Cory Williams is a creator, storyteller, and OG Youtuber. He is the mind behind Silly Crocodile , a kids show on Youtube with millions of views. In this episode, Cory sits down with us to talk about turning down a $5 million offer for his series, the lessons behind that decision, and how Unreal Engine and real-time animation are changing the future for independent creators. We also dive into the pressures of the creator economy, the rise of AI, and how happiness and purpose are the ultimate measures of success.Episode 73 Chapter:00:00:00 Introduction00:08:13 Understanding the Why Behind Creativity00:14:47 Dealing with Mental Health00:20:06 How AI will change Content Creation00:27:13 The impact of AI on Children00:28:41 The Power of NOW00:32:30 The Path to Happiness00:35:16 Embracing Failure00:39:34 The Fear of Starting00:54:45 Learning Unreal Engine01:01:20 Simplifying the Learning Process01:04:53 Overcoming Pessimism 01:07:43 Finding Happiness01:10:34 The Importance of Self-Reflection01:16:33 The Future of Individual Creators01:23:53 Balancing Work and Personal Life Learn Unreal Engine in 14 Days - $300 OFF https://join.baddecisions.studio/c/podcast?discounts=PODCASTIf this podcast is helping you, please take 2 minutes to rate our podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, It will help the Podcast reach and help more people! Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/12jUe4lIJgxE4yst7rrfmW?si=ab98994cf57541cfApple Podcasts (Scroll down to review)- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bad-decisions-podcast/id1677462934Find out more about Cory and Silly Crocodile:https://www.youtube.com/@UCEzq1frx-b3Rrd8xMvfGiFw https://www.linkedin.com/in/creator-cory-williams/Here's the 10 Minute Self Love meditation Cory was talking about:https://youtu.be/vj0JDwQLof4?si=JVoOarqUjZCxagM8Join our discord server where we connect and share assets:https://discord.gg/zwycgqezfD Bad Decisions Audio Podcast 🎙️:Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasthttps://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/badxstudioIf you wanna see us to do cool things follow us here too:Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/badxstudio/Twitter: https://twitter.com/badxstudioTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@badxstudio LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/badxstudioOur personal handles: (if you wanna stalk us)https://www.instagram.com/farhad_baddecisions/https://www.instagram.com/faraz_baddecisions/https://www.instagram.com/farhad_sh/https://www.instagram.com/farazshababs/https://www.linkedin.com/in/farhadshababi/https://www.linkedin.com/in/farazshababi/#vfx #virtualproduction #unrealengine #3dartist #podcast #badxstudio #BadDecisionsStudio #BadDecisionsPodcast

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