To be honest, there was many reasons. This was one of them: Fame is a double-edged sword. Yes it can make you a lot of money. But after a certain amount of money the downsides are not worth it: - crazy fan interactions - bodyguards - no privacy or personal life Tim Ferriss put it best when he said: “You don’t need to do anything *wrong* to get death threats, stalkers, etc. You just need a big enough audience.” Now, I was far from famous. I had only been going for a couple years. But where I might be after 20 years scared me. And now because of TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube, you can go from unknown to one of the most famous people in the world in 1 year. Crazy. But here’s what most kids chasing tiktok clout don’t think about… If you become famous but don’t make any money, you’re worse off. You get all the downsides of fame without any of the upsides. This is the situation of most of my YouTuber friends. Haters will love to tear you down for being famous and broke. Expect a SunnyV2 video about you. You might get recognized on the street, but that isn’t going to pay the bills. So what’s the solution? It’s undeniable that fame is a great leverage for business. It just has to be the right kind of fame. Enter: Niche fame Imagine if you were famous in a small group of highly positive, respectful and successful people. • Your average fan interaction would be great. • Your average customer would be doing cool things • You wouldn’t need to worry about your safety People who think they want to be famous, actually don’t. They just want: • enough money to live life freely • to have a purpose and know they matter • to belong to a group Niche fame is the solution to that. And if your goal is to make money, get niche fame in a community that also has money. It’s impossible to get money from a rock. It’s easy to get money from someone with lots of it. “Solve rich people problems, they pay better” - Hormozi Broke people will always attack you for having money.

Hey guys! (This is my first post so I just want to say I am really grateful to be able to even do this post in a community of so great people like this) Not long ago I started my youtube channel but I noticed that it is really similar to many other self improvement new channels and got a little frustrated of being just like a copy of others. Can someone give me some advice on how to differentiate myself in a leverageable way on the long term? This is my little channel if you want some more context: https://youtube.com/@erikjurri Thank you in advance and I hope you’re having a nice life!

Do you think my response is fair? I'm trying to get this guy motivated without telling him it's going to be easy because it won't be and he needs to get it out of his head that the world is "unfair" because yeah it is, but it's "unfair" to EVERYONE which in my opinion actually makes it fair. Here's the response I gave him, I get this a lot so if anyone wants to help me add anything I'm going to start copying and pasting it to most of these blackpill comments:

Im aware that most synthesisers are entrepreneurs. We all know that running a business takes consistency, integrity and time. Therefore it’s important to eliminate anyone or anything that would take away from your time. why would you waste your time scheduling a date & showing up, only to find out that she doesn’t share the same values as you? Or spend your time wondering if she’s serious about you? You would have wasted days, or even weeks of excitement when you could have asked her specific questions about her long before even thinking of setting a date. For this reason I am sharing with you in the video linked below, the exact 10 questions I personally used to vet my woman’s character & assess compatibility weeks before I even decided to ask her out. I wanted to be crystal clear on mutual chemistry & compatibility before even investing my time and money into a date. This helped us actually look forward to meet up and begin spending time together in person because we had already came to the mutual conclusion of our shared values, belief system & lifestyles by simply going on a few calls and being genuine with each other. Modern dating advice misleads young men and women to refrain from talking about serious topics until they have spent a lengthy amount of time together. The problem with this mindset is that you risk developing an emotional attachment without weeding out red flags or incompatibility. Once time has gone by, you are more prone to turn a blind eye to issues that present themselves. By being intentional from the get go, you can assess some form of compatibility before you even take time out of your busy schedule and set a date. Not only does this give you more clarity but it virtually eliminates wasting time with those that are not suitable for you. The key is to ask quality questions, be open about your intentions and state your values from the get go. The only sort of woman that will be scared off by these questions will be incompatible or full of red flags. Whereas a righteous woman who is compatible with you, will be delighted to meet a man who has the courage to lead with integrity from the very first interaction.

Hey there! I'm getting ready to lead a workshop for some teens about emotions and self-esteem. With your current wisdom, if you were magically transported back to your teenage years, what useful info, tools, or habits about emotions and self-esteem do you wish you had known about?