Before we rush into the next goal, the next upload, the next milestone—let’s pause for a moment. Gratitude for how far you’ve already come. Gratitude for every viewer and subscriber who chose to spend their time with you. Gratitude for YouTube being a free platform where we get to share our thoughts, skills, experiences, and stories—without permission, gatekeepers, or limits. It’s easy to normalize this. But zoom out for a second. We’re living in a time where we can connect with brilliant minds all over the world instantly. Learn from each other. Teach. Build. Create impact from our living rooms. That’s not small. That’s extraordinary. Today, just take a breath and acknowledge it.You’re not behind. You’re participating in something incredibly rare—and powerful. Grateful for this space. Grateful for this community. Grateful for you all and wishing you a happy holiday season.🤍

I just hit this huge milestone last night! I know I haven't been around on the community in a while, but I was here when Alexa first set it up. I've been busy with life, grandbabies, and yes, YT. I have spent this year really working on who I'm talking to and why, and had that elusive viral video hit in Sept. The amazing thing is, it's still getting views and subs, and also leading to increased views in my library of videos. Prior to the video hitting in late September, I had 1800 subs, my 365 watch hours had fallen to 2.2K, and I was seriously considering quitting if nothing changed by the end of the year. In over a year of monetization, I had only made $180. I hadn't even gotten a second check from YT. I just wanted to post to encourage all of you to keep working. This wasn't an "overnight" success. I've been posting every week to YT since June 2021. And I think YT finally has a clue who to show my videos to. LOL

Happy to announce that @Dr. Saundra Stancil is now an administrator for this group. She will be helping remove spammers and keeping the chat clean. Let's show her some love because this isn't an easy job!!! xoxoxo

Every video you post is valuable. https://www.loom.com/share/cabd71f640054234ab621408088351de

Hi everyone! I’m excited to learn and contribute in this brilliant community! I’m just starting out but have big goals to grow and serve.