Gidday Brains Trust, I've uploaded a new video and even found a small BRoll clip that I could use. And, I ended up using Descript to correct the eye movement. https://youtu.be/eC1TbnEE0WI Penny for your thoughts please. All ideas and suggestions welcome and will be greatly appreciated. @Dr. Saundra Stancil @Lillie Handy Dominguez @Sirit Albel @Maurits Menke @Diane Eddy @Shaps Benkau @Sb Hendricks @Jenny Sharratt @Catherine R @Alicia Ashley @Henriette Thranow

Hook______________ Does your child show little to no interest in storybooks? Do they have no desire to look at picture books or read? Story______________ I can help your child to create an interests in storybooks and engage with the stories. My name is Diane Eddy and I am a retired school teacher. I have witnessed this frustration from parents and children alike many times over the years of teaching reading. Here’s what I do when children have little interests in storybooks. We all learn by using our eyes, our ears and our hands. Today’s activity covers a hand-on approach. The link to this story is in the first comment below. Afterward, meet me back here so we can DRAW the STORY together. Value______________ “Let’s draw Peter Rabbit to help us remember him better. Since he was disobedient and went into Mr. McGregor’s garden, let’s draw a picture of Peter Rabbit in the garden.” Gather your supplies of a pencil, paper, eraser & crayons or colored pencils and meet me back here so we can draw together. I will wait for you. Now the you have your supplies, let’s begin by putting a dot in the middle of our paper. Start at the top & draw a line thru the dot to the bottom. Do the same across, from one side to the other. I will give instructions on drawing 3 shapes for the rabbit. Then complete the rabbit by giving step-by-step instructions. It will be wrapped up by asking the child to like & subscribe to my channel and how I appreciated their participation in DRAW the STORY. support tags @Alexa Saarenoja @Dr. Saundra Stancil @Lillie Handy Dominguez @Jenny Sharratt @Desley Casey

I was among the first 500 members to this group. And I credit Alexa and the group for much of my success as a YouTube Creator. I started my channel at 80 years old, monetized in nine weeks and now I have over 43,000 subscribers. I have started my own Skool, “Old Me Living Better.” It’s only three weeks old but has over 250 members. It is $5.00 a month. Nothing else to buy. You get access to my guides and worksheets, including “How I Make $1000 a Month Side Income,” and my “YouTube Quick Start Guide.” https://www.skool.com/oldmeliving/about

There is a version of this conversation that puts people off before they start. The "you should have started five years ago" framing. It sounds motivating but it mostly just makes people feel like they've already lost. Here's what's actually true. The 55 to 64 age group is growing faster on YouTube than any other demographic. That audience is there, it's engaged, and it watches long-form content from people with genuine experience. The creator side hasn't caught up. Most of what YouTube serves that audience is made by people half their age with no real-world track record. The credibility gap is massive and it is not being filled. If you are a professional over 40 with expertise in your field, you are not competing with the algorithm-chasers. You are serving an audience that is actively looking for someone like you and not finding them. The compounding part matters too. YouTube is a library, not a feed. Videos you make now keep working for years. Starting in 2026 means by 2028 or 2029 you have a real asset. The curve doesn't care when you start, only that you do. Not too late. For this audience, probably just right. Where are you in the process right now?

I have been on here around Xmas and I am going to make the effort back here more often. My question is how long did it take you to get your first coach clante? After you did start YouTube?