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Originally Posted by Steve Pavlina  I should start a side business doing YouTube readings.  |
I'm not picking up a vibrational alignment with this idea, but....you really SHOULD Steve. And I'm about to give you feedback on the feedback you gave me (returning the favor)
1. "You talked about both music and AI as if they were dreams, not reality." Ouch. I really really want them to be realities, but hearing you say that just sends the message home. As much as I'd like to think that I've made progress toward where I want to go, it's clear from your feedback that I haven't taken that "first step".
2. "I didn't see any mention about turning them into value for others." I left out specifics about how to extract $$$ in exchange for value, because I assumed that it's general knowledge (I referred to it as the Michael Masterson rockband plan). I've actually laid out the specifics, but I didn't want to make the video too long.
My feedback on this piece of feedback: if you're going to start a video feedback service for people, lay out some "what to include, what not to include" so that the feedback can be focused and directed on specific points. I'm actually really really confident in my ability to make money from my ideas, and I've never had problems getting the cash to fund my dreams and aspirations (until just recently, when I wanted to make them careers).
3. "I'm not seeing too much rockstar in your mannerisms though. I see more congruency on the AI side." That's a piece of feedback worth paying money for, especially if it went deeper. (But then again, Thom Yorke doesn't look like a rockstar, so I'm not totally worried
).
4. My overall reaction to the feedback: At first I was like, "Screw this I hate feedback. They're all just picking nits." And then, as usual, it got me thinking. In fact,
just hearing the obvious (things I already consciously acknowledge) is enough to "jolt" me from my daydreamy/thinky state into a state of action. I.e. I DO NOT want to be thought of as a daydreamer - just knowing that people see me as a daydreamer makes me sick to my stomach (in a good way).
Steve, you're onto something.
P.S. You just added another career aspiration to my list.
P.S.S. On deeper reflection, I realized that what I talked about in my video are the very things I'm least confident about - because I knew I was getting feedback, I subconsciously left out the things I didn't need feedback on (such as being able to get the $$$ from my ideas). What I'm not confident about is how I want to spend my time. My biggest fear is getting into a repeat of grad school (losing creative control) - and you guys NAILED it immediately (in fact, everybody is commenting on how I sound negative at the start). This speaks to the importance of adlibbing your video like I did.
The most poignant feedback I could receive is: You're afraid of repeating the mistakes that got you into grad school, and you need to let go of that and fearlessly move ahead with your goal of creating wealth (something Erin would have picked up on in a phone conversation, no doubt).
P.S.S.S. Do you think Erin would be able to do a reading based on a 5-minute video like this, or does she need to actually talk to the person?