Notes from James
WEEKLY LETTER
ISSUE #19 · Aug 23
Hey {{first_name}}
Goals are fun in theory.
Goals are great for inspiring action.
Goals are NOT doing the work to achieve the goals.
While goals are helpful for pointing you in a direction that you want to go, they are often lacking in the reality of how you can reach your goals.
Yesterday, I achieved the biggest goal of my adult life:
Post 2 videos every day for 365 days in a row.
To me, this is a much better goal then one that sounds like, “My goal is to reach 10,000 followers on social media.”
That’s because the goal I set is in my control, the follower account, is not.
I can control weather I show up every day and post 2 videos every day for a year.
I cannot directly control how many people watch the video, like the video, comment on the video, or follow me as a result of the video.
While this goal was far from easy to achieve.
I have reached my goal, and I am proud of myself.
If you want to learn my next goal, watch the YouTube video below.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“Words may show a man's wit, but actions show his meaning”
New On YouTube
Reflecting on Reaching My Goal of 365 Days
This is my favorite video that I have ever posted on YouTube! I had so much fun working on this one. This video covers why I started posting, the moment everything changed for me, how much I earned from social media in the last year, reflecting on a few of my favorite topics, and my new posting goal.
If you’re interested, I highly recommend!
Last Week’s Learning
All learning videos can be found on my Instagram
Day 360 My favorite energy field
Day 361 What does CVS stand for?
Day 363 Do aphrodisiacs work?
Day 364 The history of AI
From James
This past week I spent a lot of physical and mental energy to get ready for the milestone we reached yesterday :)
A few days ago I noticed a some comments on Instagram about expectations and anticipation for reaching my goal of 365 days.
While, well intentioned, I took these comments to heart and felt the need to over-perform for this milestone.
For the first time in my 365 days of posting, I edited an intro, I scripted a video, and I memorized lines so that the video would come out just as I had planned.
It was fun to take the last day of the year to another level.
I see it as a symbol of the pride that I take in the content that I make.
I have also been learning how to edit in Davinci Resolve which is like the holy grail of editing softwares.
There is a steep learning curve but it is going to help in the long run for what I want to create on YouTube.
Thank you for all of the warm messages I have received over the past 24 hours!
See you next week!
- James