Name: A talk with a friend
Uploaded: 2018-09-21T03:02:35.000Z
Duration: 19 min 52 s
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and I just wanted to talk
a little bit about it

and people ask me questions all the time.

So, instead of just
talking about it myself,

So we're here with my boy Ramsay over here

who made me get into
YouTube, literally made me.

So, about a year and a
half ago, I was FaceTiming

with Ramsay, and for about
the 47th millionth time

I made excuse after
excuse, I have a company,

I did, I swear, I said
"If I'm gonna do this,

And I said "I'm not doin'
it unless I can do it 100%."

thousands of dollars in
debt and I was literally

about to quit doing magic,
and Ramsay said again

I guess I have to ask you,
why did you push me so hard?

I think there's enough YouTube
to go around for everybody.

I think that's the
misconception in this industry

versus the magic industry,
where there's competition

in the magic industry, there's competition

in many industries, but
in YouTube specifically

there is no competition
because if you do good

That attracts more people to the platform

So there is, I mean, that
aspect of it, and then,

on the other hand, you're a
really good friend of mine,

you have talent, you have a lot of theory

and a lot of thoughts on
magic that I think would be

really interesting and it's
always fun to have people

and YouTube can be a lonely
place when you're by yourself

so I thought who better to
initiate to this crazy world

I just remember all the
FaceTimes at 9:00 in the morning.

I did, for about six months
straight, everything morning.

- I would call him like
literally every day

- Just to wake him up,
this guy falls asleep

is like, it takes a
certain type of person.

I've talked to many people about
YouTube and try to get them

to join the platform and
to do things on it, knowing

deep down within me that they
are not going to succeed.

And not because they're
not gifted or talented

or have stuff to share, it
takes a lot to do YouTube.

And I know that sounds like
somebody who's complaining

but it does take constant
passion and drive.

And if you do not have that, you fall off.

And if you fall off too
long, you become irrelevant

on the platform just like,
it's just one of those things,

I had to be on your (bleep) and I still am

and I think that anybody
looking to make a living

or to just even shake
things up on YouTube,

you have to be consistent,
consistency is key.

Obviously the quality and everything else

but consistency is more
important than anything else.

And to maintain that consistency
you have to be passionate.

And if you're not passionate,
if YouTube, like for me,

personally, I think
magic is my main passion

but YouTube has taken over
that passion in a certain way.

Like, I am 100% more
passionate about YouTube

not because of subscribers
or likes or the money

or anything else, but
moreso because I'm a fan

of photography, videography,
and storytelling

and I think it's a great
conduit to tell stories,

especially in magic, and
it goes hand in hand.

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