That's what I felt like doing a year ago, last March. I started my channel January 3, 2021 (STEP 1) and posted several videos. I was excited and put a ton of effort into it. But then I hit the "Dip". People weren't watching and I got out of bed with a "vulnerability hangover" every day. As my feet hit the ground next to my bed I thought, "I will just stop and delete it all of it. Who do I think I am?" 🤢 Then in April, a video that I had previously posted, somehow latched into ranking in search and started to pick up steady views. I'd like to say that I was strong enough to keep going by myself, but this little push was desperately needed. Mother Algorithm threw me a bone. She's not all bad. 🦴 After that, I took months to put out a few different videos, but not because I was procrastinating anymore, but because I was learning what I needed to learn to put out videos that more matched the vision I had for them. I still wasn't completely happy, but I was getting better on all fronts of the Youtube creation cycle. By September I was cranking out fresh videos consistently along with breaking up older longer videos and releasing them as more digestible clips. (STEP 2) A few of these then even got picked up by Browse and Search as well. Plus, I felt like my content was getting better. My first video was no cuts with a title card and a sprinkle of music. Now my edit timelines look like a murder scene. 🔪 I even started to make money on Anchor by releasing my videos as podcast episodes (STEP 3). By the end of December and into January I had spikes on multiple videos. But then it fell back down. Was I a failure?! No, the numbers just fell back to about November's average, but I had already adapted. The reality is that I had a spike, and I'm still picking up subs. But it won't be exponential every day. And part of me wants to blame the recommendation system, but I know it's actually on me. I need to make a better product, especially in the thumbnail and title department! Quantity plus quality WILL get seen. I've already seen it happen. Just do it again. And again. And better. And then again.

Howdy there! I recently released a new single! This song centers on the truth that EVERYTHING changes, and the beauty in that, it’s points to that which doesn’t change, that which is witnessing the change. This is 50-70 hours of work, summed up in 4.5 minutes, crazy 🤪 ENJOY! https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/ourjourney/changeless-3

#15 Books Everyone Should Read Before They Die Essentialism is a powerful book for people feeling overwhelmed. It makes the importance of clear intention and focus glaringly clear. I'd like to share with you the blog post I wrote about it: https://cswidmaier.substack.com/p/99-percent-of-what-you-do-is-worthless?utm_source=url

If your goal is to live a passionate, authentic, extraordinary life, then you have probably seen/experienced escapism, ever wondered why that happens? This project was such a challenge, from doing research, to writing the script, to recording, then writing the soundtrack, to shooting the B-Roll, and lastly, editing and thumbnail work. Whew!! I hope you enjoy :) P.S! Open to Honest and constructive feedback, I want to improve!

A lil hello from the team!! https://www.instagram.com/nawvel_lifebook/?hl=en