Heya playa, I'm back.
For those of you wondering where has Josh been and why hasn't he put up a video, I wanted
to fill you in on a few of the details as to where I've been, what I've done and what
I'm planning on doing with the channel going forward.
So stick with me because I'm gonna explain it all right after this.
This is The Josh Speaks.
You're watching The Josh Speaks.
For those of you that are new here, my name is Josh and every single Monday through Friday
I make videos sharing tips, ideas and stories teaching you how to be your best self and
for the last week and a half or so, I just haven't put anything up.
And a lot of people are asking the question, why?
Don't worry, I'm not quitting YouTube.
I took a bit of a vacation to really think things over as to what I want to do with this
channel and on top of that, I also did a lot of other fun activities.
Right after the last video that I posted, I went to Texas to celebrate my brother's
wedding, then when I came home I realized I got robbed and then me and my wife flew
over to Spain to go spend our honeymoon together.
It was truly amazing, we went to Barcelona, Madrid, Lisbon, we got to experience a whole
different side of culture that you don't really get to see here in New York.
We got to experience the art, the culture and history of Barcelona and Madrid, and then
we flew on over to Lisbon in Portugal and got to do the same thing there.
Now a few of you may be asking in between all of that you said you got robbed, what's
that about?
Don't worry, I'm gonna make a video explaining everything that happened.
But along the way, I decided to take a little break from making videos.
I've been making videos consistently five days a week for weeks on end, months on end
and years on end.
And while I was on my trip, I was able to take a step back and kind of review and reflect
everything that I'm putting out there, where I'm taking the channel, what I want to do
with it and suddenly it hit me.
On the plane ride, I was reading the book Peaceful Neighbor which goes into the counter-cultural
nature of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood and what it was trying to accomplish with his
program at the time.
Now you may or may not know who Mister Rogers was but Mister Rogers Neighborhood was a PBS
television show that ran for decades on end promoting the simple values of being kind
to one another and treating people as if they are your neighbor.
And I would honestly say that Mister Rogers has been one of the most important figures
in helping me shape and grow what I want to do here on The Josh Speaks.
A lot of you may watch my videos or subscribe to my channel because you want dating advice,
those are generally the most popular videos on my channel but I want to dig a little deeper.
I wanna show you guys this idea of being your best self and what that actually entails.
For a while, I've always tiptoed around hot-button topics because I've never wanted to be divisive
on my channel but I think it's important to explore the things that are going on around
us, to talk about them, to share our feelings and to be able to hear and understand other
people who see things differently.
To me, being your best self is all about putting yourself out there.
To embrace the awkward, to challenge the norms, to question society but to do it from a place
of loving kindness.
And I want to be way more structured when I put together ideas for you guys, so instead
of doing five random videos a week, every single week is going to focus on a different
topic, whether that's growing up, whether that's dealing with hardships, whether that's
embracing the awkward, whatever it may be, every single week is gonna focus on one key
topic so you can really think about it each and every single day.
And I've talked to you guys on Snapchat and Instagram about how I want to change up the
format of how I do these videos as well, so it's not always just me talking in front of
the camera.
I want to invite guests on, I want to do livestreams, I want to feature you guys and your stories
so things are definitely gonna change on the channel going forward.
So if you're interested in bringing me on your journey of growth through life, make
sure to subscribe to the channel but not only that, make sure to click the little bell icon
so you can get notifications whenever I post a new video.
It's super important because YouTube's changing their algorithm and doing all these weird
things and if you want to watch these videos, that's the best way to make sure you can do
it.
But now I want to know, what do you guys want to see?
What are some things you want me to talk about that you're dealing with in life, it can be
in your relationships, it can be with your family, it can be with school, anything you're
encountering let me know, leave it down in the comments section below so i can craft
it into a week long formula so I can tackle it day after day.
Otherwise thank you so much for watching and thank you for following me on my on journey
of self discovery here on YouTube.
There's a lot of things I want to talk about that I haven't even scratched the surface
of so let's go on that journey together.
On that note guys, I'll catch you next time.
As always, love and peace.