I'd just like to thank the YouTube Academy for presenting me...
with this 50 thousand subscribers award.
It truly means so much to me.
Just kidding. My Patreon community knew how big of a milestone...
this 50 thousand subscriber mark was for me, so they made me...
my very own Creator Award Plaque for 50 thousand subscribers...
with my face on it; and it's even written in yellow Comic Sans.
This is super sweet. And I'm gonna be keeping it forever and ever and ever.
Because it may be the only plaque that I ever get.
Just kidding. I will get the Silver Plaque, mark my words.
Two years of YouTube, 50 thousand subscribers:
Huge!
I just wanted to make a quick video to announce a few things...
and to say thank you to you all for the wonderful journey that is YouTube,
that I've only been able to do literally because of you, guys.
The first thing that I wanted to announce is that I will be doing my first ever...
public live stream on this channel to celebrate 50 thousand subscribers,
this Thursday at 8 a.m. Sydney time.
That's probably Wednesday for a lot of you.
Unfortunately, I cannot convert that to all of your time zones in this video,
but I have included a link to the actual live stream...
in the description of this video, on my channel and on a pinned comment...
in the comment section of this video.
So please look on the link, because there is a live countdown to the stream...
on which you'll be able to see exactly how many hours we have left until we go live.
Also, if you'd like to help the entire community out with time conversion,
I welcome you to post in a comment on this video...
exactly what time the stream will be happening in your time zone...
to help others who might be living in the same time zone as you.
On the live stream, I will be chatting to you, guys.
I will be answering your questions about Myers-Briggs, about myself,
about the channel. If you'd like to pre-submit your questions,
I currently have a submission box on my Instagram story.
So go ahead and submit at dear.kristin on Instagram.
You'll have about 24 hours to do that.
The live stream will be replacing a skit this week, because it is Easter this weekend
and so I'll be releasing the video that I film this week next week...
so that I can have a little bit of a break for Easter.
So keep your eyes peeled for that skit, guys.
"Keep your eyes peeled" is a very weird expression.
The second fun announcement is that my channel now...
has its very own Discord server.
I did not know how much fun Discord could be until this happened.
One of my esteemed patrons from Patreon created a Discord server for the community,
and it has grown to be an incredibly wholesome space...
where we chat about literally everything.
Have more emojis and stickers off my face than I ever could have dreamed of...
and sometimes the members sit on voice chat for hours and hours.
It's the best procrastination that you could ever want in all of the land.
It's a lot of fun and we would love to have you.
So all you have to do to gain access to the Discord is either join...
my Patreon page or become a member of this channel.
Which brings me to my third announcement:
This channel now has memberships.
I'm super excited about this one, guys. If you want access to Discord server,
monthly live streams, extra content, your name at the end of my videos,
a biannual signed postcard from me and a YouTube exclusive feature...
of custom emojis and custom badges next to your name in the comments,
please check out the membership offers on my channel.
I already have some extra videos uploaded for you to check out today if you join.
I honestly never thought I would live in a reality...
where people would use emojis such as these of my face...
in day-to-day conversation, but here we are.
In all seriousness, your financial support means so much to me...
and I've already told my Patreon community...
that if it weren't for the generous financial support of the patrons...
I would have had to give up on YouTube a long time ago.
So let it be known that your financial support...
really does make a difference.
The fourth announcement is that I now have a PO Box, if you'd like to send me mail.
This is also exciting, because I'm a massive fan of snail mail.
Thank you to this lovely person, Lucas, from Hamburg in Germany...
for sending me this very personal postcard.
This made me feel very special.
It was super novel to retrieve it from my post box.
So if you want to send me some mail, please check out the PO Box address...
in the description of this video.
And finally, the fifth announcement is something I've already brought up:
My podcast now has its very own YouTube channel...
at Literally No Subtext with Dear Kristin.
So jump on over if you'd like to subscribe...
to long form content of more MBTI/ psychology related topics.
I do things like deep dive interviews with people of different personality types,
type trend analysis where I analyze trends between types based on answers...
that you submit to a question on my Instagram,
long form episodes of me answering longer questions that you submitted...
to the questions submission inbox on my website,
and random other things occasionally.
I'd really appreciate your subscription to the channel if you're interested...
in that kind of content as that can help that become another income stream...
for the channel as well.
And lastly, I just want to say: thank you, thank you, thank you!
I am so incredibly humbled that I have 50 thousand people...
who have at some point hit the subscription button...
and have stayed subscribed to the channel.
Since I was very young, I've always loved acting...
and script writing and even video editing - I was making little videos of me singing...
to various songs in my own music video - since the age of 12.
No, you will not be seeing those videos.
I always thought I'd have to settle for some kind of profession as I grew up,
because it was "too hard" to become an actress.
But because of you, guys, believing in me, subscribing, encouraging me,
you've honestly made me believe that I have the gifts and talents...
to be able to do something with those things that I find joy and passion from.
And I've just loved every second of it. It's come with its own trials.
It's been a learning journey. There have been emotional ups and downs.
But, ultimately, I am incredibly blessed and so privileged to be able to do what I do.
So I'm so, so, so grateful and I really do love creating content for you...
and I'd love to keep making you laugh and nurturing this wholesome community...
that we've created on the channel.
So, guys, looking forward to seeing you at the live stream.
Thank you for watching this video.
Don't forget to check out the channel memberships.
And I'll be catching you on Thursday/ Wednesday, depending where you live.
Bye!