my story isn’t anything special but it’s one that led me to become the person I am today.
there’s many events missing from this carousel and in no way was this a linear journey.
through sciatica, herniated discs, self doubt, being broke, I am so blessed to be here and do what I do.
being someone who goes against the current isn’t going to be easy but it’s going to be so fcking rewarding that’s for sure.
I stopped making videos and it made me into a stale creator.
I’m not an influencer, I don’t do UGC, and I don’t have any intentions of making content just to post content.
To you, this may seem like a random video of an Asian dude going to the gym but for me it’s a little deeper than that.
I’ve lost myself.
With a job that I hated, a body that wasn’t taken care of, and dealing with starting a new business in a new city, I stopped going to the gym and I stopped creating to have FUN.
No wonder this past year has been nothing but a blur.
But, if you’re tired of watching content that feels cookie cutter and AI written, follow along cause I’m literally going to post me doing the things that feed my fire.
UGC had its moment. It worked but only for a little while
Brands started to figure out that people trust people more than they trust ads. ��So they paid everyday creators to hold up a product and say they liked it. �
But audiences caught on. ��You can’t tell me that you can’t feel the difference between someone who actually believes in something and someone who got paid $200 to say they do. ��That not only inauthenticity fails to convert but it damages the brand.�
What’s coming next is different. Brands are starting to bring in individual creators not just as faces but as creative leads. People who shape the direction, the tone, the story. Someone with a real point of view on what the brand stands for and how it should show up in the world.�
The brands that figure this out early are going to pull so far ahead of the ones still using UGC creators to sell their product.
If you want to learn more about what I mean send me message and let’s talk.
ai has been advancing faster than most people are aware of.
with the rise of technology making the barrier to entry for content lower, the people that are able to connect with their audience on a deeper level will rise.
that being said, my goal is to be a creator that is undeniably authentic and real. none of this highlight reel b.s.
what type of creator will you be?
I’ve spent 1,995 hours on League of Legends.
That’s 83 days straight.
Most of the time it’s not as much fun unless I’m with friends, and they all have their own lives now. But I still queue up when I should be working on my business.
I haven’t retired my parents yet,so why am I here?
If you’ve played League, you know the joke that you can never escape it. I’m not sure if I will. But I can’t keep queuing up expecting my life to change.
I’m not waiting until life is perfect to start building.
October 8th: a car hit me while I was biking which lead to my herniated discs to flare up again.
End of October: walked away from my six-figure job.
Now: figuring out February rent.
Most people say get stable first, then chase your dreams. But waiting for the right moment is how dreams die. So I’m starting my business from scratch in SF. I’ve got the skills but zero clientele yet. Documenting the whole thing.
You don’t need it all figured out to start. If I can do this while everything’s falling apart, you can start too.
working out has always been a non negotiable of my life.
until I moved and my routine got sloppy. I was eating like shit, ordering take out and delaying the workout for “tomorrow” and I lost a sense of self.
tonight I wanted to make a move that would shift my routines in a better direction.
Day 1/idk imagine if I were to move to a new city, start a media company in said city, scaled it to 50k/month and lived life how it should be lived. Crazy right?
We’re making it happen and today marks day 1 of the new road to 50k a month series. Lowkey I’m a little scared because I’m doing this all by myself but I feel like if I were to build this thing in public it just lets me realize what I need to make happen in my business faster because of the feedback I would be getting from you guys! welcome to my series and let’s get this bread shall we?
sorry mom and dad…
today marks the day I choose to stop chasing cheap dopamine and vices. I am no longer a slave to this little air machine.
To be honest I filmed and edited this video three days ago but didn’t post out of shame. However, I thought that if this could help someone else in a similar position as me, why tf not??
lowkey already feeling the cravings but imma stick it through.
