I used to BARELY work 4 hours a day and get poor output. Here’s how I tweaked my mindset, goals, and diet to effortlessly and enjoyably work 10-12 hours, making crazy progress each day. I know Andrew talks about Dopamine detox and it is HUGE. Special thanks to him for creating this community, have learned from the synthesizers I have met and already have made great relationships. Awesome to be here! Working less can be great! It’s most entrepreneurs' goal to have time freedom, to spend time on their hobbies, bond with family, or focus on passions. HOWEVER, if it’s just you working alone or you are just starting your business… it can be destructive. -It kills positive momentum, drastically slowing down growth potential -It usually leaves you with excess energy, which causes stress and anxiety -You aren’t able to put the time in that you need to actually create growth, most likely you are maintaining if not declining -Where you spend your time afterwards can be distracting from your biggest goals -It becomes a dreaded portion of your day -I was going for recurring revenue, but didn’t want recurring work, since I was new, clients weren’t happy The truth is, in most cases it’s often a delusion that new entrepreneurs can quit a full time job and expect to work half the hours and get 10x pay. Eventually, yes, but starting out, you actually have to build something. If it was easy... everyone would be millionaires. As embarrassing as it is, I let myself fall into this mindset for the first 9 months of my business. I spent excess time playing video games, watching YouTube, going out to eat junk food, and while I might have “felt” great in those moments, my constant reality was suppressed depression. I wasn’t building something I was proud of, I was doing just enough to survive and bring in barely the amount of income I needed and maybe a couple hundred more. I had to look at the past 6 months, the past year, and look at the fact that I was wasting my life. I have goals, I want financial freedom, I want to spend time with my family. I was never gonna get there by just coasting. Something had to change.

In December, I pulled the plug on my W2 lifeline and walked away from a world I knew well for decades. It was time to go all in and build something that depended on me. At the same time, I discovered this place. It was like taking the red pill and having the covers ripped off my eyes. Who knew this world was out there? I mentioned to @Andrew Kirby and others that I wanted to start a few concepts. Kirby said to focus on one and go all in. He was right, and that is what I did. This past Monday, my company launched. No more excuses or fake productivity; it is time to drive the agenda and achieve my goals. I salute all who are on this journey...

I think I'm not the only one who is very tired of retention editing... Chances are you've probably seen some videos explaining the "new" video editing style, more authentic, less edited, etc. I'm a full time video editor but still, I think this is a very good thing that people crave for less editing. Because especially for the creator economy and creating a connection and trust with viewers, this kind of editing style will have much better results in my opinion. I've kinda became a copycat and made my own video on this topic (but I mentioned the original creators of this idea in the comment lol) . What do you think about retention editing overall and where do you think YouTube is heading?