Eddie Pinero

And what if we understood that now?

Instead of looking at this chapter 15 years down the road and chuckling to ourselves for not having the courage to have made the leap, taken the chance to have moved out into an unknown.

We cannot physically see that which doesn't exist, which is why it's so important that we know we are the architects.

that the fear pulsing through our veins is indicating that we are building, that we are choosing to step into a world that will give more if we find the courage to ask.

So as this giant rock you inhabit spins through the universe, a speck in a galaxy of stars, perhaps each little light up there exists not to remind you how small you are,

but to remind you that those same elements exist within you.

To show you that the fire of a million suns sits in your soul, beats in your chest, waits for your signal now.

If you leave the door cracked, when things get difficult, you will most definitely kick it open.

If you have a plan B, when things get too challenging or complex, you'll most definitely abandon plan A. To truly succeed is to cut off the lifelines.

It's to commit to the road filled with adversity and struggle and hardship, but that leads to that which is meaningful.

Over the weekend, I was invited to join my friend Evan Carmichael and his mastermind to talk a little bit about YouTube and my experience with it, my progression over the years.

And it was a blast, incredible group, some amazing conversation.

And I want to share a moment in particular that stuck out to me.

I was talking about essentially the journey from zero subscribers to where I am now, some tips, inflection points along the way.

And, you know, I pulled up behind me this chart that shows basically seven years of minimal growth, right?

Starting in 2014, going all the way up to 2021.

where suddenly you see that flat line spike, right?

The channel sort of leaps to the next stratosphere.

4x, then 5x, then 10x, then 20x.

After years of consistency, you see this sort of exponential curve.