Dylan Gemelli
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I mean, I literally went from having everything to having absolutely nothing, reduced to the lowest of the low of the low and sitting there wondering what is going, what happened? And I'll never forget in there the conversation. I can recite it word for word. I was on the phone with my mom and I was giving her the woe is me, the feel sorry for Dylan stuff. And it was always Dylan first.
I mean, I literally went from having everything to having absolutely nothing, reduced to the lowest of the low of the low and sitting there wondering what is going, what happened? And I'll never forget in there the conversation. I can recite it word for word. I was on the phone with my mom and I was giving her the woe is me, the feel sorry for Dylan stuff. And it was always Dylan first.
My entire younger years, it was Dylan, Dylan, Dylan, Dylan, Dylan. And I said to her, I said, this is horrible and I'm miserable and this and just complaining about everything under the sun. And she said two things that I'll never forget. The first one was, do you realize how selfish that you are?
My entire younger years, it was Dylan, Dylan, Dylan, Dylan, Dylan. And I said to her, I said, this is horrible and I'm miserable and this and just complaining about everything under the sun. And she said two things that I'll never forget. The first one was, do you realize how selfish that you are?
Do you have any idea what your actions have done to everybody else around you that cares about you, that loves about you, that's worried about you and that you let down? And then she proceeded to say, were we really that bad of parents?
Do you have any idea what your actions have done to everybody else around you that cares about you, that loves about you, that's worried about you and that you let down? And then she proceeded to say, were we really that bad of parents?
And I mean, I just sat there in silence and I, I, I, you know, I, I felt tears rolling down my eyes and I'm not that I'm not against emotion or not that I've never cried. Cause I certainly have, but I, I, it's not something I do often. And, uh, I didn't know what to say and I never don't have anything to say. And anybody that knows me knows that. And, and I just sat there and that moment,
And I mean, I just sat there in silence and I, I, I, you know, I, I felt tears rolling down my eyes and I'm not that I'm not against emotion or not that I've never cried. Cause I certainly have, but I, I, it's not something I do often. And, uh, I didn't know what to say and I never don't have anything to say. And anybody that knows me knows that. And, and I just sat there and that moment,
is when the switch flipped. And I'd always gone to church and things, but I wasn't living properly or anything. And I started to read more at the time, but that's not really when it hit me in terms of my relationship with God. It certainly developed it better, but
is when the switch flipped. And I'd always gone to church and things, but I wasn't living properly or anything. And I started to read more at the time, but that's not really when it hit me in terms of my relationship with God. It certainly developed it better, but
I knew right then and there that I needed to start using my time in there, figuring out what I was going to do, how I was going to fix this. I didn't have a set plan when I got out of there, but I knew that I was going to make amends. So when I got out, I got sent to Maui. And of course, having two felonies, nobody's going to hire you. I would get job after job after job.
I knew right then and there that I needed to start using my time in there, figuring out what I was going to do, how I was going to fix this. I didn't have a set plan when I got out of there, but I knew that I was going to make amends. So when I got out, I got sent to Maui. And of course, having two felonies, nobody's going to hire you. I would get job after job after job.
And in Hawaii, they do it different, where after you get hired, then they check your records. And I would just get these letters saying, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. So I finally eventually got a job selling cell phones. But at night, I found bodybuilding forums and I started studying and reading and contributing.
And in Hawaii, they do it different, where after you get hired, then they check your records. And I would just get these letters saying, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. So I finally eventually got a job selling cell phones. But at night, I found bodybuilding forums and I started studying and reading and contributing.
And before you know it, one of the owners of the big supplement companies came to me and he said, hey, we have a plan for you. We want to make you something. We want you to do something and we're going to build you up. And I said, I'm all ears. You know, I'm all ears. Well, we want you to start a YouTube channel and we want you to start talking about steroids.
And before you know it, one of the owners of the big supplement companies came to me and he said, hey, we have a plan for you. We want to make you something. We want you to do something and we're going to build you up. And I said, I'm all ears. You know, I'm all ears. Well, we want you to start a YouTube channel and we want you to start talking about steroids.
And I said, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. I just got out of trouble. That is the last thing that I want to do. No, no, no. And so anyway, after finding out you can talk about any of these things, obviously you can't sell them. And I wasn't ever going to go near that, but there was nothing wrong with what I was doing. So rapidly, nobody was really talking about it.
And I said, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. I just got out of trouble. That is the last thing that I want to do. No, no, no. And so anyway, after finding out you can talk about any of these things, obviously you can't sell them. And I wasn't ever going to go near that, but there was nothing wrong with what I was doing. So rapidly, nobody was really talking about it.
Very few people on there talking about it. And I, you know, I, had a pretty good personality for video. I mean, at the time, I go back and watch some of the stuff and I laugh and I'm embarrassed, but It resonated and it worked. So I ended up doing starting two channels, both of which had about 500,000 subscribers and both got shut down in 2017.
Very few people on there talking about it. And I, you know, I, had a pretty good personality for video. I mean, at the time, I go back and watch some of the stuff and I laugh and I'm embarrassed, but It resonated and it worked. So I ended up doing starting two channels, both of which had about 500,000 subscribers and both got shut down in 2017.