What Mr. Beast Taught Me About Priorities
What A Random YouTube Moment Taught Me About What Really Matters
If you’re reading this post I’m traveling through Asia and I probably don’t have reliable internet.
How did I get here?
Rewind to couple months ago. My mother called me up with a request.
"Steve, I want to visit [her bucket list location in Asia]. Nobody will take me. Will you take me?"
I told her I'd think about it. But what I was actually thinking was every excuse not to go:
I'm behind on content creation
I have many projects going on
My wife would need to handle our two young kids (and two dogs) alone for weeks
My schedule is packed
The excuses felt solid. Logical. Responsible even.
The Mr. Beast Moment
I was watching a podcast with Mr. Beast. If you've been living under a rock, he's probably the most successful YouTuber on the planet. The guy who can make any concept go viral.
During this podcast, he used a random word generator to create viral video conc…
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