Future Millionaire

Today I worked all day. I don't understand how people cope with working a traditional 40hr a week job. I feel like it's impossible to escape the rat race and build anything when you are stuck working all day. But i see how easy it is to get in the trap. If i keep increasing my cost of living and my expenses i'll be there too.

Today was a good monday, I was able to get most of my daily items checked off the list, and I feel more prepared going into the week. I get really stressed when I do not have a plan of exactly what to work on. I didn't think I got a lot done but I looked back through everything and I did do a lot even if it was spread all over.

I've been listening to this "self discipline" book at bed time each night for the last two days and it got me thinking a lot about discipline and how I can do better. I really don't feel like a super "disciplined" person but others would describe me as such. I think the reasons is that i decide to identify as "the type of person who does/doesn't do xyz" in...

I get really stressed about what i'm doing working slowly but then i remember how hard it was for me to do one video a week. when i first started youtube i struggled with that kind of schedule and now i'm able to hit 30+ shorts, 5+ long 10 min videos over 3 different channels and work a part time job. I've got to be proud and trust that with the skills and knowledge i'm building, e...

Today i woke up earlier than normal because i was over it last night and went to bed at like 10pm (i never do that). I did my live stream on my main channel and was able to talk with some of my most active subscribers. After that i scriped a few videos and filmed them. I edited on before bed and have it uploading right now. I made sure to go to the gym and the skatepark today. I feel really annoye...

Last week i talked about designing a keynote template to screen record and follow along with when making new product review videos. Today I finally finished the template and put it to the test. I was able to script, film and edit a video in only two hours. (It's pretty good quality in my opinion). So i'm happy it worked. Transparently, i'd like to get it all done in around an hour but...

maybe i'm being dramatic. like i know everything is going to be fine. i'm just going to keep my head down and keep doing what i know I need to do. Today i worked on my chat gpt module for my blog post writer, and took the motorcycle to work. on my way home from work it died on me so now im scratching my head trying to figure out what's going on.

Today i worked on my product review keynote template so i can film higher quality content consistently with minimal editing. I'm pretty much done with the first one. Just need to film the video and test edit it. I got going on a long rant about how I set up a simple workflow to repost content on instagram and get it out on all of my pages. This has gained me over 2000 followers on instagram in...

Today i got a pretty good start to the day and went to get the coolant leak figured out on my car. I was prepared for the worst and figured it's be a big $1500 project. After testing it, it was just a little $40 hose. When i removed the hose, i broke another hose, and then broke the radiator removing that hose. That's just how life goes sometimes. I figure my time is worth around $30 an ho...

Today I worked on my listicle keynote template so i can make better weekly videos while live streaming. I should have it done tomorrow and will be able to move on to the next project. I also listed to a book on the 80/20 principle on my walk home from work. I remember how much i loved this idea when I first found out about it and now my brain is going 100mph trying to find my 20% and expand it.

Today I checked in on my goals and made sure that I was on track. I need to figure out how to get more time and get the templates made that I need made so creating content will be easier. I feel so behind but i know im not. I also scripted and recorded the voiceover for my first faceless youtube video, im going to hire someone on fiver to edit it.

OKR Goals changed my life a few years ago when i discovered them from John Doerrr's book "Measure What Matters". They break your main goal down into an objective with key results and when you understand this concept it will make aligning goals so easy. After working for like 8 hours, i relaxed a little before heading to the "clubhouse area" to work on goals for an hour or s...

Today I looked at my monthly youtube growth numbers for both channels, and I'm happy to see that my monthly income is up despite views being lower. Today I worked on the motorcycle and got it going but i'm really sketch. I spent time with my ex just doing random things and editing my weekly video for my main channel that i am 2 weeks behind on. Fridays are live stream days and I got caught...

Today i spent a lot of time sorting through my emails and adding useful links where I could. my emails get really high open rates so i might as well have a chance to get a click over to a useful landing page.

Today I spent a lot of time going through and updating the links in my 1000+ youtube videos to be more accurate. I have a lot of dead links that I could have avoided if I used a link software earlier. Oh well. Live and learn.

I dont know how people do it man. Today i spent the day going through my to-do list and working on cutting expenses. I had time for a workout and then had to get going for work. I decided i'd walk to work and save money on and uber while my car is still broken and not even here yet. The walk was brutal and i was going to be late anyway. I dont know what id do if I had to walk everywhere for th...

Today i checked in on my goals, and aligned what i'm working on. Mondays are good to make sure that i'm on track and know what i should be working on for the week. I'm not a pro at this but im working on it. Overall i feel like i got a lot done and i'm happy with how it went. Was way behind all week because of life drama but today i feel back on top of it.

On day 56 (I think) my car broke down and i imagine it'll be a couple of weeks before i get it going and so in the meantime, im trying to get this motorcycle fixed so i can take it around to work and stuff. i HATE walking.

Grinding until im a millionaire day 57. Today i built a slideshow for a free training webinar that i will use to sell my youtube channel membership. All week i have been designing special perks and sections of a community for channel members. It might be overkill but i'm giving it a shot.

Day 56 of grinding until im a millionaire. Today was rough. I was going to drive down to see my family on thanksgiving and my car broke down half way. Like i mentioned a few days ago, i run on tight margins with most of my extra money going back into the channel and brands, this was a really stressful situation im im still figuring out what i'm doing.

Im spending a lot of time tweaking my discord and making changes so that I have a clear offer for people who join my channel memberships. I want to create something of value that can build me a compounding reoccurring income. I also get off on a rant about what to expect when starting your brand and how to ensure you reach success.

I was talking to a subscriber in my discord who has started making youtube videos and he was talking about how inefficient he was making a video by filming and editing on his phone. I reflected and realized that it's a key part of making a channel work.

Today I had to work, and i make most my money on saturday/sunday so it was a long day. I felt frustrated at work because i have an infinite list of things that i need to do but cant because i'm trapped at work.

My theory and strategy used to be just putting out a ton of shorts and hoping it grew my channel and my views. But it grew my channel without the main video views. Now im changing it a little to ensure my shorts are well thought out with a call to action that send people to my longer videos.

I don't know if I'm making the right decision of just being authentic and documenting my life/journey instead of creating scripted content. Who cares what I think or where i'm at on my journey anyway.