WEBVTT 00:00:00.240 --> 00:00:03.940 Dr. Jerry, you got the whole world waiting. Been 00:00:03.940 --> 00:00:08.000 ready for you to start the conversation. No point 00:00:08.000 --> 00:00:11.279 of view, we got the haters confused. Leave it 00:00:11.279 --> 00:00:15.119 up to you to bring us all the good news. Positive 00:00:15.119 --> 00:00:19.140 vibes and a sex appeal too. Dr. Andre Jerry, 00:00:19.480 --> 00:00:23.440 can I get an interview? 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I'm your host, 00:00:38.210 --> 00:00:40.329 Dr. Andre Jerry, and we're broadcasting live 00:00:40.329 --> 00:00:44.710 from beautiful San Juan, Puerto Rico, and tonight's 00:00:44.710 --> 00:00:48.590 episode is a little different. Now usually I'd 00:00:48.590 --> 00:00:50.909 say we're back with another random rants and 00:00:50.909 --> 00:00:54.570 real talk episode, but not tonight. Tonight... 00:00:54.600 --> 00:00:57.359 I'm going to expand on one of the most talked 00:00:57.359 --> 00:01:00.759 about segments from the show, the one we call 00:01:00.759 --> 00:01:04.400 Better Late Than Never. Now, Better Late Than 00:01:04.400 --> 00:01:08.079 Never is a fun segment where many of you know 00:01:08.079 --> 00:01:10.560 where I've poke fun at myself for being notoriously 00:01:10.560 --> 00:01:14.379 late to everything from pop culture to movies, 00:01:14.980 --> 00:01:20.620 TV shows, music, and especially, especially social 00:01:20.620 --> 00:01:22.799 media trends. I don't know what it is about the 00:01:22.799 --> 00:01:25.459 trends, but I'm notoriously late for those but 00:01:25.459 --> 00:01:28.560 listen I've had a lot of fun with that particular 00:01:28.560 --> 00:01:31.540 segment and we're gonna continue that but for 00:01:31.540 --> 00:01:33.799 tonight's episode I wanted to take a little bit 00:01:33.799 --> 00:01:36.719 of a different approach to the concept of better 00:01:36.719 --> 00:01:39.980 late than never and I wanted to expand that and 00:01:39.980 --> 00:01:44.140 make it applicable to personal development and 00:01:44.140 --> 00:01:46.560 the reason why I wanted to explore this is because 00:01:46.560 --> 00:01:49.420 I've noticed that a lot of people maybe even 00:01:49.420 --> 00:01:53.900 some of you have this notion or believe that 00:01:53.900 --> 00:01:58.439 you're too old to adopt new habits or a new lifestyle 00:01:58.439 --> 00:02:02.379 or just adopting something new or a better way 00:02:02.379 --> 00:02:06.140 of going about things. Listen, as long as you 00:02:06.140 --> 00:02:08.719 have breath in your body, it's never too late. 00:02:08.979 --> 00:02:12.479 It's never too late to learn or to grow or to 00:02:12.479 --> 00:02:16.580 expand. So tonight I want to speak directly to 00:02:16.580 --> 00:02:19.840 the part of you that knows that you could be 00:02:19.840 --> 00:02:23.139 doing more. But... Perhaps you feel like it's 00:02:23.139 --> 00:02:26.300 too late. You know, I really want to help someone 00:02:26.300 --> 00:02:29.460 out there change their mindset about that sort 00:02:29.460 --> 00:02:33.919 of thing. Maybe you have been wanting to take 00:02:33.919 --> 00:02:37.199 action on something, but not quite sure what 00:02:37.199 --> 00:02:40.120 to do or where to start. Or maybe you've had 00:02:40.120 --> 00:02:44.280 like an idea or concept that you set on for years. 00:02:45.000 --> 00:02:46.580 It could have even been a book or something like 00:02:46.580 --> 00:02:48.939 that, but you set on it for years and now you 00:02:48.939 --> 00:02:51.979 notice online or in social media somewhere where 00:02:51.979 --> 00:02:55.780 someone has implemented your idea or at least 00:02:55.780 --> 00:02:58.560 a version of your idea and you kind of think, 00:02:58.879 --> 00:03:02.560 oh well, it's too late now, I can't do that. 00:03:03.580 --> 00:03:06.500 I know that's happened to me before, but I don't 00:03:06.500 --> 00:03:10.280 want you to feel that way because that thing 00:03:10.280 --> 00:03:14.500 could simply just be a reminder or the nudge 00:03:14.500 --> 00:03:16.939 or the fire. under your butt that you need to 00:03:16.939 --> 00:03:20.419 finally get your version of that idea out into 00:03:20.419 --> 00:03:25.800 the world. Think about this. Every business has 00:03:25.800 --> 00:03:27.979 competition. That's just the way it is. There's 00:03:27.979 --> 00:03:31.180 always going to be something bigger, a better 00:03:31.180 --> 00:03:33.780 product, a better service out there. That's no 00:03:33.780 --> 00:03:37.319 matter what business that you're in. But there's 00:03:37.319 --> 00:03:39.099 no one that's going to be able to put the special 00:03:39.099 --> 00:03:42.719 touch on that idea or that concept that you can. 00:03:43.099 --> 00:03:47.159 You bring something very unique to the table 00:03:47.159 --> 00:03:50.840 So it doesn't matter if a thousand other people 00:03:50.840 --> 00:03:54.219 have your same idea have faith in what you bring 00:03:54.219 --> 00:03:57.979 to the table your unique difference Better late 00:03:57.979 --> 00:03:59.340 than never you're gonna get tired of hearing 00:03:59.340 --> 00:04:02.699 me say that tonight But that phrase might just 00:04:02.699 --> 00:04:06.560 be the key to unlocking the best part of your 00:04:06.560 --> 00:04:10.139 life So let's go ahead and get into it. So I'm 00:04:10.139 --> 00:04:12.319 gonna start by reiterating this you're not too 00:04:12.319 --> 00:04:15.969 old It's not too late, and you're not too far 00:04:15.969 --> 00:04:19.870 gone to make changes or to try something different. 00:04:20.870 --> 00:04:24.649 You are just one decision away from a better 00:04:24.649 --> 00:04:28.110 version of yourself. And so I'm going to give 00:04:28.110 --> 00:04:31.329 you some practical, doable, real -world things 00:04:31.329 --> 00:04:35.389 that will help you level up. OK? So let's go 00:04:35.389 --> 00:04:38.269 ahead and dig in. The first thing I want you 00:04:38.269 --> 00:04:43.959 to consider is starting a YouTube channel. Okay? 00:04:44.560 --> 00:04:46.579 Hear me out. I talked about this briefly in one 00:04:46.579 --> 00:04:49.860 of the past episodes we had, but tonight I want 00:04:49.860 --> 00:04:52.779 to kind of discuss it a little bit more in detail. 00:04:54.180 --> 00:04:57.540 So for a moment, I want you to stop thinking 00:04:57.540 --> 00:05:02.079 of YouTube from a consumer perspective. And I 00:05:02.079 --> 00:05:04.300 want you to start looking at it from a business 00:05:04.300 --> 00:05:07.160 standpoint. Put your business hat on. And it 00:05:07.160 --> 00:05:09.399 doesn't matter if you, you know, whether you 00:05:09.399 --> 00:05:12.019 consider yourself a business person or entrepreneur, 00:05:12.439 --> 00:05:14.879 or a stay -at -home mom, a stay -at -home dad, 00:05:14.939 --> 00:05:18.459 a retired person, unemployed, in -between jobs, 00:05:18.480 --> 00:05:21.759 it doesn't matter. But I really want you to start 00:05:21.759 --> 00:05:26.079 considering creating a YouTube channel, and here's 00:05:26.079 --> 00:05:30.100 why. I know you may not consider yourself a teacher 00:05:30.100 --> 00:05:35.279 or a coach or even a mentor, but there's something 00:05:35.279 --> 00:05:39.839 that you know or something that you have experienced 00:05:39.839 --> 00:05:44.589 that, if shared, Could help somebody they could 00:05:44.589 --> 00:05:46.329 help somebody who's going through the same type 00:05:46.329 --> 00:05:49.670 of thing or something similar and they're struggling 00:05:49.670 --> 00:05:53.790 with it they're struggling with it or they may 00:05:53.790 --> 00:05:56.509 feel like they're the only ones going through 00:05:56.509 --> 00:06:00.810 that particular thing and You putting your spin 00:06:00.810 --> 00:06:02.870 on it or talking about your version of it It's 00:06:02.870 --> 00:06:05.470 not saying that you're some guru and you know, 00:06:05.470 --> 00:06:09.170 you have all the answers a lot of times what 00:06:09.170 --> 00:06:12.290 it can be is just sharing what you've gone through 00:06:12.250 --> 00:06:16.769 are venting about it. It could not only be a 00:06:16.769 --> 00:06:19.209 catharsis for you, but it could help someone 00:06:19.209 --> 00:06:22.490 else to get unstuck. A lot of people are just 00:06:22.490 --> 00:06:26.110 stuck. And I know a lot of you are probably thinking, 00:06:26.629 --> 00:06:30.430 look, I'm not telling all of my business on YouTube. 00:06:31.250 --> 00:06:35.750 I hear you. I hear you. Maybe sharing personal 00:06:35.750 --> 00:06:39.189 stories and some of your personal details aren't 00:06:39.189 --> 00:06:42.060 really your thing. I can understand that. But 00:06:42.060 --> 00:06:46.079 there are a ton of other content ideas that you 00:06:46.079 --> 00:06:50.699 could look into. Many of those topics are a lot 00:06:50.699 --> 00:06:53.379 more popular than the personal development space 00:06:53.379 --> 00:06:59.100 that I'm a part of. There are channels where 00:06:59.100 --> 00:07:04.819 100 % of the content is completely ripped off 00:07:04.819 --> 00:07:08.649 and repackaged and reused. Maybe many of you 00:07:08.649 --> 00:07:10.990 have heard about these types of channels. They're 00:07:10.990 --> 00:07:14.290 very popular on tik -tok, especially it's called 00:07:14.290 --> 00:07:19.050 OPC other people's content and So there's an 00:07:19.050 --> 00:07:22.449 entire business model and courses and all types 00:07:22.449 --> 00:07:25.649 of stuff that teach people how to monetize social 00:07:25.649 --> 00:07:28.750 media content that are from other sources other 00:07:28.750 --> 00:07:31.689 people's content and You know, there are people 00:07:31.689 --> 00:07:35.589 who make thousands every month doing this thing 00:07:35.589 --> 00:07:38.329 and Once I figure this shit out, I'm gonna do 00:07:38.329 --> 00:07:42.009 it But like I said, there are tons of different 00:07:42.009 --> 00:07:45.290 ideas out there that you could use for your own 00:07:45.290 --> 00:07:48.829 YouTube channel content. I want you to consider 00:07:48.829 --> 00:07:55.790 this YouTube is What's referred to as digital 00:07:55.790 --> 00:07:59.730 real estate? It's the new TV Because I don't 00:07:59.730 --> 00:08:01.870 know if you've noticed but nobody's watching 00:08:01.870 --> 00:08:06.079 TV anymore. Not really. I know I don't And if 00:08:06.079 --> 00:08:09.019 you're anything like me, you're probably using 00:08:09.019 --> 00:08:13.620 your smart TV to watch YouTube or using it as 00:08:13.620 --> 00:08:16.100 an extension to your laptop or your smartphone 00:08:16.100 --> 00:08:19.839 or something like that. So, you know, it's the 00:08:19.839 --> 00:08:23.839 new TV. That's where all of the content is being 00:08:23.839 --> 00:08:27.060 watched now. And so I don't really care how boring 00:08:27.060 --> 00:08:30.399 you think your life is. There is an audience 00:08:30.399 --> 00:08:32.929 out there for you. There are people out there 00:08:32.929 --> 00:08:35.929 who would find a lot of value in your content, 00:08:36.549 --> 00:08:41.169 whatever it may be. Some of you have great stories 00:08:41.169 --> 00:08:44.529 to tell. You're really great storytellers. And 00:08:44.529 --> 00:08:46.490 your stories could inspire a lot of people. Some 00:08:46.490 --> 00:08:50.789 of you are just funny. And your content could 00:08:50.789 --> 00:08:52.970 be something that just gives people a five or 00:08:52.970 --> 00:08:54.809 10 minute break from their day, their stressful 00:08:54.809 --> 00:08:57.610 day, or something like that. Some of you love 00:08:57.610 --> 00:09:00.120 to cook. you know, are really great at cooking 00:09:00.120 --> 00:09:02.820 and have all types of recipes that are, like, 00:09:02.879 --> 00:09:05.860 out of this world, or recipes that are budget 00:09:05.860 --> 00:09:08.700 -friendly. A lot of people are looking up budget 00:09:08.700 --> 00:09:11.659 -friendly recipes. That's an entire niche in 00:09:11.659 --> 00:09:15.620 and of itself. On the other hand, a lot of you 00:09:15.620 --> 00:09:19.679 may have been through and survived so much crap 00:09:19.679 --> 00:09:22.240 in your life that, you know, to the point where 00:09:22.240 --> 00:09:24.960 people wouldn't even believe some of it. And 00:09:24.960 --> 00:09:27.460 hearing how you overcame all that could be just 00:09:27.690 --> 00:09:31.950 what someone needed to hear to realize that, 00:09:32.110 --> 00:09:34.610 you know what, I can get through this, I can 00:09:34.610 --> 00:09:38.769 do this. And you know, even if you're like an 00:09:38.769 --> 00:09:41.370 angry, hateful person who just likes being negative 00:09:41.370 --> 00:09:43.669 all the time and complaining and talking shit 00:09:43.669 --> 00:09:45.909 about other people, there's an audience out there 00:09:45.909 --> 00:09:50.870 for that too. A huge audience. You know, so the 00:09:50.870 --> 00:09:53.950 point I'm making is that YouTube gives you access 00:09:53.950 --> 00:09:57.889 to a worldwide audience. I'm talking billions 00:09:57.889 --> 00:10:02.429 of people. YouTube has over two billion active 00:10:02.429 --> 00:10:05.610 users. So you can't tell me that there isn't 00:10:05.610 --> 00:10:09.809 an audience for your type of content. And I haven't 00:10:09.809 --> 00:10:11.929 even mentioned, you know, the people who are 00:10:11.929 --> 00:10:14.950 existing entrepreneurs and business owners. And, 00:10:15.190 --> 00:10:17.870 you know, you already have a product or service 00:10:17.870 --> 00:10:21.330 that you're offering. In that case, you better 00:10:21.330 --> 00:10:24.909 have a YouTube channel. I had to learn this stuff, 00:10:25.190 --> 00:10:30.000 too. You're leaving exposure and you're leaving 00:10:30.000 --> 00:10:32.740 consumers and customers and you're leaving money 00:10:32.740 --> 00:10:36.779 on the table by having a business and not incorporating 00:10:36.779 --> 00:10:39.100 YouTube into your business strategy somehow. 00:10:40.220 --> 00:10:45.240 Okay? And here's the really great part. YouTube 00:10:45.240 --> 00:10:49.600 is actively and aggressively seeking new content 00:10:49.600 --> 00:10:53.980 creators. That means you. That means me. That 00:10:53.980 --> 00:10:56.639 means everybody out there who Have a YouTube 00:10:56.639 --> 00:10:58.679 account. We all use our Gmail or whatever to 00:10:58.679 --> 00:11:01.200 have it. So you have a YouTube account, but you 00:11:01.200 --> 00:11:03.960 don't have more than likely a YouTube channel. 00:11:04.080 --> 00:11:07.059 So that's a little different. So I'm sure you've 00:11:07.059 --> 00:11:10.840 heard about how much some of these content creators 00:11:10.840 --> 00:11:14.299 make. And I'm going to talk about monetization 00:11:14.299 --> 00:11:17.740 a little bit later. But yeah, YouTube is desperate 00:11:17.740 --> 00:11:22.419 for new content creators. And when I say content 00:11:22.419 --> 00:11:26.809 creators, I'm not talking about that overly polished 00:11:26.809 --> 00:11:29.529 content that you see from these experienced youtubers 00:11:29.529 --> 00:11:33.429 who you know been on YouTube for years and these 00:11:33.429 --> 00:11:37.789 big influencers with a hundred K plus you know 00:11:37.789 --> 00:11:40.309 subscribers and these viral videos and all of 00:11:40.309 --> 00:11:43.950 that and they got the personal or professional 00:11:43.950 --> 00:11:46.809 thumbnails and all the fancy equipment that's 00:11:46.809 --> 00:11:48.850 that's not what YouTube is looking for right 00:11:48.850 --> 00:11:51.529 now if you have all that stuff and you have that 00:11:51.529 --> 00:11:54.850 going on great more power to you, but That's 00:11:54.850 --> 00:11:58.450 not what's hot right now What YouTube is looking 00:11:58.450 --> 00:12:02.090 for right now are regular? Everyday folks who 00:12:02.090 --> 00:12:04.889 are just willing to turn on the camera phone 00:12:04.889 --> 00:12:10.029 press record and just go and Talk about just 00:12:10.029 --> 00:12:12.549 whatever is on their mind You know you only have 00:12:12.549 --> 00:12:14.570 to worry about getting all dressed up and stuff 00:12:14.570 --> 00:12:17.470 like that a lot of these people I'm sure you've 00:12:17.470 --> 00:12:19.070 seen some of them. They only even comb their 00:12:19.070 --> 00:12:22.000 hair. It looks like before doing a video You 00:12:22.000 --> 00:12:23.820 know and believe it or not those are some of 00:12:23.820 --> 00:12:26.500 the main videos that end up getting the most 00:12:26.500 --> 00:12:30.500 views because it's relatable people can relate 00:12:30.500 --> 00:12:33.159 to someone just rolling out of bed in their robe 00:12:33.159 --> 00:12:35.899 with their coffee and their dog in their bed 00:12:35.899 --> 00:12:38.679 and they're just disillusioned or depressed or 00:12:38.679 --> 00:12:41.840 just can't deal today and they're just talking 00:12:41.840 --> 00:12:44.299 about it they're talking about for 10 15 minutes 00:12:44.299 --> 00:12:48.759 about how they just can't deal and people gravitate 00:12:48.759 --> 00:12:52.100 towards that because it's real, it's unpolished, 00:12:52.460 --> 00:12:56.759 it's unfiltered, and it makes other people who 00:12:56.759 --> 00:13:00.299 are in similar situations feel like they're not 00:13:00.299 --> 00:13:04.200 alone, like, that is so me right now. And you 00:13:04.200 --> 00:13:06.259 wouldn't believe those people are getting hundreds 00:13:06.259 --> 00:13:10.340 of thousands of views, which translates into 00:13:10.340 --> 00:13:14.019 getting monetized and making a good living just 00:13:14.019 --> 00:13:18.679 telling people about your life. You know, they're 00:13:18.679 --> 00:13:20.460 they're dressing how they would dress at home. 00:13:20.480 --> 00:13:22.779 They're just super casual They're in pajamas 00:13:22.779 --> 00:13:24.379 like that. Like I said, they got their coffee 00:13:24.379 --> 00:13:26.960 and their dog and they're just vending and ranting 00:13:26.960 --> 00:13:31.059 You know talking about how lonely they have been 00:13:31.059 --> 00:13:33.059 over the past couple of years or how depressed 00:13:33.059 --> 00:13:35.480 they are And then sometimes it's about how great 00:13:35.480 --> 00:13:38.179 everything is going look at me type thing and 00:13:38.179 --> 00:13:40.320 there's an audience for that too and sometimes 00:13:40.320 --> 00:13:42.440 you can follow people's journey and see them 00:13:42.440 --> 00:13:47.840 going from a slump to finding a new job or hobby 00:13:47.840 --> 00:13:50.340 and turn their life around and breaking addictions, 00:13:50.639 --> 00:13:53.720 all types of stuff. And you're, instead of watching 00:13:53.720 --> 00:13:56.879 sitcoms and different shows like we used to on 00:13:56.879 --> 00:14:00.460 TV, we're following actual lives of real people. 00:14:01.860 --> 00:14:03.799 And there are millions of videos of people who 00:14:03.799 --> 00:14:07.559 just record content right from their cars. Because 00:14:07.559 --> 00:14:11.100 a lot of times that's the only place where you 00:14:11.100 --> 00:14:13.179 can just have a little bit of privacy or time 00:14:13.179 --> 00:14:16.259 to yourself. You know, maybe they're posting 00:14:16.519 --> 00:14:19.440 on their lunch break or something or in between 00:14:19.440 --> 00:14:23.480 Uber rides or whatever the case may be. The important 00:14:23.480 --> 00:14:28.480 thing is just to press record and just go. Don't 00:14:28.480 --> 00:14:31.360 think too much about it. Don't rehearse what 00:14:31.360 --> 00:14:34.639 you're going to say. Just be natural and real. 00:14:36.100 --> 00:14:39.659 And let whomever gravitate to it, gravitate to 00:14:39.659 --> 00:14:43.090 it. Don't concern yourself at first with views 00:14:43.090 --> 00:14:46.090 and all of all that stuff and all the stuff I 00:14:46.090 --> 00:14:48.690 used to do Just starting out don't go back and 00:14:48.690 --> 00:14:53.169 rewatch your videos. Don't edit Editing is not 00:14:53.169 --> 00:14:54.870 in right now. Really people don't want to look 00:14:54.870 --> 00:14:58.490 at Super edited content. It just it's not relatable 00:14:58.490 --> 00:15:03.029 Just record post and go through something else 00:15:03.029 --> 00:15:06.710 or make the next video and forget about it Because 00:15:06.710 --> 00:15:09.879 if you go back and watch your own content Then 00:15:09.879 --> 00:15:12.519 you're going to start picking it apart and judging 00:15:12.519 --> 00:15:15.299 it and, oh, why did I wear that? And I don't 00:15:15.299 --> 00:15:17.340 like how I look in this. And it's just going 00:15:17.340 --> 00:15:19.460 to be a mess. And you're going to get discouraged. 00:15:19.840 --> 00:15:21.779 Or you're going to look at the views. The views 00:15:21.779 --> 00:15:25.259 are just not going to be high starting out. Sometimes 00:15:25.259 --> 00:15:28.879 it is. It just depends on the person. But don't 00:15:28.879 --> 00:15:31.419 worry about all of that stuff. Just trust the 00:15:31.419 --> 00:15:37.019 process and keep posting. OK? Now, I also want 00:15:37.019 --> 00:15:41.730 you to consider this. Content creating has a 00:15:41.730 --> 00:15:47.049 very low barrier to entry particularly if you're 00:15:47.049 --> 00:15:51.909 already tech savvy or Social media savvy if you're 00:15:51.909 --> 00:15:53.950 not No biggie. Don't worry about that. All this 00:15:53.950 --> 00:15:57.350 stuff is teachable. You can learn as you go You 00:15:57.350 --> 00:15:58.809 know, that's what I'm doing. I'm still learning 00:15:58.809 --> 00:16:02.429 myself and I'm just hearing what I've learned 00:16:02.429 --> 00:16:05.169 so far. I feel a lot to learn with this stuff 00:16:05.169 --> 00:16:08.470 You know, so but listen seriously if you're not 00:16:08.470 --> 00:16:11.580 already in business and you're looking to start 00:16:11.580 --> 00:16:16.500 something, think about becoming a content creator. 00:16:16.980 --> 00:16:19.519 It's pretty much the easiest side hustle out 00:16:19.519 --> 00:16:22.700 there. And once you monetize it, it can start 00:16:22.700 --> 00:16:26.899 paying quite handsomely, and you may be even 00:16:26.899 --> 00:16:30.600 in a position where you can potentially replace 00:16:30.600 --> 00:16:34.000 your full -time income. So basically all you 00:16:34.000 --> 00:16:37.460 need is your phone, some good lighting, which... 00:16:37.450 --> 00:16:40.009 Don't buy anything expensive. Use the sun. Use 00:16:40.009 --> 00:16:43.710 the best lighting area in your house. And your 00:16:43.710 --> 00:16:45.850 voice. That's all you need. You don't need a 00:16:45.850 --> 00:16:47.850 lot of expensive equipment when you first start 00:16:47.850 --> 00:16:49.470 out. You can add all that stuff later when you 00:16:49.470 --> 00:16:52.049 start monetizing and making money. So this is 00:16:52.049 --> 00:16:57.629 very beginner friendly. And, you know, the learning 00:16:57.629 --> 00:16:59.549 curve is very low. If you know how to record 00:16:59.549 --> 00:17:02.850 a video with your phone, then you know how to 00:17:02.850 --> 00:17:05.289 post videos on YouTube. It's pretty much the 00:17:05.289 --> 00:17:08.490 same thing. Uploading a video or sending a video 00:17:08.490 --> 00:17:12.630 via text or something is that level of? Difficulty 00:17:12.630 --> 00:17:16.910 you know so Now there are some technical things 00:17:16.910 --> 00:17:20.349 like tagging and you know using keywords and 00:17:20.349 --> 00:17:23.289 SEO Optimization and algorithms and all that 00:17:23.289 --> 00:17:25.630 stuff you'll need to become familiarized with 00:17:25.630 --> 00:17:29.309 that down the road as you Start to gain traction, 00:17:29.309 --> 00:17:31.250 but starting out. I wouldn't worry about any 00:17:31.250 --> 00:17:34.869 of that stuff Just focus on your content And 00:17:34.869 --> 00:17:39.349 your main concern is just establishing a set 00:17:39.349 --> 00:17:42.069 posting schedule. That's something I'm still 00:17:42.069 --> 00:17:45.849 working on. Establish a set posting schedule 00:17:45.849 --> 00:17:49.829 and get to your first 30 videos. By the time 00:17:49.829 --> 00:17:52.950 you get to your first 30 videos, you'll be comfortable 00:17:52.950 --> 00:17:55.910 with posting. You'll have some subscribers by 00:17:55.910 --> 00:17:58.250 then. You'll have a good audience and following. 00:17:58.390 --> 00:18:01.950 You'll start to gain your confidence as a content 00:18:01.950 --> 00:18:03.750 creator. And you'll sort of find your footing. 00:18:03.900 --> 00:18:07.740 in terms of what works, what doesn't work, what 00:18:07.740 --> 00:18:10.160 type of direction you want to go with your channel. 00:18:11.880 --> 00:18:14.160 You may need to experiment a little bit with 00:18:14.160 --> 00:18:17.980 your content just to see what your audience responds 00:18:17.980 --> 00:18:20.579 best to. I know that's something I'm doing with 00:18:20.579 --> 00:18:24.539 my channels. I've experimented with different 00:18:24.539 --> 00:18:28.380 types of videos. Like I would do a few long form 00:18:28.380 --> 00:18:33.069 videos and I'll do some shorts. At least one 00:18:33.069 --> 00:18:36.210 of my channel shorts seem to perform better so 00:18:36.210 --> 00:18:38.990 I've you know continue with that stick with what 00:18:38.990 --> 00:18:43.609 works But the point is don't be shy about trying 00:18:43.609 --> 00:18:46.109 out different video forms and different content 00:18:46.109 --> 00:18:48.910 ideas You know some of it may fall flat some 00:18:48.910 --> 00:18:51.690 of it may only get seven views some Some of the 00:18:51.690 --> 00:18:54.650 stuff you think is okay This happens a lot and 00:18:54.650 --> 00:18:56.829 other content creators will tell you this the 00:18:56.829 --> 00:18:58.730 video that you think isn't going to do anything 00:18:58.730 --> 00:19:00.950 the one that you almost delete because you think 00:19:00.950 --> 00:19:02.950 it's so stupid That's the one that's going to 00:19:02.950 --> 00:19:06.410 end up with 7 ,000 and 10 ,000 views. I'm just 00:19:06.410 --> 00:19:08.130 telling you this is how it goes and no one can 00:19:08.130 --> 00:19:11.410 explain why or why this video and not this one 00:19:11.410 --> 00:19:15.289 where I did this and I covered this and it's 00:19:15.289 --> 00:19:20.930 just the algorithm. No one really knows. So don't 00:19:20.930 --> 00:19:26.890 delete those old videos. A lot of these big subscribers, 00:19:27.049 --> 00:19:29.309 not subscribers, but YouTubers and things like 00:19:29.309 --> 00:19:31.750 that, a lot of them will tell you that it was 00:19:31.740 --> 00:19:34.559 my early videos one of my early videos just went 00:19:34.559 --> 00:19:37.559 viral out the blue like years after I uploaded 00:19:37.559 --> 00:19:40.559 it and that's what kind of propelled their channel 00:19:40.559 --> 00:19:43.640 and got them you know making a decent amount 00:19:43.640 --> 00:19:46.759 on YouTube and you know from one or two videos 00:19:46.759 --> 00:19:53.380 so just keep that stuff in mind okay and let's 00:19:53.380 --> 00:19:56.500 talk about monetization I want to be completely 00:19:56.500 --> 00:19:58.900 straightforward with you because a lot of misconceptions 00:19:58.900 --> 00:20:03.950 about monetization Monetization, and we're talking 00:20:03.950 --> 00:20:07.930 specifically about YouTube now, that should be, 00:20:08.049 --> 00:20:11.789 that's a long game, okay? That should be a long 00:20:11.789 --> 00:20:16.230 -term goal. We're talking a minimum of six months. 00:20:16.430 --> 00:20:18.750 Some people can do it in three and stuff like 00:20:18.750 --> 00:20:21.450 that. I think those are anomalies and unique 00:20:21.450 --> 00:20:25.329 situations, but from my experience, and like 00:20:25.329 --> 00:20:26.730 I said, I don't know it all, but I'm learning, 00:20:26.809 --> 00:20:28.470 but in my experience, it takes anywhere from 00:20:28.470 --> 00:20:31.460 six months to... you like one or two years before 00:20:31.460 --> 00:20:34.359 you're invited to join the YouTube partnership 00:20:34.359 --> 00:20:39.420 program. But if you stick to it, monetization 00:20:39.420 --> 00:20:42.160 can become a real possibility for your channel. 00:20:42.799 --> 00:20:45.519 You'll just need to put the work in first. And 00:20:45.519 --> 00:20:48.200 like I said, it might take months, may take a 00:20:48.200 --> 00:20:51.900 year, maybe two years before you start really 00:20:51.900 --> 00:20:54.660 earning a significant income. But the key is 00:20:54.660 --> 00:20:58.470 to stay consistent and just keep improving. Keep 00:20:58.470 --> 00:21:02.589 studying your analytics and seeing what works, 00:21:02.950 --> 00:21:05.990 seeing what your demographic is. Is it mostly 00:21:05.990 --> 00:21:10.190 women? Is it mostly a certain age group? Take 00:21:10.190 --> 00:21:11.710 a look at all that stuff, because it can help 00:21:11.710 --> 00:21:17.009 you tailor your content to be more acceptable 00:21:17.009 --> 00:21:21.670 to your particular demo. So just keep being consistent. 00:21:21.809 --> 00:21:24.630 Keep improving. Keep engaging with your audience. 00:21:24.690 --> 00:21:27.660 And you can really build something that's worthwhile. 00:21:28.339 --> 00:21:31.500 So I'm going to reiterate monetization. That's 00:21:31.500 --> 00:21:34.680 a long -term goal. If you're starting a YouTube 00:21:34.680 --> 00:21:38.940 channel next week, for instance, don't expect 00:21:38.940 --> 00:21:42.259 to see immediate profits in three or four months. 00:21:42.359 --> 00:21:45.759 It's just likely not going to happen. Building 00:21:45.759 --> 00:21:51.099 a YouTube channel is really akin to, I would 00:21:51.099 --> 00:21:55.640 say, like starting your own TV network. You guys 00:21:55.640 --> 00:21:59.759 remember when Oprah first launched the own network 00:21:59.759 --> 00:22:05.680 When that network first debuted it it was a little 00:22:05.680 --> 00:22:10.559 it wasn't the powerhouse it is today That channel 00:22:10.559 --> 00:22:12.839 when it first came out it really struggled to 00:22:12.839 --> 00:22:15.900 find its footing and to find his audience it 00:22:15.900 --> 00:22:21.779 took years for own To kind of hit its stride 00:22:21.779 --> 00:22:25.410 in fact it wasn't until Tyler Perry came along 00:22:25.410 --> 00:22:28.069 with his first soap opera, The Haves and the 00:22:28.069 --> 00:22:33.549 Have Nots, which I love that show. When it premiered 00:22:33.549 --> 00:22:36.109 on own, that's really when the network started 00:22:36.109 --> 00:22:41.529 to gain momentum. This was that show that changed 00:22:41.529 --> 00:22:44.869 everything for the network. It was what they 00:22:44.869 --> 00:22:47.690 call appointment television. It was must -see 00:22:47.690 --> 00:22:51.579 TV for a lot of people. and you had to tune in 00:22:51.579 --> 00:22:54.119 to own to watch it. This was before streaming 00:22:54.119 --> 00:22:56.640 was a thing. It wasn't dominating the way it 00:22:56.640 --> 00:22:58.660 is today where you can watch it when and where 00:22:58.660 --> 00:23:03.039 you want. You know, cable TV was still where 00:23:03.039 --> 00:23:04.900 people went to get their entertainment fixed. 00:23:05.839 --> 00:23:09.359 So when the haves and the have nots premiered, 00:23:09.359 --> 00:23:12.900 it became a cultural phenomenon. It was a really 00:23:12.900 --> 00:23:17.960 big hit. And so that strategic partnership between 00:23:18.200 --> 00:23:22.440 Oprah and Tyler Perry was, you know, in a lot 00:23:22.440 --> 00:23:25.980 of ways a match made in heaven. The success of 00:23:25.980 --> 00:23:29.799 that one show led to multiple spinoffs for Tyler 00:23:29.799 --> 00:23:35.160 Perry. And that show became one of the cornerstones 00:23:35.160 --> 00:23:38.079 of the own network. And that's where, this is 00:23:38.079 --> 00:23:40.440 before Tyler Perry had, he had a studio, of course, 00:23:40.440 --> 00:23:44.019 but he didn't really have a place to house his 00:23:44.019 --> 00:23:47.109 shows. He had a few of them on, you know, a few 00:23:47.109 --> 00:23:50.369 partnerships with TBN, but he had a lot of shows 00:23:50.369 --> 00:23:53.190 that he wanted to get aired. And so that partnership 00:23:53.190 --> 00:23:56.569 with Oprah just provided an opportunity for her 00:23:56.569 --> 00:24:01.869 and also for him. So that was sort of behind 00:24:01.869 --> 00:24:05.650 one of the driving forces behind the own network's 00:24:05.650 --> 00:24:07.990 rise. And, you know, it didn't stop there. There 00:24:07.990 --> 00:24:10.529 was another big show. And I know we all remember 00:24:10.529 --> 00:24:14.240 this one, Iyanla Fixed My Life. That was a real 00:24:14.240 --> 00:24:17.519 game -changer And I think that's the show I have 00:24:17.519 --> 00:24:19.460 to go back and do some some study But I think 00:24:19.460 --> 00:24:22.279 that's the show that started to help own turn 00:24:22.279 --> 00:24:28.119 a profit But that show premiered back in 2012 00:24:28.119 --> 00:24:32.099 and The series ran for I believe nine or ten 00:24:32.099 --> 00:24:35.420 season. I think it was ten seasons so well over 00:24:35.420 --> 00:24:39.160 a hundred episodes of course it featured the 00:24:39.160 --> 00:24:42.990 great and why the yalla Vanzant who is a renowned 00:24:42.990 --> 00:24:46.190 spiritual teacher and a life coach. She helped 00:24:46.190 --> 00:24:49.769 to guide families and some individuals through 00:24:49.769 --> 00:24:53.269 some really difficult personal changes and challenges. 00:24:54.089 --> 00:24:56.789 And it was a reality show, but not like anything 00:24:56.789 --> 00:24:58.970 that we had seen before. This was different. 00:24:59.130 --> 00:25:02.789 It was transformative and it normalized. This 00:25:02.789 --> 00:25:04.869 is what I love about that show. It normalized 00:25:04.869 --> 00:25:10.049 the idea of black people seeking therapy because 00:25:10.049 --> 00:25:14.039 it's not You know how we are in many black circles 00:25:14.039 --> 00:25:16.119 and families. When you talk about getting therapy, 00:25:16.519 --> 00:25:19.480 it just was like, oh, roll your eyes, or you 00:25:19.480 --> 00:25:22.619 don't need no therapy. You just need to go smoke 00:25:22.619 --> 00:25:26.299 a blunt or something or go have a drink. We kind 00:25:26.299 --> 00:25:28.500 of made light of it. Not all black families, 00:25:28.940 --> 00:25:34.000 but just pretty much collectively, large pockets 00:25:34.000 --> 00:25:37.380 of black people did not look, they frowned upon 00:25:37.380 --> 00:25:40.400 getting therapy. You know, now we take a little 00:25:40.400 --> 00:25:42.940 bit more seriously because we see it. We've seen 00:25:42.940 --> 00:25:46.539 it. We've seen, you know, how Iyanlai helped 00:25:46.539 --> 00:25:49.920 shed light on a lot of the destructive patterns 00:25:49.920 --> 00:25:54.940 of pain and trauma that runs deep in a lot of 00:25:54.940 --> 00:25:57.779 black families. You know, especially those carrying 00:25:57.779 --> 00:26:02.579 the weight of a lot of generational trauma. You 00:26:02.579 --> 00:26:04.799 know, that's another whole long conversation, 00:26:04.839 --> 00:26:07.500 but just stuff that's caused by just decades 00:26:07.500 --> 00:26:12.150 and of slavery and oppression and systemic racism. 00:26:12.769 --> 00:26:16.130 But it was a groundbreaking show that encouraged 00:26:16.130 --> 00:26:19.789 healing and opening up and having difficult conversations 00:26:19.789 --> 00:26:23.109 that we run from about our mental health, about 00:26:23.109 --> 00:26:27.609 our emotional well -being. And like I said, it 00:26:27.609 --> 00:26:33.150 took away that therapy stigmatization that... 00:26:32.829 --> 00:26:35.990 that's been prevalent for a lot of years. So 00:26:35.990 --> 00:26:39.829 in my opinion, Iyanla Fix My Life, Iyanla Fix 00:26:39.829 --> 00:26:43.309 My Life, that was one of the best shows on television. 00:26:43.329 --> 00:26:48.349 I hate it when it went off. But it really offered 00:26:48.349 --> 00:26:50.869 something truly profound in terms of healing 00:26:50.869 --> 00:26:55.150 and self -discovery. And now we see numerous 00:26:55.150 --> 00:26:58.049 shows like that now. They're helping people to 00:26:58.049 --> 00:27:01.740 overcome difficult obstacles. and it gave a voice 00:27:01.740 --> 00:27:04.519 to stories that we just don't typically hear 00:27:04.519 --> 00:27:07.559 about. So it really was a cultural milestone 00:27:07.559 --> 00:27:09.880 in the realm of personal development, which is 00:27:09.880 --> 00:27:13.000 the space that I occupy. So I was really excited 00:27:13.000 --> 00:27:16.279 about that show and what it did for the own network. 00:27:16.980 --> 00:27:21.140 So I know that was a bit of a rant, but just 00:27:21.140 --> 00:27:24.059 keep that in mind when you start your own YouTube 00:27:24.059 --> 00:27:27.220 journey. Remember that. the road to success is 00:27:27.220 --> 00:27:29.799 not gonna be a straight path or a straight line. 00:27:29.859 --> 00:27:33.140 It's gonna take time and it's gonna take some 00:27:33.140 --> 00:27:36.700 persistence and it's gonna take a lot of courage 00:27:36.700 --> 00:27:40.220 because you know how people can be in the public 00:27:40.220 --> 00:27:43.680 sphere, in the public space. You know, you may 00:27:43.680 --> 00:27:46.119 get, I haven't gotten a lot of negative comments. 00:27:46.299 --> 00:27:48.880 I really haven't, but depending on your subject 00:27:48.880 --> 00:27:53.359 matter, you can get some really interesting people. 00:27:54.839 --> 00:27:57.859 thing about that is just to block them or ignore 00:27:57.859 --> 00:27:59.880 them. A lot of those people, when they're coming 00:27:59.880 --> 00:28:02.539 to a platform, someone else's platform or channel 00:28:02.539 --> 00:28:06.960 to be purposely or intentionally negative, a 00:28:06.960 --> 00:28:08.720 lot of them are just seeking attention and have 00:28:08.720 --> 00:28:11.680 their own mental things going on. So it's just 00:28:11.680 --> 00:28:14.259 the more you can ignore things and people like 00:28:14.259 --> 00:28:16.839 that, the better off you will be. But definitely 00:28:16.839 --> 00:28:20.539 that shouldn't be something that, you know, prevents 00:28:20.539 --> 00:28:23.279 you or makes you hesitant to start your YouTube 00:28:23.279 --> 00:28:29.480 journey. Okay, so Yeah, that's something that 00:28:29.480 --> 00:28:32.259 I really want you guys to take a look at and 00:28:32.259 --> 00:28:34.359 remember It's gonna take some time to get to 00:28:34.359 --> 00:28:38.319 the monetization They have it set to where in 00:28:38.319 --> 00:28:41.680 order to be invited into the YouTube Partnership 00:28:41.680 --> 00:28:43.859 program you have to reach certain milestones 00:28:43.859 --> 00:28:48.759 You have to have at least 1 ,000 subscribers 00:28:48.759 --> 00:28:52.200 I know that sounds like a lot, but you can get 00:28:52.200 --> 00:28:56.140 there really fast fast, meaning three, four, 00:28:56.140 --> 00:28:59.660 five months, depending on how often you post. 00:29:00.460 --> 00:29:04.099 And you have to attain 4 ,000 watch hours. Now, 00:29:04.160 --> 00:29:06.880 I'll be honest with you that, particularly if 00:29:06.880 --> 00:29:10.240 you lean more on shorts for your content, it 00:29:10.240 --> 00:29:12.579 can take a while. It can be a bit of a challenge 00:29:12.579 --> 00:29:15.460 to get to those 4 ,000 watch hours. But again, 00:29:15.559 --> 00:29:19.500 that's where consistency is going to be very 00:29:19.500 --> 00:29:22.019 important and just having a regular schedule 00:29:22.019 --> 00:29:24.880 where you're posting. All right, so like I said, 00:29:24.880 --> 00:29:26.759 it takes time, but trust me, if you stick with 00:29:26.759 --> 00:29:30.980 it, the rewards will definitely be worth it. 00:29:31.440 --> 00:29:33.799 Okay, listen, we're gonna stop here and take 00:29:33.799 --> 00:29:35.640 a quick commercial break, but I don't want you 00:29:35.640 --> 00:29:37.759 to go anywhere because when we come back, I'm 00:29:37.759 --> 00:29:40.380 gonna dive into some more better late than never 00:29:40.380 --> 00:29:43.140 content. Specifically, I'm gonna talk about how 00:29:43.140 --> 00:29:47.240 to replace bad habits with healthier ones and 00:29:47.240 --> 00:29:49.539 why this is one of the most crucial steps that 00:29:49.539 --> 00:29:52.259 you can take for your own personal growth and 00:29:52.259 --> 00:29:55.220 development. So stay tuned, we'll be right back. 00:29:56.099 --> 00:29:58.380 Hi, I'm James Baller of Artists First Radio, 00:29:58.460 --> 00:30:00.220 and I would like to tell you about a fascinating 00:30:00.220 --> 00:30:03.440 new book from Crime Beach's Ron Cepsik and co 00:30:03.440 --> 00:30:05.940 -author Mike Rowe. It's titled Robin Hood of 00:30:05.940 --> 00:30:08.579 the Hood, The Life and Times of Teddy Rowe, Policy 00:30:08.579 --> 00:30:11.319 Kingpin, and it's published by Strategic Media 00:30:11.319 --> 00:30:14.500 Books. 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We're going 00:32:21.240 --> 00:32:24.779 to dig into some more better, late than never 00:32:24.779 --> 00:32:27.839 topics that I've been meaning to talk about for 00:32:27.839 --> 00:32:35.269 a while. So let's go ahead and get into it. I 00:32:35.269 --> 00:32:38.950 touched on this a little bit last week, but I 00:32:38.950 --> 00:32:41.130 felt led to dig into this topic a little bit 00:32:41.130 --> 00:32:44.430 more because I feel like it would be beneficial 00:32:44.430 --> 00:32:48.769 for a lot of people. And this is part of the 00:32:48.769 --> 00:32:51.250 show where if you have little ones who are listening 00:32:51.250 --> 00:32:53.970 or close by, you may want to send them in the 00:32:53.970 --> 00:32:57.690 other room because a little bit about what I'm 00:32:57.690 --> 00:33:02.049 about to share is adult content and may not be 00:33:02.049 --> 00:33:04.559 appropriate for children. In fact, I know it's 00:33:04.559 --> 00:33:07.319 not appropriate, so just go ahead and usher your 00:33:07.319 --> 00:33:08.940 babies out the way. Send them in another room. 00:33:08.940 --> 00:33:15.140 I'll wait. All right, so this is gonna be classic 00:33:15.140 --> 00:33:17.799 oversharing from Dr. Andre Jerry, but y 'all 00:33:17.799 --> 00:33:20.359 know how I am on this show. And I can't even 00:33:20.359 --> 00:33:22.799 blame it on alcohol because, you know, I don't 00:33:22.799 --> 00:33:24.940 drink during the week anymore, only on the weekends. 00:33:25.920 --> 00:33:29.960 But I don't mind sharing a little bit of my business 00:33:29.960 --> 00:33:33.700 so long as it's gonna help others. and so long 00:33:33.700 --> 00:33:36.220 that it takes away at least some of the guilt 00:33:36.220 --> 00:33:40.380 and shame that a lot of people carry with themselves 00:33:40.380 --> 00:33:44.460 about certain topics. Okay, so on last week's 00:33:44.460 --> 00:33:47.500 show, I touched briefly on breaking bad habits. 00:33:48.119 --> 00:33:50.900 So trust me, I know how difficult it can be to 00:33:50.900 --> 00:33:54.519 break bad habits. I've had my share of bad habits 00:33:54.519 --> 00:33:57.059 that I've had to overcome. Some I'm still working 00:33:57.059 --> 00:34:00.880 to overcome. Back in the day, I used to be a 00:34:00.880 --> 00:34:04.089 huge complainer. You know, the Bible calls that 00:34:04.089 --> 00:34:08.650 murmuring. And it's just not a good thing, particularly 00:34:08.650 --> 00:34:12.769 for someone like me, who really has never really 00:34:12.769 --> 00:34:16.889 had anything to complain about when it all comes 00:34:16.889 --> 00:34:18.710 down to it. I mean, I've gone through things 00:34:18.710 --> 00:34:20.449 like everyone else. I know I've shared with you 00:34:20.449 --> 00:34:22.650 guys about the bullying and some of the things 00:34:22.650 --> 00:34:25.150 that I've gone through in my adolescence. But 00:34:25.150 --> 00:34:28.079 for the most part, I've had a great life. There 00:34:28.079 --> 00:34:30.820 was no need for me to complain or murmur about 00:34:30.820 --> 00:34:35.179 anything. So it's very disrespectful to God, 00:34:35.840 --> 00:34:38.019 particularly for someone who's been so blessed 00:34:38.019 --> 00:34:40.380 in many areas. What are you complaining about? 00:34:40.960 --> 00:34:43.260 So it took me years to overcome that. And of 00:34:43.260 --> 00:34:45.139 course it took other people confronting me and 00:34:45.139 --> 00:34:47.139 saying, Andre, you're always complaining, you 00:34:47.139 --> 00:34:51.039 know, shut the hell up. And every now and then 00:34:51.039 --> 00:34:53.780 it creeps back in, you know, when I'm having 00:34:53.780 --> 00:34:57.780 a brat moment. But for the most part, I've been 00:34:57.780 --> 00:35:01.340 able to weed that complaining habit out of my 00:35:01.340 --> 00:35:05.719 life. And that came from having a lot of negative 00:35:05.719 --> 00:35:10.719 mindset. I had a lot of negative thoughts. I've 00:35:10.719 --> 00:35:13.119 shared with you guys, because of some of the 00:35:13.119 --> 00:35:16.139 traumas I've experienced in my adolescence, I 00:35:16.139 --> 00:35:20.099 was very angry. So I carried around a lot of 00:35:20.099 --> 00:35:24.269 anger, and especially from the bullying. and 00:35:24.269 --> 00:35:27.190 not standing up for myself. So I would literally 00:35:27.190 --> 00:35:30.489 look for arguments and fight so I could redeem 00:35:30.489 --> 00:35:33.969 myself for getting slapped that one time in front 00:35:33.969 --> 00:35:36.849 of the school. So I went through a phase where 00:35:36.849 --> 00:35:40.849 I was very angry and argumentative and complainy 00:35:40.849 --> 00:35:44.650 and a big revenge seeker. If anyone effed with 00:35:44.650 --> 00:35:47.110 me, I was gonna get them back. I'm not the person 00:35:47.110 --> 00:35:49.909 you eff with. Just carrying around this just 00:35:49.909 --> 00:35:54.090 huge ship. All through my 20s and a little bit 00:35:54.090 --> 00:35:56.730 through my 30s as well. I had to work through 00:35:56.730 --> 00:35:59.849 that stuff. I had to work through the heavy drinking. 00:35:59.969 --> 00:36:03.769 That's something I'm actively working on. I'm 00:36:03.769 --> 00:36:07.050 two months into my new routine where I only drink 00:36:07.050 --> 00:36:09.429 on the weekends. And I'll share with you guys, 00:36:09.429 --> 00:36:11.949 it was really difficult at first. I was mad at 00:36:11.949 --> 00:36:14.730 the person who suggested it. I was mad at myself 00:36:14.730 --> 00:36:20.030 for taking on the challenge. But I wanted to 00:36:20.030 --> 00:36:23.190 prove to myself that One, I'm not an alcoholic, 00:36:23.190 --> 00:36:29.329 you know. Two, I don't have this, what is it, 00:36:29.849 --> 00:36:32.949 this addictive nature. Like, if I want to stop 00:36:32.949 --> 00:36:35.909 doing something, I can do it. So that was another, 00:36:35.909 --> 00:36:39.929 you know, the challenge aspect of it. And it's 00:36:39.929 --> 00:36:42.929 gotten a lot easier. I remember this past weekend, 00:36:43.230 --> 00:36:47.170 I don't think I even drank on Sunday. And you 00:36:47.170 --> 00:36:52.920 know, when I first started this new regimen I 00:36:52.920 --> 00:36:55.719 was over drinking on the weekends because I was 00:36:55.719 --> 00:36:59.960 you know just going crazy Monday through Thursday 00:36:59.960 --> 00:37:02.840 not being able to have a drink and so I would 00:37:02.840 --> 00:37:05.659 down a bottle of wine and a you know bottle of 00:37:05.659 --> 00:37:07.880 Tito's would last wouldn't last through Saturday 00:37:07.880 --> 00:37:11.059 but I've noticed that over the weeks over the 00:37:11.059 --> 00:37:15.079 past two months all that has kind of curtailed 00:37:15.159 --> 00:37:17.300 So I'm not drinking throughout the week. That's 00:37:17.300 --> 00:37:19.480 not an issue anymore. In the weekends, I'm not 00:37:19.480 --> 00:37:24.139 doing all this binge drinking stuff. So I'm noticing 00:37:24.139 --> 00:37:27.559 the change. And it's for the better. So some 00:37:27.559 --> 00:37:31.619 things I'm still working on. But yeah, the heavy 00:37:31.619 --> 00:37:34.639 drinking, definitely working to overcome that. 00:37:35.320 --> 00:37:37.119 I touched on this last week, and this is the 00:37:37.119 --> 00:37:38.579 one where I wanted you to send the babies out 00:37:38.579 --> 00:37:45.800 of the room. I used to have a I'm not gonna say 00:37:45.800 --> 00:37:49.099 a masturbation issue. I had a pornography issue. 00:37:50.500 --> 00:37:53.659 And it wasn't something that was excessive, but 00:37:53.659 --> 00:37:59.460 in my mid -20s, I just started to notice how 00:37:59.460 --> 00:38:03.420 I felt after watching pornography. Once you had 00:38:03.420 --> 00:38:05.480 that release or whatever and you get whatever 00:38:05.480 --> 00:38:07.400 you're trying to get and get where you're trying 00:38:07.400 --> 00:38:10.539 to go, I didn't like the feeling afterward. I 00:38:10.539 --> 00:38:12.989 always felt... dirty, like I had done something 00:38:12.989 --> 00:38:16.190 really wrong. And I didn't like the way it made 00:38:16.190 --> 00:38:19.289 me feel. And so I made the decision on my own 00:38:19.289 --> 00:38:22.150 without any intervention that pornography was 00:38:22.150 --> 00:38:26.269 something that I did not want in my life. This 00:38:26.269 --> 00:38:30.369 was back when I was 25, 26 years old. And this 00:38:30.369 --> 00:38:34.510 is where we actually had DVDs. You know, I had 00:38:34.510 --> 00:38:41.780 like maybe 10, 20 DVDs of pornography. I took 00:38:41.780 --> 00:38:46.320 all of that stuff. I put it in a black bag, garbage 00:38:46.320 --> 00:38:49.320 bag, and I was going to throw it away. I was 00:38:49.320 --> 00:38:53.019 dating this guy at the time. And we were just 00:38:53.019 --> 00:38:58.440 starting to get to know each other. And it didn't 00:38:58.440 --> 00:39:00.579 dawn on me that he had an issue until down the 00:39:00.579 --> 00:39:03.519 road. But he said, what is that? I was like, 00:39:03.639 --> 00:39:05.059 my porn. I said, I'm throwing all this stuff 00:39:05.059 --> 00:39:06.579 away. I don't want this stuff in my house anymore. 00:39:07.519 --> 00:39:10.780 And at this point, we, you know, So he showed 00:39:10.780 --> 00:39:12.860 on the weekends, but we weren't living together. 00:39:12.860 --> 00:39:14.579 He was like, well, don't throw it away. He said, 00:39:14.940 --> 00:39:17.860 let me take it out. I'll take it with me. I really 00:39:17.860 --> 00:39:20.880 didn't think anything of it, you know? Because 00:39:20.880 --> 00:39:23.420 anyone who knows me knows, once I get over something, 00:39:23.420 --> 00:39:25.659 I'll just throw it away in a minute. I will throw 00:39:25.659 --> 00:39:29.619 shit away. And so yeah, so he took it back to 00:39:29.619 --> 00:39:32.239 Atlanta with him. I didn't think anything of 00:39:32.239 --> 00:39:37.239 it. And he knew about my stance about pornography, 00:39:37.679 --> 00:39:40.059 how I'm not trying to force it on anyone else, 00:39:40.099 --> 00:39:42.380 but this is not something I want in my life." 00:39:42.380 --> 00:39:48.739 So he knew that. Well, next thing I know, I visit 00:39:48.739 --> 00:39:53.619 him in Atlanta, and we're, you know, having an 00:39:53.619 --> 00:39:59.420 intimate moment, and he puts on a porn. And, 00:39:59.679 --> 00:40:02.679 like, this is just normal. He just puts on a 00:40:02.679 --> 00:40:05.500 porn and thinking it's gonna, you know... we're 00:40:05.500 --> 00:40:07.199 in the moment and all this stuff and it's gonna 00:40:07.199 --> 00:40:11.699 be sexy and fun. I was offended instantly. And 00:40:11.699 --> 00:40:15.380 back then I wasn't as delicate with my words 00:40:15.380 --> 00:40:19.920 as I am now. I was pissed. I was like, what are 00:40:19.920 --> 00:40:22.579 you doing? You know I don't like this stuff. 00:40:22.639 --> 00:40:26.760 Why would you put this on right now? Like, what 00:40:26.760 --> 00:40:30.559 are you doing? And I was just so offended and 00:40:30.559 --> 00:40:34.079 mad about it. And even at that point I didn't 00:40:34.610 --> 00:40:37.329 understand or realize that he had an addiction 00:40:37.329 --> 00:40:41.710 to pornography. Looking back on it, he wasn't 00:40:41.710 --> 00:40:43.949 trying to be any type of way or whatever. He 00:40:43.949 --> 00:40:47.230 just was doing what he normally does, and he 00:40:47.230 --> 00:40:50.050 didn't really think anything. There was no malice 00:40:50.050 --> 00:40:53.630 behind it. But I drugged that shit out for so 00:40:53.630 --> 00:40:55.170 long, I was like, I just can't believe you did 00:40:55.170 --> 00:40:57.559 that. Don't watch this stuff around me. Don't 00:40:57.559 --> 00:40:59.900 watch it in my presence. You can watch it all 00:40:59.900 --> 00:41:02.420 day long, 24 hours a day. When I'm around, do 00:41:02.420 --> 00:41:04.300 not have this shit around me. I don't want to 00:41:04.300 --> 00:41:08.260 see it. And so it just, from the onset of that 00:41:08.260 --> 00:41:10.679 relationship, which lasted, I don't know how 00:41:10.679 --> 00:41:13.179 it lasted 13 years. I don't know how it lasted 00:41:13.179 --> 00:41:15.460 because this was early in our first year and 00:41:15.460 --> 00:41:18.460 this was a huge hurdle to overcome. He just pissed 00:41:18.460 --> 00:41:22.639 me off. And so we finally got over that, but 00:41:22.639 --> 00:41:26.739 a lot of angst and issues in our relationship 00:41:26.739 --> 00:41:30.199 was because he was constantly fighting this pornography 00:41:30.199 --> 00:41:33.260 addiction. And because it was something that 00:41:33.260 --> 00:41:37.719 he was dealing with, I fell back into it. You 00:41:37.719 --> 00:41:39.360 can't be in a relationship with somebody who 00:41:39.360 --> 00:41:42.159 had a pornography addiction and not be impacted 00:41:42.159 --> 00:41:49.099 by it. So I just, he normalized it for me, pornography. 00:41:49.159 --> 00:41:51.320 It became normalized again. It was like, Andre, 00:41:51.420 --> 00:41:53.099 it's not that big of a deal. You're not killing 00:41:53.099 --> 00:41:55.679 anybody. It's just harmless. This is something 00:41:55.679 --> 00:41:57.679 you do in the privacy of your own home. So it 00:41:57.679 --> 00:42:00.059 became this normalized thing, and it just, it 00:42:00.059 --> 00:42:03.679 got back into my life. But I was always resentful 00:42:03.679 --> 00:42:08.099 toward him for that. And that infected a large 00:42:08.099 --> 00:42:10.840 part of our relationship, because I still, to 00:42:10.840 --> 00:42:15.699 this day, I can't stand pornography. But I had 00:42:15.699 --> 00:42:20.900 to, even once we, you know, broke off our relationship 00:42:20.900 --> 00:42:23.880 and broke up, I still had that, I was left with 00:42:23.880 --> 00:42:26.980 that pornography addiction that I was been trying 00:42:26.980 --> 00:42:30.699 to get rid of since I was 25 years old. So I 00:42:30.699 --> 00:42:33.340 just had a lot of residual anger from that. And 00:42:33.340 --> 00:42:36.039 it just took me so long to finally get over that. 00:42:36.539 --> 00:42:39.679 And I bring that up not just to be graphic or 00:42:39.679 --> 00:42:44.099 crap. When you have strongly entrenched habits 00:42:44.099 --> 00:42:47.380 like that, that you really want to break in earnest, 00:42:48.500 --> 00:42:51.820 it can be done. in your own strength, but you 00:42:51.820 --> 00:42:56.539 really have to lean on God for some things. And 00:42:56.539 --> 00:42:58.539 if you're not a big God person or whatever, I'm 00:42:58.539 --> 00:43:01.179 not judging you, it's gonna be hard to do on 00:43:01.179 --> 00:43:05.239 your own. Get a support group or a friend that 00:43:05.239 --> 00:43:07.380 is supportive that you can talk about about, 00:43:07.519 --> 00:43:10.659 oh, man, I almost watched porn today. You know? 00:43:11.159 --> 00:43:13.039 And it's just someone who you can, don't try 00:43:13.039 --> 00:43:16.420 to go through it on your own. That's something 00:43:16.420 --> 00:43:18.760 that because of the shame and the guilt I had 00:43:18.760 --> 00:43:21.460 from watching pornography It let's be honest. 00:43:21.460 --> 00:43:24.820 It was gay porn. So it was like a double whammy 00:43:24.820 --> 00:43:26.760 So it's not something you jumped up and down 00:43:26.760 --> 00:43:29.420 about talking, you know, just the other people 00:43:29.420 --> 00:43:34.739 about it was shame You know So that kept me in 00:43:34.739 --> 00:43:36.840 the dark and hiding it and trying to deal with 00:43:36.840 --> 00:43:39.579 it on my own for years and years and making it 00:43:39.579 --> 00:43:42.179 to two weeks and making it two months and then 00:43:42.329 --> 00:43:44.489 falling off the wagon and feel like you're starting 00:43:44.489 --> 00:43:46.530 all over and how you feel like you're never going 00:43:46.530 --> 00:43:49.969 to break it and you're just hopeless. Until I 00:43:49.969 --> 00:43:52.010 just gave that stuff to Jehovah. I just gave 00:43:52.010 --> 00:43:54.389 it to God. I was like, look, Lord, you know I 00:43:54.389 --> 00:43:56.070 don't want to watch this stuff. I know you don't 00:43:56.070 --> 00:43:59.889 like me watching it. Help me get this out of 00:43:59.889 --> 00:44:03.829 my life. If bad enough, I'm already doing XYZ 00:44:03.829 --> 00:44:06.789 Lifestyle, which I had my own issues with. That's 00:44:06.789 --> 00:44:10.969 a whole other episode. But I didn't want to indulge 00:44:10.969 --> 00:44:14.119 in pornography. It just did not make me feel 00:44:14.119 --> 00:44:18.579 good. And so once I start to invite Jehovah into 00:44:18.579 --> 00:44:21.719 my business and in my new goals I was trying 00:44:21.719 --> 00:44:25.579 to establish, it got easier. It became less than 00:44:25.579 --> 00:44:29.940 possible. And then something that helped me as 00:44:29.940 --> 00:44:33.099 well is I learned the psychology behind forming 00:44:33.099 --> 00:44:36.780 new habits. And this is what I touched on last 00:44:36.780 --> 00:44:39.579 week. When you're trying to break a bad habit, 00:44:39.920 --> 00:44:43.880 Don't focus so much on that bad habit and, oh, 00:44:43.880 --> 00:44:45.539 I've got to break this, I've got to break this. 00:44:46.199 --> 00:44:50.619 Replace it with a better habit that's non -destructive. 00:44:51.039 --> 00:44:55.059 For me, every time I got the urge to watch pornography, 00:44:56.119 --> 00:45:00.139 I picked up my Bible because it was a thing to 00:45:00.139 --> 00:45:03.820 where I was doing it in the morning. It was like 00:45:03.820 --> 00:45:08.039 part of my routine and that came from that relationship 00:45:08.039 --> 00:45:10.949 I was in. taking up other people's habits. But 00:45:10.949 --> 00:45:15.090 I was like, I'll be damned if I masturbate to 00:45:15.090 --> 00:45:18.849 some pornography before I pick up my Bible or 00:45:18.849 --> 00:45:21.230 pray or praise God and thank him for another 00:45:21.230 --> 00:45:24.469 day. I'm just not going to do it. So if I have 00:45:24.469 --> 00:45:28.489 to feel like I do have to watch pornography, 00:45:28.630 --> 00:45:30.849 I'm going to make sure I pick up my Bible first 00:45:30.849 --> 00:45:34.530 and at least read a scripture. So I would replace 00:45:34.530 --> 00:45:37.619 that urge with another urge, which was reading 00:45:37.619 --> 00:45:39.940 the Bible. Before I knew I was reading the Bible 00:45:39.940 --> 00:45:42.880 all the time, reading it all throughout the day. 00:45:43.219 --> 00:45:48.219 And it helped me overcome that. And so I wish 00:45:48.219 --> 00:45:51.760 I would have knew that years before because I 00:45:51.760 --> 00:45:55.320 could have applied that principle of replacing 00:45:55.320 --> 00:45:57.659 a bad habit with a good habit. And it just would 00:45:57.659 --> 00:46:00.139 have made my road a lot easier. So that's why 00:46:00.139 --> 00:46:03.900 I bring this up in this conversation this evening. 00:46:04.139 --> 00:46:06.619 I don't want to be crass. I don't want to run 00:46:06.619 --> 00:46:10.480 the babies out the room. But that subject matter 00:46:10.480 --> 00:46:13.519 was not appropriate. But I used it to illustrate 00:46:13.519 --> 00:46:16.500 a point that if you have a bad habit, replace 00:46:16.500 --> 00:46:18.739 it with something good, and you'll have a lot 00:46:18.739 --> 00:46:24.019 more success with that. And for anyone out there 00:46:24.019 --> 00:46:25.480 that is struggling with pornography and want 00:46:25.480 --> 00:46:28.219 to stop, now you know you're not the only one. 00:46:28.360 --> 00:46:31.340 I know when you're doing it feels like this guilty, 00:46:31.360 --> 00:46:35.079 shameful thing that no one else is doing. A lot 00:46:35.079 --> 00:46:36.920 of people suffer with that. I have a good friend. 00:46:36.960 --> 00:46:40.019 I won't call his name. It ended his marriage 00:46:40.019 --> 00:46:44.360 pornography. And so he used that as fuel to break 00:46:44.360 --> 00:46:48.280 his addiction. He said, I lost my family. I lost 00:46:48.280 --> 00:46:53.679 my marriage because of this. So he's staunchly 00:46:53.679 --> 00:46:59.119 against pornography. hide a motivation behind 00:46:59.119 --> 00:47:03.659 it. So I hope that's helpful to you in helping 00:47:03.659 --> 00:47:06.639 you to overcome something or to break a bad habit 00:47:06.639 --> 00:47:10.239 in your life. OK? Rely on God if you're a God 00:47:10.239 --> 00:47:13.039 person. I hope you're a God person. Seek support 00:47:13.039 --> 00:47:17.300 groups and replace bad habits with a better habit. 00:47:18.159 --> 00:47:21.480 OK? All right, so how are we looking on time? 00:47:21.579 --> 00:47:23.519 6 .47. Let's move on to the next thing. There 00:47:23.519 --> 00:47:25.750 was something else I wanted to bring up in this 00:47:25.750 --> 00:47:30.369 episode. One of them was, I get asked this question 00:47:30.369 --> 00:47:32.469 a lot about, because since I've been in Puerto 00:47:32.469 --> 00:47:34.630 Rico, since I've retired, I've written three 00:47:34.630 --> 00:47:38.769 books. Really more than that, but I don't really 00:47:38.769 --> 00:47:42.329 count micro books that are less than 30 and 20 00:47:42.329 --> 00:47:47.090 pages. But a lot of people have asked about my 00:47:47.090 --> 00:47:52.110 approach to writing books. And I think that should 00:47:52.110 --> 00:47:54.670 be an entirely different episode. That's going 00:47:54.670 --> 00:47:56.929 to take more than a segment to explain to you. 00:47:57.269 --> 00:47:59.650 But if you're someone that is working on a book, 00:47:59.889 --> 00:48:02.769 you have a book idea, you have a concept, you 00:48:02.769 --> 00:48:05.730 have a manuscript, and you're just kind of stuck. 00:48:07.809 --> 00:48:12.630 My company, Just Be Cards, is the company that 00:48:12.630 --> 00:48:15.230 houses all of my media, all of my publishing, 00:48:15.389 --> 00:48:19.070 all of my books. And I have services where I 00:48:19.070 --> 00:48:23.639 help consult aspiring authors or First -time 00:48:23.639 --> 00:48:25.920 authors who are that first book in that first 00:48:25.920 --> 00:48:28.460 book out there is hard it's exciting But there's 00:48:28.460 --> 00:48:30.659 so many different little details and things like 00:48:30.659 --> 00:48:33.380 that it can become overwhelming especially if 00:48:33.380 --> 00:48:36.320 you You're just a writer. Are you you know? You 00:48:36.320 --> 00:48:38.860 you you don't know the mechanics behind all the 00:48:38.860 --> 00:48:40.340 stuff that you need to do with the marketing 00:48:40.340 --> 00:48:43.460 and all that type of stuff My company excels 00:48:43.460 --> 00:48:45.940 and all that I've published numerous books for 00:48:45.940 --> 00:48:49.139 myself. I've published for other people I handle 00:48:49.139 --> 00:48:52.489 everything from the As much as you need, if you 00:48:52.489 --> 00:48:55.110 need your hand held all the way through the process, 00:48:55.630 --> 00:48:58.610 I can help you with that. If you just need help 00:48:58.610 --> 00:49:01.510 with the copy editing or the marketing piece, 00:49:01.809 --> 00:49:04.670 I got you with that too. So reach out to me if 00:49:04.670 --> 00:49:07.230 you have a book, you have a concept, you have 00:49:07.230 --> 00:49:10.829 a manuscript, and you just need to get through 00:49:10.829 --> 00:49:12.510 the finish line. I can help you with that stuff. 00:49:12.630 --> 00:49:14.710 There's no need to kind of suffer through that 00:49:14.710 --> 00:49:18.250 on your own. So that would be another episode 00:49:18.250 --> 00:49:23.090 in the near future, okay? But in keeping with 00:49:23.090 --> 00:49:25.590 the theme of today's show, Better Late Than Never, 00:49:26.469 --> 00:49:29.050 I want to talk about renewing or applying for 00:49:29.050 --> 00:49:32.309 your password. Not password. See, I haven't even 00:49:32.309 --> 00:49:35.849 been drinking. Renew or applying for your passport, 00:49:36.730 --> 00:49:39.070 okay? I know some of you are like, passport, 00:49:39.150 --> 00:49:40.949 what are you talking about? There's a lot of 00:49:40.949 --> 00:49:44.909 people who have expired passports, they are about 00:49:44.909 --> 00:49:48.550 to expire, or they don't have a passport at all. 00:49:49.360 --> 00:49:52.719 Listen, this is not the time. You see who we 00:49:52.719 --> 00:49:55.320 have as our president. I try not to even talk 00:49:55.320 --> 00:49:57.599 about that man, but you see what's happening. 00:49:57.920 --> 00:50:02.239 This is not the time to not have access to a 00:50:02.239 --> 00:50:04.780 passport so you can get out of the country, okay, 00:50:04.780 --> 00:50:07.139 if you need to leave for a couple of weeks or 00:50:07.139 --> 00:50:09.480 a couple of days. It's just something you need 00:50:09.480 --> 00:50:15.000 to have. It's only $75. You go to your local 00:50:15.000 --> 00:50:17.300 post office or there are services that do the 00:50:17.300 --> 00:50:20.500 whole thing for you. But the bottom line is that 00:50:20.500 --> 00:50:23.440 you and everyone in your past, your household 00:50:23.440 --> 00:50:27.920 rather, needs to have an updated current passport, 00:50:28.480 --> 00:50:31.000 okay? Because with everything going on with the 00:50:31.000 --> 00:50:33.440 government and laying off people left and right, 00:50:33.519 --> 00:50:36.059 I don't know how long, it took a long time anyway. 00:50:36.219 --> 00:50:39.000 Even the expedited passports took a while to 00:50:39.000 --> 00:50:41.280 get back. So I have no idea what their process 00:50:41.280 --> 00:50:44.619 is now. I just, I don't want there to be some 00:50:44.619 --> 00:50:47.840 type of crazy thing go on to where Passports 00:50:47.840 --> 00:50:51.519 are not available, or there's a moratorium on 00:50:51.519 --> 00:50:54.280 passports. It's just something weird. And you're 00:50:54.280 --> 00:50:57.260 left with a passport that's expiring, or you 00:50:57.260 --> 00:51:02.639 don't have a passport at all. So that's my PSA 00:51:02.639 --> 00:51:05.960 to you guys. There's a lot of global instability. 00:51:06.639 --> 00:51:09.900 You see, I got the hill on. The states just has 00:51:09.900 --> 00:51:13.059 a lot going on. I'd rather be in Puerto Rico 00:51:13.059 --> 00:51:16.139 dealing with hurricane season than going through 00:51:16.139 --> 00:51:19.079 what's happening in the states and all the toxicity 00:51:19.079 --> 00:51:21.960 there. I know that's not for everybody, but for 00:51:21.960 --> 00:51:24.239 me and my household, I had to get the hell out. 00:51:24.960 --> 00:51:27.440 So I really want you to think about getting your 00:51:27.440 --> 00:51:32.159 passport. Look into what the federal processing 00:51:32.159 --> 00:51:36.119 is. The last time I checked the turnaround was 00:51:36.119 --> 00:51:39.659 as little as six weeks all the way through 12 00:51:39.659 --> 00:51:42.599 weeks to process if you just choose the normal 00:51:42.599 --> 00:51:45.380 route and not go to expedited. Expedited route. 00:51:45.420 --> 00:51:47.639 Okay, and I do urge you to pay the little extra 00:51:47.639 --> 00:51:50.260 money to do the expedited But you just want to 00:51:50.260 --> 00:51:53.699 be prepared for things that could happen or unexpected 00:51:53.699 --> 00:51:56.380 travel Opportunities, you never know. You may 00:51:56.380 --> 00:51:58.599 have a generous friend or family member that 00:51:58.599 --> 00:52:03.239 says hey I'm going to Jamaica and I bought a 00:52:03.239 --> 00:52:06.400 ticket for this person But they told me at the 00:52:06.400 --> 00:52:08.400 last minute they can't go. Do you want to go? 00:52:09.199 --> 00:52:11.820 Oh Girl, I would love to but I don't have a passport 00:52:11.820 --> 00:52:15.650 or my passport expired last year. Be ready for 00:52:15.650 --> 00:52:17.969 opportunities like that. I'm speaking it into 00:52:17.969 --> 00:52:20.510 existence. Someone is going to invite you somewhere. 00:52:20.690 --> 00:52:24.809 You need your passport, okay? And again, it's 00:52:24.809 --> 00:52:29.269 just about liberation and freedom and just exposure. 00:52:30.170 --> 00:52:32.349 You know, if you have the resources, if you have 00:52:32.349 --> 00:52:35.750 the connections, go explore. Even if it's just 00:52:35.750 --> 00:52:38.909 the Canada, go take a drive up to Canada. See 00:52:38.909 --> 00:52:42.219 something different. If they let you in, Canada 00:52:42.219 --> 00:52:45.280 is not really filling us right now from the little 00:52:45.280 --> 00:52:48.119 bit of glimpses I've been catching on the news. 00:52:48.980 --> 00:52:53.139 Stop watching the news too. Read my book, Unlocking 00:52:53.139 --> 00:52:56.099 Your Best Life. It's on Amazon. Stop watching 00:52:56.099 --> 00:53:00.059 the news. It's just programming you to worry. 00:53:00.579 --> 00:53:04.940 It's programming you to have fear. I'm not going 00:53:04.940 --> 00:53:07.739 to get into it. It's a whole other episode. The 00:53:07.739 --> 00:53:10.500 thing for this show is better late than never, 00:53:10.739 --> 00:53:13.519 get your passport if you already don't have it. 00:53:13.739 --> 00:53:16.099 And if it's expiring, then make sure you get 00:53:16.099 --> 00:53:19.579 it renewed ASAP, okay? Because no one knows what's 00:53:19.579 --> 00:53:22.340 going on in this crazy environment that we're 00:53:22.340 --> 00:53:25.719 in right now, okay? So that's gonna, listen, 00:53:25.739 --> 00:53:28.400 that's gonna wrap up today's episode of Live 00:53:28.400 --> 00:53:30.159 with Dr. Andre Jerry. I wanna thank you so much 00:53:30.159 --> 00:53:33.099 for spending an hour of your time with me. I 00:53:33.099 --> 00:53:35.860 don't take that for granted. I hope I gave you 00:53:35.860 --> 00:53:37.559 some things to think about. I hope I made you 00:53:37.559 --> 00:53:40.599 smile and laugh a little bit. Don't miss next 00:53:40.599 --> 00:53:42.820 week's episode. It's going to air Wednesday, 00:53:42.920 --> 00:53:45.579 July 30th at 6 p .m. Eastern. We're going to 00:53:45.579 --> 00:53:47.679 dive into some more exciting topics that's going 00:53:47.679 --> 00:53:50.539 to help you make even more progress in your journey 00:53:50.539 --> 00:53:53.400 toward unlocking your best life, okay? So until 00:53:53.400 --> 00:53:56.019 then, keep pushing forward. And remember, it's 00:53:56.019 --> 00:54:00.260 never too late to start something new, something 00:54:00.260 --> 00:54:02.719 different. All right. Love you guys. I'll see 00:54:02.719 --> 00:54:11.039 you next week. Take care. you