Cole, You have no idea how much your journey reflects my own and speaks to my heart right now. I had a similar situation with a torn rotator cuff last year. Not really due to stress in the gym (although I had been heathily training for a year till then) but just being physically burnt out. I had 6 wks of weekly new illnesses and then a muscle strain I thought I rested long eough just prior to the injury. I was also mentally and emotionally feeling much like you had: alone and reacting to everyone around me to get their needs met before mine. As a working parent and wife, I didn't realize how much I was allowing life to demand and take from me until my body gave out. Afterwards, I spent 5 months trying to 'make it work' despite my injury which only led to more and more injuries to the point where I was lucky to have a working arm for more than 2 weeks at a time. It wasn't until earlier this year I hurt my wrist and I realized, I couldn't even write. It was bad enough I couldn't train, that was my outlet as well, but now I had zero means to express my energy or my thoughts and it was devastating. It's taken me nearly a year now to recover, but it gave me time to step back, think and work on things that really matter to me, like my writing. In psychology there's a theory called, post-traumatic growth where people who suffered from trauma heal, learn from the experience and their lives afterwards get exponentially better. It seems like you experienced something similar when you reevaluated how you approached your business, your health and personal well-being. I feel like I'm in the same phase of your life where you had made the hard decision in your business and chose what will matter most in the long-run and invested your time in that. Cole, you give me hope, reassurance, and courage. Thanks. I needed that. ^-^
Wow! I wasn't expecting such vulnerability in your video. Appreciate you sharing your stories and commentary. Influencers and youtubers rarely share about their wilderness which leads people to feel shame for their struggles, as if something's wrong with them. On a lighter note, as a fellow hobbyist weight lifter, I also hate it when an injury forces you out the gym and you lose all that hard earned muscle!
I needed this video. I severely developing good writing and shipping habits in my life now. It has been hard but this is the capable person I want to become. You are part of my journey every moment Cole. Thank you for this video.
I thought you were smart before this video. I thought your intelligence (and grit!) were why we got to watch you go from prolific Quora writer to where you are today. I was wrong. Kind of. You have wisdom. You gain understanding in your experiences that a lot of people miss. Including me! Thanks for sharing and turning it into information we hopefully turn around and use to understand our own experiences better to develop wisdom from. 💪🏿 Solid share sir!
Thanks for sharing the entire journey ey ❤ It was a great transformation from Chicago Apartment to a New House 😁 All the best for future projects Cole Grateful to have you and found you at the right time in my life 🙌
I lived the exact opposite life at 24 where I partied all the time and just had fun, random experiences. The difference in outcomes is clear as day now that I’m 33 lol Trade offs! Glad I put that life behind me two years ago and started down this creator path.
You had a strong mission to prove writers can make above average money, and prove your college professor wrong that writers are broke. Most of us are in hobby mode.
Hi Cole I just want to say thank you. I’m learning a lot from you though you are younger than me. I’m turning 40 soon, but it feels like I’m not yet matured to think like you. Hahaha… I recently joined PGA and thank you for creating it. :)
great content as always cole. by the way i read your 2 books : the art and business of online writing and ghostwriting i have a question, when you say you write 3 hours, was that just full 3 hours of writing or you did research or something else to support your writing too? thankyou!
with proper nutrition and adequate exercise no back pain at 50 unless in construction or other trade which requires use of ones back e.g. moving. in that case back pain is likely or even inevitable.
Hey Nicolas , really nice video ! I was wondering if I could help you with more Quality Editing in your videos and also make a highly engaging Thumbnail and also help you with the overall youtube strategy and growth ! Pls let me know what do you think ?
Video request: can you do a long "write with me" video which is from idea to publication? Twitter thread or medium post. Something long.
True!
Please
Make this happen
Cole,
You have no idea how much your journey reflects my own and speaks to my heart right now.
I had a similar situation with a torn rotator cuff last year. Not really due to stress in the gym (although I had been heathily training for a year till then) but just being physically burnt out. I had 6 wks of weekly new illnesses and then a muscle strain I thought I rested long eough just prior to the injury. I was also mentally and emotionally feeling much like you had: alone and reacting to everyone around me to get their needs met before mine.
As a working parent and wife, I didn't realize how much I was allowing life to demand and take from me until my body gave out. Afterwards, I spent 5 months trying to 'make it work' despite my injury which only led to more and more injuries to the point where I was lucky to have a working arm for more than 2 weeks at a time. It wasn't until earlier this year I hurt my wrist and I realized, I couldn't even write.
It was bad enough I couldn't train, that was my outlet as well, but now I had zero means to express my energy or my thoughts and it was devastating.
It's taken me nearly a year now to recover, but it gave me time to step back, think and work on things that really matter to me, like my writing.
In psychology there's a theory called, post-traumatic growth where people who suffered from trauma heal, learn from the experience and their lives afterwards get exponentially better. It seems like you experienced something similar when you reevaluated how you approached your business, your health and personal well-being.
I feel like I'm in the same phase of your life where you had made the hard decision in your business and chose what will matter most in the long-run and invested your time in that.
Cole, you give me hope, reassurance, and courage.
Thanks. I needed that. ^-^
Wow! I wasn't expecting such vulnerability in your video. Appreciate you sharing your stories and commentary. Influencers and youtubers rarely share about their wilderness which leads people to feel shame for their struggles, as if something's wrong with them. On a lighter note, as a fellow hobbyist weight lifter, I also hate it when an injury forces you out the gym and you lose all that hard earned muscle!
I needed this video.
I severely developing good writing and shipping habits in my life now. It has been hard but this is the capable person I want to become.
You are part of my journey every moment Cole.
Thank you for this video.
Greatly put up!!
There is so much clarity in your thought.
Loved it!
I thought you were smart before this video. I thought your intelligence (and grit!) were why we got to watch you go from prolific Quora writer to where you are today.
I was wrong.
Kind of.
You have wisdom.
You gain understanding in your experiences that a lot of people miss. Including me!
Thanks for sharing and turning it into information we hopefully turn around and use to understand our own experiences better to develop wisdom from. 💪🏿
Solid share sir!
Thanks for sharing the entire journey ey ❤
It was a great transformation from Chicago Apartment to a New House 😁
All the best for future projects Cole
Grateful to have you and found you at the right time in my life 🙌
I lived the exact opposite life at 24 where I partied all the time and just had fun, random experiences.
The difference in outcomes is clear as day now that I’m 33 lol
Trade offs! Glad I put that life behind me two years ago and started down this creator path.
You had a strong mission to prove writers can make above average money, and prove your college professor wrong that writers are broke. Most of us are in hobby mode.
Taking risks to build dreams,
I love this journey. 😊
I have learned a thing or two... thanks for sharing
Hi Cole I just want to say thank you. I’m learning a lot from you though you are younger than me. I’m turning 40 soon, but it feels like I’m not yet matured to think like you. Hahaha… I recently joined PGA and thank you for creating it. :)
Great video!
great content as always cole. by the way i read your 2 books : the art and business of online writing and ghostwriting
i have a question, when you say you write 3 hours, was that just full 3 hours of writing or you did research or something else to support your writing too? thankyou!
with proper nutrition and adequate exercise no back pain at 50 unless in construction or other trade which requires use of ones back e.g. moving. in that case back pain is likely or even inevitable.
Hey Nicolas , really nice video ! I was wondering if I could help you with more Quality Editing in your videos and also make a highly engaging Thumbnail and also help you with the overall youtube strategy and growth ! Pls let me know what do you think ?