Hey everyone, Rob Greenfield here,
and I got something in the mail from YouTube
and I'm going to share it with you.
This is...it says here, "Presented to Rob Greenfield
for passing 100,000 subscribers" here on YouTube.
Now, I'm not much of a material possession
type of person, so originally, when I got
the notification from them about this award,
I actually wasn't going to accept it,
because I just don't need 'stuff'.
But then I thought about it and I thought,
actually, there's something really
meaningful I could do with this.
And that is, that I am going to give it to
one of you, the reason that this is here.
So, if you have been here on this channel
and these videos have been meaningful to
you, and ultimately they resulted in
positive changes in your life that have
brought you more health and more happiness
and have helped you to live in a more
sustainable way. Or you have started to do
things that will help you to live in
service to the earth, your community and yourself,
then what I would like you to do is
comment with that.
With that positive change or with that
service that you've been giving.
And I'll pick one of you, by reading your
comments, and I'll actually sign this,
write you a little note, and I'll send it
over to you.
And while you are commenting, if these
videos really have brought value to your
life, and you would like other people to
see them, then please go ahead and share
this channel with three friends or family
members or whoever you cross paths with on
the street, to spread this message that
you think is worth having out there.
And I want to thank each and every one of
you for being here.
This channel wouldn't exist without you.
Now, for me, one of my goals in life is
to really just be a real human being.
No matter what happens, just be authentic,
be genuine, and just exist and have a
happy and healthy life.
But the reality, for me, is that part of
that drive is to inspire other people, to
empower other people.
As Gandhi said: "Let your life be your message."
And that's exactly how I feel.
My life, what you see on this channel,
is my message.
And without you the message wouldn't
really exist. I mean, you need people to
receive that message.
So, this really is about you, and I am
extremely thankful for all of you being here.
My goal, really, is to inspire you, to
educate you, and empower you.
It's about making changes to live in a way
that is more beneficial to the earth, our
communities and ourselves. To live with
more happiness, health and sustainability.
To overcome the social stigmas to be able
to live the lives that we truly want.
And just be able to be authentic, real
human beings and enjoying our time on
earth, and doing it in a way that makes
the world around us a better place rather
than destroys it.
Again, I want to thank you for giving me
purpose, for creating passion in my life.
All of this wouldn't exist without you.
And I'm excited to share it with you.
So, while we are here, I wanted to give
this opportunity to tell you a little bit
where the channel will be going.
You might have noticed that I don't
produce a lot of videos.
And the reason for that is that it takes
a different kind of work. I do a lot of
writing. For those of you who are on my
website, not social media, you will see
I'm a prolific writer.
But I haven't produced a lot of videos
because it takes so much more technology
and it takes having someone there to film
it and edit it, you know, skills that I
don't have and sometimes it takes money.
Whereas writing and photos I can do for free.
So, that's...just so you know why I don't
produce videos on everything as much as
I'd like to.
But with that being said, my commitment
to you is for the rest of 2019 and 2020
I'll be releasing a new video every single
week, at least.
Some weeks will be more than one, but a
new video every single week.
So, definitely stick around for that.
There is going to be a lot for you to
learn and be inspired by.
What's coming for me is the World's Solutions Tour.
So I'm going to be travelling for about a year.
And one of the things you're going to be
seeing on this channel is solutions from
around the world, of things that you can
do to improve your community, to improve
your lives. Not things that you have to
wait on government for or large
corporations, what you can do on a
grassroots level with your community to
improve the world around you.
That's one thing that you're going to see a lot of.
You're also going to see interviews with
the voices of people that I think you
need to hear. Whether they are well known, or not.
And you're also going to hear a lot more
of my perspective, that's something that
I know a lot of you have been wanting,
is my perspective and a little bit deeper
on why I choose to do the things that I do.
So you're going to see a lot of that
coming up over the next year.
Now, I've been in Orlando for the last
two years and I'm leaving Orlando, just as
planned. I was there for two years living
in the tiny house and doing the year long
project of growing and foraging 100% of my food.
So, it's goodbye to Orlando, but in no way
is it goodbye to you.
It doesn't matter where I am in the world,
we can be connected through here.
That's the beauty of it.
So, I hope that this video, as any other
video, has brought you some knowledge,
some insight, some education and some inspiration.
I'm really excited to share this
with one of you, and all of you, but one
of you in particular that I'll be able to
mail this off to.
So, it's been nice spending a little time
with you and I love you all very much
and see you soon!
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