If you are a YouTube creator and you
feel like giving up on your channel,
or on almost anything else in life,
because it is just really hard, and you're not seeing
the results that you want.
Well, today I want to give you guys some ideas of how
to push through the dip, so you actually
meet the dreams and the goals that you have,
for the content that you're having in your life,
in general.
That's coming up.
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Hey guys.
My name is Tim Schmoyer and it is Wednesday.
Time to give you guys some YouTube tips,
ideas, suggestions, mostly advise, that we're
going to talk about here today.
Like we do every Wednesday here on Video Creators.
Now it was like a few weeks ago, I talked about one
of my biggest mistakes I made here on YouTube.
And that was, not understanding the path and the journey
that you guys often take as creators.
I assumed that your path often started,
it was like a straight, upward line over time,
where you started and it was awesome.
But, I was very wrong, right?
And I talked more about why I made
that mistake, and everything, the implications
it has here for this channel.
I want to help you guys think through how
you can push through this dip that we talked
about in that previous video, which I'll link up around here,
below.
Definitely go check it out, because it
is the context for what we're going to talk about here today.
So this is kind of the emotional path
that I feel like a lot of creators--
and this isn't have to do just with YouTube context
here that we're using as YouTube,
but it applies to almost anything.
It is on the feel bad, feel OK, feel great spectrum.
You start off on this project, in this case, YouTube channel,
you're excited.
You get to this honeymoon period,
and over the course of time, then it
starts dipping a little bit.
It starts to feel uncertain.
Then you start losing confidence.
You start feeling a state of confusion
about, what am I doing here?
And then depression of like, this was supposed to happen.
It's supposed to work, because I see so many other creators,
they make it look so easy.
You know?
And then, you get down here, and you're like, I just quit.
And this, unfortunately, is where most creators stop.
All right?
Like, here.
And so, what happens here, my channel, you guys
stop watching Video Creators.
You stop investing into your channel,
different things like that.
Because the goals and the dream you
had for it don't seem attainable.
But let's talk about what happens if you
keep pushing through that.
And we're going to talk about some practical ways to do this.
But if you keep pushing up, you have this accepting stage,
where you start to become accepting
of like, OK this is hard.
This is difficult. But I'm not going to let it stop me.
And so you start exploring new ways, new ideas of how you can,
maybe, improve and grow, and acquire the skills that you
need, you know, things like that.
And then you start testing the new things
that you're exploring.
You're like, oh, I'm learning some things now.
Like, this is why this happened.
I get it.
You know?
And then you start having this, right here,
new confidence, in your channel, and your work,
and the projects you're working on.
And then you can really start taking off.
So this is the journey I want to help you
guys take, here on this channel, at Video Creators.
Now, I don't want to help you take this part, actually.
But just knowing that that's normal,
I want to see, how can I help you
guys start going that direction little bit more.
OK?
So I'm going to give you guys six, quick ideas.
And to give credit where credit is due,
I learned it-- this isn't original from me.
There's a link in the description
below that goes to an article on THENEXTWEB.com.
You'll learn a lot more about this type of stuff over there.
I'm just summarizing it for you here.
So number one-- and I did say this in my other video
that I did, the live Hangout On Air with you guys.
Like, right after we talked about the dip,
because so many of you guys were like, yes, that's me.
Which was a great Hangout On Air.
Pop a run here, go check it out.
Definitely, like, check it out.
Totally.
I say that, because a lot of you just
skip over that type of stuff.
But I am telling you, it's worth your time to go watch.
Number one, have a bigger purpose.
And this is a main thing.
Like, this is so key.
Like you can forget all the other ones,
like that is the biggest thing.
Because a lot of people, a lot of creators,
they start YouTube, their goal is actually, like, popularity.
Or, hey, I heard I can make money on YouTube.
Like, is this a really easy place
to make money, like I've heard?
So that's their goal.
And then they soon start to learn like,
oh, if this is how much work I need to put into making money
on YouTube, there's probably other places
I can go to make money a little bit easier.
And a lot of times it's true.
You can.
But if your goal is to, like, hey, I have a message
and I know this can change people's lives,
and I really need to get this out there,
because those people need to hear what I have.
That's your purpose.
Like, this is different.
The key word here is purpose, not goals.
You can have your goals, but you need
to have a vision for what you really want to accomplish,
and the difference you want to see it make in people's lives.
And I think that when you have that,
you push through here, because it's not just about you.
It's actually about what you're going
to contribute to the world and the difference
you're going to make.
So I love having that conversation about purpose,
and vision, and direction, and everything.
That's one of the main things to get excited about, actually,
here on YouTube.
But you do need to have a bigger purpose.
Number two, so you need to surround yourself
with those who have done it.
And so one of the things I have, without even intentionally
orienting it towards here, although it fits perfectly,
is this Video Labs course that I have,
which is closed right now, but there's a link
in the description below.
You can, if you want to learn more about it
when it opens up next year again.
But that is like a small group of creators.
I limit it to a small group on purpose,
just so we can all go through this process
together, get to know each other's channels.
What roadblocks are each of us bumping into?
What weaknesses do we have?
What are we really good at?
And how can we work together to all grow?
And when you surround yourself with people who have done it,
it's energizing.
It's motivating.
And it's inspiring.
And it helps you really keep your eye
on what's important, while also giving you
the training and the tasks that you need in order to climb,
to get to that new confidence.
So if you don't have this, I highly
recommend that you surround yourself
with those who have done it.
I, personally, in business, I know YouTube,
but the business side of everything
is something I'm learning on.
So I meet every Tuesday.
I just reached out to some people who know business,
and I said, hey, can we meet together every Tuesday,
as a mastermind group, and just work together
on growing each other's businesses
and learning from each other, and things.
Definitely do that.
Number three, discover a growth mindset.
What this means, it isn't just like, I think I can,
I think I can, I think I can.
This is actually, how do you view the roadblocks that you
bump into?
Are those discouraging to you, or do you
see those as challenges?
Things to conquer.
Things to learn.
What about the opposition that you sometimes maybe feel
from other people, or from YouTube in general,
or from your audience, or whatever.
Is that something that inspires you to learn how to do better?
Or is something like, ah, I tried and it didn't work.
So the mindset, here, that so important.
Is the heavy lifting, is that just there to frustrate you,
and to make you feel like, I can't do this,
and to make you tired?
Or is that there to make you stronger,
and help you to be able to go further, and faster, later.
So that mindset is really key.
Number four is, schedule it.
And this is like, things that are worth doing in life
usually take time and attention, and they rarely just kind of
happen on their own, right?
And so, find times in your schedule
where you're going to mark it on your calendar,
and you're going to make it a priority.
And the best way to do this is actually
to find time that you already have,
rather than trying to eliminate, like, grocery shopping
or hanging out with friends, or whatever the case may be.
Find time you already have, and schedule in there.
And make sure you have plenty of time to accomplish
the tasks that you need to do, in order
for you to reach the purpose of why you're doing this
on YouTube in the first place.
Five is, teach this to others.
This is kind of a benefit for me,
because this is my full-time job,
and has been for several years.
But for you, if you have like-- maybe you have 100 subscribers,
but you know someone, you're a beauty blogger,
and you know someone, another beauty blogger who's
getting started, who has five.
Come along that person who has five, and then teach them.
And find ways that you can serve each other that way.
And then number six is, put stakes.
Put something in the ground, like,
if I don't meet this goal, by this time, or make this happen,
or accomplish that by this time, I
am going to give X amount of dollars to charity.
Something like that.
Or, if I do make it, I'm going to go take myself out
to that restaurant.
I don't know, you guys get the idea.
Have rewards and stuff built in for yourself.
Small ones along the way, and then
big ones for the major milestones, also.
I would love to hear from you guys,
really, not just for me, but for everyone else here
in this community.
In the comments below, what other tips and suggestions
do you have for pushing through that dip
to really get to the goals and the purpose
that you have for your channel here on YouTube?
I'm really looking forward to hearing from you guys,
and trying to come up with some ideas of other things
I can do to help you through that.
So I am thinking about it.
And if you like that whiteboard thing,
I tried that again, since you guys loved that last time, too.
So leave all those comments down below.
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