One Day...

Today, I answer your question about making the jump to a full-time creator…with a tip from Peter McKinnon (5.9M subscribers).

Q: I’m working a day job that’s definitely not my life’s calling. But it pays the bills lol. Any advice to de-risk the jump to making content full-time instead?

- Jason Gould

A: A lot of people dream about being a creator “one day.” 

But very few prepare for their “day one.”

I asked Peter McKinnon how he went from State Farm associate (yes, really) to YouTuber with 5.9M+ subscribers.

After college, McKinnon worked a lot of odd jobs: landscaper, cook, magician, and State Farm associate.

“I thought I gotta stop doing random jobs,” McKinnon told me. 

“If I get a job at a camera shop it gets me that much closer. I can learn about cameras more, and then maybe get an internship, and I can intern with people who do it professionally and learn more.”

That’s the key.

Find your own “camera shop:” a job that pays you to learn skills to become a full-time creator.

In my interview with Dream (32M subscribers), he said he did the same thing.

He worked for other gaming creators. He learned on their time — and dime. Then quit to try for himself.

The result? With grew to 10M subscribers in just over a year.

Bottom Line: Don’t take a blind “leap” of faith. Learn from others first. De-risk your leap so it’s a hop.

- Jon

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