1 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS About 10 years ago I posted my first YouTube video. 12 year old me could never have imagined what was to come. To everyone who has supported me during this journey, thank you from the bottom of my heart. I still can’t believe that we’ve built such an amazing community and I am eternally grateful. - If you’ve followed me for a while, you know I like to do things differently. So, instead of talking about the opportunities I’ve had, I wanted to talk about a few lessons I’ve learned along the way. - 1. Do something because you’re passionate about it and not to make money, be popular, etc. With anything you do, there are going to be times when you want to give up. If you aren’t passionate about what you’re doing, you won’t be willing to take those inevitable hits. (For the first 7 years of making videos, I gained a whopping 5K subscribers. I just truly loved making videos). 2. A number will never make you happy. It’s important to have your needs met but beyond that, no number of money or followers will bring you true happiness. Numbers never end and unfortunately for us humans, it’s in our nature to always want more. This is why it’s crucial that our sense of success/fulfillment comes from what we’re doing and not a number. 3. If you don’t fail, you aren’t pushing yourself hard enough. This applies to sports, business, relationships, etc. Failure is a key part of learning and without it, there’s no such thing as true success. It’s not about how many times you get knocked down, it’s about how many times you get back up :). 4. If you’re doing what you love, don’t worry about what others think. I used to be so insecure about what people thought of me and it held me back from putting myself out there. A quote that changed my mindset was “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind.” - Bernard M. Baruch 5. Life begins where your comfort zone ends. Many of my best memories from the past 10 years have been in times when I was the most uncomfortable. Developing a healthy relationship with fear and discomfort will change your life and the first step is to get out of your comfort zone.