How to make $10,000/month on YouTube in 2023 as a beginner

(Starting with only $20)

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1. Select a niche

For our example, we will use the finance niche

There are many channels in this niche making $10k+ per month

All they’re doing is adding video clips to pre-recorded audio

I’m going to walk you step-by-step how you can do the same…

Here’s an example channel:

2. Find Voiceover

Search YouTube for the latest financial commentary

Find clips from people like:
- Warren Buffett
- Robert Kiyosaki
- Dave Ramsey etc.

Extract the audio from their longer-form content

Do this by pasting video URL into YouTube to MP3 converter:

3. Find Music

Go into the YouTube audio library and sort music by mood

Select “Inspirational” and listen to the music demos

Select a track that matches your video content

Add in the credits in your video’s description and you’re set!

4. Find Footage

Sign up for Storyblocks for $20/mo

Search for business related clips

Gather enough clips for the full length of your video

7 secrets for a productive week:

1. Schedule time to plan

Set aside one day each week as your planning day. Sunday is usually a good choice.

This is when you’ll look over your past week to see what you want to carry into next week.

2. Brain dump

Start by writing out everything you need to get done. Don’t try to remember it all. Get it all out of your head and onto paper or the screen.

Dictating your list can be helpful if you prefer to think out loud.

3. Prioritize your list

What are the most important things you absolutely need to get done this week? Move those to the top.

Go through your whole list and rearrange in descending order of importance. The latter items can fall to a later date.

4. Schedule time blocks

Add blocks of time to your calendar throughout the week to work on your 3–5 most important items.

If one of them is a task you’ve never done before, schedule out more time than you think you need. Don’t block every minute of your week. Leave some space.

ChatGPT isn’t the only AI-powered website…

Here are 14 AI websites that feel illegal to know about:

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Do these 5 things after 7PM.

And your life will never be the same:

1. Reflect

Ask these 3 simple questions:

1. What happened today that I'm grateful for?
2. Which actions moved me towards my goals?
3. Are there any changes I can make?

I love these questions because they strike a balance between gratitude and self-improvement.

2. Disconnect

Imagine trying to park a car that's going 70MPH.

That's essentially what you're doing when you hammer your brain with work/TikTok videos right before bed.

Toss your phone.
Get off the computer.
Slow down the car.

3. Set a plan

A productive day starts the night before.

The simple act of writing down your 3 biggest to-do list items can create a ton of momentum for the day ahead.

(h/t: @quotedvisually)

4. Stretch/Breathe

Cheating a bit with a 2 for 1 here.

So far we've focused on the mind—but what about the body?

Light stretching/deep breathing is an amazing way to release the tension of a busy work day.

Trust me.
10 years from now your body will thank you.

What productivity tip do you find genuinely works?

I’ll start: making it fun.

What if I told you there was one master skill that determined both your emotional wellbeing and your effectiveness in every aspect of life?

Well, there is, and it's called psychological flexibility.

Here's what it is and how to build it:

Some things in life are outside of your control: the country you're born in, your parents, natural disasters.

But why do some people adapt better to life's changing circumstances than others?

How can you respond in ways that help you succeed, rather than making things worse?

Psychological flexibility is the key.

It's the ability to show up in the moment with full awareness and take action in alignment with your values.

But that ability is actually made up of several smaller skills.

Here's a simple way to break it down:

1. Get present.

This is where mindfulness comes in.

By being in the moment, rather than caught up in thoughts of the past or future, you maximize your ability to respond to what's happening, now.

2. Open up.

Once you're in the moment, you have to accept what's present--even if you don't like it.

That includes your own thoughts and feelings, which might be uncomfortable at times.

But it also means realizing those thoughts and feelings aren't *you*.

Navy SEALs are among the most elite warriors on earth.

How do they become that way?

By developing an unbreakable mindset.

Here’s how they do it (and how you can, too):

In 2021, I spent 3 days in the wilderness training with a Navy SEAL and a small team.

We covered ~20 miles across rugged terrain, carrying 60+ pound packs, in some of the most beautiful country I’ve seen.

We learned how to:

• survive + operate in the wilderness
• build a high-performing team
• communicate effectively
• thrive in ambiguity
• lead and be led

Above all, the most impactful lesson was how Navy SEALs develop mindset.

Here’s what we learned:

What is mindset?

In simple terms, mindset is how you view and process the world around you.

It influences how we think, feel and act in any situation.

Our mindset is impacting us (for better or worse) every moment of every day, whether we realize it or not.

The SEALs teach three 3 pillars of mindset:

1. Patient
2. Present
3. Deliberate

Let’s breakdown each one.

7 evening habits of a Stoic.

The Marcus Aurelius Routine:

Marcus Aurelius was a Roman emperor and philosopher—

who believed in practical daily habits.

His journal, Meditations, gives us a fair idea of what his nighttime routine would've been.

Here's the 7-step breakdown:

Step 1: Eliminate external stimuli.

"It is in your power to retire into yourself whenever you choose."

Use the nighttime to take a vacation from your busy day:

• Unplug from TV + social
• Take a walk, meditate, or practice 'non-doing'
• Seek inner-stillness

Step 2: Get some physical exercise.

"A healthy mind cannot exist without a healthy body."

Marcus did not believe in exercise for vanity.

Instead, he saw exercise trained the mind for:

• Consistency
• Self-discipline
• Clear thinking

Take a mind-cleansing walk tonight.

Step 3: Review your day.

"Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under thy observation in life."

It's been said that we do not learn from experience,

but learn from *reflecting* on experience.

Creating work-life balance is a daily struggle.

Here's the system I use to manage my time and energy between
• family (wife & 6 kids)
• work (CEO of a non-profit)
• personal time (hybrid athlete)

In the hope that this is useful to you too:

But before we dive into it, none of this would be possible without my wife. She is the hero of our family and the best mother a child could wish for.

Successful work-life balance means both of us having the time and energy to pursue our goals.

1) Info Capture & To-Dos

You’re being bombarded with information:

• To-Dos
• Meeting notes
• Study assignments
• Gift idea for your spouse
• Online articles you want to read later

Without solid info capture, you’ll get overwhelmed.

During my PhD studies, I used Evernote and Things and now I use Notion.

The most important parts of your info capture are:

• it is readily available
• quick to enter info
• searchable

Choose one that fits these criteria and don’t waste time finding the ‘perfect’ tool.

2) Time Blocking

Having a to-do list is a start. But you need to block out time in your calendar, to do them.

It seems restrictive at first, but the more you assign blocks of time to specific items, the more freedom you create.

Here’s mine:

Struggling to stay productive?

Doing busy work doesn’t always mean productive work.

Here’s how to finish more work in less time than 95% of people:

Research shows that we can only engage in deep work for 4-5 hrs/day max.

If you check the time wasted during a work day,

you’ll see huge amounts of fat literally dripping off your calendar.

You don't need to be a productivity guru that does 100 things at once.

Make it simple:

1. Find a time and place to focus

Are you a night owl or an early bird?

Some start their day early. Some very late.

Do you work better in complete silence or with background noise?

These are big factors that affect our productivity.

To solve both,

Find an environment where you can stay focused and get into a flow state.

• Home office
• Coffee shop
• Library

Test where and what time you work best.

And use a good noice-cancelling headphones too ;)

2. Block all distractions

The biggest distraction today is notifications.

Disable notifications on your phone, computer, and other devices.

Use tools like Freedom or Cold Turkey to block distracting websites and apps.

A clear mind allows you to think and act with purpose.

5 dead-simple steps to build a daily writing habit (that you can actually stick to):

By the end of this thread you will have:

1. Found time to write
2. Generated 12 months of ideas
2. Set a daily publishing cadence
4. Overcome your procrastination
5. Built a bulletproof accountability system

Just in time for the new year.

Let's go:

Step 1. Design your writing routine in a single sentence.

This is immediately where most people go wrong.

They set a vague goal to "start writing."

Instead, you want to define:

• When you're writing
• Where you're writing
• For how long you're writing

Here's an example:

Bad way to build a writing habit:

→ "I want to start writing."

Good way to build a writing habit:

→ "Every morning at 8 AM, I will sit down at my desk with a cup of coffee and write for 20 minutes."

Clearly defined when, where, and how long.

But how do you decide these?

Enter: Sacred Hours

To find your Sacred Hours, ask yourself 2 questions:

1. What time of day am I most productive?
2. What time of day can I be least reachable?

The overlap of these times are your Sacred Hours.

During that time, start small and commit to just 20 minutes.

Improve your life effortlessly in 6 months with these 21 habits…

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