📸 My Experience at YouTube Creator Summit
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- Author: Ali Abdaal
- Full Title: 📸 My Experience at YouTube Creator Summit
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whenever I go to a conference, part of me thinks “meh, I feel kinda awkward interacting with other people and I don’t really know many people here. Should I just attend the talks and then chill in my hotel room?” But by now I’ve internalised this lesson: Just because it feels a little uncomfortable doesn’t mean you shouldn’t do it. Everyone is friendly, but you have to go first. So I make myself go out and meet new people. (View Highlight) Make yourself go out and meet people
One of my team is interested in being a creator for example, but lives in a relatively small English town. And my advice is always “move to London”. Sure, London rent is expensive. But as long as you won’t starve, there’s astronomical upside in being around people doing the things you want to do. (View Highlight) - Note: Location Matters. Be near people doing the things you want to do
So here’s my advice for this week: take your scene seriously. Go out of your way to meet people who are doing cool stuff, and even if it feels cringe to begin with. Be a door-knocker, not a window-opener . (View Highlight)