Getting Real and Vulnerable: My Story: The YouTube Power Hour Podcast 181
“I started thinking: if I’m going to continue with this podcast, I need to help more people.”
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Time to get really personal and vulnerable ladies… it’s story time! I’m sharing my entire journey with you, my ups and downs, how I fell in love with YouTube and talking to you about it every week, what I’ve learned from my failures and why I do this podcast for you! I hope you’re ready for this honest and open conversation.
It’s funny to look back and think that I’ve spent so much time helping you and ladies like you to grow your channels for years, and I didn’t have a big channel myself. Not too long ago, I felt like an imposter whenever I thought about it. But I realized that all the time I could’ve spent growing my channel, I instead used it to grow many channels for my podcast guests who became my friends, and the people who’ve listened to my episodes and reached out for help. I realized that the information I’ve shared in my courses and in the Facebook group, and with anyone who’s asked, came from the experience of learning from several channels, instead of just my own.
“You can come up with all the reasons not to do something, and sometimes that negative voice takes over, but sometimes you have to get over yourself.”
I went from hating a job at Jamba Juice, working at Nordstrom, selling $55 million worth of real estate properties, trying to become an actor, starting an apparel business with my sister, getting burnt out and selling the apparel business with my sister, getting back in corporate America and having two girls, to finally finding something that fits. Doing this podcast and helping you with my programs feels like home. It feels like what I was meant to do and everything I’ve learned up to this point has made me totally awesome at this. Ready to hear the full journey? Well, listen up.
“I knew I was going to do something in business, I just didn’t know what.”
3 Key Interview Takeaways
- Bouncing back from failure makes you stronger. I was rejected more times than I could count throughout my careers before doing what I do now. But I always loved being in sales because there was such a close relationship between how hard you work and how much you can make. In sales, being rejected is a part of the job, so it was great for me to go through it, learn from it and instead of letting it beat me down, come back stronger. My hope for you is that you don’t let fear stop you from pursuing your dreams and you instead use it as a learning opportunity because what you want is waiting for you as long as you keep bouncing back.
- Get out of your own way. There were things that I wanted that I would psych myself out of. I wanted to play bigger and do more for you and the community of people who want to grow their channels, but whenever the idea would come up, I’d say to myself, “Who are you to teach people YouTube, you don’t even have a huge channel for yourself.” But when I shut that noise out and I listened to my gut, it always told me to keep moving forward towards what I want. I’m here because I listened to my gut and I want you to do the same. Shut off your brain and the negative self-talk and turn the volume up on your gut and follow the path it leads.
- Find yourself some really great mentors. Great mentors can open the door for you into places you’d never have access to yourself. I am so grateful for the mentors who have helped me out along the way. When my sister and I were running the apparel business, mentors helped us understand what it takes to run a business and connected us with customers and suppliers. Having a mentor can accelerate your growth and get you to your goals several times faster. Don’t be afraid to stand out and ask someone to mentor you. It doesn’t mean you’re weak.
Resources
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