make all of my dreams come true!

Instagram Profile - Viktoriia Bogodist

Interviewed By - Ananya Karan Srivastava