Hey friends! Here are 3 different thumbnails I designed for my upcoming YouTube video. Notice how they're each different but still part of the same family? Which one is speaking to you? I'm very curious to see how these will test!

Today's Live Q&A was a huge success! As promised, below is a recording of the session. 🔸 NEXT LIVE HANG: Sunday, 10/18 at 1pm pst/4pm est Thanks again for being here and for trusting me with the work you're doing. I'm so proud of you all and can't wait to see what you create as you continue working through the course!! Some of the questions/topics in this hang: 🔸 How do I get over the gap between my taste and what I'm making? 🔸 How do I get over feeling intimidated on a platform? 🔸 How do I know if I’m spending too much time on social media? 🔸 How do you balance creative work with a full-time job? 🔸 Using your “why” and pillars to generate content ideas 🔸 I have too many ideas! (that's a good thing!) Should I create separate channels? 🔸 Setting boundaries around sharing your personal life 🔸 If a post flops, do you abandon that subject? 🔸 How to increase YouTube watch hours via thumbnails & titles Also I updated my tech favorites PDF to include my Delete Me affiliate link! Get the PDF here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mhG0D7WPeyJzjAZkma-7NXMo6qOvckYY-JpmUv_csP8/edit?usp=sharing

Hello!! I know I am late (SORRY TEACHER) I have been moving my life from Los Angeles to Tokyo the past two weeks and it's been a lot of unpacking and emotional ups and downs. But I'm finally settled and cannot WAIT to be on this journey with everyone!! I have been a content creator for a little over 18 months now, but want to start creating longform YouTube content under the name ILUMINATE (Nate is my name, and ILUMI is both to illluminate, Illuminada was my great great aunt's name, and ILUMI in Korean means to be your best self) My brand's why for ILUMINATE is to spark curiosity and a sense of adventure and activation in myself and others by storytelling my own experiences by trying new things that others may be afraid of or have not heard of before (starting with moving to Japan haha) My 3 Brand Pillars Curiosity Authenticity Storytelling This was a piece of content I did that got over 1.5 million views across TikTok and IG that was about working at the richest school and the poorest school in Ohio. Education is something I feel strongly about, and would love to dive deeper into this experience in longform and add in a lot more historical context as to how the children of millionaires can be studying ten minutes away from kids who can't afford school lunch. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLq5zvYx7eT/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&obrf=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==&srtk=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== So excited to check out everyone's content :)

Really love this video from Justine's Camera Roll! She does a great job of turning "me" stories into "we" stories AND turning "boring" activities into clicky curiosity gaps!