Whenthiswas a 10,000-subscriberschannel, realitywasweweregetting 20 subs a day, 600 a month.
これが1万人のチャンネルだった時、現実は1日に20人、1ヶ月に600人の購読者を得ていました。
I can't evenimagegoingbacktothosedays. Thingswereseeminglygoingnowhere.
あの頃に戻ることは想像もできません。物事はどこにも行かないように見えた
Peopleontheinternet, people I knewinpersonweretellingme, “HeyJR, whatyou'redoingisgood. It's goodintentionbutthereisjustnot a marketforinspirationalcontentonYouTube.”
Intheprocess, I admitthereweretimesthat I feltshaken. Butwheneverthathappened, I wouldalwayscomebacktomystartinglineandsearchformyoriginalmotives, andthatwastoinfluencepeople. Nomatterifitwas 100 or 1000 people, I wantedtobring a goodimpact.
Sowheneverthingsgottough, I wouldalwaysgobacktogroundzeroandtellmyself, “Youknowwhat? Todaywe'regonnameetanother 20 peopleandmake a differenceintheirlives.”
Rememberthatlittlegirlwhomade a motivationspeechinfrontthemirrorseveralyearsago?
数年前に鏡の前でやる気満々のスピーチをしていた少女を覚えていますか?
[Now. Mywholehouseisgreat. I candoanythinggood. I likemyschool. I likeanything. I likemydad. I likemycousins. I likemywholehouse. Mywholehouseisgreat. I candoanythinggood.]
Thisis a veryeasy-to-understandconcept. It's alsobeen a verystrongphilosophyinmylife, andinfact, I hadthechancetopracticethisthrough a very… roughtimeinmylife.
Soifyou'reat a lowpointinliferightnow, don't getskittish, keepyourcomposure. Andtrytoplotoutthethingsthatyoucandorightnowinordertoget a goodheadstartwhenthingsstartlookingup.