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Summary

The speaker shares a personal story of struggling with sleep deprivation, school, and starting an entrepreneurial venture as a teenager. They used meditation as a coping mechanism during a challenging phase, feeling misunderstood and accused of being elitist. The turning point came when a new friend validated their efforts, highlighting the importance of perseverance and believing in one's vision despite social and mental challenges. The speaker encourages viewers to keep pushing forward, emphasizing that success may take time but is achievable with consistent effort.

Takeaways

• 🧘‍♂️ The speaker used meditation as a coping mechanism during a challenging period of sleep deprivation and early entrepreneurship.
• 📚 The speaker's school days were marked by limited sleep due to balancing school and starting a business venture.
• 💡 The initial entrepreneurial ventures included flipping Instagram accounts and freelancing in video production and personal training.
• 🥰 The emotional struggle of wanting to be alone and the feeling of being misunderstood by peers are highlighted as common experiences in the journey to success.
• 👥 The social aspect of entrepreneurship is discussed, emphasizing the loneliness and the skepticism from others.
• 🎓 The speaker dropped out of high school after 7 months to focus on their business, which was already generating significant income.
• 💪 Validation and support from even one person can make a significant difference in persevering through challenging times.
• 🔄 The importance of taking small, consistent steps towards one's goals is emphasized over focusing on immediate success.
• 🌐 The speaker reflects on how the digital landscape has evolved, becoming more accommodating for young entrepreneurs.
• 💰 The concept of making one's first significant income online is portrayed as achievable, though the social and mental challenges may be the toughest aspects.
• 🚀 The message of resilience and long-term focus is reinforced, encouraging individuals to keep pushing forward despite setbacks or slow progress.

Q & A

Why did the speaker meditate during lunch breaks in school?

The speaker meditated during lunch breaks because they were in a phase of getting only 3-4 hours of sleep every night due to managing school and their entrepreneurial ventures, which left them needing a moment of calm without falling asleep.

What entrepreneurial activities was the speaker involved in during their teenage years?

The speaker was involved in flipping Instagram accounts, personal training for their friends' parents, and freelancing in video and photo production for companies.

How did the speaker feel about their social interactions during this period?

The speaker felt awkward and preferred to be alone, which led to accusations of thinking they were better than others. They were not interested in the usual conversations about video games and found them mindless.

What was the turning point for the speaker in terms of social acceptance?

The turning point was when a new student at their school recognized and validated the speaker's YouTube efforts, becoming their best friend and providing the speaker with much-needed social validation.

How did the speaker's business take off?

The speaker's business took off after they dropped out of high school, when their social media marketing agency started making $115,000 a month.

What advice does the speaker give to those who feel alone in their journey to success?

The speaker advises to keep pushing forward, focusing on taking one step at a time without worrying about immediate progress or the opinions of others who may not understand their vision.

How has the ease of starting an online business changed over the years according to the speaker?

The speaker notes that it has become much easier to start an online business, with more accommodating payment processing and opportunities available to young dreamers compared to 10 years ago.

What was the speaker's first significant financial milestone?

The speaker made their first million dollars at the age of 18, which they achieved in 2018.

How long did it take the speaker to get their second social media marketing client?

It took the speaker 7 months and over 200 days to get their second client after signing their first social media marketing client.

What does the speaker suggest as the most difficult aspect of starting an online business?

The speaker suggests that the most difficult aspect is not the process of making the first $1,000 or $10,000, but dealing with the social and mental challenges of pursuing a vision that has not yet manifested into reality.

What is the speaker's perspective on the pace of success?

The speaker emphasizes that success may not come immediately, and one should focus on consistent effort over time rather than being discouraged by a lack of immediate results.

Outlines

00:00

🧘‍♂️ The Solitude of Adolescence

The speaker recounts their teenage years, highlighting the challenges of managing school, entrepreneurial ventures, and sleep deprivation. They used lunch periods for meditation to cope with the stress and social pressures. The speaker reflects on the emotional struggle of desiring success while feeling out of place among peers, and the eventual validation from a new friend who recognized their potential.

05:00

🚀 The Journey to Success and Validation

The speaker discusses the importance of perseverance and the social challenges faced during the early stages of pursuing a dream. They emphasize the difficulty of maintaining belief in one's vision when others, including family, may not fully understand or support it. The speaker also reflects on the changing landscape of opportunities and the ease of starting ventures today compared to the past, encouraging the audience to keep pushing forward despite the lack of immediate success.

10:02

🌟 Overcoming Doubts and Finding Support

The speaker shares their personal experience of overcoming social isolation and the pressure of fitting in during high school. They discuss the long wait between their first and second business successes and the importance of not giving up. The speaker reassures the audience that the struggle is temporary and that support can come from unexpected sources, as it did for them with a new friend who believed in their vision.

Keywords

💡Meditation

Meditation is a practice of training the mind to achieve mental clarity, calm, and inner peace. In the video, the speaker used meditation as a coping mechanism to deal with the stress of school and starting an entrepreneurial venture. It was a way for them to find solace and manage their limited sleep and overwhelming responsibilities.

💡Entrepreneurial Venture

An entrepreneurial venture refers to the process of starting a new business or organization. In the context of the video, the speaker was engaged in multiple ventures, such as flipping Instagram accounts and offering personal training services, which were their first attempts at building a business.

💡Sleep Deprivation

Sleep deprivation is a condition that results from not getting enough sleep, leading to physical and mental fatigue. The speaker experienced sleep deprivation due to the demands of managing school and their business ventures, resulting in only 3-4 hours of sleep per night.

💡Social Isolation

Social isolation refers to the state of being alone or not having contact with others. In the video, the speaker felt socially isolated during their school years, preferring to be alone rather than engaging in conversations they found uninteresting or pointless.

💡Success

Success is the accomplishment of goals or the attainment of wealth, position, honors, or the like. In the video, the speaker discusses their journey towards success, emphasizing the challenges and the eventual achievement of their goals.

💡Validation

Validation is the act of confirming, accepting, or supporting someone's feelings, actions, or ideas. In the video, the speaker craved validation for their early business efforts and found it in the form of a new friend who recognized and appreciated their work.

💡Persistence

Persistence is the continued effort to achieve a goal despite difficulties, obstacles, or failure. The speaker emphasizes the importance of persistence in the pursuit of success, encouraging viewers to keep pushing forward despite challenges.

💡Online Business

An online business is a type of commerce that is conducted over the internet. The speaker discusses the challenges and opportunities of starting and growing an online business, especially in the context of social media marketing.

💡Mental Torment

Mental torment refers to severe emotional distress or anguish, often caused by overwhelming thoughts or situations. In the video, the speaker describes the mental torment of wanting success but not yet seeing the results of their efforts.

💡One Foot Forward

The phrase 'one foot forward' is a metaphor for making steady, incremental progress towards a goal, regardless of the pace. The speaker uses this phrase to encourage viewers to focus on taking small, consistent steps towards their dreams, rather than being discouraged by the speed of progress.

Highlights

The individual used meditation as a coping mechanism during their school years due to sleep deprivation and stress from managing school and entrepreneurial ventures.

Meditation was a means to manage the awkward phase of getting only 3-4 hours of sleep every night.

The individual started their first entrepreneurial venture at a young age, flipping Instagram accounts and offering personal training and freelance video/photo services.

The struggle of balancing school and business led to feelings of isolation and a desire to be alone.

The individual experienced accusations of thinking they were better than others due to their solitary habits.

A turning point came when a new student acknowledged and validated the individual's YouTube efforts, leading to a strong and lasting friendship.

The individual emphasizes the importance of having someone believe in your vision, even when success is not yet apparent.

Parents may struggle to understand or see the vision of their entrepreneurial children due to generational differences.

The individual shares their personal journey of making $10,000 and then $1,000 a month from their ventures.

The social media marketing agency the individual started in 2017 took off, leading to a monthly income of $115,000 and dropping out of high school.

The individual reflects on how the world has changed, becoming more accommodating to young entrepreneurs and dreamers.

The individual made their first million dollars at 18, highlighting the opportunities available to young entrepreneurs today.

The most challenging aspect of entrepreneurship is the mental and social struggle of not seeing immediate results despite having a clear vision.

The individual advises to keep pushing forward, focusing on small steps and not worrying about immediate progress.

Success can come suddenly after a period of no visible progress, as the individual's own experience and observations of others demonstrate.

The individual shares their personal strategy of 'left right left right' to illustrate the importance of perseverance and taking things step by step.

The individual encourages others to follow their own advice and not be surprised by their eventual success if they persist in their efforts.

The individual reminisces about their school days and the social challenges they faced, which led to their decision to isolate themselves.

The video serves as a reminder that initial struggles are temporary and that belief in one's vision is crucial for long-term success.

Transcripts

I will tell you a story and I don't

really tell this story that much anymore

but when I was a 14 15 16 kind of around

that period I used to meditate in my

school bathrooms alone pretty much every

single lunch and the reason I meditated

was because I was in that awkward phase

of getting 3 4 hours of sleep every

single night

and I had

to basically manage both

school as well as starting my first

entrepreneurial venture at that time I'd

had a know a few Ventures I was flipping

Instagram accounts and then I started uh

personal training my friend's parents

and I started picking up a a video

camera and and learning how to make

videos and photos for companies and

doing that

freelance so I was getting like 3 4

hours sleep at night so school that sort

of lunch period was the best time that I

could meditate without falling asleep

and to be honest I think that was really

the excuse I gave to myself that was the

logical

explanation you know pretty much like

everything in life same reason why

people buy people buy with emotion and

then justify with logic I feel

like you know that was my logical

justification for why I did it I think

the more emotional justification was I

just didn't really want to be around

anyone and I think that's what I wanted

to talk about in today's video because

if you're watching this and you're kind

of at that weird Purgatory where you

know you want to be successful but

you're not successful yet and you're in

this weird stage where like you know

what your life is going to be it's just

reality hasn't caught up yet and that

was really my entire life my entire life

was I know that this is going to

happen life just hasn't caught up to

that intention

yet and I think a big

struggle being in that place is the

social aspect effect of it and the

reason I bring up that meditation story

is because I think for me I just want to

be alone because and I don't know if you

guys are currently experiencing any of

this I was getting a lot of the oh you

think you're better than

us sort of

accusations because I was in school and

I was trying to build my business and I

built you know I really can't call it a

business I made you know

$10,000 flipping Instagram accounts and

you know I was making few $0000 a month

maybe sometimes $1,000 a month doing

like spare Services as I said you know

shoot uh photo video for different uh uh

companies uh just doing freelance

content

creation uh personal training my friends

parents and convincing them that uh as a

15-year-old I was I was the you know

adequate personal

trainer

and for me socially it was just very

difficult and

I guess I wanted to bring up this story

first of all to say two things first

things first is that it's okay you're

going to experience that and just

understand that there may be one two

three four 5 years where you're just

kind of like lonely and then all of a

sudden it changes and it actually

changed for me one day after I finished

up

meditating I come out and I had this

water ball at the time and it had like a

YouTube sticker on it and this is just

as I had gone into high school you know

I managed to make it 7 months into high

school and then I dropped out of school

obviously at that point for some of you

guys that know the story my business

took off I was making $115,000 a month

uh at the point in which I dropped out

of high school with my uh social media

marketing

agency which at the time by the way I

didn't it wasn't like this is back in

2017 it wasn't really like smma it it

was just like oh I have these businesses

that want these services and they're

willing to commit to a fixed term and as

I'm finishing up with one of these

meditation sessions I've got like my uh

a water bottle right there and there was

a a new kid that had joined the high

school just a couple weeks prior and he

was like oh you do YouTube and that kid

is my best friend to this day and he was

the first person

to except for my mom obviously to

really make me think that wow what

you're doing is cool like even when I

had no success or I was still at that

time I was still trying to work my way

through things and I'm still trying to

you know really build something tangible

like something sizable and he was really

the first person to validate that hey

what you say you're going to do I

believe you're going to do it and I

believe it's just a matter of time I

think sometimes all it takes in life is

just one person like all it takes is

just one person to be like yo I see the

vision and I'm I'm with you on

this and all that to say

that for you

it might take a few months it might take

a year two years three years for you to

find that

person number one and number two for

your reality to catch up to all the

things that you're saying because if

you're anything like I was you know

you're probably writing this [ __ ] down

every single day you're writing down

exactly what you want to do in life

maybe you're even telling your parents

and maybe as much as they love you it's

kind of hard for them to wrap their

heads around your vision and what you

want to do in life cuz also bear in mind

they come from very different time so

that doesn't mean that they don't

believe in you that doesn't mean

that they don't want to see you

win a lot of times it's just they come

from a different environment so the way

that they know success does not apply to

you and by the way it's going to be

quite funny for you to grow up and have

your own kids and realize that the way

that you knew it to be probably in

10 20 30 years time whenever you end up

having kids that probably won't be the

best way to succeed then so times are

always

changing

and it can be hard sometimes

when you know you uh tell the people

around you and and maybe they don't see

it

so I think they making your first $1,000

making your first

$10,000 I don't know if

that's the most complicated in the world

with it today's day and age you know

even for me when I started my first

entrepreneurial venture 10 years ago

it's very different there's a lot of

roadblocks even things like getting

Payment Processing you know as a 16

17year old kid getting Payment

Processing back then aka a way to

actually charge clients a way to build

clients outside of just regular wire

transfer it was a lot more complicated

back then than than it is uh these days

you know these days there's a lot more

payment processes there's a lot

more these days it's a lot more

accommodating to kids who have a dream

teenagers who have a dream basically

anyone who has a dream and wants to make

something work online it's very

accommodating even to how it was 10

years ago and I don't even want to know

what it's going to be like in 10

years and that's why it's so funny I

made my first million dolls at 18 and

that was like back in 2018 that was kind

of a big

deal [ __ ] man I see kids these days you

know 15-year-old millionaire this that

at some point one of these kids is going

to start making their first million in

the womb it's crazy it's uh the world we

live in is just there's so much

opportunity out

there so all that to say that I don't

know if it's necessarily the most

complicated thing or the

most difficult thing to wrap your head

around how to actually make your first

,000 online or even your first $10,000

online I'd say the most difficult aspect

of it is getting to that really [ __ ] and

frustrating phase where you know what

you can do but it just hasn't come into

fruition yet and the thing that makes it

quite difficult a lot of times is the

social aspect of it the thing that makes

it quite difficult a lot of times is the

fact that as I said you're writing this

down every single

day maybe you're telling your friends

maybe your friends don't see it maybe

you're telling your parents and your

parents don't quite

see where you're trying to get to or

they can't wrap their head around

it and I just want to implore you to

keep pushing like just

disregarded you know I always say just

put one foot forward in front of the

other put your head down focus on the

pavement focus on the road one foot

forward in front of the other just left

right left right and you do that for

years and then you look back and you're

like

[ __ ] I can't believe how far I've come I

get that a lot a lot of times people go

can you believe where you've ended up in

life and I go

100% how the [ __ ] can I

not believe where I ended up in life

when I took the steps I followed my own

advice I went left right left right I've

taken thousands tens of thousands

hundreds of thousands singular steps I

can remember every single [ __ ] step I

took and what you're surprised you're

surprised that I'm not surprised of

where I got to and that's you know

that's the real name of the game here

especially when you're first starting it

just putting one foot forward in front

of the other and don't worry about your

progress I see so many people they get

so worked up oh it's been a month it's

been 6 months it's been uh 9 months and

I haven't gone my first win with my

online business or you know my first

online uh

Venture don't focus on that I told you

put your head down for years because

I've seen many many many examples where

someone has no success for 18

months and then a month later they're

making $10,000 a month I I mean [ __ ] I

haven't had a similar situation I from

the point in which I signed my first

social media marketing client in summer

of 2016 it was 7

months 200 plus days something like

that until I signed my second

client but I didn't give a [ __ ] I was

just putting one foot forward in front

of another and that's what you need to

do as

well so all that to

say you know I didn't really have time

to script out anything or put my

thoughts onto paper or write some bullet

points you know today in the shower I

guess I was just uh reflecting as I do

quite often on on the journey and you

know how we've got in

here and I was thinking about those

times in school where I was like why why

why did I hide away a law and as I said

for me I think it it was just socially

it was easier just to hide away cuz I it

was one of those like damned if you do

damned if you don't I didn't want

to hang out and talk to people who just

wanted to talk about video games and

Mindless pointless [ __ ] and then if I

didn't hang out with them then

apparently I'm thought that I was better

than them or you know I was a a caulier

of myself so I was in a situation where

I was damned if I do did Dam if I didn't

and you know that reflection kind of uh

SP me on to make this video and just

remind you

that I guess uh it's going to suck for a

while and that's fine and really to

remind you that I don't think it's

really complicated to make your first

th000 online there's so many ways to do

it these

days but the social aspect and the

mental

torment of knowing where you want to get

to and even verbalizing it and having it

not manifest into reality that's the

thing that you're going to really need

to be on top of things with and with

that being said as always I'm watching

you from afar and I'm rooting for you