This might be a random post for you however I wanted to share because the ideas in it I believe can apply to other areas of life, purpose, etc Yesterday I caught up with a good friend of mine who is also a youtuber My friend is Clark Kegley and him and I have been friends since the start of us being on youtube We both had 50Kish youtube subs when we met in 2017 and both have around 2M each now So we have both grown alot over the last 9 years and we were reflecting on everything we’ve learned Here were a few of my insights from our 2.5 hour convo 1️⃣ Each of us experience the most growth when we focus on the process and making the best videos possible rather than the end result and "views" It is so easy now a days to get sucked into making videos on "what works" on youtube and the key is tuning in and seeing what is a unique perspective and a way to communicate this idea in an authentic, fun way When you first start something new, there is so much freedom and the stakes aren’t high So you try many things and give yourself more freedom to learn Once you identify with the pressure of being able to get a certain result… That freedom can go away and the focus is then on KEEPING the result and new standard Give yourself permission to have fun, and focus on the topics and ideas versus the results The best content I make comes when I focus on the concepts and the ideas and explain it in a new way that I think will land with people It also comes when you're the most connected to your heart and sharing things that you're really passionate about and excited to share This is why I keep a notebook around me at all times to write ideas and doodle for a whiteboard video image lol 2️⃣ Let your energy not be "PERFECT" for you to follow your passion, express yourself, record, etc He’s had a few videos going viral the last month and said that for both of them on a scale of 1-10 energywise he was at about a "6" when we recorded them When you put the expectation that you must be 10/10 energy to make a video it makes it alot harder