I had fifty employees two years ago and worked sixteen hour days and was miserable I fired everyone, moved to Bali, and now have two people on Fiver. Work six hours a day in a niche market, refuse to take meetings unless they are mission critical, and spend the rest of my time with friends and my girlfriend or yoga or freediving. I would never go back.
"People need to be reminded more than they need something new". I HAD to hear this. I've recently been learning that I don't have to come up massively brilliant ideas for every single videos or piece of content I make. Sometimes a reminder is enough to motivate and keep inspiring your audience. Much love.
I fight with this one all the time. I always feel like it has to be innovative. But I think that’s selfishly more for myself and keeping it interesting for me than my audience. 😮
Right after you mentioned figuring out the meaning of life, I swear I heard a beautiful mixture of Tolle and Watts' ideologies. Fantastic stuff. 👍 To anyone reading this - I wish you the best and please don't do what I'm doing. Don't battle your fears for _too long_ . It's emotionally exhausting. Let your curiosity reign over your fears, sooner rather than later. Thank you Dan. It's always beautiful to have someone who can help, and someone to help. 🙏
Im a business owner and i have a lot of friends that are business owners, and this guy is right. The ones who are winning are the ones who are doing shit online, no employees, something new, service based/subscription based, etc. You don’t need partners, employees, physical locations with landlords down your throat, etc. It’s a new wave, times are changing fast.
Crazy that you can talk for 25 minutes based on (almost just) a 1 line quote and actually still not say anything irrelevant, still keep flow throughout the whole 'story' and get such an impactful message across. One among many other masterpieces you've put out there. Well done, and thanks for the content, Dan! :) Inspired me to start creating content myself on similar topics so excited to get on this journey.
I absolutely love the fact that while you're going through your main thought flow, you don't hide those little iterations and side-thoughts which are also a necessary part of the way of your message. Same with any routes out there: the main road will bring us to the ultimate destination but it also has its cross streets and lateral streets without which the map is not complete. You're doing a great job, Dan. Keep it up.
I love that you incorporated 'what is the meaning of life' That's literally why I became a freelancer and work online. To me travel, freedom, assisting people and self-reliance are the meaning of life.
I'm so drained by my full-time corporate job and struggle to have the time and motivation for my small business that I started a few months ago. I also had so much self-doubt about how I should present my own brand, and seeing how the others are doing it on Social Media just didn't help. Your video is what I need atm, thank you! :))
I started a business 14 years ago. First year made 36k now up 275k. People keep asking me how I got into my business how do you start. This must be sign for me to start teaching what I know.
As somebody who tends to get too caught up in the big ideas, learning how to ground things in small and remind myself that 1. I'm not a billion dollar business, and 2. I'm allowed to fail before I find success, have been huge. Working with my Studio has been such a deep process of discovery and figuring out what exactly I'm trying to create for the world, and even finding what exactly the "problem" is that I'm trying to fix. Sometimes you have to look at the guy with a crappy webcam that gets millions of views cause what he's saying resonates. People care more about how they relate to our product rather than how much money we've put into it... and boy did I have to learn that the hard way. Thanks for sharing, Dan! :)
100% me: Finding what you're trying to solve with your business. It may look obvious, but deep down, there's no end to figuring out the details about what you're trying to solve.
@@yoricman I think the cool thing though about being a business owner/developing a personal brand is that where you are in business is often directly correlated to where you are in life and how well you know yourself. If you know your product and are confident in yourself, likely, you’re doing well in selling your product. If you’re weak-minded, lack certainty, and don’t believe in yourself… then you should check out Studio Raphael 😉. Hehe. Jokes aside, business began by trading with others by offering skills that others lack but could use for something. So… find what you’re good at, become the best at it, and sell. If you fail, see it not as a reflection of yourself, but rather as where you’re currently at. Then learn and grow. Rinse and repeat. ☺️🙏🏼.
@@studioraphael Much wisdom and experience in your comment. I couldn't have said it better. A great mentor of mine says 99% of business problems are self-development problem of the person in charge of the business. Self-growth is so important because it caps (impose an upper limit) everything you do in life. My personal challenge is to gain clarity and improve my verbal communication skill. The author of this channel is an expert at this, so inspiring.
@@yoricman Definitely. And the best way to do that is through practice, so thank you for sharing in this conversation with me! Healthy and positive discussion where people take the time to understand one another’s viewpoints is extremely important for any communicator. I’m gonna’ be talking empathy myself this week, be cool to see you in the conversation ☺️. Wishing you well!
Man I’m SO GLAD I found this channel ! Recently quit my job and doing delivery apps to survive while going to school and finding my “thing” to make videos on or content .
You distilled entrepreneurship to its barest essence and I haven't come across anyone with this particular perspective. Sometimes it can be overwhelming, having to deal with the entire scope of running your business. And in those moments it does help to stop overthinking it and just return to the essence: we're all just a clump of meat on a journey of discovery. And whenever you discover something useful, you simply share it with other people who are looking into the same things. And sometimes that can lead to a job or business transaction.
Starting a one-person business is a great way to put your high value skills to work! Just remember, you'll have to wear all the hats - CEO, CFO, janitor, and everything in between. But hey, at least you won't have to deal with any office politics! Just you, yourself, and your awesome ideas.
This will be my, AM video. Thank you for everything. I have been creating content over the past 3 weeks. I am a generalist. Fitness, Mindset, Spirituality, Men's Style, Grooming. So much to learn, but it is exciting.
The power for creating a better future is contained in the present moment, You create a good future by creating a good present.The key to financial freedom and great wealth is a person's ability to convert earned income into passive income to build generational wealth ,this trick has never failed .
What you said @12:20 hit the nail on the head for me. I need to constantly remind myself that being interesting doesn’t mean being so technical and clever rather actually giving the audience what they want. So simple yet struggle to implement this. Thank you for sharing very grateful.
Wooooooooow when you said documentary your journey, that blew my mind and was such an a-ha and light bulb moment. Ties together branding, marketing myself, the sheer joy of writing + developing it as a skill further.
One way to see the meaning of life is to become who we are and create what we are meant to create by sharing and expressing our own & unique Gifts 🎁 & Talents ❤
Brilliant piece by Dan, here are my takeaways: 1.Start with 1-2 skills that are meaningful and educate people about them 2.Start building content to gain credibility rather than just DMs and cold emailing people, when audience sees your content, they start to grow and come to you for projects. Content is mostly your own take on the things people are already consuming 3.Then productize to reach higher number of people and freeing up your time 4.Entrepreneurial Mindset - a. Build a personal brand, your goals b. build content that is engaging, inspiring, entertaining and builds audiences and followers, c. Monetize through your product or service. The method is to a. find a problem, b. learn how to solve it, c. document how to solve it, d. systematize your process, e. share your discoveries 5.Profit off from your own personal development and skill acquisition 6.Self-educate yourself on your own problems - then deep dive on how it is solved and share it with everyone. Eg: Health problems and hitting the gym 7.Fix money problems - post free content online, build authority and then land up a freelancing assignment, 8.Everyone is a monopoly on the internet and you can create your own niche, keep experimenting until you see what works for you 9.Raise your own consciousness first and then raise collective consciousness by sharing. You accelerate the journey of others by teaching them
I thouroughly enjoy the inclusion of esoteric wisdom in your videos. I have been so interested in hermeticisim but always failed to see how such knowledge could be utilized in such a productive way. You're an absolute Maverick.
A nurse for 32 years now, going 52 on February, on my career shift journey since the past 10 years😁 when I assessed my earned digital skills recently, so surprised that I almost learned everything except the latest of AI like chat gpt. I have a bit of everything now. Ready to quit my physically exhausting job anytime. Registered an LLC, got EIN, opened biz US bank account, have 2 websites, all done by myself. Btw, am outside the US but taking chances. Thanks for this video Dan. So motivating ♥️♥️♥️
@dan you are fr fr slowly changing my life. I integrate small changes into my daily routine that you emphasize, and it works. Thank you for not being click bait or talking in unfulfilled circles.
Your videos are always full of enlightening, inspiring and educating information. I love this quote "The lips of wisdom are closed except to the ears of understanding” Thank you!
Thank you, Internet angels, for letting this man and this channel appear on my timeline! I'm not even necessarily looking for a new path to income, but this was awesomely-thought-provoking. It's clear you are so genuine and I'm glad you found a way to make that work for yourself. Inspired to do the same. Thank you!
You are right now playing as a fantasy in awareness, as i continue watching your videos. You are an epitome of the person I will transmutating to after I work-out my communicative leg!!! Damn I am overwhelmed.
Thank you for putting this out and making it really simple and relatable for layman. It's almost an zen-like artistry what you're doing here and it's so different and refreshing vs all the other mechanical gurus out there. I was thinking/stuck on this process and you've just unstuck it for me. Big thanks and I am definitely subscribing and liking your content!
Thank you for this video! You talk about so many factors of starting a buisness and growing it. You make it look so simple but there is so much wisdom in almost every sentence you speak. It resonated instantly ! You got a new subsciber here. I will definitly follow your channel and use it to start my own buisness ( Fitness/ Health Coach ). Take care Brother !
This was the most honest and simplistic way to explain this. Thank you so much for this! After looking for these answers for years and years, all I needed was this video.
Not sure if you will see this comment, but just wanted to express my gratitude for this video. It helped give me some direction with what I'm working on and to see my value. i.e the things that I've already done that other people will want to know how to do. Before I was always looking at what other people have done or what the next thing is that I think I 'should' be doing. So, thankyou!
Dan I really resonated with your viewpoint and definition of the meaning of life! I contemplate purpose and meaning, passion and values often, but attacking it from the perspective that every one in this world is born with a different set of circumstances therefore they have different problems to solve so they're purpose is more aligned to those particular set of problems feels right! I really love that bro!
I really love this style of communication. I like how you didn't create a ton of fluff around the core message. You went straight to the deep part of the problem. I like it.
Whats fascinating is you're basically suggesting a fully fleshed out and unified philosophy for living virtuously that ties in so perfectly with social media and achieving success in capitalism. You're really onto something here. I'll be really interested to see how the various algorithms either help or hinder your plight. It will be a telling observation.
Self Education or self informing is the key. So many people appeal to authority for solutions and learn nothing about how to resolve their own problems, always relying on others to do it for them. I guess you could call them potential clients. I wasn't sure initially if you could motivate me because I am so so introspective and while part of my income comes from working for myself I've never known how to either motivate myself to expand or get over the fear of failure and these hold me back. I think you might be getting through.
As above so below so below as above. Inverse your actions for change you either have the answers or the resources to find them. No excuse just produce!!!
Well said Dan.... what ever happened to just doubling your money... everyone wants to be a billionaire.. start small, earn what you need and some more, be happy watching yourself grow... people need to learn to live with less.... balance is the key
You definitely deserve a like and a follow! You talk about being a solopreneur in a very original way, that I have not heard from other UA-camrs. You are very clear and concise and to the point. Keep it up!
The meaning of life is to find fulfillment in everything that you do, it's to chase your purpose, it's to nurture your family, friendships & relationships. It is to enjoy the journey, and not get too hung up on the destination, but to have clear goals set, that you work towards every day. This ties into ones purpose.
words in this particular video are very much real , implementable, organic and i feel they were all there in my mind....but ur giving them voice.......thanks a lot for this type of conversation..........when u speak in front a camera like this......its a dialogue and not a monologue.........and u have made it totally relatable.........
Have been debating taking the leap for months, that kybalion quote was actually what was making me consider not starting, thinking anything I figure out should be kept secret, but the way you applied it just helped me see a different perspective
I am getting closer to my epic life with every vid I watch form you dan, as it is packed with useful info for my stage. And yes it is becoming a bit repetitive but at least I am building a foundation for my future self.
Just started my own 1-man business doing consulting for a niche pet service. Learning so much. Its true you always need to have content thats building a brand and following. Im probably one of the few ppl in the world doing what i know how to do WELL. But i have NOBODY to help, or capture as a client. Thats what hurts, starting from ground zero. And my goals has always to start on my own. As a chemistry undergrad , i always wanted to have my own business. I give myself credit for having understood this and starting. But its hard to have patience and build. Zero-step 1 is probably the most painful stage. Love this video, so raw so real, no BS. Thank you. We look forward to this conent. Seriously
After seeing a lot of the same coaching content in this space and seeing the underwhelming output, I'm looking at this from a different angle. A couple things you need to make a business include: Surplus of time to work on the business (dedicate focused time to it without having a phone, UA-cam, social media) every day. Hard to pull off with a full time job but I'm building this habit and having good results so far. Build something that actually plays to your strengths. You could get pulled in 10000 directions trying to make a supplement business or selling oils, plastic tinker toys, etc. But they won't be authentic reflections of your personal experiences and skills. Gotta dig deep and see how you specifically have a different experience that will help you solve a problem in a unique way, and you have the skills to do it well.
@DanKoe Wow, thank goodness you came across my feed today! First video, 5 in the queue....the alignment as I'm launching my brand this week is powerful! Thank you for BEing uniquely YOU💥🤩⚡️
I haven’t watched the video yet, but I can certainly say that making it was worth it by sheer comment section. This is the type of information/message is exactly what I need in my current situation.
Thanks for this video man. Currently I am a college student, but I’m trying to grow a mindset coaching business on the side. I have been overthinking a lot and consuming content instead of just taking action and learning along the way. Your video gives some good insights. I agree, if you are going to do something for the rest of your life, you might as well just get started - it doesn’t matter how long it will take.
Same with me: consuming a lot of contents, and not taking enough actions. I wish everyone can find the will to take persistent action, this might be key.
This is by far the best video i've ever seen for beginning a career as an enterpreneur ( i'm 18 and i was struggling to find some answers till this video) , thank u so much Dan for this content.
Dude there are alot of people I watch on youtube on daily basis, and I haven't subscribed to them. But you.. Wow man.. 2 videos in and Im subscribing. Your videos are solid, from the heart, the struggle you have been through can be seen on your face and in the depth of your words. Im glad I came across your content. I just started my content creation journey, and I hope one day we can connect. Wish you all the best!
Dude, you hit the ball out of the court on this one. Bang on! Thank you . A few years ago I heard this... that "growth only begins at the end of your comfort zone". And I live by that now. I challenge myself and I am ready to help others from my knowledge. 🌈🌺🍃
First time seeing your work, Dan - I watched the whole video and you got a subscriber. Solid, keeping it real, so real and authentic. I appreciate that man, thank you. You really clarified the actual process and logic for building value-content-audience-product-business. You've got a unique handle on this, or at least a uniquely clear way of articulating it. As an "aspiring entrepreneur" for 19 years already, since dropping out of college in my early twenties and failing hard, I see the wisdom and truth in what you're laying out. Several bits stood out for me: >>> It is only logical to be sharing valuable free content BEFORE soliciting paid work. This affirms my recent re-commitment to start putting out lots of content, after years of collecting my learning and value in private. Your video comes at a perfect time. >>> "Your brand is your vision for the future" This is a POWERFUL definition/framing I have not heard before, and I love it! Especially as someone who is strongly a visionary, and who has often though I'm not good at selling myself/branding myself. This clarifies and simplifies it for me, and more importantly, redeems branding as something authentic. >>> Raise the collective consciousness by giving out pieces of your map. Then, my products themselves are the map, as complete as possible. Great way to tie purpose into practicality; raising the collective consciousness must be a fundamental human drive for all those, like you and I, who are on a path of conscious growth. And the nuance of sharing "pieces of the map" for free, and the product providing the value of being the as-complete-as-possible map, that is gold. As you identify, people pay for 1. Aggregation 2. Speed 3. Convenience I'm sure you weren't trying to make an all-time comprehensive list there. Those are good points. A few more which occurred to me: 4. Curation 5. Advice/recommendations 6. Beauty/pleasure/joy & reduction of pain Again, great video, great insights, well worth the time.
I had a really good nap with this and got up at the last two. I know this sounds like a joke but I knew trying to listen to you was a good idea. I really liked the way you talked about the meaning of life and why you don't have to worry about "selling things that already exist". Everything already exists, that's not the point. Maybe I'll come back to this next time, but that's what I needed to hear that. Thanks!
I can't believe all of these gems are free Dan. You're super generous, there is so much value here. Thank you so much, I've learned a lot! Subscribed and will stay tuned for more as I start my own online business. No more bullshit excuses, I'm tired of postponing my dream life.
Thanks, your video came out of now where on my feed and it was refreshing. I started my channel a year ago, it’s so random and I’m amazed people tune into it. Thank you, your advice is sound. We think “ oh, someone already made a video on it” but who cares. The time is going to pass regardless so me might as well all have content
Loved this video. As soon as you articulated how I can help other people a step or two behind me, it all clicked for me. Immediately went and recorded a video on my journey of how I got to where I am now. Thank you so much Dan Koe. And then loved the bit at the end about exploring our own unconsciousness to make it conscious. I read a lot of Jung and it's helped my life immensely. Subbed and liked the video
Being overly critical of you here mate, you clearly are a pro and deliver value loaded information - here is my take as a professional consumer lol. I think your limiting factor is tonality, and expressiveness. If you bumped those things up a notch, your mass appeal would reach the next level. Love the content!
This is great content but you need to keep it compact and concise in under 10 minutes So it's basically that you start a freelance business with high paying niche then you marketing your service in various ways or forms of content
I think a One-Person Business becomes oversaturated in the long run, more people, limited possibilities, particularly in small businesses, in large corporate style businesses, they can be one-person as the future makes it easier to, refering to Navals quote and that begins to reward society rather than you if you want to win over a millennia. One-person is basically a personal brand, what can you do, what are you good at, how are you unique, at the shallow end you need a audience to influence, hence the influencer term. Nonetheless interesting video, reminded me how much we shuffle through experiences and information from others to get our own.
I had fifty employees two years ago and worked sixteen hour days and was miserable I fired everyone, moved to Bali, and now have two people on Fiver. Work six hours a day in a niche market, refuse to take meetings unless they are mission critical, and spend the rest of my time with friends and my girlfriend or yoga or freediving. I would never go back.
Any advice in what to create on Fiverr ? Thanks 🙏🏽
Sounds great. I wish you all the best
Elaborate more your process
I spent 1 year trying Fiverr . The success is not big but look back I have a lot of time for self improvement
You outsourced your work through Fiverr or you have 2 employees taking orders through Fiverr?
"People need to be reminded more than they need something new". I HAD to hear this. I've recently been learning that I don't have to come up massively brilliant ideas for every single videos or piece of content I make. Sometimes a reminder is enough to motivate and keep inspiring your audience. Much love.
Glad it helped my man!
I fight with this one all the time. I always feel like it has to be innovative. But I think that’s selfishly more for myself and keeping it interesting for me than my audience. 😮
I heard zig ziglar say it 10+ years ago and it changed how I communicate
Thanks for highlighting this.
Great comment, Jonny. That part also resonated with me.
Right after you mentioned figuring out the meaning of life, I swear I heard a beautiful mixture of Tolle and Watts' ideologies. Fantastic stuff. 👍
To anyone reading this - I wish you the best and please don't do what I'm doing. Don't battle your fears for _too long_ . It's emotionally exhausting. Let your curiosity reign over your fears, sooner rather than later.
Thank you Dan. It's always beautiful to have someone who can help, and someone to help. 🙏
Im a business owner and i have a lot of friends that are business owners, and this guy is right. The ones who are winning are the ones who are doing shit online, no employees, something new, service based/subscription based, etc. You don’t need partners, employees, physical locations with landlords down your throat, etc. It’s a new wave, times are changing fast.
Crazy that you can talk for 25 minutes based on (almost just) a 1 line quote and actually still not say anything irrelevant, still keep flow throughout the whole 'story' and get such an impactful message across. One among many other masterpieces you've put out there. Well done, and thanks for the content, Dan! :)
Inspired me to start creating content myself on similar topics so excited to get on this journey.
Hahaha thank you, I've found that's my "edge" so i'm leaning into it. Good luck on the content creation journey! You'll love it
you can truly keep talking if it is genuine
I absolutely love the fact that while you're going through your main thought flow, you don't hide those little iterations and side-thoughts which are also a necessary part of the way of your message. Same with any routes out there: the main road will bring us to the ultimate destination but it also has its cross streets and lateral streets without which the map is not complete.
You're doing a great job, Dan. Keep it up.
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I love that you incorporated 'what is the meaning of life'
That's literally why I became a freelancer and work online. To me travel, freedom, assisting people and self-reliance are the meaning of life.
“The goal of all life is death” - Overlord
Blasphemer, the fiery pits of lava and brimstone await your cuckold presence.
"the lips of wisdom are closed to except to the ears of understanding." man that hits.. and resonates in many different levels...
I'm so drained by my full-time corporate job and struggle to have the time and motivation for my small business that I started a few months ago. I also had so much self-doubt about how I should present my own brand, and seeing how the others are doing it on Social Media just didn't help. Your video is what I need atm, thank you! :))
1:52 ideas are things. ideas come from thoughts. ideas become things. you control your thoughts.
this means what you think becomes reality.
I love this concept. Even a billion dollar business must start with one. I truly enjoyed this video, thank you.
I started a business 14 years ago. First year made 36k now up 275k. People keep asking me how I got into my business how do you start. This must be sign for me to start teaching what I know.
This is elite-level articulation and self-expression. Appreciate this.
no flashy lighting, no fancy animation.
pure wisdom for 25min on how to start one-person business.
subscribed. 🍁🍁🍁
As somebody who tends to get too caught up in the big ideas, learning how to ground things in small and remind myself that 1. I'm not a billion dollar business, and 2. I'm allowed to fail before I find success, have been huge. Working with my Studio has been such a deep process of discovery and figuring out what exactly I'm trying to create for the world, and even finding what exactly the "problem" is that I'm trying to fix. Sometimes you have to look at the guy with a crappy webcam that gets millions of views cause what he's saying resonates. People care more about how they relate to our product rather than how much money we've put into it... and boy did I have to learn that the hard way. Thanks for sharing, Dan! :)
100% me: Finding what you're trying to solve with your business.
It may look obvious, but deep down, there's no end to figuring out the details about what you're trying to solve.
@@yoricman I think the cool thing though about being a business owner/developing a personal brand is that where you are in business is often directly correlated to where you are in life and how well you know yourself. If you know your product and are confident in yourself, likely, you’re doing well in selling your product. If you’re weak-minded, lack certainty, and don’t believe in yourself… then you should check out Studio Raphael 😉. Hehe. Jokes aside, business began by trading with others by offering skills that others lack but could use for something. So… find what you’re good at, become the best at it, and sell. If you fail, see it not as a reflection of yourself, but rather as where you’re currently at. Then learn and grow. Rinse and repeat. ☺️🙏🏼.
@@studioraphael Much wisdom and experience in your comment. I couldn't have said it better.
A great mentor of mine says 99% of business problems are self-development problem of the person in charge of the business.
Self-growth is so important because it caps (impose an upper limit) everything you do in life.
My personal challenge is to gain clarity and improve my verbal communication skill. The author of this channel is an expert at this, so inspiring.
@@yoricman Definitely. And the best way to do that is through practice, so thank you for sharing in this conversation with me! Healthy and positive discussion where people take the time to understand one another’s viewpoints is extremely important for any communicator. I’m gonna’ be talking empathy myself this week, be cool to see you in the conversation ☺️. Wishing you well!
one of the clearest and most insightful videos i’ve ever seen jesus christ
Man I’m SO GLAD I found this channel ! Recently quit my job and doing delivery apps to survive while going to school and finding my “thing” to make videos on or content .
Connected a couple neurons with this video and now know where to start, thank you 🤝
You distilled entrepreneurship to its barest essence and I haven't come across anyone with this particular perspective. Sometimes it can be overwhelming, having to deal with the entire scope of running your business. And in those moments it does help to stop overthinking it and just return to the essence: we're all just a clump of meat on a journey of discovery. And whenever you discover something useful, you simply share it with other people who are looking into the same things. And sometimes that can lead to a job or business transaction.
Well said. Connecting with like-minded people goes a long way. And as you said, sharing your insights is a nice place to start.
Starting a one-person business is a great way to put your high value skills to work! Just remember, you'll have to wear all the hats - CEO, CFO, janitor, and everything in between. But hey, at least you won't have to deal with any office politics! Just you, yourself, and your awesome ideas.
This will be my, AM video. Thank you for everything.
I have been creating content over the past 3 weeks.
I am a generalist.
Fitness, Mindset, Spirituality, Men's Style, Grooming.
So much to learn, but it is exciting.
The power for creating a better future is contained in the present moment, You create a good future by creating a good present.The key to financial freedom and great wealth is a person's ability to convert earned income into passive income to build generational wealth ,this trick has never failed .
This is the first video I saw of you, it appeared in my Feed, I needed to hear all of this, thanks
What you said @12:20 hit the nail on the head for me. I need to constantly remind myself that being interesting doesn’t mean being so technical and clever rather actually giving the audience what they want. So simple yet struggle to implement this. Thank you for sharing very grateful.
This is blowing my mind. I can’t help but get the feeling that this is changing my life. I never comment on UA-cam videos but I have to say thank you.
Wooooooooow when you said documentary your journey, that blew my mind and was such an a-ha and light bulb moment.
Ties together branding, marketing myself, the sheer joy of writing + developing it as a skill further.
One way to see the meaning of life is to become who we are and create what we are meant to create by sharing and expressing our own & unique Gifts 🎁 & Talents ❤
Can't believe this video is free. The knowledge I gained from you is insanely valuable. I appreciate the wisdom you provided.
I’m so obsessed with what you said about the meaning of life that I wrote down every word. 😅❤
Brilliant piece by Dan, here are my takeaways:
1.Start with 1-2 skills that are meaningful and educate people about them
2.Start building content to gain credibility rather than just DMs and cold emailing people, when audience sees your content, they start to grow and come to you for projects. Content is mostly your own take on the things people are already consuming
3.Then productize to reach higher number of people and freeing up your time
4.Entrepreneurial Mindset - a. Build a personal brand, your goals b. build content that is engaging, inspiring, entertaining and builds audiences and followers, c. Monetize through your product or service. The method is to a. find a problem, b. learn how to solve it, c. document how to solve it, d. systematize your process, e. share your discoveries
5.Profit off from your own personal development and skill acquisition
6.Self-educate yourself on your own problems - then deep dive on how it is solved and share it with everyone. Eg: Health problems and hitting the gym
7.Fix money problems - post free content online, build authority and then land up a freelancing assignment,
8.Everyone is a monopoly on the internet and you can create your own niche, keep experimenting until you see what works for you
9.Raise your own consciousness first and then raise collective consciousness by sharing. You accelerate the journey of others by teaching them
you are the real deal man!! never stop
Self reliance is the greatest value of my life
I thouroughly enjoy the inclusion of esoteric wisdom in your videos. I have been so interested in hermeticisim but always failed to see how such knowledge could be utilized in such a productive way.
You're an absolute Maverick.
A nurse for 32 years now, going 52 on February, on my career shift journey since the past 10 years😁 when I assessed my earned digital skills recently, so surprised that I almost learned everything except the latest of AI like chat gpt. I have a bit of everything now. Ready to quit my physically exhausting job anytime. Registered an LLC, got EIN, opened biz US bank account, have 2 websites, all done by myself. Btw, am outside the US but taking chances. Thanks for this video Dan. So motivating ♥️♥️♥️
@dan you are fr fr slowly changing my life. I integrate small changes into my daily routine that you emphasize, and it works. Thank you for not being click bait or talking in unfulfilled circles.
Your videos are always full of enlightening, inspiring and educating information. I love this quote "The lips of wisdom are closed except to the ears of understanding” Thank you!
Thank you, Internet angels, for letting this man and this channel appear on my timeline! I'm not even necessarily looking for a new path to income, but this was awesomely-thought-provoking. It's clear you are so genuine and I'm glad you found a way to make that work for yourself. Inspired to do the same. Thank you!
Thank you Candace🙏🙏
You are a modern day philosopher! You are intelligent and smart. Great content bro!!!
You are right now playing as a fantasy in awareness, as i continue watching your videos. You are an epitome of the person I will transmutating to after I work-out my communicative leg!!! Damn I am overwhelmed.
This video is life changing
Thank you for putting this out and making it really simple and relatable for layman. It's almost an zen-like artistry what you're doing here and it's so different and refreshing vs all the other mechanical gurus out there. I was thinking/stuck on this process and you've just unstuck it for me. Big thanks and I am definitely subscribing and liking your content!
Your perspective and ability to articulate is so helpful to me and has given me lots of thoughts to chew on. Thank you!
Your content is honest and really important. Thank you
Man….. wow you are one of the wisest person I have seen
Thank you for this video! You talk about so many factors of starting a buisness and growing it. You make it look so simple but there is so much wisdom in almost every sentence you speak.
It resonated instantly ! You got a new subsciber here. I will definitly follow your channel and use it to start my own buisness ( Fitness/ Health Coach ).
Take care Brother !
This was the most honest and simplistic way to explain this. Thank you so much for this! After looking for these answers for years and years, all I needed was this video.
Not sure if you will see this comment, but just wanted to express my gratitude for this video. It helped give me some direction with what I'm working on and to see my value. i.e the things that I've already done that other people will want to know how to do. Before I was always looking at what other people have done or what the next thing is that I think I 'should' be doing.
So, thankyou!
I like the way you think and I adapting the same process. Thank you for sharing
Awesome to think that I've been doing this subconsciously for a few years I'm just lacking in a few areas.
Dan I really resonated with your viewpoint and definition of the meaning of life! I contemplate purpose and meaning, passion and values often, but attacking it from the perspective that every one in this world is born with a different set of circumstances therefore they have different problems to solve so they're purpose is more aligned to those particular set of problems feels right! I really love that bro!
I really love this style of communication. I like how you didn't create a ton of fluff around the core message. You went straight to the deep part of the problem. I like it.
Whats fascinating is you're basically suggesting a fully fleshed out and unified philosophy for living virtuously that ties in so perfectly with social media and achieving success in capitalism. You're really onto something here. I'll be really interested to see how the various algorithms either help or hinder your plight. It will be a telling observation.
Dude, respect. Your style is great. So simple to understand. There’s so many ppl I know the could learn from you.
The value you are creating is insane. Thank you so much for your authenticity and for sharing your knowledge with us. Really appreciate you.
Insane? 😂
Self Education or self informing is the key. So many people appeal to authority for solutions and learn nothing about how to resolve their own problems, always relying on others to do it for them. I guess you could call them potential clients.
I wasn't sure initially if you could motivate me because I am so so introspective and while part of my income comes from working for myself I've never known how to either motivate myself to expand or get over the fear of failure and these hold me back. I think you might be getting through.
As above so below so below as above. Inverse your actions for change you either have the answers or the resources to find them. No excuse just produce!!!
3:50 5:15 7:00 product audience monetize 9:00+ 12:00 reminder 12:45 process.
Well said Dan.... what ever happened to just doubling your money... everyone wants to be a billionaire.. start small, earn what you need and some more, be happy watching yourself grow... people need to learn to live with less.... balance is the key
You definitely deserve a like and a follow! You talk about being a solopreneur in a very original way, that I have not heard from other UA-camrs. You are very clear and concise and to the point. Keep it up!
The meaning of life is to find fulfillment in everything that you do, it's to chase your purpose, it's to nurture your family, friendships & relationships.
It is to enjoy the journey, and not get too hung up on the destination, but to have clear goals set, that you work towards every day.
This ties into ones purpose.
You have such an unique perspective on things. Love your content!
Bro. This is one the realest video I have seen in such a long long time.
You are going to skyrocket your UA-cam channel man, I really appreciate your content and I find your ideas and thoughts very valuable. Keep going.
I am grateful to have found your channel. Thank you for gifts, I hope to pay it back to you one day. I needed to see this. Take care DK.
words in this particular video are very much real , implementable, organic and i feel they were all there in my mind....but ur giving them voice.......thanks a lot for this type of conversation..........when u speak in front a camera like this......its a dialogue and not a monologue.........and u have made it totally relatable.........
your channel is a gold mine, I'm so glad I stumbled upon this
Subbed. It’s pretty rare I come across a channel with well thought out and not flashy videos.
Vastly underrated content. Thx for sharing mate 👍much appreciated post.
One of the top videos on UA-cam. You hit some spots
Have been debating taking the leap for months, that kybalion quote was actually what was making me consider not starting, thinking anything I figure out should be kept secret, but the way you applied it just helped me see a different perspective
I see exponential growth happening to this channel in a year.
I am getting closer to my epic life with every vid I watch form you dan, as it is packed with useful info for my stage. And yes it is becoming a bit repetitive but at least I am building a foundation for my future self.
This will help all of us with losing our ego, the human being is the most destructive species on the planet, and we think that is intelligent.
Just started my own 1-man business doing consulting for a niche pet service. Learning so much. Its true you always need to have content thats building a brand and following. Im probably one of the few ppl in the world doing what i know how to do WELL. But i have NOBODY to help, or capture as a client. Thats what hurts, starting from ground zero. And my goals has always to start on my own. As a chemistry undergrad , i always wanted to have my own business. I give myself credit for having understood this and starting. But its hard to have patience and build. Zero-step 1 is probably the most painful stage. Love this video, so raw so real, no BS. Thank you. We look forward to this conent. Seriously
whats the niche?
What do you do exactly? I'm a dog trainer 🤔
After seeing a lot of the same coaching content in this space and seeing the underwhelming output, I'm looking at this from a different angle.
A couple things you need to make a business include:
Surplus of time to work on the business (dedicate focused time to it without having a phone, UA-cam, social media) every day. Hard to pull off with a full time job but I'm building this habit and having good results so far.
Build something that actually plays to your strengths. You could get pulled in 10000 directions trying to make a supplement business or selling oils, plastic tinker toys, etc. But they won't be authentic reflections of your personal experiences and skills. Gotta dig deep and see how you specifically have a different experience that will help you solve a problem in a unique way, and you have the skills to do it well.
💗 love you Dan Great content! And the music in the background its so relaxing.
@DanKoe Wow, thank goodness you came across my feed today! First video, 5 in the queue....the alignment as I'm launching my brand this week is powerful! Thank you for BEing uniquely YOU💥🤩⚡️
unpredictable talent & natural game
this content is gold you are so underrated
Appreciate you🫡🫡
I haven’t watched the video yet, but I can certainly say that making it was worth it by sheer comment section. This is the type of information/message is exactly what I need in my current situation.
Thanks for this video man. Currently I am a college student, but I’m trying to grow a mindset coaching business on the side. I have been overthinking a lot and consuming content instead of just taking action and learning along the way. Your video gives some good insights. I agree, if you are going to do something for the rest of your life, you might as well just get started - it doesn’t matter how long it will take.
Same with me: consuming a lot of contents, and not taking enough actions.
I wish everyone can find the will to take persistent action, this might be key.
This is by far the best video i've ever seen for beginning a career as an enterpreneur ( i'm 18 and i was struggling to find some answers till this video) ,
thank u so much Dan for this content.
Got you my man, and props for starting so young!
Dude there are alot of people I watch on youtube on daily basis, and I haven't subscribed to them. But you.. Wow man.. 2 videos in and Im subscribing. Your videos are solid, from the heart, the struggle you have been through can be seen on your face and in the depth of your words. Im glad I came across your content. I just started my content creation journey, and I hope one day we can connect.
Wish you all the best!
Your inspiration is growing on me.
Ive got mad respect for you thank you
Dude, you hit the ball out of the court on this one. Bang on! Thank you .
A few years ago I heard this... that "growth only begins at the end of your comfort zone". And I live by that now. I challenge myself and I am ready to help others from my knowledge. 🌈🌺🍃
I really appreciate the Alan Watts influence in your content. Great message mentally and financially..
First time seeing your work, Dan - I watched the whole video and you got a subscriber. Solid, keeping it real, so real and authentic. I appreciate that man, thank you.
You really clarified the actual process and logic for building value-content-audience-product-business. You've got a unique handle on this, or at least a uniquely clear way of articulating it. As an "aspiring entrepreneur" for 19 years already, since dropping out of college in my early twenties and failing hard, I see the wisdom and truth in what you're laying out.
Several bits stood out for me:
>>> It is only logical to be sharing valuable free content BEFORE soliciting paid work.
This affirms my recent re-commitment to start putting out lots of content, after years of collecting my learning and value in private. Your video comes at a perfect time.
>>> "Your brand is your vision for the future"
This is a POWERFUL definition/framing I have not heard before, and I love it! Especially as someone who is strongly a visionary, and who has often though I'm not good at selling myself/branding myself. This clarifies and simplifies it for me, and more importantly, redeems branding as something authentic.
>>> Raise the collective consciousness by giving out pieces of your map. Then, my products themselves are the map, as complete as possible.
Great way to tie purpose into practicality; raising the collective consciousness must be a fundamental human drive for all those, like you and I, who are on a path of conscious growth. And the nuance of sharing "pieces of the map" for free, and the product providing the value of being the as-complete-as-possible map, that is gold.
As you identify, people pay for
1. Aggregation
2. Speed
3. Convenience
I'm sure you weren't trying to make an all-time comprehensive list there. Those are good points. A few more which occurred to me:
4. Curation
5. Advice/recommendations
6. Beauty/pleasure/joy & reduction of pain
Again, great video, great insights, well worth the time.
I had a really good nap with this and got up at the last two. I know this sounds like a joke but I knew trying to listen to you was a good idea. I really liked the way you talked about the meaning of life and why you don't have to worry about "selling things that already exist". Everything already exists, that's not the point. Maybe I'll come back to this next time, but that's what I needed to hear that. Thanks!
I can't believe all of these gems are free Dan. You're super generous, there is so much value here.
Thank you so much, I've learned a lot!
Subscribed and will stay tuned for more as I start my own online business.
No more bullshit excuses, I'm tired of postponing my dream life.
Well he does make money off these videos through the Google Adsense. He’s making these videos to make money.
Amazing! Truly beautiful and very inspiring.
Thanks, your video came out of now where on my feed and it was refreshing. I started my channel a year ago, it’s so random and I’m amazed people tune into it. Thank you, your advice is sound. We think “ oh, someone already made a video on it” but who cares. The time is going to pass regardless so me might as well all have content
One of the best talks/videos I've ever watched. When you go viral, this video will be top 3!
My. Man.🤝
I'm 4 minutes into your first video Dan and I'm loving the vibe. Truth!
Loved this video. As soon as you articulated how I can help other people a step or two behind me, it all clicked for me. Immediately went and recorded a video on my journey of how I got to where I am now. Thank you so much Dan Koe. And then loved the bit at the end about exploring our own unconsciousness to make it conscious. I read a lot of Jung and it's helped my life immensely. Subbed and liked the video
Congrats for taking immediate action and posting a video on your own journey
Being overly critical of you here mate, you clearly are a pro and deliver value loaded information - here is my take as a professional consumer lol.
I think your limiting factor is tonality, and expressiveness. If you bumped those things up a notch, your mass appeal would reach the next level.
Love the content!
Thank you so much for this wisdom - especially affecting collective consciousness. So valuable. 👏👏👏🙏
This is great content but you need to keep it compact and concise in under 10 minutes
So it's basically that you start a freelance business with high paying niche then you marketing your service in various ways or forms of content
I think a One-Person Business becomes oversaturated in the long run, more people, limited possibilities, particularly in small businesses, in large corporate style businesses, they can be one-person as the future makes it easier to, refering to Navals quote and that begins to reward society rather than you if you want to win over a millennia. One-person is basically a personal brand, what can you do, what are you good at, how are you unique, at the shallow end you need a audience to influence, hence the influencer term.
Nonetheless interesting video, reminded me how much we shuffle through experiences and information from others to get our own.
This whole video went over your head
I love your videos 🎉