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I am experimenting with a mission-driven ad for my community, and I need your help to see what I can't see. What Emotions do you feel when you watch this video? Were you able to stick to the end? What would you add/remove to this video? It's different from my other sales videos. It is not a sales video at all. I wanted to focus on positive psychology in this video but does it make it worse or better than being salesy in terms of conversions?

Credibility-hack. Leverage the credibility of others through close association. When I got started on YouTube I was a spotty, uneducated, teenager. I had zero credibility. So I procrastinated on making content for ages. "Why would anyone want to listen to me?" So I borrowed the credibility Stoicism to start uploading videos: https://www.youtube.com/@AndrewKirbys/videos (sort by oldest). I was never claiming I was an expert. I was saying "Marcus Aurelius was an expert, and here's what he said." It worked! I started growing my audience. It's worth noting you can credibility hack in many ways. Leverage science (like Rian Doris), leverage celebrities (like Jeff Bezos Vs Elon Musk's morning routine), or really anything else that has credibility. Then I realised that I had overcome my procrastination around uploading videos, so now I had some credibility around that topic. "I used to procrastinate, now I don't, here's how I did it." I went from borrowing other's credibility to having a bit of my own. I started being the 'productivity guy' Launched a flagship digital product. Made $1M in 2 years. So... if you don't have credibility... Credibility-hack!

Hey guys, I just pulled an all-nighter making my first animated explainer using Adobe Animate. I'm starting a channel making short animated explanations of mental models. As a senior in high school, it can be a little intimidating trying to be a teacher myself. But I decided not to let that get to me this time and tried to make something. Credit to my sister for doing the voiceover. I know the audio is a little hot. I had a good mic but am still trying to figure out how to EQ the sound, having to use multiple software platforms. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Making money is great. But the real fun is this: Seeing your community taking action and winning their game. No matter how small the win is, you must celebrate it. I am happy that people inside the community are taking action and growing their businesses. Truly amazing.